diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f3d0d0d..5dc4872 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "autoload-dev": {
     "classmap": [
       "tests",
-      "vendor/laravel/laravel/tests/TestCase.php"
+      "vendor/laravel/laravel/tests"
     ]
   },
   "require": {
diff --git a/src/ModerationScope.php b/src/ModerationScope.php
index 3d6a123..1ef114d 100644
--- a/src/ModerationScope.php
+++ b/src/ModerationScope.php
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@ public function extend(Builder $builder)
         foreach ($this->extensions as $extension) {
             $this->{"add{$extension}"}($builder);
         }
-
-        $builder->onDelete(function (Builder $builder) {
-            $column = $builder->getModel()->getModeratedAtColumn();
-
-            return $builder->update([
-                $column => $builder->getModel()->freshTimestampString(),
-            ]);
-        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/BaseTestCase.php b/tests/BaseTestCase.php
index 6e23e6b..532dff2 100644
--- a/tests/BaseTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/BaseTestCase.php
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 use Hootlex\Moderation\Tests\Post;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
 
 abstract class BaseTestCase extends TestCase
 {
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ function createPost($overrides = [], $amount = 1)
     {
         $posts = new \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
         for ($i = 0; $i < $amount; $i++) {
-            $post = Post::create(array_merge(['moderated_at' => 0], $overrides));
+            $post = Post::create(array_merge(['moderated_at' => \Carbon\Carbon::now()], $overrides));
             $posts->push($post);
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ModerationScopeTest.php b/tests/ModerationScopeTest.php
index 072d22c..16c92b0 100644
--- a/tests/ModerationScopeTest.php
+++ b/tests/ModerationScopeTest.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public function it_approves_stories()
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->whereIn('id', $postsIds)->approve();
 
         foreach ($postsIds as $postId) {
-            $this->seeInDatabase('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::APPROVED]);
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::APPROVED]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public function it_rejects_stories()
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->whereIn('id', $postsIds)->reject();
 
         foreach ($postsIds as $postId) {
-            $this->seeInDatabase('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::REJECTED]);
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::REJECTED]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function it_postpones_stories()
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->whereIn('id', $postsIds)->postpone();
 
         foreach ($postsIds as $postId) {
-            $this->seeInDatabase('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::POSTPONED]);
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts', ['id' => $postId, $this->status_column => Status::POSTPONED]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public function it_approves_a_story_by_id()
 
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->approve($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             [
                 'id' => $post->id,
                 $this->status_column => Status::APPROVED,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public function it_rejects_a_story_by_id()
 
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->reject($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             [
                 'id' => $post->id,
                 $this->status_column => Status::REJECTED,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public function it_postpones_a_story_by_id()
 
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->postpone($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             [
                 'id' => $post->id,
                 $this->status_column => Status::POSTPONED,
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public function it_updates_moderated_by_column_on_status_update()
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->where('id', '=', $posts[2]->id)->reject();
 
         foreach ($posts as $post) {
-            $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
                 [
                     'id' => $post->id,
                     $this->moderated_by_column => \Auth::user()->id
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public function it_updates_moderated_by_column_on_status_update_by_id()
         (new Post)->newQueryWithoutScope(new ModerationScope)->reject($posts[2]->id);
 
         foreach ($posts as $post) {
-            $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
                 [
                     'id' => $post->id,
                     $this->moderated_by_column => \Auth::user()->id
diff --git a/tests/ModerationTraitTest.php b/tests/ModerationTraitTest.php
index f5104fb..d53fc53 100644
--- a/tests/ModerationTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/ModerationTraitTest.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public function it_approves_a_story_by_id()
 
         Post::approve($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::APPROVED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function it_rejects_a_story_by_id()
 
         Post::reject($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::REJECTED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function it_postpones_a_story_by_id()
 
         Post::postpone($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::POSTPONED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public function it_pendings_a_story_by_id()
 
         Post::pend($post->id);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::PENDING, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public function it_deletes_rejected_resources(){
         $postDel = Post::withRejected()->where('id', $post->id)->first();
         $postDel->delete();
 
-        $this->dontSeeInDatabase('posts',['id' => $post->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('posts',['id' => $post->id]);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ public function it_deletes_resources_of_any_status(){
             $post->delete();
         }
 
-        $this->dontSeeInDatabase('posts',['id' => $posts[0]->id]);
-        $this->dontSeeInDatabase('posts',['id' => $posts[1]->id]);
-        $this->dontSeeInDatabase('posts',['id' => $posts[2]->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('posts',['id' => $posts[0]->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('posts',['id' => $posts[1]->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('posts',['id' => $posts[2]->id]);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public function it_marks_as_approved_an_instance()
 
         $this->assertEquals(Status::APPROVED, $post->status);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::APPROVED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public function it_marks_as_rejected_an_instance()
 
         $this->assertEquals(Status::REJECTED, $post->status);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::REJECTED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public function it_marks_as_postponed_an_instance()
 
         $this->assertEquals(Status::POSTPONED, $post->status);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::POSTPONED, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public function it_marks_as_pending_an_instance()
 
         $this->assertEquals(Status::PENDING, $post->status);
 
-        $this->seeInDatabase('posts',
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('posts',
             ['id' => $post->id, $this->status_column => Status::PENDING, $this->moderated_at_column => \Carbon\Carbon::now()]);
     }