diff --git a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
index 7df0ce631..1b3b6d428 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 var dropdown = $("ul.dropdown_list[data-person_id=<%= @person.id %>]")
-$('.newItem', dropdown).before("<%= escape_javascript( render('shared/aspect_dropdown_list_item', :aspect => @aspect, :person => @person, :contact => @contact)) %>");
+$('.newItem', dropdown).before("<%= escape_javascript( aspect_dropdown_list_item(@aspect, @contact.aspects.include?(@aspect))) %>");
 
 ContactEdit.updateNumber(dropdown, "<%= @person.id %>", <%= @contact.aspects.size %>);
 $.facebox.close();
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7508aa0c..000000000
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-= aspect_dropdown_list_item(aspect, contact, person)
-
diff --git a/features/posts.feature b/features/posts.feature
index 95a6436eb..b95cea3cb 100644
--- a/features/posts.feature
+++ b/features/posts.feature
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ Feature: posting
         And I click "Mention" button
         And I expand the publisher in the modal window
         And I append "I am eating a yogurt" to the publisher
-        And I follow "DidntPostTo" within "#publisher" in the modal window
+        And I press the aspect dropdown in the modal window
+        And I toggle the aspect "DidntPostTo" in the modal window
         And I press "Share" in the modal window
         And I am on the aspects page
         And I follow "<aspect>" within "#aspect_nav"
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
index 08b99dd74..594ffc2f6 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ And /^I expand the publisher$/ do
     ')
 end
 
+When /^I press the aspect dropdown$/ do
+  find('.dropdown .button').click
+end
+
+And /^I toggle the aspect "([^"]*)"$/ do |aspect_name|
+  aspect = @me.aspects.where(:name => aspect_name).first
+  find("li[data-aspect_id='#{aspect.id}']").click
+end
+
 Then /^the publisher should be collapsed$/ do
 	find("#publisher")["class"].should include("closed")
 end