diff --git a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
index a2905dee5..9ea4ca3ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ class PostsController < ApplicationController
         notification.save
       end
 
-      if is_mobile_device?
-        @comments = @post.comments
-      end
-
       respond_to do |format|
         format.xml{ render :xml => @post.to_diaspora_xml }
         format.mobile{render 'posts/show.mobile.haml'}	
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
index d0d1df44f..cbe35079b 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             = post.likes.size
 
         %ul.comments
-          = render :partial => 'comments/comment', :collection => @comments, :locals => {:post => post}
+          = render :partial => 'comments/comment', :collection => post.comments, :locals => {:post => post}
 
           %li.comment.add_comment_bottom_link_container
             = link_to "Add a comment", new_post_comment_path(post), :class => 'add_comment_bottom_link btn comment_action inactive'