diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 5f7e2cfb4..6334f4a06 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ sub checkView {
 		return "chunked";
 	} 
     elsif ($self->get("state") ne "published") { # tell em it doesn't exist anymore
-		$http->setStatus("410");
+		$http->setStatus(410);
 		my $notFound = WebGUI::Asset->getNotFound($self->session);
 		$self->session->asset($notFound);
 		return $notFound->www_view;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/File.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/File.pm
index fc054cf3b..e7370cc30 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/File.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/File.pm
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ sub www_view {
 	# Check to make sure it's not in the trash or some other weird place
 	if ($self->state ne "published") {
 		my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session,'Asset_File');
-		$session->http->setStatus("404");
+		$session->http->setStatus(404);
 		return sprintf($i18n->get("file not found"), $self->getUrl());
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
index 02f6f2894..95c105dfc 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ sub www_view {
                         $self->session->http->setRedirect($self->getUrl("func=manageClipboard"));
                         return undef;
                 } else { # tell em it doesn't exist anymore
-                        $self->session->http->setStatus("410");
+                        $self->session->http->setStatus(410);
                         return WebGUI::Asset->getNotFound($self->session)->www_view;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index bbbae3c20..8cf7fc270 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ sub www_deleteThingDataViaAjax {
     $session->http->setMimeType("application/json");
 
     unless ($thingId && $thingDataId) {
-        $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+        $session->http->setStatus(400);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Can't get thing data without a thingId and a thingDataId."});
     }
 
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ sub www_deleteThingDataViaAjax {
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Data with thingDataId $thingDataId was deleted."});
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingId you specified can not be found."});
     }
 }
@@ -2594,7 +2594,7 @@ sub www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax {
     my $i18n        = WebGUI::International->new($self->session, "Asset_Thingy");
 
     unless ($thingId && $thingDataId) {
-        $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+        $session->http->setStatus(400);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Can't get thing data without a thingId and a thingDataId."});
     }
 
@@ -2606,19 +2606,19 @@ sub www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax {
             ,$thingProperties);
 
         if($thingDataId eq 'new' && $self->hasEnteredMaxPerUser($thingId)){
-            $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+            $session->http->setStatus(400);
             return JSON->new->encode({message => $i18n->get("has entered max per user message")});
         }
 
     	my ($newThingDataId,$errors) = $self->editThingDataSave($thingId,$thingDataId);
 
     	if ($errors){
-	    $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+	    $session->http->setStatus(400);
             return JSON->new->encode($errors);
     	}
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingId you requested can not be found."});
     }
 }
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ sub www_getThingViaAjax {
     $session->http->setMimeType("application/json");
 
     unless ($thingId) {
-        $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+        $session->http->setStatus(400);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Can't return thing properties without a thingId."});
     }
 
@@ -2729,7 +2729,7 @@ sub www_getThingViaAjax {
         return JSON->new->encode($thingProperties);
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingId you requested can not be found."});
     }
 }
@@ -2763,7 +2763,7 @@ sub www_getThingsViaAjax {
         return JSON->new->encode(\@visibleThings);
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "No visible Things were found in this Thingy."});
     }
 }
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ sub www_searchViaAjax {
     my $i18n            = WebGUI::International->new($self->session,"Asset_Thingy");
 
     unless ($thingId) {
-        $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+        $session->http->setStatus(400);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Can't perform search without a thingId."});
     }
 
@@ -3138,7 +3138,7 @@ sub www_searchViaAjax {
         return JSON->new->encode($var);
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingId you requested can not be found."});
     }
 }
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ sub www_viewThingDataViaAjax {
     $session->http->setMimeType("application/json");
 
     unless ($thingId && $thingDataId) {
-        $session->http->setStatus("400", "Bad Request");
+        $session->http->setStatus(400);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "Can't get thing data without a thingId and a thingDataId."});
     }
 
@@ -3564,12 +3564,12 @@ sub www_viewThingDataViaAjax {
             return JSON->new->encode($output);
         }
         else{
-            $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+            $session->http->setStatus(404);
             return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingDataId you requested can not be found."});
         }
     }
     else {
-        $session->http->setStatus("404", "Not Found");
+        $session->http->setStatus(404);
         return JSON->new->encode({message => "The thingId you requested can not be found."});
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
index dea5c621a..3ff19a57a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sub addChild {
 	my $temp = WebGUI::Asset->newByPropertyHashRef($session, $properties) || croak "Couldn't create a new $properties->{className} asset!";
 	my $newAsset = $temp->addRevision($properties, $now, $options); 
 	$self->updateHistory("added child ".$id);
-	$session->http->setStatus(201,"Asset Creation Successful");
+	$session->http->setStatus(201);
 	return $newAsset;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
index fdaff7c0e..bfaa76118 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ sub createAccountSave {
         return undef;
     } 
     else {
-        $self->session->http->setStatus(201,"Account Registration Successful");
+        $self->session->http->setStatus(201);
     }
 
 	return undef;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
index 74b4b868c..5bd673183 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ sub hashPassword {
 sub login {
    my $self = shift;
    if(!$self->authenticate($self->session->form->process("username"),$self->session->form->process("identifier"))){
-      $self->session->http->setStatus("401","Incorrect Credentials");
+      $self->session->http->setStatus(401);
       $self->session->errorHandler->security("login to account ".$self->session->form->process("username")." with invalid information.");
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
 	  return $self->displayLogin("<h1>".$i18n->get(70)."</h1>".$self->error);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
index 616000ea6..1a75f908c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sub handler {
         if ($var->get("userId") eq "1"
          && defined $asset
          && !$http->ifModifiedSince($asset->getContentLastModified, $session->setting->get('maxCacheTimeout'))) {
-            $http->setStatus("304","Content Not Modified");
+            $http->setStatus(304);
             $http->sendHeader;
             return "chunked";
         } 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/NotFound.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/NotFound.pm
index b42c49fbf..de71637bd 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Content/NotFound.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/NotFound.pm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The content handler for this package.
 
 sub handler {
     my ($session) = @_;
-	$session->http->setStatus("404","Page Not Found");
+	$session->http->setStatus(404);
     my $output = "";
 	my $notFound = WebGUI::Asset->getNotFound($session);
 	if (defined $notFound) {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Prefetch.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Prefetch.pm
index 7350275f4..4c61556ed 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Prefetch.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Prefetch.pm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The content handler for this package.
 sub handler {
     my ($session) = @_;
     if ($session->env->get("HTTP_X_MOZ") eq "prefetch") { # browser prefetch is a bad thing
-        $session->http->setStatus("403","We don't allow prefetch, because it increases bandwidth, hurts stats, and can break web sites.");
+        $session->http->setStatus(403);
     }
     return undef;
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
index 279840b55..2014ee832 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ sub www_ajaxCreateUser {
     # Verify access
     if ( !canAdd($session) || !canUseService($session) ) {
         # We need an automatic way to send a request for an http basic auth
-        $session->http->setStatus(401,'Unauthorized');
+        $session->http->setStatus(401);
         return createServiceResponse( $outputFormat, {
             error       => "WebGUI::Error::Unauthorized",
             message     => "",
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ sub www_ajaxDeleteUser {
     # Verify access
     if ( !canEdit($session) || !canUseService($session) ) {
         # We need an automatic way to send a request for an http basic auth
-        $session->http->setStatus(401,'Unauthorized');
+        $session->http->setStatus(401);
         return createServiceResponse( $outputFormat, {
             error       => "WebGUI::Error::Unauthorized",
             message     => "",
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ sub www_ajaxDeleteUser {
         } );
     }
     elsif ( $userId eq "1" || $userId eq "3" ) {
-        $session->http->setStatus(403,"Forbidden");
+        $session->http->setStatus(403);
         return createServiceResponse( $outputFormat, {
             error       => 'WebGUI::Error::InvalidParam',
             param       => 'userId',
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ sub www_ajaxUpdateUser {
     # Verify access
     if ( !canEdit($session) || !canUseService($session) ) {
         # We need an automatic way to send a request for an http basic auth
-        $session->http->setStatus(401,'Unauthorized');
+        $session->http->setStatus(401);
         return createServiceResponse( $outputFormat, {
             error       => "WebGUI::Error::Unauthorized",
             message     => "",
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/RssFeed.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/RssFeed.pm
index 00ac422db..36365fa8a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/RssFeed.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/RssFeed.pm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ sub _httpBasicLogin {
     $self->session->request->headers_out->set(
         'WWW-Authenticate' => 'Basic realm="'.$self->session->setting->get('companyName').'"'
     );
-    $self->session->http->setStatus(401,'Unauthorized');
+    $self->session->http->setStatus(401);
     $self->session->http->sendHeader;
     return '';
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
index 15883cde3..7079ca005 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ This package allows the manipulation of HTTP protocol information.
 
  $mimetype = $http->getMimeType();
  $code = $http->getStatus();
- ($code, $description) = $http->getStatus();
- $description = $http->getStatusDescription();
  $boolean = $http->isRedirect();
  
  $http->setCookie($name,$value);
@@ -152,27 +150,11 @@ the code returned will be 200.
 
 sub getStatus {
 	my $self = shift;
-	$self->{_http}{statusDescription} = $self->{_http}{statusDescription} || "OK";
 	my $status = $self->{_http}{status} || "200";
 	return $status;
 }
 
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 getStatusDescription ( ) {
-
-Returns the current HTTP status description.  If no description has
-been set, "OK" will be returned.
-
-=cut
-
-sub getStatusDescription {
-	my $self = shift;
-	return $self->{_http}{statusDescription} || "OK";
-}
-
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 getStreamedFile ( ) {
@@ -316,7 +298,6 @@ sub sendHeader {
             $response->header( 'Content-Disposition' => qq{attachment; filename="}.$self->getFilename().'"');
 		}
 		$response->status($self->getStatus());
-#		$response->status_line($self->getStatus().' '.$self->getStatusDescription()); # TODO - re-enable
 	}
 	return undef;
 }
@@ -331,7 +312,6 @@ sub _sendMinimalHeader {
         "Cache-Control" => "no-cache",
     );
 	$response->status($self->getStatus());
-#	$response->status_line($self->getStatus().' '.$self->getStatusDescription()); # TODO - re-enable
 	return undef;
 }
 
@@ -527,7 +507,7 @@ sub setRedirect {
 	return undef if ($url eq $self->session->url->page() && scalar(@params) < 1); # prevent redirecting to self
 	$self->session->errorHandler->info("Redirecting to $url");
 	$self->setRedirectLocation($url);
-	$self->setStatus($type, "Redirect");
+	$self->setStatus($type);
 	$self->session->style->setMeta({"http-equiv"=>"refresh",content=>"0; URL=".$url});
 }
 
@@ -547,7 +527,7 @@ sub setRedirectLocation {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 setStatus ( code, description )
+=head2 setStatus ( code )
 
 Sets the HTTP status code.
 
@@ -555,16 +535,11 @@ Sets the HTTP status code.
 
 An HTTP status code. It is a 3 digit status number.
 
-=head3 description
-
-An HTTP status code description. It is a little one line of text that describes the status code.
-
 =cut
 
 sub setStatus {
-	my $self = shift;
-	$self->{_http}{status} = shift;
-	$self->{_http}{statusDescription} = shift;
+    my $self = shift;
+    $self->{_http}{status} = shift;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Privilege.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Privilege.pm
index 94cc70c51..b9f89eb11 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Privilege.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Privilege.pm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Returns a message stating that this functionality can only be used by administra
 sub adminOnly {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("401", "Admin Only");
+    $self->session->http->setStatus(401);
         my $output = '<h1>'.$i18n->get(35).'</h1>';
 	$output .= $i18n->get(36);
 	return $self->session->style->userStyle($output);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sub insufficient {
 	my $self = shift;
     my $noStyle = shift;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("401", "Insufficient Privileges");
+	$self->session->http->setStatus(401);
 	my $output = '<h1>'.$i18n->get(37).'</h1>';
     if ($noStyle) {
         $self->session->style->useEmptyStyle(1);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ sub locked {
 	my $self = shift;
     my $noStyle = shift;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("401", "Insufficient Privileges");
+	$self->session->http->setStatus(401);
 	my $output = '<h1>'.$i18n->get(37).'</h1>';
     if ($noStyle) {
         $self->session->style->useEmptyStyle(1);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Returns a message stating that the user does not have the privileges necessary t
 
 sub noAccess {
 	my $self = shift;
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("401", "No Access");
+	$self->session->http->setStatus(401);
    	if ($self->session->user->isVisitor) {
       		return WebGUI::Operation::Auth::www_auth($self->session, "init");
    	} else {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Returns a message stating that the user they requested information about is no l
 sub notMember {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("400", "Not A Member");
+	$self->session->http->setStatus(400);
 	my ($output);
 	$output = '<h1>'.$i18n->get(345).'</h1>';
 	$output .= $i18n->get(346);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Returns a message stating that the user made a request to delete something that
 sub vitalComponent {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-	$self->session->http->setStatus("403", "Vital Component");
+	$self->session->http->setStatus(403);
 	my ($output);
         $output = '<h1>'.$i18n->get(40).'</h1>';
 	$output .= $i18n->get(41);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Shop/PayDriver/ITransact.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Shop/PayDriver/ITransact.pm
index f19cca8e0..0ee433015 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Shop/PayDriver/ITransact.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Shop/PayDriver/ITransact.pm
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ sub www_processRecurringTransactionPostback {
     # First check whether the original transaction actualy exists
     if (WebGUI::Error->caught || !(defined $baseTransaction) ) {   
         $session->errorHandler->warn("Check recurring postback: No base transction for XID: [$originatingXid]");
-	$session->http->setStatus('500', "No base transction for XID: [$originatingXid]");
+        $session->http->setStatus(500);
         return "Check recurring postback. No base transction for XID: [$originatingXid]";
     }
 
diff --git a/t/Session/Http.t b/t/Session/Http.t
index 238ee145a..be6e425bd 100644
--- a/t/Session/Http.t
+++ b/t/Session/Http.t
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use Data::Dumper;
 use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::Deep;
 
-plan tests => 57;
+plan tests => 48;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
@@ -43,24 +43,20 @@ isa_ok($http, 'WebGUI::Session::Http', 'session has correct object type');
 
 ####################################################
 #
-# setStatus, getStatus, getStatusDescription
+# setStatus, getStatus
 #
 ####################################################
 
 $http->setStatus('123');
 
 is($http->getStatus, '123', 'getStatus: returns correct code');
-is($http->getStatusDescription, 'OK', 'getStatusDescription: returns default description via getStatus');
 
 $http->setStatus('');
 
-is($http->getStatusDescription, 'OK', 'getStatusDescription: returns default description via itself');
 is($http->getStatus, '200', 'getStatus: returns default code');
 
 $http->setStatus('', 'packets are great');
 
-is($http->getStatusDescription, 'packets are great', 'getStatusDescription: returns correct description');
-
 ####################################################
 #
 # isRedirect
@@ -71,10 +67,10 @@ $http->setStatus('200');
 ok(!$http->isRedirect, 'isRedirect: 200 is not');
 
 $http->setStatus('301');
-ok($http->isRedirect, 'isRedirect: 301 is');
+ok($http->isRedirect, '... 301 is');
 
 $http->setStatus('302');
-ok($http->isRedirect, 'isRedirect: 302 is too');
+ok($http->isRedirect, '... 302 is too');
 $http->setStatus('200');
 
 ####################################################
@@ -159,7 +155,6 @@ $session->request->uri('/here/later');
 
 $http->setRedirect('/here/now');
 is($http->getStatus, 302, 'setRedirect: sets HTTP status');
-is($http->getStatusDescription, 'Redirect', 'setRedirect: sets HTTP status description');
 is($http->getRedirectLocation, '/here/now', 'setRedirect: redirect location');
 
 $session->style->useEmptyStyle(1);
@@ -214,14 +209,14 @@ is($http->sendHeader, undef, 'sendHeader returns undef when no request object is
 
 {
     ##A new, clean session
-    my $session = WebGUI::Test->newSession('nocleanup');
-    my $guard   = WebGUI::Test->cleanupGuard($session);
+    my $session1 = WebGUI::Test->newSession('noCleanup');
+    my $guard   = WebGUI::Test->cleanupGuard($session1);
 
-    $session->http->setRedirect('/here/there');
-    $session->http->sendHeader;
-    is($session->response->status, 302, 'sendHeader as redirect: status set to 301');
+    $session1->http->setRedirect('/here/there');
+    $session1->http->sendHeader;
+    is($session1->response->status, 302, 'sendHeader as redirect: status set to 301');
     cmp_deeply(
-        headers_out($session->response->headers),
+        headers_out($session1->response->headers),
         {
             'Location' => '/here/there',
         },
@@ -249,11 +244,6 @@ is($http->sendHeader, undef, 'sendHeader returns undef when no request object is
 
     $http->sendHeader();
     is($response->status, 200, 'sendHeader: status set');
-    my $can_status_line = ok($response->can('status_line'), 'response can set a status line');
-    SKIP: {
-        skip 'no status_line method in Plack::Response', 1 unless $can_status_line;
-        is($response->status_line, '200 Just spiffy', '... status_line set');
-    }
     cmp_deeply(
         [ $response->content_type ],
         [ 'text/html', 'charset=UTF-8']
@@ -456,7 +446,7 @@ is($http->sendHeader, undef, 'sendHeader returns undef when no request object is
     my $http_request = HTTP::Request::Common::GET('http://'.$session->config->get('sitename')->[0]);
     $http_request->header('If-Modified-Since' => '');
     my $session  = WebGUI::Test->newSession('nocleanup', $http_request);
-    my $guard    = WebGUI::Test->cleanupGuard($session);
+    my $guard    = WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup($session);
     ok $session->http->ifModifiedSince(0), 'ifModifiedSince: empty header always returns true';
 
 }