diff --git a/lib/noticestream.php b/lib/noticestream.php
index 02b2a2da8642d2e97d3de27e4534474b6ed564f9..2b04a89ca4297c4ba905634af275f2f4ec188626 100644
--- a/lib/noticestream.php
+++ b/lib/noticestream.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL')) { exit(1); }
 abstract class NoticeStream
 {
     protected $selectVerbs   = array(ActivityVerb::POST => true,
-                                     ActivityVerb::DELETE => false);
+                                     ActivityVerb::SHARE => true);
 
     public function __construct()
     {