diff --git a/app/controllers/authors.rb b/app/controllers/authors.rb
index dda05a3..2c993cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/authors.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/authors.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Authors < Application
   def delete
     @author = Author.find_by_name(params[:id])
     raise NotFound unless @author
-    if @author.destroy!
+    if @author.destroy
       flash[:notice] = 'The author was destroyed.'
       if @author.id == session[:author_id]
         redirect url(:delete_session, :id => session[:author_id])
diff --git a/app/controllers/comments.rb b/app/controllers/comments.rb
index 56d6f71..33b92d9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Comments < Application
     @comment = Comment.find(params[:id])
     raise NotFound unless @comment
     @page = @comment.page
-    if @comment.destroy!
+    if @comment.destroy
       flash[:notice] = 'Comment was destroyed.'
       redirect url(:page, :id => @page.name.gsub(/ /, '_'))
     else