diff --git a/src/config/passport.ts b/src/config/passport.ts
index fc808e80..3d0a231a 100644
--- a/src/config/passport.ts
+++ b/src/config/passport.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ import passport from "passport";
 import passportLocal from "passport-local";
 import passportFacebook from "passport-facebook";
 import _ from "lodash";
-
-// import { User, UserType } from '../models/User';
 import { User, UserDocument } from "../models/User";
-import {genericExpressMethod} from "express-request-with-user";
-
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
 const LocalStrategy = passportLocal.Strategy;
 const FacebookStrategy = passportFacebook.Strategy;
 
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ passport.use(new FacebookStrategy({
 /**
  * Login Required middleware.
  */
-export const isAuthenticated: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const isAuthenticated = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
         return next();
     }
@@ -130,10 +127,9 @@ export const isAuthenticated: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
 /**
  * Authorization Required middleware.
  */
-export const isAuthorized: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const isAuthorized = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const provider = req.path.split("/").slice(-1)[0];
 
-    // const user = req.user as UserDocument;
     if (_.find(req.user.tokens, { kind: provider })) {
         next();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.ts b/src/controllers/api.ts
index 9f4b5fd7..284bd56d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import graph from "fbgraph";
-import { Response, Request } from "express";
-import {genericExpressMethod} from "express-request-with-user";
+import { Response, Request, NextFunction } from "express";
 
 
 /**
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ export const getApi = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * GET /api/facebook
  * Facebook API example.
  */
-export const getFacebook: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
-    // const user = req.user /*as UserDocument*/;
+export const getFacebook = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const token = req.user.tokens.find(token => token.kind === "facebook");
     graph.setAccessToken(token.accessToken);
     graph.get(`${req.user.facebook}?fields=id,name,email,first_name,last_name,gender,link,locale,timezone`, (err: Error, results: graph.FacebookUser) => {
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.ts b/src/controllers/user.ts
index 764babe0..72c716fb 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/user.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import async from "async";
 import crypto from "crypto";
 import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
 import passport from "passport";
-import {AuthToken, User, UserDocument} from "../models/User";
-import {Request, Response} from "express";
-import {IVerifyOptions} from "passport-local";
-import {WriteError} from "mongodb";
-import {check, sanitize, validationResult} from "express-validator";
+import { User, UserDocument, AuthToken } from "../models/User";
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
+import { IVerifyOptions } from "passport-local";
+import { WriteError } from "mongodb";
+import { check, sanitize, validationResult } from "express-validator";
 import "../config/passport";
-import {genericExpressMethod} from "express-request-with-user";
 
 /**
  * GET /login
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ export const getLogin = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * POST /login
  * Sign in using email and password.
  */
-
-export const postLogin: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postLogin = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("email", "Email is not valid").isEmail();
     check("password", "Password cannot be blank").isLength({min: 1});
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/camelcase
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ export const getSignup = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * POST /signup
  * Create a new local account.
  */
-export const postSignup: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postSignup = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("email", "Email is not valid").isEmail();
     check("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").isLength({ min: 4 });
     check("confirmPassword", "Passwords do not match").equals(req.body.password);
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ export const getAccount = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * POST /account/profile
  * Update profile information.
  */
-export const postUpdateProfile: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postUpdateProfile = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("email", "Please enter a valid email address.").isEmail();
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/camelcase
     sanitize("email").normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: false });
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ export const postUpdateProfile: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
         return res.redirect("/account");
     }
 
-    // const user = req.user as UserDocument;
     User.findById(req.user.id, (err, user) => {
         if (err) { return next(err); }
         user.email = req.body.email || "";
@@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ export const postUpdateProfile: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
  * POST /account/password
  * Update current password.
  */
-export const postUpdatePassword: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postUpdatePassword = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long").isLength({ min: 4 });
     check("confirmPassword", "Passwords do not match").equals(req.body.password);
 
@@ -181,7 +178,6 @@ export const postUpdatePassword: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
         return res.redirect("/account");
     }
 
-    // const user = req.user as UserDocument;
     User.findById(req.user.id, (err, user) => {
         if (err) { return next(err); }
         user.password = req.body.password;
@@ -197,8 +193,7 @@ export const postUpdatePassword: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
  * POST /account/delete
  * Delete user account.
  */
-export const postDeleteAccount: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
-    // const user = req.user as UserDocument;
+export const postDeleteAccount = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     User.remove({ _id: req.user.id }, (err) => {
         if (err) { return next(err); }
         req.logout();
@@ -211,12 +206,10 @@ export const postDeleteAccount: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
  * GET /account/unlink/:provider
  * Unlink OAuth provider.
  */
-export const getOauthUnlink: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const getOauthUnlink = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const provider = req.params.provider;
-    // const user = req.user as UserDocument;
     User.findById(req.user.id, (err, user) => {
         if (err) { return next(err); }
-        // user[provider] = undefined;
         user.tokens = user.tokens.filter((token: AuthToken) => token.kind !== provider);
         user.save((err: WriteError) => {
             if (err) { return next(err); }
@@ -230,7 +223,7 @@ export const getOauthUnlink: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
  * GET /reset/:token
  * Reset Password page.
  */
-export const getReset: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const getReset = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
         return res.redirect("/");
     }
@@ -253,7 +246,7 @@ export const getReset: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
  * POST /reset/:token
  * Process the reset password request.
  */
-export const postReset: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postReset = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("password", "Password must be at least 4 characters long.").isLength({ min: 4 });
     check("confirm", "Passwords must match.").equals(req.body.password);
 
@@ -328,7 +321,7 @@ export const getForgot = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * POST /forgot
  * Create a random token, then the send user an email with a reset link.
  */
-export const postForgot: genericExpressMethod = (req, res, next) => {
+export const postForgot = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     check("email", "Please enter a valid email address.").isEmail();
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/camelcase
     sanitize("email").normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: false });
diff --git a/src/models/User.ts b/src/models/User.ts
index 7753a7ce..94cccf0b 100644
--- a/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/src/models/User.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export type UserDocument = mongoose.Document & {
     email: string;
     password: string;
     passwordResetToken: AuthToken;
-    // passwordResetToken: string;
     passwordResetExpires: Date;
 
     facebook: string;
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ export type UserDocument = mongoose.Document & {
 
     comparePassword: comparePasswordFunction;
     gravatar: (size: number) => string;
-    
-    // [provider: string]: any;
 };
 
 type comparePasswordFunction = (candidatePassword: string, cb: (err: Error, isMatch: boolean) => void) => void;
diff --git a/src/types/express-request-with-user.d.ts b/src/types/express-request-with-user.d.ts
index 20333e73..25051458 100644
--- a/src/types/express-request-with-user.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/express-request-with-user.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/// <reference types="express" />
-
 import {UserDocument} from "../models/User";
 import {NextFunction, Request, Response} from "express";
 
@@ -8,7 +6,4 @@ declare module 'express' {
 	export interface Request {
 		user?: User;
 	}
-}
-
-/** To avoid duplication */
-export type genericExpressMethod = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => void
\ No newline at end of file
+}
\ No newline at end of file