diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index c903e2db4..9c629ddf7 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Person
     model_class = class_name.to_s.camelize.constantize
     post = model_class.instantiate(options)
     post.notify_people
-    post.socket_to_uid person.owner.id if person.owner_id
+    post.socket_to_uid owner.id if owner_id
     post
   end
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Person
     c = Comment.new(:person_id => self.id, :text => text, :post => options[:on])
     if c.save
       send_comment c
-      c.socket_to_uid person.owner.id if person.owner_id
+      c.socket_to_uid owner.id if owner_id
       true
     else
       Rails.logger.warn "this failed to save: #{c.inspect}"
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index f41120698..e35b028cd 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Post
   timestamps!
 
   before_destroy :propagate_retraction
-  after_destroy :destroy_comments, :remove_from_view
+  after_destroy :destroy_comments
 
   def self.instantiate params
     self.create params
diff --git a/app/models/retraction.rb b/app/models/retraction.rb
index 5f506e61d..a42624bd2 100644
--- a/app/models/retraction.rb
+++ b/app/models/retraction.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ class Retraction
   attr_accessor :person_id
   attr_accessor :type
 
-  def perform
-    Rails.logger.debug "Performing retraction for #{object.post_id}"
+  def perform receiving_user_id
+    Rails.logger.debug "Performing retraction for #{post_id}"
     begin
       return unless signature_valid?
       Rails.logger.debug("Retracting #{self.type} id: #{self.post_id}")
-      self.type.constantize.destroy(self.post_id)
+      target = self.type.constantize.first(self.post_id)
+      target.unsocket_from_uid receiving_user_id if target.respond_to? :unsocket_from_uid
+      target.destroy
     rescue NameError
       Rails.logger.info("Retraction for unknown type recieved.")
     end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 56a939fc7..730f3099a 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ class User
     Rails.logger.debug("Receiving object:\n#{object.inspect}")
 
     if object.is_a? Retraction
-      object.post.unsocket_from_uid self.id
-      object.perform 
+      object.perform self.id 
       
     elsif object.is_a? Request
       person = Diaspora::Parser.get_or_create_person_object_from_xml( xml )
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ class User
       person.save  
     else 
       Rails.logger.debug("Saving object with success: #{object.save}")
-      object.socket_to_uid id
+      object.socket_to_uid( id) if object.respond_to? :socket_to_uid
     end
   end