diff --git a/app/controllers/reshares_controller.rb b/app/controllers/reshares_controller.rb
index ff19b8a7f..8b0ba88f3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/reshares_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/reshares_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class ResharesController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
-  respond_to :js, :json
+  respond_to :json
 
   def create
     @reshare = current_user.build_post(:reshare, :root_guid => params[:root_guid])
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ class ResharesController < ApplicationController
       current_user.dispatch_post(@reshare, :url => post_url(@reshare), :additional_subscribers => @reshare.root.author)
     end
 
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { respond_with @reshare }
-      format.json{ render :json => @reshare.as_api_response(:backbone), :status => 201 }
-    end
+    render :json => @reshare.as_api_response(:backbone), :status => 201
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/reshares/create.js.erb b/app/views/reshares/create.js.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 402afd731..000000000
--- a/app/views/reshares/create.js.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<% if @reshare.persisted? %>
-  $('.stream_element#<%=params[:root_guid]%>').addClass('reshared');
-  ContentUpdater.addPostToStream(
-      "<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => 'shared/stream_element', :locals => {:post => @reshare }))=%>"
-  );
-  <% else  %>
-  Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({success:false,
-    notice: "<%= reshare_error_message(@reshare)  %>"});
-<% end %>
diff --git a/spec/controllers/reshares_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/reshares_controller_spec.rb
index daea3162b..9b400fa82 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/reshares_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/reshares_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,38 +1,45 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
-describe ResharesController do
 
+describe ResharesController do
   describe '#create' do
+    let(:post_request!) {
+      post :create, :format => :json, :root_guid => @post_guid
+    }
+
+    before do
+      @post_guid = Factory(:status_message, :public => true).guid
+    end
+
     it 'requires authentication' do
-      post :create, :format => :js
+      post_request!
       response.should_not be_success
     end
 
     context 'with an authenticated user' do
       before do
         sign_in :user, bob
-        @post_guid = Factory(:status_message, :public => true).guid
         @controller.stub(:current_user).and_return(bob)
       end
 
       it 'succeeds' do
-        post :create, :format => :js, :root_guid => @post_guid
         response.should be_success
+        post_request!
       end
 
       it 'creates a reshare' do
         expect{
-          post :create, :format => :js, :root_guid => @post_guid
+          post_request!
         }.should change(Reshare, :count).by(1)
       end
 
       it 'after save, calls add to streams' do
         bob.should_receive(:add_to_streams)
-        post :create, :format => :js, :root_guid => @post_guid
+        post_request!
       end
 
       it 'calls dispatch' do
         bob.should_receive(:dispatch_post).with(anything, hash_including(:additional_subscribers))
-        post :create, :format => :js, :root_guid => @post_guid
+        post_request!
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
index 8f426cdc5..c851d9acd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
@@ -47,39 +47,12 @@ describe StatusMessagesController do
         },
       :aspect_ids => [@aspect1.id.to_s] }
     }
-    
+
     it 'removes getting started from new users' do
       @controller.should_receive(:remove_getting_started)
       post :create, status_message_hash
     end
 
-    context 'js requests' do
-      it 'responds' do
-        post :create, status_message_hash.merge(:format => 'js')
-        response.status.should == 201
-      end
-
-      it 'responds with json' do
-        post :create, status_message_hash.merge(:format => 'js')
-        json = JSON.parse(response.body)
-        json['post_id'].should_not be_nil
-        json['html'].should_not be_nil
-      end
-
-      it 'saves the html as a fixture', :fixture => true do
-        post :create, status_message_hash.merge(:format => 'js')
-        json = JSON.parse(response.body)
-        save_fixture(json['html'], "created_status_message")
-      end
-
-      it 'escapes XSS' do
-        xss = "<script> alert('hi browser') </script>"
-        post :create, status_message_hash.merge(:format => 'js', :text => xss)
-        json = JSON.parse(response.body)
-        json['html'].should_not =~ /<script>/
-      end
-    end
-
     it 'takes public in aspect ids' do
       post :create, status_message_hash.merge(:aspect_ids => ['public'])
       response.status.should == 302
@@ -166,7 +139,7 @@ describe StatusMessagesController do
       alice.getting_started = true
       alice.save
       expect{
-        @controller.remove_getting_started 
+        @controller.remove_getting_started
       }.should change{
         alice.reload.getting_started
       }.from(true).to(false)
@@ -174,7 +147,7 @@ describe StatusMessagesController do
 
     it 'does nothing for returning users' do
       expect{
-        @controller.remove_getting_started 
+        @controller.remove_getting_started
       }.should_not change{
         alice.reload.getting_started
       }