Whatsapp creating duplicate contacts - OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm using the Oxygen OS latest version with the stock contacts app and having a problem that Whatsapp duplicates my contacts
Before installing whatsapp I had 1 contact:
Smith family
John 12345
Ann 98765
Now, after installing whatsapp I have 3 contacts:
Smith family
John 12345
Ann 98765
Smith family
John 12345
Whatsapp 12345
Smith family
Ann 98765
Whatsapp 98765
If the contact have only 1 phone number it doesn't duplicate itself.
No other change was made except installing whatsapp.
I filtered the list to show only the gmail accounts so it showed me only the original contact. But in the search it shows, again all the 3.
Of course, what I want is one record:
Smith family
John 12345
Ann 98765
Whatsapp 12345
Whatsapp 98765
Why did it happen? How do I overcome it?

Go on contacts app and you can select what accounts to show eg Gmail, fb, WhatsApp etc. Deselect WhatsApp.

It's not about hiding the duplicate contacts !
I want the whatsapp contacts to integrate within the contacts of gmail, in the "stock contacts app"

This problem now happens in MotoG (falcon) running CM13 Nightly.
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osr.arora said:
This problem now happens in MotoG (falcon) running CM13 Nightly.
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