diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index a9cdf0cd8..2f25fff82 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class User < Person
   end
 
   def receive_friend_request(friend_request)
+    logger.info("receiving friend request #{friend_request.to_json}"
     GPGME.import(friend_request.exported_key)
     if Request.where(:callback_url => friend_request.callback_url).first
       friend_request.activate_friend
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 03254e3b9..beb6fd9f0 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def create(backer_number)
                     :url=> "#{username}.joindiaspora.com")
 
   # Make connection with Diaspora Tom
-  User.owner.send_friend_request_to('http://tom.joindiaspora.com/')
   #Person.create( :email => "tom@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom"))
   # Make people
   
diff --git a/db/seeds/request.rb b/db/seeds/request.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b0c652ca8..000000000
--- a/db/seeds/request.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-require 'config/environment'
-
-Request.all.each{|r| 
-  User.owner.accept_friend_request(r.id)
-}
diff --git a/lib/tasks/db.rake b/lib/tasks/db.rake
index dbcd29617..deba4529d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db.rake
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ namespace :db do
     end
   end
 
-  task :accept_requests do
-    puts "Accepting all friend requests for #{Rails.env}"
-    require 'db/seeds/request'
-  end
-
   desc 'Delete the collections in the current RAILS_ENV database'
   task :purge do
     require 'config/environment'