diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
index 2ea701e39..d1adbc9af 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             {{#if view.loadingAbove}}
               <div class='spinner'>{{i18n loading}}</div>
             {{/if}}
-            {{view Discourse.TopicPostsView contentBinding="content.posts" topicViewBinding="view"}}
+            {{collection itemViewClass="Discourse.PostView" contentBinding="content.posts" topicViewBinding="view"}}
 
             {{#if view.loadingBelow}}
               <div class='spinner'>{{i18n loading}}</div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
index f3f68d15b..bce2a325d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@
 Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
   classNames: ['topic-post', 'clearfix'],
   templateName: 'post',
-  classNameBindings: ['lastPostClass', 'postTypeClass', 'selectedClass', 'post.hidden:hidden', 'isDeleted:deleted', 'parentPost:replies-above'],
+  classNameBindings: ['post.lastPost',
+                      'postTypeClass',
+                      'post.selected',
+                      'post.hidden:hidden',
+                      'post.deleted_at:deleted',
+                      'parentPost:replies-above'],
+
   siteBinding: Ember.Binding.oneWay('Discourse.site'),
   composeViewBinding: Ember.Binding.oneWay('Discourse.composeView'),
   quoteButtonViewBinding: Ember.Binding.oneWay('Discourse.quoteButtonView'),
   postBinding: 'content',
 
-  isDeleted: (function() {
-    return !!this.get('post.deleted_at');
-  }).property('post.deleted_at'),
-
   // TODO really we should do something cleaner here... this makes it work in debug but feels really messy
   screenTrack: (function() {
     var parentView, screenTrack;
@@ -31,53 +33,36 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
     return screenTrack;
   }).property('parentView'),
 
-  lastPostClass: (function() {
-    if (this.get('post.lastPost')) {
-      return 'last-post';
-    }
-  }).property('post.lastPost'),
-
   postTypeClass: (function() {
-    if (this.get('post.post_type') === Discourse.get('site.post_types.moderator_action')) {
-      return 'moderator';
-    }
+    if (this.get('post.post_type') === Discourse.get('site.post_types.moderator_action')) return 'moderator';
     return 'regular';
   }).property('post.post_type'),
 
-  selectedClass: (function() {
-    if (this.get('post.selected')) {
-      return 'selected';
-    }
-    return null;
-  }).property('post.selected'),
-
   // If the cooked content changed, add the quote controls
   cookedChanged: (function() {
-    var _this = this;
-    return Em.run.next(function() {
-      return _this.insertQuoteControls();
+    var postView = this;
+    Em.run.next(function() {
+      postView.insertQuoteControls();
     });
   }).observes('post.cooked'),
 
   init: function() {
     this._super();
-    return this.set('context', this.get('content'));
+    this.set('context', this.get('content'));
   },
 
   mouseUp: function(e) {
-    var $target, qbc;
     if (this.get('controller.multiSelect') && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey)) {
       this.toggleProperty('post.selected');
     }
 
-    $target = $(e.target);
+    var $target = $(e.target);
     if ($target.closest('.cooked').length === 0) return;
-    qbc = this.get('controller.controllers.quoteButton');
-
+    var qbc = this.get('controller.controllers.quoteButton');
 
     if (qbc && Discourse.get('currentUser.enable_quoting')) {
       e.context = this.get('post');
-      return qbc.selectText(e);
+      qbc.selectText(e);
     }
   },
 
@@ -96,12 +81,12 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
 
   // Click on the replies button
   showReplies: function() {
-    var _this = this;
+    var postView = this;
     if (this.get('repliesShown')) {
       this.set('repliesShown', false);
     } else {
       this.get('post').loadReplies().then(function() {
-        return _this.set('repliesShown', true);
+        postView.set('repliesShown', true);
       });
     }
     return false;
@@ -136,11 +121,14 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
   },
 
   updateQuoteElements: function($aside, desc) {
-    var expandContract, navLink, postNumber, quoteTitle, topic, topicId;
-    navLink = "";
-    quoteTitle = Em.String.i18n("post.follow_quote");
+    var navLink = "";
+    var quoteTitle = Em.String.i18n("post.follow_quote");
+    var postNumber;
+
     if (postNumber = $aside.data('post')) {
+
       // If we have a topic reference
+      var topicId, topic;
       if (topicId = $aside.data('topic')) {
         topic = this.get('controller.content');
 
@@ -151,39 +139,39 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
           // Made up slug should be replaced with canonical URL
           navLink = "<a href='" + Discourse.getURL("/t/via-quote/") + topicId + "/" + postNumber + "' title='" + quoteTitle + "' class='quote-other-topic'></a>";
         }
+
       } else if (topic = this.get('controller.content')) {
         // assume the same topic
         navLink = "<a href='" + (topic.urlForPostNumber(postNumber)) + "' title='" + quoteTitle + "' class='back'></a>";
       }
     }
     // Only add the expand/contract control if it's not a full post
-    expandContract = "";
+    var expandContract = "";
     if (!$aside.data('full')) {
       expandContract = "<i class='icon-" + desc + "' title='expand/collapse'></i>";
       $aside.css('cursor', 'pointer');
     }
-    return $('.quote-controls', $aside).html("" + expandContract + navLink);
+    $('.quote-controls', $aside).html("" + expandContract + navLink);
   },
 
   toggleQuote: function($aside) {
-    var $blockQuote, originalText, post, topic_id;
     $aside.data('expanded',!$aside.data('expanded'));
     if ($aside.data('expanded')) {
       this.updateQuoteElements($aside, 'chevron-up');
       // Show expanded quote
-      $blockQuote = $('blockquote', $aside);
+      var $blockQuote = $('blockquote', $aside);
       $aside.data('original-contents',$blockQuote.html());
-      originalText = $blockQuote.text().trim();
+
+      var originalText = $blockQuote.text().trim();
       $blockQuote.html(Em.String.i18n("loading"));
-      post = this.get('post');
-      topic_id = post.get('topic_id');
+      var topic_id = this.get('post.topic_id');
       if ($aside.data('topic')) {
         topic_id = $aside.data('topic');
       }
       $.getJSON(Discourse.getURL("/posts/by_number/") + topic_id + "/" + ($aside.data('post')), function(result) {
         var parsed = $(result.cooked);
         parsed.replaceText(originalText, "<span class='highlighted'>" + originalText + "</span>");
-        return $blockQuote.showHtml(parsed);
+        $blockQuote.showHtml(parsed);
       });
     } else {
       // Hide expanded quote
@@ -195,14 +183,15 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
 
   // Show how many times links have been clicked on
   showLinkCounts: function() {
-    var link_counts,
-      _this = this;
+
+    var postView = this;
+    var link_counts;
+
     if (link_counts = this.get('post.link_counts')) {
-      return link_counts.each(function(lc) {
+      link_counts.each(function(lc) {
         if (lc.clicks > 0) {
-          return _this.$(".cooked a[href]").each(function() {
-            var link;
-            link = $(this);
+          postView.$(".cooked a[href]").each(function() {
+            var link = $(this);
             if (link.attr('href') === lc.url) {
               return link.append("<span class='badge badge-notification clicks' title='clicks'>" + lc.clicks + "</span>");
             }
@@ -214,40 +203,36 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
 
   // Add the quote controls to a post
   insertQuoteControls: function() {
-    var _this = this;
+    var postView = this;
+
     return this.$('aside.quote').each(function(i, e) {
       var $aside, $title;
       $aside = $(e);
-      _this.updateQuoteElements($aside, 'chevron-down');
+      postView.updateQuoteElements($aside, 'chevron-down');
       $title = $('.title', $aside);
 
       // Unless it's a full quote, allow click to expand
       if (!($aside.data('full') || $title.data('has-quote-controls'))) {
         $title.on('click', function(e) {
-          if ($(e.target).is('a')) {
-            // if we clicked on a link, follow it
-            return true;
-          }
-          return _this.toggleQuote($aside);
+          if ($(e.target).is('a')) return true;
+          postView.toggleQuote($aside);
         });
-        return $title.data('has-quote-controls', true);
+        $title.data('has-quote-controls', true);
       }
     });
   },
 
   didInsertElement: function(e) {
-    var $contents, $post, newSize, originalCol, post, postNumber, scrollTo, _ref;
-    $post = this.$();
-    post = this.get('post');
-
-    postNumber = post.get('scrollToAfterInsert');
+    var $post = this.$();
+    var post = this.get('post');
+    var postNumber = post.get('scrollToAfterInsert');
 
     // Do we want to scroll to this post now that we've inserted it?
     if (postNumber) {
       Discourse.TopicView.scrollTo(this.get('post.topic_id'), postNumber);
       if (postNumber === post.get('post_number')) {
-        $contents = $('.topic-body .contents', $post);
-        originalCol = $contents.css('backgroundColor');
+        var $contents = $('.topic-body .contents', $post);
+        var originalCol = $contents.css('backgroundColor');
         $contents.css({
           backgroundColor: "#ffffcc"
         }).animate({
@@ -257,8 +242,9 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
     }
     this.showLinkCounts();
 
-    if (_ref = this.get('screenTrack')) {
-      _ref.track(this.$().prop('id'), this.get('post.post_number'));
+    var screenTrack = this.get('screenTrack');
+    if (screenTrack) {
+      screenTrack.track(this.$().prop('id'), this.get('post.post_number'));
     }
 
     // Add syntax highlighting
@@ -266,8 +252,9 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
     Discourse.Lightbox.apply($post);
 
     // If we're scrolling upwards, adjust the scroll position accordingly
+    var scrollTo;
     if (scrollTo = this.get('post.scrollTo')) {
-      newSize = ($(document).height() - scrollTo.height) + scrollTo.top;
+      var newSize = ($(document).height() - scrollTo.height) + scrollTo.top;
       $('body').scrollTop(newSize);
       $('section.divider').addClass('fade');
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_posts_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_posts_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index af65ced89..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_posts_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
-  This view is for rendering the posts in a topic
-
-  @class TopicPostsView
-  @extends Ember.CollectionView
-  @namespace Discourse
-  @module Discourse
-**/
-Discourse.TopicPostsView = Em.CollectionView.extend({
-  itemViewClass: Discourse.PostView
-});
-
-