diff --git a/lib/pickle/dsl.rb b/lib/pickle/dsl.rb
index 0aaf620a..e6e4aa43 100644
--- a/lib/pickle/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/pickle/dsl.rb
@@ -1,44 +1,15 @@
 module Pickle
   # included into cucumber scenarios via World(Pickle::Scenario)
   #
-  # for more fine-grained access to the pickle session, see Pickle::Session::Api
+  # the pickle object is where all of the action is at, see Pickle::Session::Api
   module Dsl
     include MakeMatcher
     
-    # retrieve the model with the given pickle_ref from the pickle session, and re-find it from the database
-    # @raise Pickle::UnknownModelError
-    # @return Object the stored model
-    def model(pickle_ref)
-      pickle.retrieve_and_reload(pickle_ref)
-    end
-    
-    # does the model with given pickle_ref exist in the pickle session?
-    # @return falsy if pickle_ref not know, truthy otherwise
-    def model?(pickle_ref)
-      pickle.known?(pickle_ref)
-    end
-    
-    # make a model using the pickle_ref, and optional fields, and store it in the pickle session under its pickle_ref
-    # @return Object the newly made model
-    def make(pickle_ref, fields = nil)
-      pickle.make_and_store(pickle_ref, fields)
-    end
-    
-    # find a model using the given pickle_ref and optional fields, and store it in the pickle session under its pickle_ref
-    # @return Object the found object
-    def find(pickle_ref, fields = nil)
-      pickle.find_and_store(pickle_ref, fields)
-    end
-    
-    # find all models using the given plural factory name, and optional fields, and store them in the pickle session using the factory name
-    # @return Array array of found objects
-    def find_all(plural, fields = nil)
-      pickle.find_all_and_store(plural, fields)
-    end
-    
     # the pickle session, @see Pickle::Session::Api
     def pickle
       @pickle ||= Pickle::Session.new
     end
+    
+    delegate :model, :to => :pickle
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pickle/ref.rb b/lib/pickle/ref.rb
index ea14aab8..eef82401 100644
--- a/lib/pickle/ref.rb
+++ b/lib/pickle/ref.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-require 'pickle/parser/matchers'
-require 'pickle/parser/canonical'
-
 module Pickle
   class InvalidPickleRefError < RuntimeError
   end
diff --git a/lib/pickle/session.rb b/lib/pickle/session.rb
index 4aa59bd4..c547e57b 100644
--- a/lib/pickle/session.rb
+++ b/lib/pickle/session.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ def jar
       @jar ||= Pickle::Jar.new
     end
     
-    
     class Object
       include Pickle::Session
     end