diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/conferences_controller.rb
index c6d54f04..0ff0289d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/conferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/conferences_controller.rb
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ module Admin
     end
 
     def create
-      conference_params_copy = conference_params
-      if ENV['ORGANIZATIONS_ENABLED'] != 'true'
-        org = Organization.exists?(name: 'default') ? Organization.find_by(name: 'default') : Organization.create(name: 'default')
-        conference_params_copy[:organization_id] = org.id
-      end
-      @conference = Conference.new(conference_params_copy)
+      org = Organization.find_or_create_by(name: 'organization')
+      @conference = Conference.new(conference_params)
+      @conference.organization = org
       if @conference.save
         # user that creates the conference becomes organizer of that conference
         current_user.add_role :organizer, @conference
diff --git a/app/views/admin/conferences/new.html.haml b/app/views/admin/conferences/new.html.haml
index 7f414563..014758de 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/conferences/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/conferences/new.html.haml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
                           input_html: { required: 'required' }
         = f.input :short_title, hint: "A short and unique handle for your conference, using only letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes. This will be used to identify your conference in URLs etc. Example: 'froscon2011'",
                                 input_html: { required: 'required', pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+', title: 'Only letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes.' }, prepend: conferences_url + '/'
-        - if ENV['ORGANIZATIONS_ENABLED'] == 'true'
-          = f.input :organization, as: :select, collection: @organizations
       = f.inputs 'Scheduling' do
         = f.input :timezone, as: :time_zone, default: Time.zone.name, hint: 'Please select in what time zone your conference will take place.'
         = f.input :start_date, as: :string, input_html: { id: 'conference-start-datepicker', required: 'required' }