diff --git a/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py b/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
index 840a25bc..9a82208f 100644
--- a/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
+++ b/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
@@ -106,18 +106,11 @@ class BrowserActivity(activity.Activity):
 				stype=_BROWSER_ACTIVITY_TYPE, properties=properties)
 
 		# Create our activity-specific browser sharing service
-		#self._model = self._group.get_store().create_model(url)
-		#self._model.set_value('owner', self._pservice.get_owner().get_nick_name())
-		#self._update_shared_location()
-		#self.set_mode(BrowserActivity.LEADING)
-
-		#bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-		#proxy_obj = bus.get_object('com.redhat.Sugar.Chat', '/com/redhat/Sugar/Chat')
-		#chat_shell = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, 'com.redhat.Sugar.ChatShell')
-		
-		#chat_shell.send_text_message('<richtext><link href="' + escaped_address +
-		#						'">' + escaped_title + '</link></richtext>')
-	
+		self._model = LocalModel(stype)
+		self._model.set_value('owner', self._pservice.get_owner().get_nick_name())
+		self._update_shared_location()
+		self.set_mode(BrowserActivity.LEADING)
+
 	def __title_cb(self, embed):
 		self.set_tab_text(embed.get_title())
 
diff --git a/sugar/p2p/model/LocalModel.py b/sugar/p2p/model/LocalModel.py
index d1489ece..7fb24a09 100644
--- a/sugar/p2p/model/LocalModel.py
+++ b/sugar/p2p/model/LocalModel.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class LocalModel(AbstractModel):
 	SERVICE_TYPE = "_olpc_model._tcp"
 	SERVICE_PORT = 6300
 
-	def __init__(self, group, model_id):
+	def __init__(self, pservice, model_id):
 		AbstractModel.__init__(self)
-		self._group = group
+		self._pservice = pservice
 		self._model_id = model_id
 		self._values = {}
 		
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ class LocalModel(AbstractModel):
 		self._notifier.notify(key)
 
 	def _setup_service(self):
-		service = Service(self._model_id, LocalModel.SERVICE_TYPE,
-						  LocalModel.SERVICE_PORT)
+		self._service = self._pservice.share_activity(self,
+				stype=LocalModel.SERVICE_TYPE,
+				'', port=LocalModel.PORT_TYPE
+				properties=properties)
 		self._setup_server(service)
-		service.register(self._group)
 	
 	# FIXME this is duplicated with StreamReader
 	def _setup_server(self, service):
diff --git a/sugar/p2p/model/Store.py b/sugar/p2p/model/Store.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55ff89db..00000000
--- a/sugar/p2p/model/Store.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-from sugar.p2p.model.RemoteModel import RemoteModel
-from sugar.p2p.model.LocalModel import LocalModel
-
-class Store:
-	def __init__(self, group):
-		self._group = group
-		self._local_models = {}
-	
-	def create_model(self, model_id):
-		model = LocalModel(self._group, model_id)
-		self._local_models[model_id] = model
-		return model
-	
-	def get_model(self, model_id):
-		if self._local_models.has_key(model_id):
-			return self._local_models[model_id]
-		else:
-			service = self._group.get_service(model_id, LocalModel.SERVICE_TYPE)
-			if service:
-				return RemoteModel(self._group, service)
-			else:
-				return None