diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 572a1e7084a..1d572fc68f6 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def regular?
-    !(admin? || moderator?)
+    !staff?
   end
 
   def password=(password)
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.password_hash == hash_password(password, salt)
   end
 
-  def seen?(date)
-    last_seen_at.to_date >= date if last_seen_at.present?
-  end
-
   def seen_before?
     last_seen_at.present?
   end
@@ -338,14 +334,9 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def update_visit_record!(date)
-    unless seen_before?
+    unless has_visit_record?(date)
+      update_column(:days_visited, days_visited + 1)
       user_visits.create!(visited_at: date)
-      update_column(:days_visited, 1)
-    end
-
-    unless seen?(date) || has_visit_record?(date)
-      user_visits.create!(visited_at: date)
-      User.update_all('days_visited = days_visited + 1', id: self.id)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 061f87b1f41..464b7d1580a 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -321,6 +321,46 @@ describe User do
 
   end
 
+  describe 'staff and regular users' do
+    let(:user) { Fabricate.build(:user) }
+
+    describe '#staff?' do
+      subject { user.staff? }
+
+      it { should be_false }
+
+      context 'for a moderator user' do
+        before { user.moderator = true }
+
+        it { should be_true }
+      end
+
+      context 'for an admin user' do
+        before { user.admin = true }
+
+        it { should be_true }
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#regular?' do
+      subject { user.regular? }
+
+      it { should be_true }
+
+      context 'for a moderator user' do
+        before { user.moderator = true }
+
+        it { should be_false }
+      end
+
+      context 'for an admin user' do
+        before { user.admin = true }
+
+        it { should be_false }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'temporary_key' do
 
     let(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }