diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
index 76bb889d3..53f4aca1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public abstract class TaskDao {
             "WHERE remoteId = :remoteId")
     public abstract void setCompletionDate(String remoteId, long completionDate);
 
+    @android.arch.persistence.room.Query("UPDATE tasks SET snoozeTime = :millis WHERE _id in (:taskIds)")
+    public abstract void snooze(List<Long> taskIds, long millis);
+
     // --- SQL clause generators
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
index c7712adba..49e306048 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class TaskCreator {
         this.googleTaskDao = googleTaskDao;
     }
 
-    public void basicQuickAddTask(String title) {
+    public Task basicQuickAddTask(String title) {
         title = title.trim();
 
         Task task = createWithValues(null, title);
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class TaskCreator {
         }
 
         taskDao.save(task);
+        return task;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.java
index 8cbc13777..7c37a320b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Criterion.all;
+import static com.todoroo.andlib.utility.DateUtilities.now;
 import static com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria.isVisible;
 import static com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria.notCompleted;
 
@@ -60,10 +61,8 @@ public class TaskDeleter {
             return;
         }
 
-        Task template = new Task();
-        template.setId(item.getId());
-        template.setDeletionDate(DateUtilities.now());
-        taskDao.save(template);
+        item.setDeletionDate(now());
+        taskDao.save(item);
     }
 
     public int markDeleted(List<Task> tasks) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/MissedCallActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/MissedCallActivity.java
index 66fdfab0f..91c62e30c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/MissedCallActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/MissedCallActivity.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.service.TaskCreator;
 
 import org.tasks.R;
 import org.tasks.injection.ActivityComponent;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class MissedCallActivity extends InjectingAppCompatActivity implements Mi
     public static final String EXTRA_CALL_LATER = "extra_call_later";
 
     @Inject NotificationManager notificationManager;
-    @Inject TaskDao taskDao;
+    @Inject TaskCreator taskCreator;
 
     private String name;
     private String number;
@@ -86,11 +86,10 @@ public class MissedCallActivity extends InjectingAppCompatActivity implements Mi
 
     @Override
     public void callLater() {
-        Task task = new Task();
-        task.setTitle(TextUtils.isEmpty(name)
+        String title = TextUtils.isEmpty(name)
                 ? getString(R.string.MCA_task_title_no_name, number)
-                : getString(R.string.MCA_task_title_name, name, number));
-        taskDao.save(task);
+                : getString(R.string.MCA_task_title_name, name, number);
+        Task task = taskCreator.basicQuickAddTask(title);
         TaskIntents
                 .getEditTaskStack(this, null, task.getId())
                 .startActivities();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/SnoozeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/SnoozeActivity.java
index 7e577d7f6..5d1544804 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/SnoozeActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/reminders/SnoozeActivity.java
@@ -86,12 +86,7 @@ public class SnoozeActivity extends InjectingAppCompatActivity implements Snooze
 
     @Override
     public void snoozeForTime(DateTime time) {
-        for (Long taskId : taskIds) {
-            Task task = new Task();
-            task.setId(taskId);
-            task.setReminderSnooze(time.getMillis());
-            taskDao.save(task);
-        }
+        taskDao.snooze(taskIds, time.getMillis());
         notificationManager.cancel(taskIds);
         setResult(RESULT_OK);
         finish();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/ViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/ViewHolder.java
index a3c08b623..2f891aad9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/ViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/ViewHolder.java
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ class ViewHolder extends MultiSelectorBindingHolder {
         this.selectedColor = selectedColor;
         ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
 
-        task = new Task();
-
         if (showFullTaskTitle) {
             nameView.setMaxLines(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
             nameView.setSingleLine(false);