diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
index 81a0cdb4..9e5b38bc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
@@ -113,12 +113,10 @@ class Admin::EventsController < ApplicationController
       flash[:notice] = "Update not successful."
     end
     
-    expire_page :controller => '/schedule', :action => :index
     redirect_back_or_to(admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, @event))
   end
 
   def create
-    expire_page :controller => '/schedule', :action => :index
   end
 
   def update_state
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ class Admin::EventsController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to(admin_conference_events_path(:conference_id => @conference.short_title), :notice => "Update Email Template before Sending Mails") and return
     end
     event.send(:"#{params[:transition]}!", :send_mail => params[:send_mail])
-    expire_page :controller => '/schedule', :action => :index
     redirect_to(admin_conference_events_path(:conference_id => @conference.short_title), :notice => "Updated state")
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/schedule_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/schedule_controller.rb
index b8f673ee..d35f0b15 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/schedule_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/schedule_controller.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class Admin::ScheduleController < ApplicationController
     startTime = DateTime.strptime(time, "%Y-%m-%d %k:%M")
     event.start_time = startTime
     event.save!
-    expire_page :controller => '/schedule', :action => :index
     render :json => {"status" => "ok"}
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
index dca7aacb..6b608947 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
@@ -106,26 +106,35 @@
                     <b class="caret"></b>
                   %ul.dropdown-menu
                     - if event.transition_possible? :accept
-                      %li= link_to "Accept event (no email)", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :accept, :send_mail => false),
-                          :method => :put, :hint => "Accept this event without sending an automated email."
-                      %li= link_to "Accept event (WITH email)", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :accept, :send_mail => true),
-                          :method => :put, :hint => "Accept this event and send an automated email."
+                      %li= link_to 'Accept event (no email)',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :accept, send_mail: false),
+                          method: :patch, hint: 'Accept this event without sending an automated email.'
+                      %li= link_to 'Accept event (WITH email)',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :accept, send_mail: true),
+                          method: :patch, hint: 'Accept this event and send an automated email.'
                     - if event.transition_possible? :reject
-                      %li= link_to "Reject event (no email)", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :reject, :send_mail => false),
-                          :method => :put, :confirm => "Are you sure?",
-                          :hint => "Reject this event without sending an automated email."
-                      %li= link_to "Reject event (WITH email)", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :reject, :send_mail => true),
-                          :method => :put, :confirm => "Are you sure?",
-                          :hint => "Reject this event and send an automated email."
+                      %li= link_to 'Reject event (no email)',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :reject, send_mail: false),
+                          method: :patch, confirm: 'Are you sure?',
+                          hint: 'Reject this event without sending an automated email.'
+                      %li= link_to 'Reject event (WITH email)',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :reject, send_mail: true),
+                          method: :patch, confirm: 'Are you sure?',
+                          hint: 'Reject this event and send an automated email.'
                     - if event.transition_possible? :start_review
-                      %li= link_to "Start review", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :start_review),
-                          :method => :put
+                      %li= link_to 'Start review',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :start_review),
+                          method: :patch
                     - if event.transition_possible? :confirm
-                      %li= link_to "Confirm event", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :confirm),
-                                  :method => :put, :hint => "Confirm that the speaker(s) will be present and that the event will actually take place."
+                      %li= link_to 'Confirm event',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, transition: :confirm),
+                          method: :patch,
+                          hint: 'Confirm that the speaker(s) will be present and that the event will actually take place.'
                     - if event.transition_possible? :cancel
-                      %li= link_to "Cancel event", update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :cancel),
-                        :method => :put, :hint => "Mark this event as cancelled. Usually this means that the speakers had to cancel their appearance."
+                      %li= link_to 'Cancel event',
+                      update_state_admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event, :transition => :cancel),
+                          method: :patch,
+                          hint: 'Mark this event as cancelled. Usually this means that the speakers had to cancel their appearance.'
 
 :javascript
   $(document).ready(function() {
diff --git a/app/views/proposal/index.html.haml b/app/views/proposal/index.html.haml
index 33cd0828..3d820f50 100644
--- a/app/views/proposal/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposal/index.html.haml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
             %td
               .pull-right
                 - if event.transition_possible? :confirm
-                  = link_to "Confirm", conference_proposal_confirm_path(@conference.short_title, event, :send_mail=>false), :method => :put, :class => "btn btn-mini btn-success"
-                = link_to "Edit", edit_conference_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id), :class => "btn btn-mini  btn-primary"
-                = link_to "Withdraw", conference_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id), :method => :delete,
-                            :confirm => "Are you sure you want to withdraw this proposal?", :class => "btn btn-mini btn-danger"
+                  = link_to 'Confirm',
+                  conference_proposal_confirm_path(@conference.short_title, event, send_mail: false), method: :patch, class: 'btn btn-mini btn-success'
+                = link_to 'Edit', edit_conference_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id), class: 'btn btn-mini  btn-primary'
+                = link_to 'Withdraw', conference_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id), method: :delete,
+                            confirm: 'Are you sure you want to withdraw this proposal?', class: 'btn btn-mini btn-danger'