diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 9095dddf4..eed4447b9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     without_close_html + link_to(image_tag('deletelabel.png'), "#", :class => 'close')
   end
 
-  def diaspora_id_host
-    User.diaspora_id_host
-  end
-
-  def modernizer_responsive_tag
-    javascript_tag("Modernizr.mq('(min-width:0)') ||  document.write(unescape('#{j javascript_include_tag("mbp-respond.min")}'));")
-  end
-
   # Require jQuery from CDN if possible, falling back to vendored copy, and require
   # vendored jquery_ujs
   def jquery_include_tag
diff --git a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
index 5dec3d540..0e6cdd5fb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
@@ -3,39 +3,6 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module AspectGlobalHelper
-  def aspects_with_post(aspects, post)
-    aspects.select do |aspect|
-      AspectVisibility.exists?(:aspect_id => aspect.id, :shareable_id => post.id, :shareable_type => 'Post')
-    end
-  end
-
-  def aspect_links(aspects, opts={})
-    str = ""
-    aspects.each do |aspect|
-      str << '<li>'
-      str << link_for_aspect(aspect, :params => opts, 'data-guid' => aspect.id).html_safe
-      str << '</li>'
-    end
-    str.html_safe
-  end
-
-  def link_for_aspect(aspect, opts={})
-    opts[:params] ||= {}
-    params ||= {}
-    opts[:params] = opts[:params].merge("a_ids[]" => aspect.id, :created_at => params[:created_at])
-    opts['data-guid'] = aspect.id
-
-    link_to aspect.name, aspects_path( opts[:params] ), opts
-  end
-
-  def aspect_or_all_path(aspect)
-    if @aspect.is_a? Aspect
-      aspect_path @aspect
-    else
-      aspects_path
-    end
-  end
-
   def aspect_membership_dropdown(contact, person, hang, aspect=nil)
     selected_aspects = all_aspects.select{|aspect| contact.in_aspect?(aspect)}
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
index f02505b01..3beca488b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module AspectsHelper
-  def remove_link(aspect)
-    if aspect.contacts.size == 0
-      link_to I18n.t('aspects.helper.remove'), aspect, :method => :delete, :confirm => I18n.t('aspects.helper.are_you_sure')
-    else
-      "<span class='grey' title=#{I18n.t('aspects.helper.aspect_not_empty')}>#{I18n.t('aspects.helper.remove')}</span>"
-    end
-  end
-
   def add_to_aspect_button(aspect_id, person_id)
     link_to image_tag('icons/monotone_plus_add_round.png'),
       {:controller => 'aspect_memberships',
diff --git a/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb b/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
index 14450f233..9ed9ad7a9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ module InterimStreamHackinessHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def what_stream_sentence(post)
-    from_group(post).map{|x| I18n.t("streams.#{x.to_s}")}.to_sentence
-  end
-
-  def stream_settings_link(post)
-    link_to "", "#{edit_user_path}#stream-preferences"
-  end
-
   def publisher_open
     if defined?(@stream)
       @stream.publisher.open?
diff --git a/app/helpers/invitation_codes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/invitation_codes_helper.rb
index d4bf88abb..a0f614f42 100644
--- a/app/helpers/invitation_codes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/invitation_codes_helper.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
 module InvitationCodesHelper
-  def invite_welcome_message
-    if invite.present?
-      content_tag(:div, :class => 'media well') do
-        person_image_link(invite.user.person, :class => 'img') +  
-        content_tag(:div, :class => 'bd') do
-          I18n.translate('invitation_codes.excited', :name => invite.user_name)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def invite_hidden_tag(invite)
     if invite.present?
       hidden_field_tag 'invite[token]', invite.token
diff --git a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
index 6f69ac3be..13808fc6f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ module NotificationsHelper
     object_link(note, notification_people_link(note))
   end
 
-  def peoples_names(note)
-    note.actors.map{|p| p.name}.join(", ")
-  end
-
   def the_day(i18n)
     i18n[0].match(/\d/) ? i18n[0].gsub('.', '') : i18n[1].gsub('.', '')
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb
index 8d17fa342..050d98a4e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb
@@ -23,12 +23,4 @@ module NotifierHelper
     text = process_newlines(text) if opts[:process_newlines]
     text
   end
-
-  def invite_email_title
-    if @inviter.present?
-      I18n.t 'notifier.invited_you', :name => @inviter.person.name
-    else
-      I18n.t 'notifier.accept_invite'
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
index d38f8a365..d90836089 100644
--- a/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
@@ -3,18 +3,10 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module PublisherHelper
-  def public_value
-    params[:controller] == "tags" || params[:controller] == "posts"
-  end
-
   def remote?
     params[:controller] != "tags"
   end
 
-  def public_helper_text
-    (public_value)? t('javascripts.publisher.public'): t('javascripts.publisher.limited')
-  end
-
   def all_aspects_selected?(selected_aspects)
     @all_aspects_selected ||= all_aspects.size == selected_aspects.size
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
index 4f29c511b..0b81a4a3d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,4 @@ module UsersHelper
   def owner_image_link
     person_image_link(current_user.person, :size => :thumb_small)
   end
-
-  def mine?(post)
-    current_user.owns? post
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 0ed354f88..4fe1fd9fb 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
     }.call
   end
 
-  def self.public_search(query, opts={})
-    return [] if query.to_s.blank? || query.to_s.length < 3
-    sql, tokens = self.search_query_string(query)
-    Person.searchable.where(sql, *tokens)
-  end
-
   def name(opts = {})
     if self.profile.nil?
       fix_profile
diff --git a/app/models/photo.rb b/app/models/photo.rb
index ce666b5d1..9741985a7 100644
--- a/app/models/photo.rb
+++ b/app/models/photo.rb
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ class Photo < ActiveRecord::Base
     }
   end
 
-  def thumb_hash
-    {:thumb_url => url(:thumb_medium), :id => id, :album_id => nil}
-  end
-
   def queue_processing_job
     Resque.enqueue(Jobs::ProcessPhoto, self.id)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index be325c829..9d3a85423 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     reshares.where(:author_id => user.person.id).first
   end
 
-  def participation_for(user)
-    return unless user
-    participations.where(:author_id => user.person.id).first
-  end
-
   def like_for(user)
     return unless user
     likes.where(:author_id => user.person.id).first
@@ -133,10 +128,6 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     false
   end
 
-  def triggers_caching?
-    true
-  end
-
   def comment_email_subject
     I18n.t('notifier.a_post_you_shared')
   end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index cdef755d7..ad4cf3ad4 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -165,17 +165,6 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.hidden_shareables[share_type].present?
   end
 
-
-  def self.create_from_invitation!(invitation)
-    user = User.new
-    user.generate_keys
-    user.send(:generate_invitation_token)
-    user.email = invitation.identifier if invitation.service == 'email'
-    # we need to make a custom validator here to make this safer
-    user.save(:validate => false)
-    user
-  end
-
   def send_reset_password_instructions
     generate_reset_password_token! if should_generate_reset_token?
     Resque.enqueue(Jobs::ResetPassword, self.id)
diff --git a/lib/stream/base.rb b/lib/stream/base.rb
index f8dd3f4ab..47739a6be 100644
--- a/lib/stream/base.rb
+++ b/lib/stream/base.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ class Stream::Base
       includes(:profile)
   end
 
-  # @return [String]
-  def contacts_link_title
-    I18n.translate('aspects.selected_contacts.view_all_contacts')
-  end
-
   # @return [String] def contacts_title 'change me in lib/base_stream.rb!'
   def contacts_title
     'change me in lib/base_stream.rb!'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
index 69a5f6059..9d52c4d64 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -52,15 +52,10 @@ describe RegistrationsController do
     end
   end
 
-
-
   describe "#create" do
     context "with valid parameters" do
       before do
         AppConfig.settings.enable_registrations = true
-      end
-
-      before do
         user = FactoryGirl.build(:user)
         User.stub!(:build).and_return(user)
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
index 9e39a470b..8ce5d8fde 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/services_controller_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ describe ServicesController do
 
   before do
     @user   = alice
-    @aspect = @user.aspects.first
-
     sign_in :user, @user
     @controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(@user)
     mock_access_token.stub!(:token => "12345", :secret => "56789")
@@ -106,5 +104,4 @@ describe ServicesController do
       }.should change(@user.services, :count).by(-1)
     end
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
index ac76ad6cc..57121d1c5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe StatusMessagesController do
   before do
     @aspect1 = alice.aspects.first
-    @aspect2 = bob.aspects.first
 
     request.env["HTTP_REFERER"] = ""
     sign_in :user, alice
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ describe StatusMessagesController do
 
   describe '#new' do
     it 'succeeds' do
-      get :new,
-        :person_id => bob.person.id
+      get :new, :person_id => bob.person.id
       response.should be_success
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index cc67471f7..a0000c622 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe UsersController do
   before do
     @user = alice
-    @aspect = @user.aspects.first
-    @aspect1 = @user.aspects.create(:name => "super!!")
     sign_in :user, @user
     @controller.stub(:current_user).and_return(@user)
   end
@@ -60,6 +58,7 @@ describe UsersController do
       get :public, :username => @user.username
       response.should be_redirect
     end
+
     it 'redirects to a profile page if mobile is requested' do
       get :public, :username => @user.username, :format => :mobile
       response.should be_redirect
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@ describe UsersController do
       Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Jobs::DeleteAccount, anything)
       delete :destroy, :user => { :current_password => "bluepin7" }
     end
-
   end
 
   describe '#confirm_email' do
@@ -252,4 +250,3 @@ describe UsersController do
     end
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
index 0dabf3f2b..f63da634a 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe LayoutHelper do
-  include ApplicationHelper
-  before do
-    @user = alice
-  end
-
   describe "#page_title" do
-    before do
-      def current_user
-        @current_user
-      end
-    end
-
     context "passed blank text" do
       it "returns Diaspora*" do
         page_title.should == pod_name
@@ -30,4 +19,4 @@ describe LayoutHelper do
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/reshare_spec.rb b/spec/models/reshare_spec.rb
index 79b138b84..aedb365d5 100644
--- a/spec/models/reshare_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/reshare_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Reshare do
-  include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
   include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
-  def controller
-    mock()
-  end
-
 
   it 'has a valid Factory' do
     FactoryGirl.build(:reshare).should be_valid
diff --git a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
index 4425c64e0..9fb1700f6 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe StatusMessage do
-  include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
   include PeopleHelper
-  include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
-  def controller
-    mock()
-  end
 
   before do
     @user = alice
diff --git a/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb b/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
index ea4957381..1d7efcbc5 100644
--- a/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_behaviors/taggable.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Diaspora::Taggable do
   shared_examples_for "it is taggable" do
     include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
-    include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
-    def controller
-    end
 
     def tag_link(s)
       link_to  "##{s}", "/tags/#{s}", :class => 'tag'
diff --git a/spec/support/user_methods.rb b/spec/support/user_methods.rb
index 6d167f342..74fd44c18 100644
--- a/spec/support/user_methods.rb
+++ b/spec/support/user_methods.rb
@@ -31,11 +31,4 @@ class User
       p
     end
   end
-
-  def post_at_time(time)
-    to_aspect = self.aspects.length == 1 ? self.aspects.first : self.aspects.where(:name => "generic")
-    p = self.post(:status_message, :text => 'hi', :to => to_aspect)
-    p.created_at = time
-    p.save!
-  end
 end