diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index 9e7bbad6..17ffe153 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ module.exports = {
   api: function(options) {
     return function (req, res, next) {
       var apiKey,
-          userModel = models.createModels(options.app.store).user;
+          userModel = models.user;
 
       if (req.url.indexOf('/api') === 0) {
         req.isApi = true;
diff --git a/lib/routes.js b/lib/routes.js
index e1877e24..32c5cb3a 100644
--- a/lib/routes.js
+++ b/lib/routes.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   // objects that it requires.
   var sandbox = {
     store:   app.store,
-    models:  models.createModels(app.store),
+    models:  models,
     mailer:  app.mailer,
     helpers: helpers.createHelpers(app)
   }, binHandler, sessionHandler, errorHandler;