diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 2ae80e7f927ab6059d66620b5377de972c9642ec..4b2a4d02d11dcddd0f0ec3906c51b453d9e550b4 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ describe User do
   let(:aspect) { user.aspect(:name => 'heroes') }
   let(:user2) { Factory(:user) }
   let(:aspect2) { user2.aspect(:name => 'stuff') }
-  let(:user3) { Factory(:user) }
-  let(:aspect3) { user3.aspect(:name => 'stuff') }
 
   describe "validation" do
     describe "of associated person" do
@@ -168,12 +166,7 @@ describe User do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'account removal' do
-    before do
-      friend_users(user, aspect, user2, aspect2)
-      friend_users(user, aspect, user3, aspect3)
-    end
-
+  describe 'account removal' do
     it 'should unfriend everyone' do
       user.should_receive(:unfriend_everyone)
       user.destroy
@@ -185,11 +178,8 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     it 'should remove all aspects' do
-      aspects = user.aspects
-      aspects.count.should > 0
-      user.destroy
-      aspects.reload
-      aspects.count.should == 0
+      aspect
+      lambda {user.destroy}.should change{user.aspects.reload.count}.by(-1)
     end
 
     describe '#remove_person' do
@@ -209,20 +199,18 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     describe '#unfriend_everyone' do
-      before do
-        user3.delete
-      end
 
       it 'should send retractions to remote poeple' do
+        user2.delete
+        user.activate_friend(user2.person, aspect)
+
         user.should_receive(:unfriend).once
         user.destroy
       end
 
       it 'should unfriend local people' do
-        user2.friends.count.should be 1
-        user.destroy
-        user2.reload
-        user2.friends.count.should be 0
+        friend_users(user, aspect, user2, aspect2)
+        lambda {user.destroy}.should change{user2.reload.friends.count}.by(-1)
       end
     end
   end