diff --git a/view/js/mod_connections.js b/view/js/mod_connections.js
index 8a8f2fee6..6393630b3 100644
--- a/view/js/mod_connections.js
+++ b/view/js/mod_connections.js
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 $(document).ready(function() { 
-	var a; 
-	a = $("#contacts-search").autocomplete({ 
-		serviceUrl: baseurl + '/acl',
-		minChars: 2,
-		width: 250,
-		id: 'contact-search-ac',
-	});
-	a.setOptions({ autoSubmit: true, params: { type: 'a' }});
-
+	$("#contacts-search").contact_autocomplete(baseurl + '/acl', 'a');
 }); 
 
 $("#contacts-search").keyup(function(event){