diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ScmPathInfo.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ScmPathInfo.java
index fa975520c1..496c87b440 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ScmPathInfo.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ScmPathInfo.java
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import java.net.URI;
 
 public interface ScmPathInfo {
 
-  String REST_API_PATH = "/api/rest";
+  String REST_API_PATH = "/api";
 
   URI getApiRestUri();
 
   default URI getRootUri() {
-    return getApiRestUri().resolve("../..");
+    return getApiRestUri().resolve("..");
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/InitializingHttpScmProtocolWrapperTest.java b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/InitializingHttpScmProtocolWrapperTest.java
index 8c910f92a9..676549a874 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/InitializingHttpScmProtocolWrapperTest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/InitializingHttpScmProtocolWrapperTest.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class InitializingHttpScmProtocolWrapperTest {
   }
 
   private OngoingStubbing<ScmPathInfo> mockSetPathInfo() {
-    return when(pathInfoStore.get()).thenReturn(() -> URI.create("http://example.com/scm/api/rest/"));
+    return when(pathInfoStore.get()).thenReturn(() -> URI.create("http://example.com/scm/api/"));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/RepositoriesITCase.java b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/RepositoriesITCase.java
index c49a65bea2..3c67ca3dc3 100644
--- a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/RepositoriesITCase.java
+++ b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/RepositoriesITCase.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ package sonia.scm.it;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
diff --git a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/RestUtil.java b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/RestUtil.java
index c8b01a6d72..645cf06ac8 100644
--- a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/RestUtil.java
+++ b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/RestUtil.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import static java.net.URI.create;
 public class RestUtil {
 
   public static final URI BASE_URL = create("http://localhost:8081/scm/");
-  public static final URI REST_BASE_URL = BASE_URL.resolve("api/rest/v2/");
+  public static final URI REST_BASE_URL = BASE_URL.resolve("api/v2/");
 
   public static URI createResourceUrl(String path) {
     return REST_BASE_URL.resolve(path);
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/package.json b/scm-ui-components/package.json
index d0f1be6ff9..73c20625bd 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui-components/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
     "link": "lerna exec -- yarn link",
-    "unlink": "lerna exec -- yarn unlink"
+    "unlink": "lerna exec --no-bail -- yarn unlink"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "lerna": "^3.2.1"
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.js
index 7bf3232260..0b57abeada 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function createUrl(url: string) {
   if (url.indexOf("/") !== 0) {
     urlWithStartingSlash = "/" + urlWithStartingSlash;
   }
-  return `${contextPath}/api/rest/v2${urlWithStartingSlash}`;
+  return `${contextPath}/api/v2${urlWithStartingSlash}`;
 }
 
 class ApiClient {
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.test.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.test.js
index 7bbb3b0119..deb22a3b54 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/apiclient.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("create url", () => {
   });
 
   it("should add prefix for api", () => {
-    expect(createUrl("/users")).toBe("/api/rest/v2/users");
-    expect(createUrl("users")).toBe("/api/rest/v2/users");
+    expect(createUrl("/users")).toBe("/api/v2/users");
+    expect(createUrl("users")).toBe("/api/v2/users");
   });
 });
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/pom.xml b/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
index ba2c12d686..f5544a9e24 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
               <script>bootstrap</script>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>unlink</id>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <script>unlink</script>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
           <execution>
             <id>link</id>
             <phase>package</phase>
@@ -58,16 +68,6 @@
               <script>link</script>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>unlink</id>
-            <phase>clean</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <script>unlink</script>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/config/modules/config.test.js b/scm-ui/src/config/modules/config.test.js
index 52cfd911ef..baff061a30 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/config/modules/config.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/config/modules/config.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import reducer, {
   getConfigUpdatePermission
 } from "./config";
 
-const CONFIG_URL = "/api/rest/v2/config";
+const CONFIG_URL = "/api/v2/config";
 
 const error = new Error("You have an error!");
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ const config = {
   enabledXsrfProtection: true,
   defaultNamespaceStrategy: "sonia.scm.repository.DefaultNamespaceStrategy",
   _links: {
-    self: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config" },
-    update: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config" }
+    self: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config" },
+    update: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config" }
   }
 };
 
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ const configWithNullValues = {
   enabledXsrfProtection: true,
   defaultNamespaceStrategy: "sonia.scm.repository.DefaultNamespaceStrategy",
   _links: {
-    self: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config" },
-    update: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config" }
+    self: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config" },
+    update: { href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config" }
   }
 };
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe("config fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should successfully modify config", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe("config fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call the callback after modifying config", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe("config fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail modifying config on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/config", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/config", {
       status: 500
     });
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
index 5a15f68017..191a2122e4 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import reducer, {
   MODIFY_GROUP_SUCCESS,
   MODIFY_GROUP_FAILURE
 } from "./groups";
-const GROUPS_URL = "/api/rest/v2/groups";
+const GROUPS_URL = "/api/v2/groups";
 
 const error = new Error("You have an error!");
 
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ const humanGroup = {
   members: ["userZaphod"],
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
     },
     update: {
-      href:"http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href:"http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const humanGroup = {
         name: "userZaphod",
         _links: {
           self: {
-            href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/userZaphod"
+            href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/userZaphod"
           }
         }
       }
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ const emptyGroup = {
   members: [],
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
     },
     update: {
-      href:"http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
+      href:"http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/emptyGroup"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ const responseBody = {
   pageTotal: 1,
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     first: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     last: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     create: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/groups/"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/groups/"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should successfully modify group", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call the callback after modifying group", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail modifying group on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 500
     });
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should delete successfully group humanGroup", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call the callback, after successful delete", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail to delete group humanGroup", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
       status: 500
     });
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/modules/auth.test.js b/scm-ui/src/modules/auth.test.js
index 98691e85ac..3cea758566 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/modules/auth.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/modules/auth.test.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch login success and dispatch fetch me", () => {
-    fetchMock.postOnce("/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token", {
+    fetchMock.postOnce("/api/v2/auth/access_token", {
       body: {
         cookie: true,
         grant_type: "password",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }
     });
 
-    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/rest/v2/me", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/v2/me", {
       body: me,
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }
     });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch login failure", () => {
-    fetchMock.postOnce("/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token", {
+    fetchMock.postOnce("/api/v2/auth/access_token", {
       status: 400
     });
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch fetch me success", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/rest/v2/me", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/v2/me", {
       body: me,
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }
     });
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch fetch me failure", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/rest/v2/me", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/v2/me", {
       status: 500
     });
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch fetch me unauthorized", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/rest/v2/me", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/v2/me", {
       status: 401
     });
 
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch logout success", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("/api/v2/auth/access_token", {
       status: 204
     });
 
-    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/rest/v2/me", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce("/api/v2/me", {
       status: 401
     });
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe("auth actions", () => {
   });
 
   it("should dispatch logout failure", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("/api/v2/auth/access_token", {
       status: 500
     });
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
index ae85d6cb17..e3ec9d48ac 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
@@ -58,33 +58,33 @@ const hitchhikerPuzzle42: Repository = {
   type: "svn",
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
     },
     update: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42"
     },
     permissions: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/permissions/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/permissions/"
     },
     tags: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/tags/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/tags/"
     },
     branches: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/branches/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/branches/"
     },
     changesets: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/changesets/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/changesets/"
     },
     sources: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/sources/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/puzzle42/sources/"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -100,35 +100,35 @@ const hitchhikerRestatend: Repository = {
   _links: {
     self: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
     },
     delete: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
     },
     update: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend"
     },
     permissions: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/permissions/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/permissions/"
     },
     tags: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/tags/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/tags/"
     },
     branches: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/branches/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/branches/"
     },
     changesets: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/changesets/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/changesets/"
     },
     sources: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/sources/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/hitchhiker/restatend/sources/"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -142,32 +142,32 @@ const slartiFjords: Repository = {
   creationDate: "2018-07-31T08:59:05.653Z",
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
     },
     update: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords"
     },
     permissions: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/permissions/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/permissions/"
     },
     tags: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/tags/"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/tags/"
     },
     branches: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/branches/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/branches/"
     },
     changesets: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/changesets/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/changesets/"
     },
     sources: {
       href:
-        "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/sources/"
+        "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords/sources/"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ const repositoryCollection: RepositoryCollection = {
   pageTotal: 1,
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     first: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     last: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     create: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -199,16 +199,16 @@ const repositoryCollectionWithNames: RepositoryCollection = {
   pageTotal: 1,
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     first: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     last: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     create: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const repositoryCollectionWithNames: RepositoryCollection = {
 };
 
 describe("repos fetch", () => {
-  const REPOS_URL = "/api/rest/v2/repositories";
+  const REPOS_URL = "/api/v2/repositories";
   const SORT = "sortBy=namespaceAndName";
   const REPOS_URL_WITH_SORT = REPOS_URL + "?" + SORT;
   const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
 
   it("should append sortby parameter and successfully fetch repos from link", () => {
     fetchMock.getOnce(
-      "/api/rest/v2/repositories?one=1&sortBy=namespaceAndName",
+      "/api/v2/repositories?one=1&sortBy=namespaceAndName",
       repositoryCollection
     );
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
 
   it("should successfully delete repo slarti/fjords", () => {
     fetchMock.delete(
-      "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
       {
         status: 204
       }
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
 
   it("should successfully delete repo slarti/fjords and call the callback", () => {
     fetchMock.delete(
-      "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
       {
         status: 204
       }
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
 
   it("should disapatch failure on delete, if server returns status code 500", () => {
     fetchMock.delete(
-      "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
       {
         status: 500
       }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repositoryTypes.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repositoryTypes.test.js
index 0842333484..840a5bdeb8 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repositoryTypes.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repositoryTypes.test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const git = {
   displayName: "Git",
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositoryTypes/git"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositoryTypes/git"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const hg = {
   displayName: "Mercurial",
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositoryTypes/hg"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositoryTypes/hg"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const svn = {
   displayName: "Subversion",
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositoryTypes/svn"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositoryTypes/svn"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const collection = {
   },
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/repositoryTypes"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositoryTypes"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe("repository types caching", () => {
 });
 
 describe("repository types fetch", () => {
-  const URL = "/api/rest/v2/repositoryTypes";
+  const URL = "/api/v2/repositoryTypes";
   const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
index 8214bdee5e..e546f6cb00 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const hitchhiker_puzzle42RepoPermissions = {
 };
 
 describe("permission fetch", () => {
-  const REPOS_URL = "/api/rest/v2/repositories";
+  const REPOS_URL = "/api/v2/repositories";
   const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
index c8c56f2ef5..c61d288c94 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ const userZaphod = {
   properties: {},
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod"
     },
     update: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ const userFord = {
   properties: {},
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/ford"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/ford"
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/ford"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/ford"
     },
     update: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/ford"
+      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/ford"
     }
   }
 };
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ const responseBody = {
   pageTotal: 1,
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     first: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     last: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/users/?page=0&pageSize=10"
     },
     create: {
-      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/rest/v2/users/"
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/api/v2/users/"
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const response = {
   responseBody
 };
 
-const USERS_URL = "/api/rest/v2/users";
+const USERS_URL = "/api/v2/users";
 
 const error = new Error("KAPUTT");
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("successfully update user", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call callback, after successful modified user", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail updating user on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 500
     });
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should delete successfully user zaphod", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call the callback, after successful delete", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail to delete user zaphod", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/rest/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
       status: 500
     });
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/doc/enunciate.xml b/scm-webapp/src/main/doc/enunciate.xml
index 9bed97455a..6e7fc218aa 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/doc/enunciate.xml
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/doc/enunciate.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   <modules>
     
     <jaxrs datatype-detection="local">
-      <application path="/api/rest" />
+      <application path="/api" />
     </jaxrs>
     
     <docs disableResourceLinks="true" includeApplicationPath="true" />
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
index e9ec9e4a39..90764a7e00 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class ScmServletModule extends ServletModule
   public static final String PATTERN_PLUGIN_SCRIPT = "/plugins/resources/js/*";
 
   /** Field description */
-  public static final String PATTERN_RESTAPI = "/api/rest/*";
+  public static final String PATTERN_RESTAPI = "/api/*";
 
   /** Field description */
   public static final String PATTERN_SCRIPT = "*.js";
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index b65f1f3c6b..8abba66aa3 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   
   <context-param>
     <param-name>resteasy.servlet.mapping.prefix</param-name>
-    <param-value>/api/rest</param-value>
+    <param-value>/api</param-value>
   </context-param>
 
   <servlet>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
   <servlet-mapping>
     <servlet-name>Resteasy</servlet-name>
-    <url-pattern>/api/rest/*</url-pattern>
+    <url-pattern>/api/*</url-pattern>
   </servlet-mapping>
   
   <!-- capture sessions -->
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/filter/SecurityFilterTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/filter/SecurityFilterTest.java
index fd217fd178..50aa6980f6 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/filter/SecurityFilterTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/filter/SecurityFilterTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SecurityFilterTest {
    */
   @Test
   public void testDoOnAuthenticationUrlV1() throws IOException, ServletException {
-    checkIfAuthenticationUrlIsPassedThrough("/scm/api/rest/auth/access_token");
+    checkIfAuthenticationUrlIsPassedThrough("/scm/api/auth/access_token");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class SecurityFilterTest {
    */
   @Test
   public void testDoOnAuthenticationUrlV2() throws IOException, ServletException {
-    checkIfAuthenticationUrlIsPassedThrough("/scm/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token");
+    checkIfAuthenticationUrlIsPassedThrough("/scm/api/v2/auth/access_token");
   }
 
   private void checkIfAuthenticationUrlIsPassedThrough(String uri) throws IOException, ServletException {
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/IntegrationTestUtil.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/IntegrationTestUtil.java
index 75599770b3..1c1eb66417 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/IntegrationTestUtil.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/IntegrationTestUtil.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class IntegrationTestUtil
   public static final String BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8081/scm/";
 
   /** scm-manager base url for the rest api */
-  public static final String REST_BASE_URL = BASE_URL.concat("api/rest/v2/");
+  public static final String REST_BASE_URL = BASE_URL.concat("api/v2/");
 
   //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/SecurityRequestsTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/SecurityRequestsTest.java
index d9d0e52a0c..0a02f3bd7f 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/SecurityRequestsTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/SecurityRequestsTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class SecurityRequestsTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testIsAuthenticationRequestWithContextPath() {
-    when(request.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/scm/api/rest/auth/access_token");
+    when(request.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/scm/api/auth/access_token");
     when(request.getContextPath()).thenReturn("/scm");
 
     assertTrue(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest(request));
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public class SecurityRequestsTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testIsAuthenticationRequest() throws Exception {
-    assertTrue(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/rest/auth/access_token"));
-    assertTrue(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/rest/v2/auth/access_token"));
-    assertFalse(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/rest/repositories"));
-    assertFalse(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/rest/v2/repositories"));
+    assertTrue(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/auth/access_token"));
+    assertTrue(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/v2/auth/access_token"));
+    assertFalse(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/repositories"));
+    assertFalse(SecurityRequests.isAuthenticationRequest("/api/v2/repositories"));
   }
 }