diff --git a/apps/reader/views.py b/apps/reader/views.py
index 390e3fc5e..7cc85ce3e 100644
--- a/apps/reader/views.py
+++ b/apps/reader/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import time
 import boto
 import redis
 import requests
-import random
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ def load_single_feed(request, feed_id):
         shared_stories = MSharedStory.objects(user_id=user.pk, 
                                               story_feed_id=feed_id, 
                                               story_hash__in=story_hashes)\
-                                     .only('story_guid', 'shared_date', 'comments')
+                                     .only('story_hash', 'shared_date', 'comments')
         starred_stories = dict([(story.story_hash, story.starred_date) for story in starred_stories])
         shared_stories = dict([(story.story_hash, dict(shared_date=story.shared_date, comments=story.comments))
                                for story in shared_stories])
@@ -979,7 +978,7 @@ def mark_story_as_unread(request):
         newer_stories = MStory.objects(story_feed_id=story.story_feed_id,
                                        story_date__gte=story.story_date,
                                        story_date__lte=usersub.mark_read_date
-                                       ).only('story_guid')
+                                       ).only('story_hash')
         newer_stories = [s.story_hash for s in newer_stories]
         usersub.mark_read_date = story.story_date - datetime.timedelta(minutes=1)
         usersub.needs_unread_recalc = True
diff --git a/apps/social/models.py b/apps/social/models.py
index 52ca7fd76..7cb56f1e2 100644
--- a/apps/social/models.py
+++ b/apps/social/models.py
@@ -1015,10 +1015,8 @@ class MSocialSubscription(mongo.Document):
         stories_db = MSharedStory.objects(user_id=self.subscription_user_id,
                                           story_hash__in=unread_story_hashes)
         story_feed_ids = set()
-        story_ids = []
         for s in stories_db:
             story_feed_ids.add(s['story_feed_id'])
-            story_ids.append(s['story_guid'])
         story_feed_ids = list(story_feed_ids)
 
         usersubs = UserSubscription.objects.filter(user__pk=self.user_id, feed__pk__in=story_feed_ids)
@@ -1550,8 +1548,7 @@ class MSharedStory(mongo.Document):
                 shared_stories = []
                 if sharer_user_ids:
                     params = {
-                        'story_guid': story['id'],
-                        'story_feed_id': story['story_feed_id'],
+                        'story_hash': story['story_hash'],
                         'user_id__in': sharer_user_ids,
                     }
                     shared_stories = cls.objects.filter(**params)