diff --git a/features/posts.feature b/features/posts.feature
index dee929807860e6ba94debd61fffc2161c51af642..b3c7a97c9b587d57ae6565ab6db194c0972e623e 100644
--- a/features/posts.feature
+++ b/features/posts.feature
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Feature: posting
         And I am on the home page
       Then I should see "I am eating a yogurt" within ".stream_element"
 
-    @javascript @wip
+    @javascript
     Scenario: delete a post
       Given I am signed in
         And I have an aspect called "Family"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Feature: posting
         And I press "Share"
         And I am on the home page
         And I hover over the post
+        And I preemptively confirm the alert
         And I press the first ".delete" within ".stream_element"
-        And I confirm the alert
         And I am on the home page
         Then I should not see "I am eating a yoghurt"
 
diff --git a/features/posts_message.feature b/features/posts_message.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 026131171bd267e63649542984478a3f5fbb0101..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/features/posts_message.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-@javascript @wip
-Feature: posting a message
-
-  Scenario: public messages
-    Given I am signed in
-    And I fill in "Post a message to all" with "ohai"
-    And I wait for the "Share" button to appear
-    And I press "Share"
-    Then I should see "ohai" in the main content area
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
index bca35e21a4d571affcdc5d4b10c1f05c0152a06e..67fd089f73394ba2a6f92ac35b4b4b00a29470a4 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ And /^I hover over the post$/ do
   page.execute_script('$(".stream_element").first().mouseover()')
 end
 
-And /^I confirm the alert$/ do
-  a = page.driver.browser.switch_to.alert
-  a.accept
+And /^I preemptively confirm the alert$/ do
+  a = page.evaluate_script("window.confirm = function() { return true; }")
 end
 
 When /^(.*) in the modal window$/ do |action|