diff --git a/src/twitter/buffers/stream.py b/src/twitter/buffers/stream.py
index 5cc63c03..46b7b504 100644
--- a/src/twitter/buffers/stream.py
+++ b/src/twitter/buffers/stream.py
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ class streamer(TwythonStreamer):
 
  def on_success(self, data):
   try:
-   if "delete" in data:
-    pub.sendMessage("tweet-deleted", data=data)
+#   if "delete" in data:
+#    pub.sendMessage("tweet-deleted", data=data)
    if "direct_message" in data:
     self.process_dm(data)
    elif "friends" in data: