diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
index 4c290b105..dabedf1dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ app.views.Base = Backbone.View.extend({
       }
       return memo
     }
+  },
+
+  destroyModel: function(evt) {
+    evt && evt.preventDefault();
+    if (confirm(Diaspora.I18n.t("confirm_dialog"))) {
+      this.model.destroy();
+      this.remove();
+    }
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
index 68c94fbbd..fc9b46b37 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//= require ./stream_object_view
-app.views.Content = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
+app.views.Content = app.views.Base.extend({
   events: {
     "click .expander": "expandPost"
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/likes_info_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/likes_info_view.js
index f4f3071bb..bd8b45ac4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/likes_info_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/likes_info_view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//= require ./stream_object_view
-app.views.LikesInfo = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
+app.views.LikesInfo = app.views.Base.extend({
 
   templateName : "likes-info",
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/photo_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/photo_view.js
index 5500a9588..e4035be87 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/photo_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/photo_view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//= require ./stream_object_view
-app.views.Photo = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
+app.views.Photo = app.views.Base.extend({
 
   templateName: "photo",
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
index ea67e5f4c..7d3e25173 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-//= require ./stream_object_view
-
-app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
+app.views.Post = app.views.Base.extend({
   presenter : function() {
     return _.extend(this.defaultPresenter(), {
       authorIsCurrentUser : this.authorIsCurrentUser(),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff95eeea3..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-app.views.StreamObject = app.views.Base.extend({
-   destroyModel: function(evt) {
-    if (evt) {
-      evt.preventDefault();
-    }
-    if (!confirm(Diaspora.I18n.t("confirm_dialog"))) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    this.model.destroy();
-    this.remove();
-  }
-});