diff --git a/spec/controllers/publics_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/publics_controller_spec.rb
index 136eff689..d3efbb17b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/publics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/publics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -101,15 +101,11 @@ describe PublicsController do
   context 'intergration tests that should not be in this file' do
     describe 'friend requests' do
       before do
-        deliverable = Object.new
-        deliverable.stub!(:deliver)
-        Notifier.stub!(:new_request).and_return(deliverable)
         req.delete
         user2.reload
         user2.pending_requests.count.should be 1
       end
 
-
       it 'should accept a post from another node and save the information' do
         pending
         message = user2.build_post(:status_message, :message => "hi")
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/parser_spec.rb
index 2b396f517..7548bc03b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/parser_spec.rb
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
     context "friending" do
 
     let(:good_request) { FakeHttpRequest.new(:success)}
-      before do
-        deliverable = Object.new
-        deliverable.stub!(:deliver)
-        Notifier.stub!(:new_request).and_return(deliverable)
-      end
-
       it "should create a new person upon getting a person request" do
         new_person = Factory.build(:person) 
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user/friending_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/friending_spec.rb
index 1bc13b31f..e6c8ada99 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/friending_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/friending_spec.rb
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ describe Diaspora::UserModules::Friending do
   let(:user2) { make_user }
   let(:aspect2) { user2.aspects.create(:name => "aspect two") }
 
-  before do
-    deliverable = Object.new
-    deliverable.stub!(:deliver)
-    Notifier.stub!(:new_request).and_return(deliverable)
-    Notifier.stub!(:request_accepted).and_return(deliverable)
-  end
-
-
-
-
   context 'friend requesting' do
     it "should assign a request to a aspect for the user that sent it out" do
       aspect.requests.size.should == 0