diff --git a/example/todos/app.js b/example/todos/app.js
index 45e92f3e..f5411dc5 100644
--- a/example/todos/app.js
+++ b/example/todos/app.js
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ var app = asteroid();
 
 app.use(asteroid.configure());
 app.use(asteroid.bodyParser());
-app.use(asteroid.rest());
+app.use(asteroid.routes());
 
 app.listen(3000);
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diff --git a/lib/asteroid.js b/lib/asteroid.js
index 48968d13..daeb052f 100644
--- a/lib/asteroid.js
+++ b/lib/asteroid.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 var express = require('express')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , path = require('path')
-  , utils = express.utils;
+  , proto = require('./application')
+  , merge = require('merge');
 
 /**
  * Expose `createApplication()`.
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ asteroid.mime = express.mime;
 
 function createApplication() {
   var app = express();
-  utils.merge(app, proto);
+  merge(app, proto);
   
   return app;
 }