diff --git a/core/ghost.js b/core/ghost.js
index 2f014b194e..a6b9caa509 100644
--- a/core/ghost.js
+++ b/core/ghost.js
@@ -41,19 +41,6 @@ defaults = {
     maxPriority: 9
 };
 
-// ## Article Statuses
-/**
- * A list of article status types
- * @type {Object}
- */
-statuses = {
-    'draft': 'draft',
-    'complete': 'complete',
-    'approved': 'approved',
-    'scheduled': 'scheduled',
-    'published': 'published'
-};
-
 // ## Module Methods
 /**
  * @method Ghost
@@ -111,7 +98,6 @@ Ghost = function () {
                     cover: instance.settings('cover')
                 };
             },
-            statuses: function () { return statuses; },
             polyglot: function () { return polyglot; },
             mail: new Mailer(),
             getPaths: function () {
diff --git a/core/server.js b/core/server.js
index 4d4549a452..f16777b9dc 100644
--- a/core/server.js
+++ b/core/server.js
@@ -103,20 +103,19 @@ function isGhostAdmin(req, res, next) {
 
 // ### GhostLocals Middleware
 // Expose the standard locals that every external page should have available,
-// separating between the frontend / theme and the admin
+// separating between the theme and the admin
 function ghostLocals(req, res, next) {
     // Make sure we have a locals value.
     res.locals = res.locals || {};
     res.locals.version = packageInfo.version;
 
     if (res.isAdmin) {
+        _.extend(res.locals,  {
+            messages: ghost.notifications
+        });
+
         api.users.read({id: req.session.user}).then(function (currentUser) {
             _.extend(res.locals,  {
-                // pass the admin flash messages, settings and paths
-                messages: ghost.notifications,
-                settings: ghost.settings(),
-                availableThemes: ghost.paths().availableThemes,
-                availablePlugins: ghost.paths().availablePlugins,
                 currentUser: {
                     name: currentUser.attributes.name,
                     profile: currentUser.attributes.image
@@ -124,13 +123,6 @@ function ghostLocals(req, res, next) {
             });
             next();
         }).otherwise(function () {
-            _.extend(res.locals,  {
-                // pass the admin flash messages, settings and paths
-                messages: ghost.notifications,
-                settings: ghost.settings(),
-                availableThemes: ghost.paths().availableThemes,
-                availablePlugins: ghost.paths().availablePlugins
-            });
             next();
         });
     } else {