diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests.Packages/Users/Controllers/AdminControllerTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests.Packages/Users/Controllers/AdminControllerTests.cs
index 1b3663433..09729baee 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests.Packages/Users/Controllers/AdminControllerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests.Packages/Users/Controllers/AdminControllerTests.cs
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Packages.Users.Controllers {
 
             var manager = _container.Resolve<IContentManager>();
 
-            var userOne = manager.New("user").As<User>();
+            var userOne = manager.New<User>("user");
             userOne.Record = new UserRecord { UserName = "one" };
-            manager.Create(userOne);
+            manager.Create(userOne.ContentItem);
 
-            var userTwo = manager.New("user").As<User>();
+            var userTwo = manager.New<User>("user");
             userTwo.Record = new UserRecord { UserName = "two" };
-            manager.Create(userTwo);
+            manager.Create(userTwo.ContentItem);
 
-            var userThree = manager.New("user").As<User>();
+            var userThree = manager.New<User>("user");
             userThree.Record = new UserRecord { UserName = "three" };
-            manager.Create(userThree);
+            manager.Create(userThree.ContentItem);
 
             _controller = _container.Resolve<AdminController>();
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Models/DefaultModelManagerTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Models/DefaultModelManagerTests.cs
index 2199fa951..78605cb60 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Models/DefaultModelManagerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Models/DefaultModelManagerTests.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Models {
         public void GetByIdShouldDetermineTypeAndLoadParts() {
             var modelRecord = CreateModelRecord("alpha");
 
-            var contentItem = _manager.Get(modelRecord.Id).ContentItem;
+            var contentItem = _manager.Get(modelRecord.Id);
             Assert.That(contentItem.ContentType, Is.EqualTo("alpha"));
             Assert.That(contentItem.Id, Is.EqualTo(modelRecord.Id));
         }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Models {
 
             // create a gamma record
             var gamma = new GammaRecord {
-                ContentItem = _container.Resolve<IRepository<ContentItemRecord>>().Get(model.ContentItem.Id),
+                ContentItem = _container.Resolve<IRepository<ContentItemRecord>>().Get(model.Id),
                 Frap = "foo"
             };
 
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Models {
             // re-fetch from database
             model = _manager.Get(modelRecord.Id);
 
-            Assert.That(model.ContentItem.ContentType, Is.EqualTo("gamma"));
-            Assert.That(model.ContentItem.Id, Is.EqualTo(modelRecord.Id));
+            Assert.That(model.ContentType, Is.EqualTo("gamma"));
+            Assert.That(model.Id, Is.EqualTo(modelRecord.Id));
             Assert.That(model.Is<Gamma>(), Is.True);
             Assert.That(model.As<Gamma>().Record, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(model.As<Gamma>().Record.ContentItem.Id, Is.EqualTo(model.ContentItem.Id));
+            Assert.That(model.As<Gamma>().Record.ContentItem.Id, Is.EqualTo(model.Id));
 
         }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Models {
             var beta = _manager.New("beta");
             _manager.Create(beta);
 
-            var modelRecord = _container.Resolve<IRepository<ContentItemRecord>>().Get(beta.ContentItem.Id);
+            var modelRecord = _container.Resolve<IRepository<ContentItemRecord>>().Get(beta.Id);
             Assert.That(modelRecord, Is.Not.Null);
             Assert.That(modelRecord.ContentType.Name, Is.EqualTo("beta"));
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Models/ContentExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
index 035efe260..710d36f9b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Models {
                 return null;
 
             initialize(content);
-            manager.Create(content);
+            manager.Create(content.ContentItem);
             return content;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Models/DefaultContentManager.cs b/src/Orchard/Models/DefaultContentManager.cs
index d86c30a44..e18c28f12 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Models/DefaultContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Models/DefaultContentManager.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Models {
             }            
         }
 
-        public virtual IContent New(string contentType) {
+        public virtual ContentItem New(string contentType) {
 
             // create a new kernel for the model instance
             var context = new ActivatingContentContext {
@@ -55,29 +55,27 @@ namespace Orchard.Models {
             return context2.ContentItem;
         }
 
-        public virtual IContent Get(int id) {
+        public virtual ContentItem Get(int id) {
             // obtain root record to determine the model type
-            var contentItemRecord = _contentItemRepository.Get(id);
+            var record = _contentItemRepository.Get(id);
 
             // no record of that id means content item doesn't exist
-            if (contentItemRecord == null)
+            if (record == null)
                 return null;
 
             // allocate instance and set record property
-            var content = New(contentItemRecord.ContentType.Name);
-            content.ContentItem.Record = contentItemRecord;
+            var contentItem = New(record.ContentType.Name);
+            contentItem.Id = record.Id;
+            contentItem.Record = record;
 
             // create a context with a new instance to load            
             var context = new LoadContentContext {
-                Id = contentItemRecord.Id,
-                ContentType = contentItemRecord.ContentType.Name,
-                ContentItemRecord = contentItemRecord,
-                ContentItem = content.ContentItem
+                Id = contentItem.Id,
+                ContentType = contentItem.ContentType,
+                ContentItemRecord = record,
+                ContentItem = contentItem,
             };
 
-            // set the id
-            context.ContentItem.Id = context.Id;
-
             // invoke drivers to acquire state, or at least establish lazy loading callbacks
             foreach (var driver in Drivers) {
                 driver.Loading(context);
@@ -89,18 +87,18 @@ namespace Orchard.Models {
             return context.ContentItem;
         }
 
-        public void Create(IContent content) {
+        public void Create(ContentItem contentItem) {
             // produce root record to determine the model id
-            var modelRecord = new ContentItemRecord { ContentType = AcquireContentTypeRecord(content.ContentItem.ContentType) };
+            var modelRecord = new ContentItemRecord { ContentType = AcquireContentTypeRecord(contentItem.ContentType) };
             _contentItemRepository.Create(modelRecord);
-            content.ContentItem.Record = modelRecord;
+            contentItem.Record = modelRecord;
 
             // build a context with the initialized instance to create
             var context = new CreateContentContext {
                 Id = modelRecord.Id,
                 ContentType = modelRecord.ContentType.Name,
                 ContentItemRecord = modelRecord,
-                ContentItem = content.ContentItem
+                ContentItem = contentItem
             };
 
             // set the id
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Models/IContentManager.cs b/src/Orchard/Models/IContentManager.cs
index 70e12dca0..ddffc3a5f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Models/IContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Models/IContentManager.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ using Orchard.UI.Models;
 
 namespace Orchard.Models {
     public interface IContentManager : IDependency {
-        IContent New(string contentType);
-        IContent Get(int id);
-        void Create(IContent contentItem);
+        ContentItem New(string contentType);
+        void Create(ContentItem contentItem);
+
+        ContentItem Get(int id);
 
         IEnumerable<ModelTemplate> GetDisplays(IContent contentItem);
         IEnumerable<ModelTemplate> GetEditors(IContent contentItem);