diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5853b4d..03f6701 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ If you'd like to include only unique impressions in your count:
 
 What if I only want to record unique impressions?
 -------------------------------------------------
-Maybe you only care about unique impressions and would like to eliminate unnecessary database calls. You can specify conditions for recording impressions in your controller:
+Maybe you only care about unique impressions and would like to avoid unnecessary database records. You can specify conditions for recording impressions in your controller:
 
     # only record impression if the request has a unique combination of type, id, and session
     impressionist :unique => [:impressionable_type, :impressionable_id, :session_hash]
diff --git a/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb b/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
index 9b5d650..a6284f6 100644
--- a/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
+++ b/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Impressionist
       @cache_options = nil
 
       def is_impressionable(options={})
-        has_many :impressions, :as=>:impressionable
+        has_many :impressions, :as => :impressionable, :dependent => :destroy
         @cache_options = options[:counter_cache]
       end
 
diff --git a/test_app/Gemfile.lock b/test_app/Gemfile.lock
index 130489c..d03c6a3 100644
--- a/test_app/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/test_app/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 PATH
-  remote: /Users/coryschires/Desktop/work/applications/impressionist
+  remote: /home/mio/prog/projects/impressionist
   specs:
-    impressionist (0.4.0)
+    impressionist (1.0.1)
 
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    ZenTest (4.6.2)
     actionmailer (3.1.0)
       actionpack (= 3.1.0)
       mail (~> 2.3.0)
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
     addressable (2.2.6)
     arel (2.2.1)
-    autotest (4.4.6)
-      ZenTest (>= 4.4.1)
     autotest-notification (2.3.3)
       autotest-standalone (~> 4.5)
     autotest-standalone (4.5.8)
@@ -158,8 +155,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  ZenTest
-  autotest
   autotest-notification
   capybara
   cucumber
diff --git a/test_app/spec/models/model_spec.rb b/test_app/spec/models/model_spec.rb
index bd9f558..1fdb9c2 100644
--- a/test_app/spec/models/model_spec.rb
+++ b/test_app/spec/models/model_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ describe Impression do
     @article.impressionist_count(:filter=>:session_hash).should eq 7
   end
   
-  
+  # tests :dependent => :destroy
+  it "should delete impressions on deletion of impressionable" do
+    impressions_count = Impression.all.size
+    a = Article.create
+    i = a.impressions.create
+    a.destroy
+    a.destroyed?.should be_true
+    i.destroyed?.should be_true
+  end
   
   #OLD COUNT METHODS.  DEPRECATE SOON
   it "should return the impression count with no date range specified" do