diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/CreateRequest.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/CreateRequest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c9768c070..000000000
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/CreateRequest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2012 Todoroo Inc
- *
- * See the file "LICENSE" for the full license governing this code.
- */
-package com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api;
-
-import com.google.api.services.tasks.model.Task;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-/**
- * Encapsulates a request to the api to create a task on the remote server
- * @author Sam Bosley
- *
- */
-public class CreateRequest extends PushRequest {
-
-    private String parent;
-    private String priorSiblingId;
-
-    public CreateRequest(GtasksInvoker service, String listId, Task toUpdate, String parent, String priorSiblingId) {
-        super(service, listId, toUpdate);
-        this.parent = parent;
-        this.priorSiblingId  = priorSiblingId;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Task executePush() throws IOException {
-        return service.createGtask(listId, toPush, parent, priorSiblingId);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void recover() {
-        parent = null;
-        priorSiblingId = null;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/MoveRequest.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/MoveRequest.java
index 5b8afa8f5..045e02254 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/MoveRequest.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/MoveRequest.java
@@ -7,32 +7,48 @@ package com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api;
 
 import com.google.api.services.tasks.model.Task;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 /**
  * Encapsulates a request to the api to change the ordering on the given task
  * @author Sam Bosley
  *
  */
-public class MoveRequest extends PushRequest {
+public class MoveRequest {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MoveRequest.class);
 
+    private final GtasksInvoker service;
     private String taskId;
+    private final String destinationList;
     private String parentId;
     private String priorSiblingId;
 
     public MoveRequest(GtasksInvoker service, String taskId, String destinationList, String parentId, String priorSiblingId) {
-        super(service, destinationList, null);
+        this.service = service;
         this.taskId = taskId;
+        this.destinationList = destinationList;
         this.parentId = parentId;
         this.priorSiblingId = priorSiblingId;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Task executePush() throws IOException {
-        return service.moveGtask(super.listId, taskId, parentId, priorSiblingId);
+    public Task push() throws IOException {
+        try {
+            return executePush();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+            recover();
+            return executePush();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Task executePush() throws IOException {
+        return service.moveGtask(destinationList, taskId, parentId, priorSiblingId);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void recover() {
+    private void recover() {
         parentId = null;
         priorSiblingId = null;
     }
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/PushRequest.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/PushRequest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5be7b9b80..000000000
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/api/PushRequest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2012 Todoroo Inc
- *
- * See the file "LICENSE" for the full license governing this code.
- */
-package com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api;
-
-import com.google.api.services.tasks.model.Task;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-/**
- * Abstract class that encapsulates some push request to the server
- * @author Sam Bosley
- *
- */
-public abstract class PushRequest {
-
-    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PushRequest.class);
-
-    protected String listId;
-    protected Task toPush;
-    protected GtasksInvoker service;
-
-    public PushRequest(GtasksInvoker service, String listId, Task toPush) {
-        this.service = service;
-        this.listId = listId;
-        this.toPush = toPush;
-    }
-
-    public Task push() throws IOException {
-        try {
-            return executePush();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-            recover();
-            return executePush();
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected abstract Task executePush() throws IOException;
-
-    protected abstract void recover();
-}
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
index 1ed7ef911..d953173b3 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.GtasksMetadata;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.GtasksMetadataService;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.GtasksPreferenceService;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api.CreateRequest;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api.GtasksApiUtilities;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api.GtasksInvoker;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.api.HttpNotFoundException;
@@ -316,8 +315,7 @@ public class GtasksSyncService {
             String parent = gtasksMetadataService.getRemoteParentId(gtasksMetadata);
             String priorSibling = gtasksMetadataService.getRemoteSiblingId(listId, gtasksMetadata);
 
-            CreateRequest create = new CreateRequest(invoker, listId, remoteModel, parent, priorSibling);
-            com.google.api.services.tasks.model.Task created = create.executePush();
+            com.google.api.services.tasks.model.Task created = invoker.createGtask(listId, remoteModel, parent, priorSibling);
 
             if (created != null) {
                 //Update the metadata for the newly created task
@@ -354,9 +352,6 @@ public class GtasksSyncService {
     }
 
     private boolean checkForToken() {
-        if (!gtasksPreferenceService.isLoggedIn()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
+        return gtasksPreferenceService.isLoggedIn();
     }
 }