diff --git a/api.js b/api.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/api.js
+++ b/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module.exports = function (route, dynamo) {
+module.exports = function (route, api, dynamo) {
   // GET    /posts
   // GET    /posts/1
   // POST   /posts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ module.exports = function (route, dynamo) {
   // PATCH  /posts/1
   // DELETE /posts/1
 
-  var ApiBuilder = require('claudia-api-builder');
-  var api = new ApiBuilder();
-
   var lib = require('./lib.js');
 
   var root = '/' + route;
removed dependency on ApiBuilder within api.js