diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
index f1e816a9cbe..15ec96a5e9c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
@@ -512,16 +512,12 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Payment Entry", {
 			frm.set_value("contact_email", "");
 			frm.set_value("contact_person", "");
 		}
-
 		if (frm.doc.payment_type && frm.doc.party_type && frm.doc.party && frm.doc.company) {
 			if (!frm.doc.posting_date) {
 				frappe.msgprint(__("Please select Posting Date before selecting Party"));
 				frm.set_value("party", "");
 				return;
 			}
-
-			erpnext.utils.get_employee_contact_details(frm);
-
 			frm.set_party_account_based_on_party = true;
 
 			let company_currency = frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency;
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/party.py b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
index 9cc7aca9fc1..61a4a976a19 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/party.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ from frappe import _, msgprint, qb, scrub
 from frappe.contacts.doctype.address.address import get_company_address, get_default_address
 from frappe.core.doctype.user_permission.user_permission import get_permitted_documents
 from frappe.model.utils import get_fetch_values
-from frappe.query_builder.functions import Abs, Date, Sum
+from frappe.query_builder.functions import Abs, Count, Date, Sum
 from frappe.utils import (
 	add_days,
 	add_months,
+	add_years,
 	cint,
 	cstr,
 	date_diff,
 	flt,
 	formatdate,
 	get_last_day,
+	get_timestamp,
 	getdate,
 	nowdate,
 )
@@ -296,9 +298,19 @@ def complete_contact_details(party_details):
 	contact_details = frappe._dict()
 
 	if party_details.party_type == "Employee":
-		from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee import _get_contact_details as get_employee_contact
+		contact_details = frappe.db.get_value(
+			"Employee",
+			party_details.party,
+			[
+				"employee_name as contact_display",
+				"prefered_email as contact_email",
+				"cell_number as contact_mobile",
+				"designation as contact_designation",
+				"department as contact_department",
+			],
+			as_dict=True,
+		)
 
-		contact_details = get_employee_contact(party_details.party)
 		contact_details.update({"contact_person": None, "contact_phone": None})
 	elif party_details.contact_person:
 		contact_details = frappe.db.get_value(
diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
index 09cff0bd423..a2e4dbf1da1 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
@@ -294,49 +294,27 @@ erpnext.utils.set_taxes = function (frm, triggered_from_field) {
 erpnext.utils.get_contact_details = function (frm) {
 	if (frm.updating_party_details) return;
 
-	if (!frm.doc.contact_person) {
-		reset_contact_fields(frm);
-		return;
+	if (frm.doc["contact_person"]) {
+		frappe.call({
+			method: "frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact.get_contact_details",
+			args: { contact: frm.doc.contact_person },
+			callback: function (r) {
+				if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
+			},
+		});
+	} else {
+		frm.set_value({
+			contact_person: "",
+			contact_display: "",
+			contact_email: "",
+			contact_mobile: "",
+			contact_phone: "",
+			contact_designation: "",
+			contact_department: "",
+		});
 	}
-
-	frappe.call({
-		method: "frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact.get_contact_details",
-		args: { contact: frm.doc.contact_person },
-		callback: function (r) {
-			if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
-		},
-	});
 };
 
-erpnext.utils.get_employee_contact_details = function (frm) {
-	if (frm.updating_party_details || frm.doc.party_type !== "Employee") return;
-
-	if (!frm.doc.party) {
-		reset_contact_fields(frm);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	frappe.call({
-		method: "erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee.get_contact_details",
-		args: { employee: frm.doc.party },
-		callback: function (r) {
-			if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
-		},
-	});
-};
-
-function reset_contact_fields(frm) {
-	frm.set_value({
-		contact_person: "",
-		contact_display: "",
-		contact_email: "",
-		contact_mobile: "",
-		contact_phone: "",
-		contact_designation: "",
-		contact_department: "",
-	});
-}
-
 erpnext.utils.validate_mandatory = function (frm, label, value, trigger_on) {
 	if (!value) {
 		frm.doc[trigger_on] = "";
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 9b4759b360a..13b80b25251 100755
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from frappe.model.naming import set_name_by_naming_series
 from frappe.permissions import (
 	add_user_permission,
 	get_doc_permissions,
+	has_permission,
 	remove_user_permission,
 )
 from frappe.utils import cstr, getdate, today, validate_email_address
@@ -428,59 +429,3 @@ def has_upload_permission(doc, ptype="read", user=None):
 	if get_doc_permissions(doc, user=user, ptype=ptype).get(ptype):
 		return True
 	return doc.user_id == user
-
-
-@frappe.whitelist()
-def get_contact_details(employee: str) -> dict:
-	"""
-	Returns basic contact details for the given employee.
-
-	Email is selected based on the following priority:
-	1. Prefered Email
-	2. Company Email
-	3. Personal Email
-	4. User ID
-	"""
-	if not employee:
-		frappe.throw(msg=_("Employee is required"), title=_("Missing Parameter"))
-
-	frappe.has_permission("Employee", "read", employee, throw=True)
-
-	return _get_contact_details(employee)
-
-
-def _get_contact_details(employee: str) -> dict:
-	contact_data = frappe.db.get_value(
-		"Employee",
-		employee,
-		[
-			"employee_name",
-			"prefered_email",
-			"company_email",
-			"personal_email",
-			"user_id",
-			"cell_number",
-			"designation",
-			"department",
-		],
-		as_dict=True,
-	)
-
-	if not contact_data:
-		frappe.throw(msg=_("Employee {0} not found").format(employee), title=_("Not Found"))
-
-	# Email with priority
-	employee_email = (
-		contact_data.get("prefered_email")
-		or contact_data.get("company_email")
-		or contact_data.get("personal_email")
-		or contact_data.get("user_id")
-	)
-
-	return {
-		"contact_display": contact_data.get("employee_name"),
-		"contact_email": employee_email,
-		"contact_mobile": contact_data.get("cell_number"),
-		"contact_designation": contact_data.get("designation"),
-		"contact_department": contact_data.get("department"),
-	}