1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index da4b1bf9902..6a20ba95a79 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module API
       forbidden! unless current_user.is_admin?
     end
 
-    def authorize!(action, subject)
+    def authorize!(action, subject = nil)
       forbidden! unless can?(current_user, action, subject)
     end
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module API
     end
 
     def can?(object, action, subject)
-      abilities.allowed?(object, action, subject)
+      Ability.allowed?(object, action, subject)
     end
 
     # Checks the occurrences of required attributes, each attribute must be present in the params hash
@@ -408,14 +408,6 @@ module API
       links.join(', ')
     end
 
-    def abilities
-      @abilities ||= begin
-                       abilities = Six.new
-                       abilities << Ability
-                       abilities
-                     end
-    end
-
     def secret_token
       File.read(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.secret_file).chomp
     end