diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
index 00ae2773524efd5e07c582aae100c4e5fa2bbf26..bd4174c76e43b507d4c9a3900ebcddebee940755 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ module Diaspora
         aspects.detect{|x| x.id == id }
       end
 
-      def album_by_id( id )
-        id = id.to_id
-        albums.detect{|x| x.id == id }
-      end
-
       def aspects_with_post( id )
         self.aspects.find_all_by_post_ids( id.to_id )
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
index 5c44a2ce8e087bf890e07e7b017cd5b487402870..bcab473bcce0060021fdbcc6f1bb541856dc712e 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
@@ -7,83 +7,80 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
 describe User do
-   before do
-      @user = Factory.create(:user)
-      @aspect = @user.aspect(:name => 'heroes')
-      @aspect2 = @user.aspect(:name => 'losers')
-
-      @user2 = Factory.create :user
-      @user2_aspect = @user2.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
-
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect, @user2, @user2_aspect)
-
-      @user3 = Factory.create :user
-      @user3_aspect = @user3.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect2, @user3, @user3_aspect)
-
-      @user4 = Factory.create :user
-      @user4_aspect = @user4.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect2, @user4, @user4_aspect)
-   end
-
-    it 'should generate a valid stream for a aspect of people' do
-      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user2_aspect.id
-      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user3_aspect.id
-      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user4_aspect.id
-
-      @user.receive status_message1.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.receive status_message2.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.receive status_message3.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.reload
-
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message1).should be true
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message2).should be false
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message3).should be false
-
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message1).should be false
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message2).should be true
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message3).should be true
+  let(:user) { Factory(:user) }
+
+  let(:user2) { Factory(:user) }
+  let(:user3) { Factory(:user) }
+  let(:user4) { Factory(:user) }
+
+  let!(:aspect)  { user.aspect(:name => 'heroes') }
+  let!(:aspect2) { user.aspect(:name => 'losers') }
+
+  let!(:user2_aspect) { user2.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
+  let!(:user3_aspect) { user3.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
+  let!(:user4_aspect) { user4.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
+
+  let(:status_message1) { user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => user2_aspect.id }
+  let(:status_message2) { user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => user3_aspect.id }
+  let(:status_message3) { user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => user4_aspect.id }
+
+  before do
+    friend_users(user, aspect, user2, user2_aspect)
+    friend_users(user, aspect2, user3, user3_aspect)
+    friend_users(user, aspect2, user4, user4_aspect)
+  end
+
+  it 'should generate a valid stream for a aspect of people' do
+    (1..3).each{ |n|
+      eval("user.receive status_message#{n}.to_diaspora_xml")
+    }
+
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should include status_message1
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should_not include status_message2
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should_not include status_message3
+
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should_not include status_message1
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should include status_message2
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should include status_message3
+  end
+
+  context 'querying' do
+    describe '#find_visible_post_by_id' do
+      it 'should query' do
+        user2.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == status_message1
+        user.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == nil
+      end
     end
+  end
 
-    describe 'querying' do
+  context 'albums' do
 
-      it 'should find a visible post by id' do
-        status_message1 = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @aspect.id
-        status_message2 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user2_aspect.id
-        status_message3 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user3_aspect.id
 
-        @user.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == status_message1
-        @user2.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == nil
-      end
+    before do
+      @album = user.post :album, :name => "Georges", :to => aspect.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
 
-    end
+      @album2 = user.post :album, :name => "Borges", :to => aspect.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
 
-    describe 'albums' do
-      before do
-        @album = @user.post :album, :name => "Georges", :to => @aspect.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-
-        @album2 = @user.post :album, :name => "Borges", :to => @aspect.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-
-        @user.post :album, :name => "Luises", :to => @aspect2.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-      end
+      user.post :album, :name => "Luises", :to => aspect2.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
+    end
 
-      it 'should find all albums if passed :all' do
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(:all).size.should == 3
-      end
+    it 'should find all albums if passed :all' do
+      user.albums_by_aspect(:all).should have(3).albums
+    end
 
-      it 'should return the right number of albums' do
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(@aspect).size.should == 2
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(@aspect2).size.should == 1
-      end
+    it 'should return the right number of albums' do
+      user.albums_by_aspect(aspect).should have(2).albums
+      user.albums_by_aspect(aspect2).should have(1).album
     end
+  end
 end