diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.8.4-7.8.5.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.8.4-7.8.5.pl
index 363cd8c5e..d5fddd0b6 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.8.4-7.8.5.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.8.4-7.8.5.pl
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ addEMSSubmissionTables($session);
 configEMSActivities($session);
 removeOldWebGUICSS($session);
 addUSPSInternationalShippingDriver( $session );
-changeThingyThingTables( $session );
 
 # upgrade functions go here
 
@@ -50,35 +49,6 @@ finish($session); # this line required
 #    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
 #}
 
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Changing Thingy's Thing tables to conform with CRUD 
-
-sub changeThingyThingTables {
-    my $session = shift;
-    my $db      = $session->db; 
-    print "\tChanging Thingy's Thing tables to conform with CRUD ... " unless $quiet;
-    my $things = $db->read('select thingId from Thingy_things');
-    while (my @thing = $things->array) {
-        my $tableName = 'Thingy_'.$thing[0];
-        if($db->quickArray('show tables like "'.$tableName.'"')){
-        # Change lastUpdated column
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` CHANGE `lastUpdated` `lastUpdated_unix_time` int(11) NOT NULL');
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` ADD `lastUpdated` DATETIME NOT NULL');
-        $db->write('UPDATE `'.$tableName.'` SET `lastUpdated`=FROM_UNIXTIME(lastUpdated_unix_time)');
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` DROP `lastUpdated_unix_time`');
-        # Change dateCreated column
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` CHANGE `dateCreated` `dateCreated_unix_time` int(11) NOT NULL');
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` ADD `dateCreated` DATETIME NOT NULL');
-        $db->write('UPDATE `'.$tableName.'` SET `dateCreated`=FROM_UNIXTIME(dateCreated_unix_time)');
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` DROP `dateCreated_unix_time`');
-        # Add sequencenumber column
-        $db->write('ALTER TABLE `'.$tableName.'` ADD `sequencenumber` int(11) NOT NULL');
-        }
-    }
-    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
-}
-
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Describe what our function does
 sub removeOldWebGUICSS {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index c9ed7cee1..2f8b33f79 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ use WebGUI::Form::File;
 use WebGUI::DateTime;
 use base 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject';
 use Data::Dumper;
-use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy::ThingRecord;
 
-my $THING_RECORD_CLASS = 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy::ThingRecord';
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -134,13 +132,12 @@ sub addThing {
 
     $db->write("create table ".$db->dbh->quote_identifier("Thingy_".$newThingId)."(
         thingDataId CHAR(22) binary not null,
-        dateCreated datetime not null,
+        dateCreated int not null,
         createdById CHAR(22) not null,
         updatedById CHAR(22) not null,
         updatedByName CHAR(255) not null,
-        lastUpdated datetime not null,
+        lastUpdated int not null,
         ipAddress CHAR(255),
-        sequenceNumber int,
         primary key (thingDataId)
     ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8");
     
@@ -483,8 +480,7 @@ sub deleteThingData {
         $self->triggerWorkflow($onDeleteWorkflowId, $thingId,$thingDataId);
     }
 
-    my $thingRecord = $THING_RECORD_CLASS->new($self->session,$thingDataId,$thingId);
-    $thingRecord->delete;
+    $self->deleteCollateral("Thingy_".$thingId,"thingDataId",$thingDataId);
 
     return undef;
 }
@@ -546,18 +542,23 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
     my $session = $self->session;
     my (%thingData,$fields,@errors,$hadErrors,$newThingDataId);
     my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session, 'Asset_Thingy');
-
-=cut    
+    
     if ($thingDataId eq "new"){
         $thingData{dateCreated} = time();
         $thingData{createdById} = $session->user->userId;
         $thingData{ipAddress} = $session->env->getIp;
     }
-=cut
-    unless ($thingDataId eq "new") {
+    else {
         %thingData = $session->db->quickHash("select * from ".$session->db->dbh->quote_identifier("Thingy_".$thingId)
             ." where thingDataId = ?",[$thingDataId]);
     }
+
+    %thingData = ( %thingData, 
+        thingDataId=>$thingDataId,
+        updatedById=>$session->user->userId,
+        updatedByName=>$session->user->username,
+        lastUpDated=>time(),
+    );
     
     $fields = $session->db->read('select * from Thingy_fields where assetId = ? and thingId = ? order by sequenceNumber',
         [$self->get("assetId"),$thingId]);
@@ -591,24 +592,16 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
         $thingData{$fieldName} = $fieldValue;
     }
 
-    #$newThingDataId = $self->setCollateral("Thingy_".$thingId,"thingDataId",\%thingData,0,0);
+    $newThingDataId = $self->setCollateral("Thingy_".$thingId,"thingDataId",\%thingData,0,0);
 
     # trigger workflow
-    my $thingRecord;
     if($thingDataId eq "new"){
-        #$self->session->errorHandler->info('creating thing record, thingId: '.$thingId);
-        $thingRecord = $THING_RECORD_CLASS->create($session,$thingId,\%thingData); 
         my ($onAddWorkflowId) = $session->db->quickArray("select onAddWorkflowId from Thingy_things where thingId=?"
             ,[$thingId]);
         if ($onAddWorkflowId){
             $self->triggerWorkflow($onAddWorkflowId,$thingId,$newThingDataId);
         }
-    }
-    else{
-        $thingRecord = $THING_RECORD_CLASS->new($session,$thingDataId,$thingId);
-        #$self->session->errorHandler->info('updating properties');
-        $thingRecord->update(\%thingData);
-        #$self->session->errorHandler->info('properties updated');
+    }else{
         my ($onEditWorkflowId) = $session->db->quickArray("select onEditWorkflowId from Thingy_things where thingId=?"
             ,[$thingId]);
         if ($onEditWorkflowId){
@@ -616,7 +609,7 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
         }
     }
 
-    return($thingRecord->getId,\@errors);	
+    return($newThingDataId,\@errors);	
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1153,17 +1146,12 @@ If a tmpl var hashref is supplied tmpl_var's will be appended to that.
 sub getViewThingVars {
     my ($self, $thingId, $thingDataId,$var) = @_;
     my $db = $self->session->db;
-    my (@field_loop, @viewScreenTitleFields, $viewScreenTitle, %thingData);
+    my (@field_loop, @viewScreenTitleFields, $viewScreenTitle);
 
     return undef unless ($thingId && $thingDataId);
-
-    my $thingRecord = $THING_RECORD_CLASS->new($self->session,$thingDataId,$thingId);    
-    if (defined $thingRecord){
-        %thingData   = %{$thingRecord->get};
-    }
-    else{
-        return undef;
-    }
+    
+    my %thingData = $db->quickHash("select * from ".$db->dbh->quote_identifier("Thingy_".$thingId)
+        ." where thingDataId = ?",[$thingDataId]);
 
     if (%thingData) {
         my $fields = $db->read('select * from Thingy_fields where assetId = ? and thingId = ? order by sequenceNumber',
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.t
index 28a899a21..0844c2b77 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.t
@@ -283,14 +283,10 @@ cmp_deeply(
         'Getting updated thing data: getViewThingVars returns correct field_loop with updated value.'
     );
 
-
 $thingy->deleteThingData($thingId,$newThingDataId);
 
-my @thingDataIds = @{WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy::ThingRecord->getAllIds($session)};
+is($thingy->getViewThingVars($thingId,$newThingDataId),undef,'Thing data was succesfully deleted, getViewThingVars returns undef.');
 
-is(WebGUI::Utility::isIn(@thingDataIds,$newThingDataId),'0','Thing data was succesfully deleted');
-
-=cut
 $json = $thingy->www_viewThingDataViaAjax($thingId,$newThingDataId);
 $dataFromJSON = JSON->new->decode($json);
 
@@ -303,7 +299,6 @@ cmp_deeply(
     );
 
 ($newThingDataId,$errors) = $thingy->editThingDataSave($thingId,'new',{"field_".$fieldId => 'second test value'});
-=cut
 
 #################################################################
 #