diff --git a/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
index cfb9e6dcbb7..1cf75876426 100644
--- a/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class MergeRequestsController < ApplicationController
                       else @merge_requests.opened
                       end
 
-    @merge_requests = @merge_requests.includes(:author, :project)
+    @merge_requests = @merge_requests.includes(:author, :project).order("created_at desc")
   end
 
   def show
diff --git a/app/models/key.rb b/app/models/key.rb
index c1bcc348f12..1d7aae359f4 100644
--- a/app/models/key.rb
+++ b/app/models/key.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class Key < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_save :set_identifier
   before_validation :strip_white_space
-  after_save :update_repository
-  after_destroy :repository_delete_key
   delegate :name, :email, :to => :user, :prefix => true
   validate :unique_key
 
diff --git a/app/models/key_observer.rb b/app/models/key_observer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fac53a67925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/key_observer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class KeyObserver < ActiveRecord::Observer
+  def after_save(key)
+    key.update_repository
+  end
+
+  def after_destroy(key)
+    key.repository_delete_key
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 7a99ee6f7ad..32b244597f3 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ require "grit"
 class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :owner, :class_name => "User"
 
-  has_many :events, :dependent => :destroy
+  has_many :users,          :through => :users_projects
+  has_many :events,         :dependent => :destroy
   has_many :merge_requests, :dependent => :destroy
-  has_many :issues, :dependent => :destroy, :order => "position"
+  has_many :issues,         :dependent => :destroy, :order => "position"
   has_many :users_projects, :dependent => :destroy
-  has_many :users, :through => :users_projects
-  has_many :notes, :dependent => :destroy
-  has_many :snippets, :dependent => :destroy
-  has_many :deploy_keys, :dependent => :destroy, :foreign_key => "project_id", :class_name => "Key"
-  has_many :web_hooks, :dependent => :destroy
+  has_many :notes,          :dependent => :destroy
+  has_many :snippets,       :dependent => :destroy
+  has_many :deploy_keys,    :dependent => :destroy, :foreign_key => "project_id", :class_name => "Key"
+  has_many :web_hooks,      :dependent => :destroy
+  has_many :wikis,          :dependent => :destroy
   has_many :protected_branches, :dependent => :destroy
-  has_many :wikis, :dependent => :destroy
-
-  acts_as_taggable
 
   validates :name,
             :uniqueness => true,
@@ -39,15 +37,10 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
                          :message => "only letters, digits & '_' '-' '.' allowed"  },
             :length   => { :within => 3..255 }
 
-  validates :owner,
-            :presence => true
-
+  validates :owner, :presence => true
   validate :check_limit
   validate :repo_name
 
-  after_destroy :destroy_repository
-  after_save :update_repository
-
   attr_protected :private_flag, :owner_id
 
   scope :public_only, where(:private_flag => false)
@@ -163,18 +156,6 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     users_projects.find_by_user_id(user_id)
   end
 
-  def fresh_merge_requests(n)
-    merge_requests.includes(:project, :author).order("created_at desc").first(n)
-  end
-
-  def fresh_issues(n)
-    issues.includes(:project, :author).order("created_at desc").first(n)
-  end
-
-  def fresh_notes(n)
-    notes.inc_author_project.order("created_at desc").first(n)
-  end
-
   def common_notes
     notes.where(:noteable_type => ["", nil]).inc_author_project
   end
@@ -277,9 +258,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def last_activity
-    events.last
-  rescue
-    nil
+    events.last || nil
   end
 
   def last_activity_date
@@ -294,43 +273,6 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     last_activity_date
   end
 
-  # Get project updates from cache
-  # or calculate. 
-  def cached_updates(limit, expire = 2.minutes)
-    activities_key = "project_#{id}_activities"
-    cached_activities = Rails.cache.read(activities_key)
-    if cached_activities
-      activities = cached_activities
-    else
-      activities = updates(limit)
-      Rails.cache.write(activities_key, activities, :expires_in => expire)
-    end
-
-    activities
-  end
-
-  # Get 20 events for project like
-  # commits, issues or notes
-  def updates(n = 3)
-    [
-      fresh_commits(n),
-      fresh_issues(n),
-      fresh_notes(n)
-    ].compact.flatten.sort do |x, y|
-      y.created_at <=> x.created_at
-    end[0...n]
-  end
-
-  def activities(n=3)
-    [
-      fresh_issues(n),
-      fresh_merge_requests(n),
-      notes.inc_author_project.where("noteable_type is not null").order("created_at desc").first(n)
-    ].compact.flatten.sort do |x, y|
-      y.created_at <=> x.created_at
-    end[0...n]
-  end
-
   def check_limit
     unless owner.can_create_project?
       errors[:base] << ("Your own projects limit is #{owner.projects_limit}! Please contact administrator to increase it")
diff --git a/app/models/project_observer.rb b/app/models/project_observer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..135959ab738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/project_observer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class ProjectObserver < ActiveRecord::Observer
+  def after_save(project)
+    project.update_repository
+  end
+
+  def after_destroy(project)
+    project.destroy_repository
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_form.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_form.html.haml
index 3b379198aed..1635590bf1f 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_form.html.haml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
           - @issue.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
             %li= msg
 
+    .clearfix
+      = f.label :title
+      .input= f.text_area :title, :maxlength => 255, :class => "xxlarge"
+
     .clearfix
       = f.label :assignee_id
       .input= f.select(:assignee_id, @project.users.all.collect {|p| [ p.name, p.id ] }, { :include_blank => "Select user" })
@@ -21,9 +25,6 @@
         = f.label :closed
         .input= f.check_box :closed
 
-    .clearfix
-      = f.label :title
-      .input= f.text_area :title, :maxlength => 255, :class => "xxlarge"
     .actions
       = f.submit 'Save', :class => "primary btn"
 
@@ -34,8 +35,3 @@
           = link_to "Cancel", project_issues_path(@project), :class => "btn"
         - else    
           = link_to "Cancel", project_issue_path(@project, @issue), :class => "btn"
-
-
-      - unless @issue.new_record?
-        .right
-          = link_to 'Remove', [@project, @issue], :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :class => "danger btn"
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
index 9d86a5ff01b..b8031e929b6 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
       - else
         = link_to 'Resolve', project_issue_path(issue.project, issue, :issue => {:closed => true }, :status_only => true), :method => :put, :class => "success btn small", :remote => true
       = link_to 'Edit', edit_project_issue_path(issue.project, issue), :class => "btn small edit-issue-link", :remote => true
-    -#- if can?(current_user, :admin_issue, @project) || issue.author == current_user
-      = link_to 'Remove', [issue.project, issue], :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "danger btn small delete-issue", :id => "destroy_issue_#{issue.id}"
   = image_tag gravatar_icon(issue.assignee_email), :class => "avatar"
   %span.update-author
     assigned to
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/_form.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/_form.html.haml
index cab517dc3d5..c0440e07275 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/_form.html.haml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
         - @merge_request.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
           %li= msg
 
+  .clearfix
+    = f.label :title
+    .input= f.text_area :title, :class => "xxlarge", :maxlength => 255, :rows => 5
   .clearfix
     = f.label :source_branch, "From"
     .input= f.select(:source_branch, @project.heads.map(&:name), { :include_blank => "Select branch" }, :style => "width:250px")
@@ -15,9 +18,6 @@
     = f.label :assignee_id, "Assign to"
     .input= f.select(:assignee_id, @project.users.all.collect {|p| [ p.name, p.id ] }, { :include_blank => "Select user" }, :style => "width:250px")
 
-  .clearfix
-    = f.label :title
-    .input= f.text_area :title, :class => "xlarge", :maxlength => 255, :rows => 5
   .actions
     = f.submit 'Save', :class => "primary btn"
     - if @merge_request.new_record?
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
     - else    
       = link_to project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request), :class => "btn" do 
         Cancel
-    &nbsp;
-    - unless @merge_request.new_record?
-      .right
-        = link_to 'Remove', [@project, @merge_request], :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :class => "btn danger"
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/index.html.haml
index e70b9f0d8d7..20f4f510cdd 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/index.html.haml
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
-- unless @projects.empty?
-  .row
-    .span4
-      %div.leftbar.ui-box
-        %h5
-          Projects
-          - if current_user.can_create_project?
-            %span.right
-              = link_to new_project_path, :class => "btn very_small info" do 
-                New Project
-        .content_list
-          - @projects.each do |project|
-            = link_to project_path(project), :remote => true, :class => dom_class(project) do
-              %h4
-                %span.ico.project
-                = truncate(project.name, :length => 22)
-    .span12.right
-      .show_holder.ui-box.padded
-        .loading
-
-- else
-  %h2 Nothing here
+.row
+  .span4
+    %div.leftbar.ui-box
+      %h5
+        Projects
+        - if current_user.can_create_project?
+          %span.right
+            = link_to new_project_path, :class => "btn very_small info" do 
+              New Project
+      .content_list
+        - @projects.each do |project|
+          = link_to project_path(project), :remote => true, :class => dom_class(project) do
+            %h4
+              %span.ico.project
+              = truncate(project.name, :length => 22)
+  .span12.right
+    .show_holder.ui-box.padded
+      .loading
 
 
 :javascript
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index a3ef29c0db2..9b3dd636e55 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Gitlab
     # config.plugins = [ :exception_notification, :ssl_requirement, :all ]
 
     # Activate observers that should always be running.
-    config.active_record.observers = :mailer_observer, :activity_observer
+    config.active_record.observers = :mailer_observer, :activity_observer, :project_observer, :key_observer
 
     # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
     # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 1bb5f709dcc..8838b2191fb 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -24,25 +24,13 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.integer  "action"
   end
 
-  create_table "features", :force => true do |t|
-    t.string   "name"
-    t.string   "branch_name"
-    t.integer  "assignee_id"
-    t.integer  "author_id"
-    t.integer  "project_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
-    t.string   "version"
-    t.integer  "status",      :default => 0, :null => false
-  end
-
   create_table "issues", :force => true do |t|
     t.string   "title"
     t.integer  "assignee_id"
     t.integer  "author_id"
     t.integer  "project_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                     :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                     :null => false
     t.boolean  "closed",      :default => false, :null => false
     t.integer  "position",    :default => 0
     t.boolean  "critical",    :default => false, :null => false
@@ -53,8 +41,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
 
   create_table "keys", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
     t.text     "key"
     t.string   "title"
     t.string   "identifier"
@@ -69,8 +57,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.integer  "assignee_id"
     t.string   "title"
     t.boolean  "closed",        :default => false, :null => false
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                       :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                       :null => false
   end
 
   add_index "merge_requests", ["project_id"], :name => "index_merge_requests_on_project_id"
@@ -80,8 +68,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.string   "noteable_id"
     t.string   "noteable_type"
     t.integer  "author_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",    :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",    :null => false
     t.integer  "project_id"
     t.string   "attachment"
     t.string   "line_code"
@@ -94,8 +82,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.string   "name"
     t.string   "path"
     t.text     "description"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                                   :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                                   :null => false
     t.boolean  "private_flag",           :default => true,     :null => false
     t.string   "code"
     t.integer  "owner_id"
@@ -118,8 +106,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.text     "content"
     t.integer  "author_id",  :null => false
     t.integer  "project_id", :null => false
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
     t.string   "file_name"
     t.datetime "expires_at"
   end
@@ -152,8 +140,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
     t.datetime "last_sign_in_at"
     t.string   "current_sign_in_ip"
     t.string   "last_sign_in_ip"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                                               :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                                               :null => false
     t.string   "name"
     t.boolean  "admin",                                 :default => false, :null => false
     t.integer  "projects_limit",                        :default => 10
@@ -171,16 +159,16 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20120301185805) do
   create_table "users_projects", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer  "user_id",                       :null => false
     t.integer  "project_id",                    :null => false
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                    :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                    :null => false
     t.integer  "project_access", :default => 0, :null => false
   end
 
   create_table "web_hooks", :force => true do |t|
     t.string   "url"
     t.integer  "project_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
   end
 
   create_table "wikis", :force => true do |t|
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 28a500ebed6..30aed0959e4 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Project do
   describe "Associations" do
-    it { should have_many(:events) }
     it { should have_many(:users) }
-    it { should have_many(:users_projects) }
-    it { should have_many(:issues) }
-    it { should have_many(:notes) }
-    it { should have_many(:snippets) }
+    it { should have_many(:protected_branches).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:events).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:wikis).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:merge_requests).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:users_projects).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:issues).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:notes).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:snippets).dependent(:destroy) }
     it { should have_many(:web_hooks).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:deploy_keys).dependent(:destroy) }
   end
 
   describe "Validation" do
@@ -70,30 +74,6 @@ describe Project do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "updates" do
-    let(:project) { Factory :project }
-
-    before do
-      @issue = Factory :issue,
-        :project => project,
-        :author => Factory(:user),
-        :assignee => Factory(:user)
-
-      @note = Factory :note,
-        :project => project,
-        :author => Factory(:user)
-
-      @commit = project.fresh_commits(1).first
-    end
-
-    describe "return commit, note & issue" do
-      it { project.updates(3).count.should == 3 }
-      it { project.updates(3).last.id.should == @commit.id }
-      it { project.updates(3).include?(@issue).should be_true }
-      it { project.updates(3).include?(@note).should be_true }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "last_activity" do
     let(:project) { Factory :project }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/issues_spec.rb b/spec/requests/issues_spec.rb
index bff99531ee7..f3f38fd9646 100644
--- a/spec/requests/issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/issues_spec.rb
@@ -46,21 +46,6 @@ describe "Issues" do
       page.body.should have_selector("entry summary", :text => @issue.title)
     end
 
-    describe "Destroy" do
-      before do
-        # admin access to remove issue
-        @user.users_projects.destroy_all
-        project.add_access(@user, :read, :write, :admin)
-        visit edit_project_issue_path(project, @issue)
-      end
-
-      it "should remove entry" do
-        expect {
-          click_link "Remove"
-        }.to change { Issue.count }.by(-1)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe "statuses" do
       before do
         @closed_issue = Factory :issue,