diff --git a/models/action.js b/models/action.js
index 27c63747a..1d75c483c 100644
--- a/models/action.js
+++ b/models/action.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ActionSchema.statics.findById = function(id) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Finds users in an array of ids.
+ * Finds actions in an array of ids.
  * @param {String} ids array of user identifiers (uuid)
 */
 ActionSchema.statics.findByItemIdArray = function(item_ids) {
@@ -37,6 +37,32 @@ ActionSchema.statics.findByItemIdArray = function(item_ids) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Finds all comments for a specific action.
+ * @param {String} action_type type of action
+ * @param {String} item_type type of item the action is on
+*/
+ActionSchema.statics.findByType = function(action_type, item_type) {
+  return Action.find({
+    'action_type': action_type,
+    'item_type': item_type
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Finds all comments ids for a specific action.
+ * @param {String} action_type type of action
+ * @param {String} item_type type of item the action is on
+*/
+ActionSchema.statics.findCommentsIdByActionType = function(action_type, item_type) {
+  return Action.find({
+    'action_type': action_type,
+    'item_type': item_type
+  },
+  'item_id'
+  );
+};
+
 const Action = mongoose.model('Action', ActionSchema);
 
 module.exports = Action;
diff --git a/models/comment.js b/models/comment.js
index 6ddc3b0ee..3aad5d978 100644
--- a/models/comment.js
+++ b/models/comment.js
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ const CommentSchema = new Schema({
   }
 });
 
+//==============================================================================
+// New Statics
+//==============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Create a comment.
+ * @param {String} body  content of comment
+*/
+CommentSchema.statics.new = function(body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username) {
+  let comment  = new Comment({body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username});
+  return comment.save();
+};
+
+//==============================================================================
+// Find Statics
+//==============================================================================
+
 /**
  * Finds a comment by the id.
  * @param {String} id  identifier of comment (uuid)
@@ -47,6 +64,28 @@ CommentSchema.statics.findByAssetId = function(asset_id) {
   return Comment.find({asset_id});
 };
 
+/**
+ * Find comments by an action that was performed on them.
+ * @param {String} action_type the type of action that was performed on the comment
+*/
+CommentSchema.statics.findByActionType = function(action_type) {
+  return Action.findCommentsIdByActionType(action_type, 'comment').then((actions) => {
+    return Comment.find({'id': {'$in': actions.map(function(a){return a.item_id;})}});
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Find comments by their status.
+ * @param {String} status the status to search for
+*/
+CommentSchema.statics.findByStatus = function(status) {
+  return Comment.find({'status': status});
+};
+
+//==============================================================================
+// Update Statics
+//==============================================================================
+
 /**
  * Change the status of a comment.
  * @param {String} id  identifier of the comment  (uuid)
@@ -72,6 +111,19 @@ CommentSchema.statics.addAction = function(id, user_id, action_type) {
   return action.save();
 };
 
+//==============================================================================
+// Remove Statics
+//==============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Change the status of a comment.
+ * @param {String} id  identifier of the comment  (uuid)
+ * @param {String} status the new status of the comment
+*/
+CommentSchema.statics.removeById = function(id) {
+  return Comment.remove({'id': id});
+};
+
 const Comment = mongoose.model('Comment', CommentSchema);
 
 module.exports = Comment;
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index e1f3ab9c9..b3e2bdee7 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const Comment = require('../../../models/comment');
-const Action = require('../../../models/action');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -29,17 +28,15 @@ router.get('/:comment_id', (req, res, next) => {
 //==============================================================================
 
 router.get('/action/:action_type', (req, res, next) => {
-  Action.find({'action_type': req.params.action_type, 'item_type': 'comment'}).then((actions) => {
-    Comment.find({'id': {'$in': actions.map(function(a){return a.item_id;})}}).exec(function(err, comments){
-      res.status(200).json(comments);
-    });
+  Comment.findByActionType(req.params.action_type).then((comments) => {
+    res.status(200).json(comments);
   }).catch(error => {
     next(error);
   });
 });
 
 router.get('/status/rejected', (req, res, next) => {
-  Comment.find({'status': 'rejected'}).then((comments) => {
+  Comment.findByStatus('rejected').then((comments) => {
     res.status(200).json(comments);
   }).catch(error => {
     next(error);
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ router.get('/status/rejected', (req, res, next) => {
 });
 
 router.get('/status/pending', (req, res, next) => {
-  Comment.find({'status': ''}).then((comments) => {
+  Comment.findByStatus('').then((comments) => {
     res.status(200).json(comments);
   }).catch(error => {
     next(error);
@@ -60,12 +57,18 @@ router.get('/status/pending', (req, res, next) => {
 
 router.post('/', (req, res, next) => {
   const {body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username} = req.body;
-  let comment  = new Comment({body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username});
-  comment.save().then(({id}) => {
-    res.status(200).send({'id': id});
+  Comment.new(body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username).then((comment) => {
+    res.status(200).send({'id': comment.id});
   }).catch(error => {
     next(error);
   });
+
+  // let comment  = new Comment({body, author_id, asset_id, parent_id, status, username});
+  // comment.save().then(({id}) => {
+  //   res.status(200).send({'id': id});
+  // }).catch(error => {
+  //   next(error);
+  // });
 });
 
 router.post('/:comment_id', (req, res, next) => {
@@ -104,8 +107,8 @@ router.post('/:comment_id/actions', (req, res, next) => {
 //==============================================================================
 
 router.delete('/:comment_id', (req, res, next) => {
-  Comment.remove(req.params.comment_id).then(() => {
-    res.status(201).send('OK. Deleted');
+  Comment.removeById(req.params.comment_id).then(() => {
+    res.status(201).send('OK. Removed');
   }).catch(error => {
     next(error);
   });
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 9b43a97c4..eaf32adee 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe('Put /:comment_id', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('Delete /:comment_id', () => {
+describe('Remove /:comment_id', () => {
 
   const comments = [{
     id: 'abc',
@@ -343,9 +343,10 @@ describe('Delete /:comment_id', () => {
     chai.request(app)
       .delete('/api/v1/comments/abc')
       .end(function(err, res){
+        expect(err).to.be.null;
         expect(res).to.have.status(201);
-        Comment.findById({'id': 'abc'}).then((comment) => {
-          expect(comment).to.be.null;
+        Comment.findById('abc').then((comment) => {
+          expect(comment).to.be.empty;
         });
         done();
       });
@@ -405,8 +406,7 @@ describe('Post /:comment_id/status', () => {
         expect(err).to.be.null;
         expect(res).to.have.status(200);
         expect(res).to.have.body;
-        expect(res.body).to.have.property('status');
-        expect(res.body.status).to.equal('accepted');
+        expect(res.body).to.have.property('status', 'accepted');
         done();
       });
   });
@@ -465,14 +465,10 @@ describe('Post /:comment_id/actions', () => {
         expect(err).to.be.null;
         expect(res).to.have.status(200);
         expect(res).to.have.body;
-        expect(res.body).to.have.property('item_type');
-        expect(res.body.item_type).to.equal('comment');
-        expect(res.body).to.have.property('action_type');
-        expect(res.body.action_type).to.equal('flag');
-        expect(res.body).to.have.property('item_id');
-        expect(res.body.item_id).to.equal('abc');
-        expect(res.body).to.have.property('user_id');
-        expect(res.body.user_id).to.equal('456');
+        expect(res.body).to.have.property('item_type', 'comment');
+        expect(res.body).to.have.property('action_type', 'flag');
+        expect(res.body).to.have.property('item_id', 'abc');
+        expect(res.body).to.have.property('user_id', '456');
         done();
       });
   });