diff --git a/app/helpers/sockets_helper.rb b/app/helpers/sockets_helper.rb
index 86bef13fa..049c3a17f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/sockets_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/sockets_helper.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ module SocketsHelper
     action_hash.merge! opts
     if object.is_a? Photo
       action_hash[:photo_hash] = object.thumb_hash
-    elsif object.is_a? StatusMessage
-      action_hash[:status_message_hash] = object.latest_hash
-      action_hash[:status_message_hash][:mine?] = true if object.person.owner_id == uid
     end
 
     if object.person.owner_id == uid
diff --git a/app/models/aspect.rb b/app/models/aspect.rb
index 5758f49c4..1e3382250 100644
--- a/app/models/aspect.rb
+++ b/app/models/aspect.rb
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ class Aspect
     name
   end
 
-  def posts_by_person_id( id )
-    id = id.to_id
-    posts.detect{|x| x.person.id == id }
-  end
-
   def person_objects
     person_ids = people.map{|x| x.person_id}
     Person.all(:id.in => person_ids)
diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index 093316659..a0f8ca002 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,5 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
   </entry>
         XML
   end
-
-  def latest_hash
-    { :text => message}
-  end
 end