diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 55364acf47..3938ca5a8d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Recommends:
 	lsof,
 	gnupg,
 	bind9-host,
-	ssh-askpass,
 	quvi,
 	git-remote-gcrypt (>= 0.20130908-6),
 	nocache,
diff --git a/doc/bugs/Error_creating_remote_repository_using_ssh_on_OSX.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Error_creating_remote_repository_using_ssh_on_OSX.mdwn
index cf7dcc88e2..67dfae11de 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/Error_creating_remote_repository_using_ssh_on_OSX.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Error_creating_remote_repository_using_ssh_on_OSX.mdwn
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ Please provide any additional information below.
 
 [[!tag /design/assistant/OSX]]
 [[!meta title="ssh-askpass not available on OSX"]]
+
+> [[fixed|done]]; the webapp now handles ssh password prompting on its own,
+> ssh-askpass is not needed. --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/__40__assistant__41___dependency_on_ssh-askpass_-_not_installed_automatically_on_xubuntu.mdwn b/doc/bugs/__40__assistant__41___dependency_on_ssh-askpass_-_not_installed_automatically_on_xubuntu.mdwn
index 7968d32cc6..68ad058091 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/__40__assistant__41___dependency_on_ssh-askpass_-_not_installed_automatically_on_xubuntu.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/__40__assistant__41___dependency_on_ssh-askpass_-_not_installed_automatically_on_xubuntu.mdwn
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ Also if I run "git-annex webapp" from the terminal, this doesn't happen because
 
 # End of transcript or log.
 """]]
+
+> [[fixed|done]]; the assistant no longer recommends ssh-askpass, it does
+> its own ssh password prompting and is its own ssh password agent.
+> --[[Joey]]