diff --git a/config/alfresco/model/twitterPublishingModel.xml b/config/alfresco/model/twitterPublishingModel.xml
index f08f5a04e0..572119c0de 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/model/twitterPublishingModel.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/model/twitterPublishingModel.xml
@@ -32,16 +32,7 @@
       <aspect name="twitter:AssetAspect">
          <title>Twitter Asset</title>
          <description>Applied to a node that has been published to Twitter</description>
-         <properties>
-            <property name="twitter:assetId">
-               <title>Twitter Status Id</title>
-               <type>d:text</type>
-           </property>
-            <property name="twitter:assetUrl">
-               <title>Twitter Status URL</title>
-               <type>d:text</type>
-           </property>
-        </properties>
+         <parent>pub:AssetAspect</parent>
       </aspect>
    </aspects>
 </model>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/TwitterPublishingModel.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/TwitterPublishingModel.java
index b20b89f558..3f6a1e1d71 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/TwitterPublishingModel.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/TwitterPublishingModel.java
@@ -33,6 +33,4 @@ public interface TwitterPublishingModel
     public static final QName TYPE_DELIVERY_CHANNEL = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "DeliveryChannel");
 
     public static final QName ASPECT_ASSET = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "AssetAspect");
-    public static final QName PROP_ASSET_ID = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "assetId");
-    public static final QName PROP_ASSET_URL = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "assetUrl");
 }