diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py b/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
index 348b70d5bc54..fbbd99cb9b52 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import webob.exc
 
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
-from nova import wsgi
+from nova import wsgi as base_wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import accounts
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack import backup_schedules
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack import servers
 from nova.api.openstack import server_metadata
 from nova.api.openstack import shared_ip_groups
 from nova.api.openstack import users
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import zones
 
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ flags.DEFINE_bool('allow_admin_api',
     'When True, this API service will accept admin operations.')
 
 
-class FaultWrapper(wsgi.Middleware):
+class FaultWrapper(base_wsgi.Middleware):
     """Calls down the middleware stack, making exceptions into faults."""
 
     @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class FaultWrapper(wsgi.Middleware):
             return faults.Fault(exc)
 
 
-class APIRouter(wsgi.Router):
+class APIRouter(base_wsgi.Router):
     """
     Routes requests on the OpenStack API to the appropriate controller
     and method.
@@ -97,18 +98,20 @@ class APIRouter(wsgi.Router):
             server_members['reset_network'] = 'POST'
             server_members['inject_network_info'] = 'POST'
 
-            mapper.resource("zone", "zones", controller=zones.Controller(),
+            mapper.resource("zone", "zones",
+                        controller=zones.resource_factory(),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET', 'info': 'GET'}),
 
-            mapper.resource("user", "users", controller=users.Controller(),
+            mapper.resource("user", "users",
+                        controller=users.resource_factory(),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
             mapper.resource("account", "accounts",
-                            controller=accounts.Controller(),
+                            controller=accounts.resource_factory(),
                             collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("console", "consoles",
-                        controller=consoles.Controller(),
+                        controller=consoles.resource_factory(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
@@ -121,31 +124,31 @@ class APIRouterV10(APIRouter):
     def _setup_routes(self, mapper):
         super(APIRouterV10, self)._setup_routes(mapper)
         mapper.resource("server", "servers",
-                        controller=servers.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=servers.resource_factory('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
                         member=self.server_members)
 
         mapper.resource("image", "images",
-                        controller=images.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=images.resource_factory('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("flavor", "flavors",
-                        controller=flavors.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=flavors.resource_factory('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("shared_ip_group", "shared_ip_groups",
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
-                        controller=shared_ip_groups.Controller())
+                        controller=shared_ip_groups.resource_factory())
 
         mapper.resource("backup_schedule", "backup_schedule",
-                        controller=backup_schedules.Controller(),
+                        controller=backup_schedules.resource_factory(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
         mapper.resource("limit", "limits",
-                        controller=limits.LimitsControllerV10())
+                        controller=limits.resource_factory('1.0'))
 
-        mapper.resource("ip", "ips", controller=ips.Controller(),
+        mapper.resource("ip", "ips", controller=ips.resource_factory(),
                         collection=dict(public='GET', private='GET'),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                                              collection_name='servers'))
@@ -157,27 +160,27 @@ class APIRouterV11(APIRouter):
     def _setup_routes(self, mapper):
         super(APIRouterV11, self)._setup_routes(mapper)
         mapper.resource("server", "servers",
-                        controller=servers.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=servers.resource_factory('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
                         member=self.server_members)
 
         mapper.resource("image", "images",
-                        controller=images.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=images.resource_factory('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("image_meta", "meta",
-                        controller=image_metadata.Controller(),
+                        controller=image_metadata.resource_factory(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='image',
                         collection_name='images'))
 
         mapper.resource("server_meta", "meta",
-                        controller=server_metadata.Controller(),
+                        controller=server_metadata.resource_factory(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
         mapper.resource("flavor", "flavors",
-                        controller=flavors.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=flavors.resource_factory('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("limit", "limits",
-                        controller=limits.LimitsControllerV11())
+                        controller=limits.resource_factory('1.1'))
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py b/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
index 00fdd45401d0..d8a9d190920d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 
 from nova.auth import manager
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
+
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack')
@@ -34,12 +35,7 @@ def _translate_keys(account):
                 manager=account.project_manager_id)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "account": ["id", "name", "description", "manager"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.manager = manager.AuthManager()
@@ -66,20 +62,33 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.manager.delete_project(id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """We use update with create-or-update semantics
            because the id comes from an external source"""
         raise faults.Fault(webob.exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """This is really create or update."""
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        description = env['account'].get('description')
-        manager = env['account'].get('manager')
+        description = body['account'].get('description')
+        manager = body['account'].get('manager')
         try:
             account = self.manager.get_project(id)
             self.manager.modify_project(id, manager, description)
         except exception.NotFound:
             account = self.manager.create_project(id, manager, description)
         return dict(account=_translate_keys(account))
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "account": ["id", "name", "description", "manager"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py b/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
index 4bf744046729..4153c90c18b0 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ import time
 
 from webob import exc
 
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
-import nova.image.service
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 def _translate_keys(inst):
@@ -29,14 +28,9 @@ def _translate_keys(inst):
     return dict(backupSchedule=inst)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The backup schedule API controller for the Openstack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'backupSchedule': []}}}
-
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Returns a single backup schedule for a given instance """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         """ No actual update method required, since the existing API allows
         both create and update through a POST """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
@@ -56,3 +50,18 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
     def delete(self, req, server_id, id):
         """ Deletes an existing backup schedule """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        'attributes': {
+            'backupSchedule': [],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+                                              metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py b/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
index 1a77f25d775a..36d5708032bc 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from webob import exc
 
 from nova import console
 from nova import exception
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 def _translate_keys(cons):
@@ -43,14 +43,9 @@ def _translate_detail_keys(cons):
     return dict(console=info)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """The Consoles Controller for the Openstack API"""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'console': []}}}
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.console_api = console.API()
         super(Controller, self).__init__()
@@ -63,9 +58,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return dict(consoles=[_translate_keys(console)
                               for console in consoles])
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         """Creates a new console"""
-        #info = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         self.console_api.create_console(
                                 req.environ['nova.context'],
                                 int(server_id))
@@ -94,3 +88,17 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         except exception.NotFound:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        'attributes': {
+            'console': [],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py b/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
index 4c5971cf6759..46056a27a457 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
@@ -19,22 +19,13 @@ import webob
 
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import views
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """Flavor controller for the OpenStack API."""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "flavor": ["id", "name", "ram", "disk"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     def index(self, req):
         """Return all flavors in brief."""
         items = self._get_flavors(req, is_detail=False)
@@ -71,14 +62,31 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
 
 
 class ControllerV10(Controller):
+
     def _get_view_builder(self, req):
         return views.flavors.ViewBuilder()
 
 
 class ControllerV11(Controller):
+
     def _get_view_builder(self, req):
         base_url = req.application_url
         return views.flavors.ViewBuilderV11(base_url)
 
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        return common.XML_NS_V11
+
+def resource_factory(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=xmlns),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py b/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
index 1eccc0174188..ce014026581d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import quota
 from nova import utils
 from nova import wsgi
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """The image metadata API controller for the Openstack API"""
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.image_service = utils.import_object(FLAGS.image_service)
-        super(Controller, self).__init__()
 
     def _get_metadata(self, context, image_id, image=None):
         if not image:
@@ -64,9 +63,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         else:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
 
-    def create(self, req, image_id):
+    def create(self, req, image_id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         img = self.image_service.show(context, image_id)
         metadata = self._get_metadata(context, image_id, img)
         if 'metadata' in body:
@@ -77,9 +75,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.image_service.update(context, image_id, img, None)
         return dict(metadata=metadata)
 
-    def update(self, req, image_id, id):
+    def update(self, req, image_id, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         if not id in body:
             expl = _('Request body and URI mismatch')
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=expl)
@@ -104,3 +101,11 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         metadata.pop(id)
         img['properties'] = metadata
         self.image_service.update(context, image_id, img, None)
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V11),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/images.py b/nova/api/openstack/images.py
index 34d4c27fcf87..e22854ebfdde 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/images.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/images.py
@@ -23,25 +23,16 @@ from nova import utils
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack.views import images as images_view
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 LOG = log.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.images')
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """Base `wsgi.Controller` for retrieving/displaying images."""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "image": ["id", "name", "updated", "created", "status",
-                          "serverId", "progress"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self, image_service=None, compute_service=None):
         """Initialize new `ImageController`.
 
@@ -153,3 +144,30 @@ class ControllerV11(Controller):
 
     def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
         return common.XML_NS_V11
+
+
+def resource_factory(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "image": ["id", "name", "updated", "created", "status",
+                      "serverId", "progress"],
+            "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=xmlns,
+                                              metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/ips.py b/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
index 778e9ba1ab1d..24612eafba8d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
@@ -20,23 +20,14 @@ import time
 from webob import exc
 
 import nova
-import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """The servers addresses API controller for the Openstack API."""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'list_collections': {
-                'public':  {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
-                'private': {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.compute_api = nova.compute.API()
         self.builder = nova.api.openstack.views.addresses.ViewBuilderV10()
@@ -65,8 +56,24 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
     def show(self, req, server_id, id):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
     def delete(self, req, server_id, id):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        'list_collections': {
+            'public':  {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
+            'private': {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                              xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/limits.py b/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
index 47bc238f1e1d..306048d8f30e 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 
 from webob.dec import wsgify
 
-from nova import wsgi
+from nova import wsgi as base_wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack.views import limits as limits_views
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 # Convenience constants for the limits dictionary passed to Limiter().
@@ -43,23 +44,11 @@ PER_HOUR = 60 * 60
 PER_DAY = 60 * 60 * 24
 
 
-class LimitsController(common.OpenstackController):
+class LimitsController(object):
     """
     Controller for accessing limits in the OpenStack API.
     """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        "application/xml": {
-            "attributes": {
-                "limit": ["verb", "URI", "uri", "regex", "value", "unit",
-                    "resetTime", "next-available", "remaining", "name"],
-            },
-            "plurals": {
-                "rate": "limit",
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def index(self, req):
         """
         Return all global and rate limit information.
@@ -84,6 +73,35 @@ class LimitsControllerV11(LimitsController):
         return limits_views.ViewBuilderV11()
 
 
+def resource_factory(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': LimitsControllerV10,
+        '1.1': LimitsControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "limit": ["verb", "URI", "uri", "regex", "value", "unit",
+                "resetTime", "next-available", "remaining", "name"],
+        },
+        "plurals": {
+            "rate": "limit",
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=xmlns,
+                                              metadata=metadata)
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
+
+
 class Limit(object):
     """
     Stores information about a limit for HTTP requets.
@@ -195,7 +213,7 @@ DEFAULT_LIMITS = [
 ]
 
 
-class RateLimitingMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
+class RateLimitingMiddleware(base_wsgi.Middleware):
     """
     Rate-limits requests passing through this middleware. All limit information
     is stored in memory for this implementation.
@@ -209,7 +227,7 @@ class RateLimitingMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
         @param application: WSGI application to wrap
         @param limits: List of dictionaries describing limits
         """
-        wsgi.Middleware.__init__(self, application)
+        base_wsgi.Middleware.__init__(self, application)
         self._limiter = Limiter(limits or DEFAULT_LIMITS)
 
     @wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py b/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
index fd64ee4fbc50..fb9449b4c9be 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ from webob import exc
 
 from nova import compute
 from nova import quota
-from nova import wsgi
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The server metadata API controller for the Openstack API """
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -43,10 +42,9 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         return self._get_metadata(context, server_id)
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        data = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        metadata = data.get('metadata')
+        metadata = body.get('metadata')
         try:
             self.compute_api.update_or_create_instance_metadata(context,
                                                                 server_id,
@@ -55,9 +53,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             self._handle_quota_error(error)
         return req.body
 
-    def update(self, req, server_id, id):
+    def update(self, req, server_id, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         if not id in body:
             expl = _('Request body and URI mismatch')
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=expl)
@@ -92,3 +89,11 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         if error.code == "MetadataLimitExceeded":
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=error.message)
         raise error
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V11),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
index 8f2de2afe3f4..78f8bb1b736f 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
 import nova.api.openstack.views.flavors
 import nova.api.openstack.views.images
 import nova.api.openstack.views.servers
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.auth import manager as auth_manager
 from nova.compute import instance_types
 import nova.api.openstack
@@ -41,31 +42,12 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.servers')
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The Server API controller for the OpenStack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        "application/xml": {
-            "attributes": {
-                "server": ["id", "imageId", "name", "flavorId", "hostId",
-                           "status", "progress", "adminPass", "flavorRef",
-                           "imageRef"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            },
-            "dict_collections": {
-                "metadata": {"item_name": "meta", "item_key": "key"},
-            },
-            "list_collections": {
-                "public": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
-                "private": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.compute_api = compute.API()
         self._image_service = utils.import_object(FLAGS.image_service)
-        super(Controller, self).__init__()
 
     def index(self, req):
         """ Returns a list of server names and ids for a given user """
@@ -122,15 +104,14 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """ Creates a new server for a given user """
-        env = self._deserialize_create(req)
-        if not env:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        password = self._get_server_admin_password(env['server'])
+        password = self._get_server_admin_password(body['server'])
 
         key_name = None
         key_data = None
@@ -140,7 +121,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             key_name = key_pair['name']
             key_data = key_pair['public_key']
 
-        requested_image_id = self._image_id_from_req_data(env)
+        requested_image_id = self._image_id_from_req_data(body)
         try:
             image_id = common.get_image_id_from_image_hash(self._image_service,
                 context, requested_image_id)
@@ -151,18 +132,18 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         kernel_id, ramdisk_id = self._get_kernel_ramdisk_from_image(
             req, image_id)
 
-        personality = env['server'].get('personality')
+        personality = body['server'].get('personality')
         injected_files = []
         if personality:
             injected_files = self._get_injected_files(personality)
 
-        flavor_id = self._flavor_id_from_req_data(env)
+        flavor_id = self._flavor_id_from_req_data(body)
 
-        if not 'name' in env['server']:
+        if not 'name' in body['server']:
             msg = _("Server name is not defined")
             return exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg)
 
-        name = env['server']['name']
+        name = body['server']['name']
         self._validate_server_name(name)
         name = name.strip()
 
@@ -179,7 +160,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
                 display_description=name,
                 key_name=key_name,
                 key_data=key_data,
-                metadata=env['server'].get('metadata', {}),
+                metadata=body['server'].get('metadata', {}),
                 injected_files=injected_files)
         except quota.QuotaError as error:
             self._handle_quota_error(error)
@@ -194,18 +175,6 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
                                             password)
         return server
 
-    def _deserialize_create(self, request):
-        """
-        Deserialize a create request
-
-        Overrides normal behavior in the case of xml content
-        """
-        if request.content_type == "application/xml":
-            deserializer = ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer()
-            return deserializer.deserialize(request.body)
-        else:
-            return self._deserialize(request.body, request.get_content_type())
-
     def _get_injected_files(self, personality):
         """
         Create a list of injected files from the personality attribute
@@ -255,24 +224,23 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return utils.generate_password(16)
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """ Updates the server name or password """
         if len(req.body) == 0:
             raise exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity()
 
-        inst_dict = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        if not inst_dict:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         update_dict = {}
 
-        if 'name' in inst_dict['server']:
-            name = inst_dict['server']['name']
+        if 'name' in body['server']:
+            name = body['server']['name']
             self._validate_server_name(name)
             update_dict['display_name'] = name.strip()
 
-        self._parse_update(ctxt, id, inst_dict, update_dict)
+        self._parse_update(ctxt, id, body, update_dict)
 
         try:
             self.compute_api.update(ctxt, id, **update_dict)
@@ -294,7 +262,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         pass
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def action(self, req, id):
+    def action(self, req, id, body):
         """Multi-purpose method used to reboot, rebuild, or
         resize a server"""
 
@@ -307,10 +275,9 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             'rebuild': self._action_rebuild,
             }
 
-        input_dict = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         for key in actions.keys():
-            if key in input_dict:
-                return actions[key](input_dict, req, id)
+            if key in body:
+                return actions[key](body, req, id)
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
     def _action_change_password(self, input_dict, req, id):
@@ -410,7 +377,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def reset_network(self, req, id):
+    def reset_network(self, req, id, body):
         """
         Reset networking on an instance (admin only).
 
@@ -425,7 +392,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def inject_network_info(self, req, id):
+    def inject_network_info(self, req, id, body):
         """
         Inject network info for an instance (admin only).
 
@@ -440,7 +407,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def pause(self, req, id):
+    def pause(self, req, id, body):
         """ Permit Admins to Pause the server. """
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -452,7 +419,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def unpause(self, req, id):
+    def unpause(self, req, id, body):
         """ Permit Admins to Unpause the server. """
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -464,7 +431,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def suspend(self, req, id):
+    def suspend(self, req, id, body):
         """permit admins to suspend the server"""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -476,7 +443,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def resume(self, req, id):
+    def resume(self, req, id, body):
         """permit admins to resume the server from suspend"""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -815,3 +782,44 @@ class ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(object):
             if child.nodeType == child.TEXT_NODE:
                 return child.nodeValue
         return ""
+
+
+def resource_factory(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "server": ["id", "imageId", "name", "flavorId", "hostId",
+                       "status", "progress", "adminPass", "flavorRef",
+                       "imageRef"],
+            "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
+        },
+        "dict_collections": {
+            "metadata": {"item_name": "meta", "item_key": "key"},
+        },
+        "list_collections": {
+            "public": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
+            "private": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
+        },
+    }
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                              xmlns=xmlns),
+    }
+
+    deserializers = {
+        'application/xml': ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers,
+                         deserializers=deserializers)
+
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py b/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
index 996db3648878..db178f2a2ce8 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
@@ -17,29 +17,13 @@
 
 from webob import exc
 
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-def _translate_keys(inst):
-    """ Coerces a shared IP group instance into proper dictionary format """
-    return dict(sharedIpGroup=inst)
-
-
-def _translate_detail_keys(inst):
-    """ Coerces a shared IP group instance into proper dictionary format with
-    correctly mapped attributes """
-    return dict(sharedIpGroups=inst)
-
-
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The Shared IP Groups Controller for the Openstack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'sharedIpGroup': []}}}
-
     def index(self, req):
         """ Returns a list of Shared IP Groups for the user """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
@@ -48,7 +32,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Shows in-depth information on a specific Shared IP Group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """ You can't update a Shared IP Group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
@@ -60,6 +44,10 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Returns a complete list of Shared IP Groups """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """ Creates a new Shared IP group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller())
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/users.py b/nova/api/openstack/users.py
index 7ae4c323239a..35b6a502e1b1 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/users.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/users.py
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.auth import manager
 
+
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack')
 
@@ -34,12 +36,7 @@ def _translate_keys(user):
                 admin=user.admin)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "user": ["id", "name", "access", "secret", "admin"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.manager = manager.AuthManager()
@@ -81,23 +78,35 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.manager.delete_user(id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        is_admin = env['user'].get('admin') in ('T', 'True', True)
-        name = env['user'].get('name')
-        access = env['user'].get('access')
-        secret = env['user'].get('secret')
+        is_admin = body['user'].get('admin') in ('T', 'True', True)
+        name = body['user'].get('name')
+        access = body['user'].get('access')
+        secret = body['user'].get('secret')
         user = self.manager.create_user(name, access, secret, is_admin)
         return dict(user=_translate_keys(user))
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        is_admin = env['user'].get('admin')
+        is_admin = body['user'].get('admin')
         if is_admin is not None:
             is_admin = is_admin in ('T', 'True', True)
-        access = env['user'].get('access')
-        secret = env['user'].get('secret')
+        access = body['user'].get('access')
+        secret = body['user'].get('secret')
         self.manager.modify_user(id, access, secret, is_admin)
         return dict(user=_translate_keys(self.manager.get_user(id)))
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "user": ["id", "name", "access", "secret", "admin"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py b/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e0077932353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+
+import json
+import webob
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+from nova import exception
+from nova import log as logging
+from nova import utils
+
+
+XMLNS_V10 = 'http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0'
+XMLNS_V11 = 'http://docs.openstack.org/compute/api/v1.1'
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.wsgi')
+
+
+class Request(webob.Request):
+    def best_match_content_type(self, supported=None):
+        """Determine the requested content-type.
+
+        Based on the query extension then the Accept header.
+
+        :param supported: list of content-types to override defaults
+
+        """
+        supported = supported or ['application/json', 'application/xml']
+        parts = self.path.rsplit('.', 1)
+
+        if len(parts) > 1:
+            ctype = 'application/{0}'.format(parts[1])
+            if ctype in supported:
+                return ctype
+
+        bm = self.accept.best_match(supported)
+
+        return bm or 'application/json'
+
+    def get_content_type(self):
+        if not "Content-Type" in self.headers:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=None)
+
+        allowed_types = ("application/xml", "application/json")
+        type = self.content_type
+
+        if type not in allowed_types:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=type)
+        else:
+            return type
+
+
+class JSONDeserializer(object):
+    def deserialize(self, datastring):
+        return utils.loads(datastring)
+
+
+class JSONSerializer(object):
+    def serialize(self, data):
+        return utils.dumps(data)
+
+
+class XMLDeserializer(object):
+    def __init__(self, metadata=None):
+        """
+        :param metadata: information needed to deserialize xml into
+                         a dictionary.
+        """
+        super(XMLDeserializer, self).__init__()
+        self.metadata = metadata or {}
+
+    def deserialize(self, datastring):
+        """XML deserialization entry point."""
+        plurals = set(self.metadata.get('plurals', {}))
+        node = minidom.parseString(datastring).childNodes[0]
+        return {node.nodeName: self._from_xml_node(node, plurals)}
+
+    def _from_xml_node(self, node, listnames):
+        """Convert a minidom node to a simple Python type.
+
+        :param listnames: list of XML node names whose subnodes should
+                          be considered list items.
+
+        """
+        if len(node.childNodes) == 1 and node.childNodes[0].nodeType == 3:
+            return node.childNodes[0].nodeValue
+        elif node.nodeName in listnames:
+            return [self._from_xml_node(n, listnames) for n in node.childNodes]
+        else:
+            result = dict()
+            for attr in node.attributes.keys():
+                result[attr] = node.attributes[attr].nodeValue
+            for child in node.childNodes:
+                if child.nodeType != node.TEXT_NODE:
+                    result[child.nodeName] = self._from_xml_node(child,
+                                                                 listnames)
+            return result
+
+
+class XMLSerializer(object):
+    def __init__(self, metadata=None, xmlns=None):
+        """
+        :param metadata: information needed to deserialize xml into
+                         a dictionary.
+        :param xmlns: XML namespace to include with serialized xml
+        """
+        super(XMLSerializer, self).__init__()
+        self.metadata = metadata or {}
+        self.xmlns = xmlns
+
+    def serialize(self, data):
+        # We expect data to contain a single key which is the XML root.
+        root_key = data.keys()[0]
+        doc = minidom.Document()
+        node = self._to_xml_node(doc, self.metadata, root_key, data[root_key])
+
+        xmlns = node.getAttribute('xmlns')
+        if not xmlns and self.xmlns:
+            node.setAttribute('xmlns', self.xmlns)
+
+        return node.toprettyxml(indent='    ')
+
+    def _to_xml_node(self, doc, metadata, nodename, data):
+        """Recursive method to convert data members to XML nodes."""
+        result = doc.createElement(nodename)
+
+        # Set the xml namespace if one is specified
+        # TODO(justinsb): We could also use prefixes on the keys
+        xmlns = metadata.get('xmlns', None)
+        if xmlns:
+            result.setAttribute('xmlns', xmlns)
+
+        if type(data) is list:
+            collections = metadata.get('list_collections', {})
+            if nodename in collections:
+                metadata = collections[nodename]
+                for item in data:
+                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
+                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(item))
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+                return result
+            singular = metadata.get('plurals', {}).get(nodename, None)
+            if singular is None:
+                if nodename.endswith('s'):
+                    singular = nodename[:-1]
+                else:
+                    singular = 'item'
+            for item in data:
+                node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, singular, item)
+                result.appendChild(node)
+        elif type(data) is dict:
+            collections = metadata.get('dict_collections', {})
+            if nodename in collections:
+                metadata = collections[nodename]
+                for k, v in data.items():
+                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
+                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(k))
+                    text = doc.createTextNode(str(v))
+                    node.appendChild(text)
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+                return result
+            attrs = metadata.get('attributes', {}).get(nodename, {})
+            for k, v in data.items():
+                if k in attrs:
+                    result.setAttribute(k, str(v))
+                else:
+                    node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, k, v)
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+        else:
+            # Type is atom
+            node = doc.createTextNode(str(data))
+            result.appendChild(node)
+        return result
+
+
+class Resource(object):
+    """WSGI app that dispatched to methods.
+
+    WSGI app that reads routing information supplied by RoutesMiddleware
+    and calls the requested action method upon itself.  All action methods
+    must, in addition to their normal parameters, accept a 'req' argument
+    which is the incoming wsgi.Request.  They raise a webob.exc exception,
+    or return a dict which will be serialized by requested content type.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, controller, serializers=None, deserializers=None):
+        self.serializers = {
+            'application/xml': XMLSerializer(),
+            'application/json': JSONSerializer(),
+        }
+        self.serializers.update(serializers or {})
+
+        self.deserializers = {
+            'application/xml': XMLDeserializer(),
+            'application/json': JSONDeserializer(),
+        }
+        self.deserializers.update(deserializers or {})
+
+        self.controller = controller
+
+    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=Request)
+    def __call__(self, request):
+        """Call the method specified in req.environ by RoutesMiddleware."""
+        LOG.debug("%s %s" % (request.method, request.url))
+
+        try:
+            action, action_args, accept = self.deserialize_request(request)
+        except exception.InvalidContentType:
+            return webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(_("Unsupported Content-Type"))
+
+        controller_method = getattr(self.controller, action)
+        result = controller_method(req=request, **action_args)
+
+        response = self.serialize_response(accept, result)
+
+        try:
+            msg_dict = dict(url=request.url, status=response.status_int)
+            msg = _("%(url)s returned with HTTP %(status)d") % msg_dict
+        except AttributeError:
+            msg_dict = dict(url=request.url)
+            msg = _("%(url)s returned a fault")
+
+        LOG.debug(msg)
+
+        return response
+
+    def serialize_response(self, content_type, response_body):
+        """Serialize a dict into a string and wrap in a wsgi.Request object.
+
+        :param content_type: expected mimetype of serialized response body
+        :param response_body: dict produced by the Controller
+
+        """
+        if not type(response_body) is dict:
+            return response_body
+
+        response = webob.Response()
+        response.headers['Content-Type'] = content_type
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(content_type)
+        response.body = serializer.serialize(response_body)
+
+        return response
+
+    def get_serializer(self, content_type):
+        try:
+            return self.serializers[content_type]
+        except Exception:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
+
+    def deserialize_request(self, request):
+        """Parse a wsgi request into a set of params we care about.
+
+        :param request: wsgi.Request object
+
+        """
+        action_args = self.get_action_args(request.environ)
+        action = action_args.pop('action')
+
+        if request.method.lower() in ('post', 'put'):
+            if len(request.body) == 0:
+                action_args['body'] = None
+            else:
+                content_type = request.get_content_type()
+                deserializer = self.get_deserializer(content_type)
+
+                try:
+                    action_args['body'] = deserializer.deserialize(request.body)
+                except exception.InvalidContentType:
+                    action_args['body'] = None
+
+        accept = self.get_expected_content_type(request)
+
+        return (action, action_args, accept)
+
+    def get_expected_content_type(self, request):
+        return request.best_match_content_type()
+
+    def get_action_args(self, request_environment):
+        args = request_environment['wsgiorg.routing_args'][1].copy()
+
+        del args['controller']
+
+        if 'format' in args:
+            del args['format']
+
+        return args
+
+    def get_deserializer(self, content_type):
+        try:
+            return self.deserializers[content_type]
+        except Exception:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/zones.py b/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
index 227ffecdc7cd..d17ab7a9b715 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from nova import db
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 from nova.api.openstack import common
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.scheduler import api
 
 
@@ -41,12 +42,7 @@ def _scrub_zone(zone):
                     'deleted', 'deleted_at', 'updated_at'))
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "zone": ["id", "api_url", "name", "capabilities"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def index(self, req):
         """Return all zones in brief"""
@@ -85,15 +81,28 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         api.zone_delete(req.environ['nova.context'], zone_id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        zone = api.zone_create(context, env["zone"])
+        zone = api.zone_create(context, body["zone"])
         return dict(zone=_scrub_zone(zone))
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         zone_id = int(id)
-        zone = api.zone_update(context, zone_id, env["zone"])
+        zone = api.zone_update(context, zone_id, body["zone"])
         return dict(zone=_scrub_zone(zone))
+
+
+def resource_factory():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "zone": ["id", "api_url", "name", "capabilities"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+                                              metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
index 45bd4d501529..db859c2f83b0 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class LimitsControllerV10Test(BaseLimitTestSuite):
     def setUp(self):
         """Run before each test."""
         BaseLimitTestSuite.setUp(self)
-        self.controller = limits.LimitsControllerV10()
+        self.controller = limits.resource_factory('1.0')
 
     def _get_index_request(self, accept_header="application/json"):
         """Helper to set routing arguments."""
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class LimitsControllerV11Test(BaseLimitTestSuite):
     def setUp(self):
         """Run before each test."""
         BaseLimitTestSuite.setUp(self)
-        self.controller = limits.LimitsControllerV11()
+        self.controller = limits.resource_factory('1.1')
 
     def _get_index_request(self, accept_header="application/json"):
         """Helper to set routing arguments."""
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
index e8182b6a9364..15f376f7472d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
             },
         ]
 
-        print res_dict['server']
         self.assertEqual(res_dict['server']['links'], expected_links)
 
     def test_get_server_by_id_with_addresses_xml(self):
@@ -831,7 +830,6 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
         req = webob.Request.blank('/v1.0/servers/detail')
         req.headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
-        print res.body
         dom = minidom.parseString(res.body)
         for i, server in enumerate(dom.getElementsByTagName('server')):
             self.assertEqual(server.getAttribute('id'), str(i))
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py b/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
index 5820ecdc253f..0be3aecf11ab 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
@@ -121,138 +121,3 @@ class ControllerTest(test.TestCase):
         result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
         self.assertEqual(result.status_int, 200)
         self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/json")
-
-
-class RequestTest(test.TestCase):
-
-    def test_request_content_type_missing(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.body = "<body />"
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, request.get_content_type)
-
-    def test_request_content_type_unsupported(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/html"
-        request.body = "asdf<br />"
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, request.get_content_type)
-
-    def test_request_content_type_with_charset(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
-        result = request.get_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-    def test_content_type_from_accept_xml(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml, application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = \
-            "application/json; q=0.3, application/xml; q=0.9"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-    def test_content_type_from_query_extension(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.json')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.invalid')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-    def test_content_type_accept_and_query_extension(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-    def test_content_type_accept_default(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.unsupported')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/unsupported1"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-
-class SerializerTest(test.TestCase):
-
-    def test_xml(self):
-        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
-        expected_xml = '<servers><a>(2,3)</a></servers>'
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict, "application/xml")
-        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
-        self.assertEqual(result, expected_xml)
-
-    def test_json(self):
-        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
-        expected_json = '{"servers":{"a":[2,3]}}'
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict, "application/json")
-        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
-        self.assertEqual(result, expected_json)
-
-    def test_unsupported_content_type(self):
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType, serializer.serialize,
-                          {}, "text/null")
-
-    def test_deserialize_json(self):
-        data = """{"a": {
-                "a1": "1",
-                "a2": "2",
-                "bs": ["1", "2", "3", {"c": {"c1": "1"}}],
-                "d": {"e": "1"},
-                "f": "1"}}"""
-        as_dict = dict(a={
-                'a1': '1',
-                'a2': '2',
-                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
-                'd': {'e': '1'},
-                'f': '1'})
-        metadata = {}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(data, "application/json"),
-                         as_dict)
-
-    def test_deserialize_xml(self):
-        xml = """
-            <a a1="1" a2="2">
-              <bs><b>1</b><b>2</b><b>3</b><b><c c1="1"/></b></bs>
-              <d><e>1</e></d>
-              <f>1</f>
-            </a>
-            """.strip()
-        as_dict = dict(a={
-                'a1': '1',
-                'a2': '2',
-                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
-                'd': {'e': '1'},
-                'f': '1'})
-        metadata = {'application/xml': dict(plurals={'bs': 'b', 'ts': 't'})}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(xml, "application/xml"),
-                         as_dict)
-
-    def test_deserialize_empty_xml(self):
-        xml = """<a></a>"""
-        as_dict = {"a": {}}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(xml, "application/xml"),
-                         as_dict)
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py b/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
index 8a975477746b..fde32f797c3d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class XmlTests(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
     """"Some basic XML sanity checks."""
 
     def test_namespace_limits(self):
-        """/limits should have v1.0 namespace (hasn't changed in 1.1)."""
+        """/limits should have v1.1 namespace (has changed in 1.1)."""
         headers = {}
         headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class XmlTests(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
         data = response.read()
         LOG.debug("data: %s" % data)
 
-        prefix = '<limits xmlns="%s"' % common.XML_NS_V10
+        prefix = '<limits xmlns="%s"' % common.XML_NS_V11
         self.assertTrue(data.startswith(prefix))
 
     def test_namespace_servers(self):