diff --git a/app/controllers/api/mappings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/mappings_controller.rb
index 83892b9a..426c9dbe 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/mappings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/mappings_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 class Api::MappingsController < API::RestfulController
 
-  def create
-    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
-    instantiate_resouce
-    resource.user = current_user
-    create_action
-    respond_with_resource
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/maps_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/maps_controller.rb
index 2f86d254..7b805280 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/maps_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/maps_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 class Api::MapsController < API::RestfulController
 
-  def create
-    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
-    instantiate_resouce
-    resource.user = current_user
-    create_action
-    respond_with_resource
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/restful_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/restful_controller.rb
index 8289583d..d56783a0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/restful_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/restful_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 class API::RestfulController < ActionController::Base
   snorlax_used_rest!
 
+  def create
+    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
+    instantiate_resouce
+    resource.user = current_user
+    create_action
+    respond_with_resource
+  end
+
   def show
     load_resource
     raise AccessDenied.new unless resource.authorize_to_show(current_user)
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/synapses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/synapses_controller.rb
index de435df3..f133ffd0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/synapses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/synapses_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 class Api::SynapsesController < API::RestfulController
 
-  def create
-    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
-    instantiate_resouce
-    resource.user = current_user
-    create_action
-    respond_with_resource
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/tokens_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/tokens_controller.rb
index 2b2ff8df..cc54e531 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/tokens_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/tokens_controller.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 class Api::TokensController < API::RestfulController
-  
-  def create
-    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
-    instantiate_resouce
-    resource.user = current_user
-    create_action
-    respond_with_resource
-  end
-  
+ 
   def my_tokens
     raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
     instantiate_collection page_collection: false, timeframe_collection: false
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/topics_controller.rb
index ded6a5e6..f3633544 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/topics_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 class Api::TopicsController < API::RestfulController
 
-  def create
-    raise CanCan::AccessDenied.new unless current_user.is_logged_in?
-    instantiate_resouce
-    resource.user = current_user
-    create_action
-    respond_with_resource
-  end
-
 end