diff --git a/lib/youtube_titles.rb b/lib/youtube_titles.rb
index 62fe2efd9..fcd177d50 100644
--- a/lib/youtube_titles.rb
+++ b/lib/youtube_titles.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module YoutubeTitles
   def youtube_title_for video_id
     http = Net::HTTP.new('gdata.youtube.com', 80)
     path = "/feeds/api/videos/#{video_id}?v=2"
-    resp, data = http.get(path, nil)
+    resp, data = http.get(path)
     title = data.match(/<title>(.*)<\/title>/)
     unless title.nil?
       title = title.to_s[7..-9]
diff --git a/spec/lib/youtube_titles_spec.rb b/spec/lib/youtube_titles_spec.rb
index 7153d2324..20e527b31 100644
--- a/spec/lib/youtube_titles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/youtube_titles_spec.rb
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ describe YoutubeTitles do
     end
 
     it 'gets a youtube title corresponding to an id' do
-      @mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path, nil).and_return(
+      @mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path).and_return(
         [nil, "Foobar <title>#{@expected_title}</title> hallo welt <asd><dasdd><a>dsd</a>"])
       youtube_title_for(@video_id).should == @expected_title
     end
 
     it 'returns a fallback for videos with no title' do
-      @mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path, nil).and_return(
+      @mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path).and_return(
         [nil, "Foobar #{@expected_title}</title> hallo welt <asd><dasdd><a>dsd</a>"])
       youtube_title_for(@video_id).should == I18n.t('application.helper.video_title.unknown')
     end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe YoutubeTitles do
       @expected_title = '""Procrastination"" Tales Of Mere Existence'
       mock_http = mock("http")
       Net::HTTP.stub!(:new).with('gdata.youtube.com', 80).and_return(mock_http)
-      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path, nil).and_return(
+      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(@api_path).and_return(
         [nil, "Foobar <title>#{@expected_title}</title> hallo welt <asd><dasdd><a>dsd</a>"])
       @post = Factory.create(:status_message, :text => @url)
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/comment_spec.rb b/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
index f815a2c64..1d4ffccb0 100644
--- a/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe Comment do
 
       mock_http = mock("http")
       Net::HTTP.stub!(:new).with('gdata.youtube.com', 80).twice.and_return(mock_http)
-      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(/\/feeds\/api\/videos/, nil).twice.and_return(
+      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with(/\/feeds\/api\/videos/).twice.and_return(
         [nil, 'Foobar <title>'+expected_title+'</title> hallo welt <asd><dasdd><a>dsd</a>'])
 
       comment = alice.build_comment :text => url, :post => @message
diff --git a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
index b60cf6f9b..7c0d61109 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ STR
 
       mock_http = mock("http")
       Net::HTTP.stub!(:new).with('gdata.youtube.com', 80).and_return(mock_http)
-      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with('/feeds/api/videos/'+video_id+'?v=2', nil).and_return(
+      mock_http.should_receive(:get).with('/feeds/api/videos/'+video_id+'?v=2').and_return(
         [nil, 'Foobar <title>'+expected_title+'</title> hallo welt <asd><dasdd><a>dsd</a>'])
 
       post = @user.build_post :status_message, :text => url, :to => @aspect.id