diff --git a/app/routes/articles.js b/app/routes/articles.js
index 4c68a4a959..5d58d2a9ca 100644
--- a/app/routes/articles.js
+++ b/app/routes/articles.js
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ var authorization = require('./middlewares/authorization');
 
 // Article authorization helpers
 var hasAuthorization = function(req, res, next) {
-	if (req.article.user.id != req.user.id) {
+	if (req.article.user.id !== req.user.id) {
         return res.send(401, 'User is not authorized');
     }
     next();
-}
+};
 
-module.exports = function(app, passport) {
+module.exports = function(app) {
 
     app.get('/articles', articles.all);
     app.post('/articles', authorization.requiresLogin, articles.create);
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport) {
     // Finish with setting up the articleId param
     app.param('articleId', articles.article);
 
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/routes/index.js b/app/routes/index.js
index 688ea14996..f6b0b3ef57 100644
--- a/app/routes/index.js
+++ b/app/routes/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = function(app, passport) {
+module.exports = function(app) {
     
     // Home route
     var index = require('../controllers/index');
diff --git a/app/routes/users.js b/app/routes/users.js
index 0cc59b42fb..02793d5b4d 100644
--- a/app/routes/users.js
+++ b/app/routes/users.js
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 // User routes use users controller
 var users = require('../controllers/users');
 
-// User authorization helpers
-var hasAuthorization = function(req, res, next) {
-    if (req.profile.id != req.user.id) {
-        return res.send(401, 'User is not authorized');
-    }
-    next();
-}
-
 module.exports = function(app, passport) {
 
     app.get('/signin', users.signin);