diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Activity.pm b/lib/Tuba/Activity.pm
index 409e2212..8914a605 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Activity.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Activity.pm
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ sub make_tree_for_show {
     my $c = shift;
     my $obj = shift;
     my $tree = $obj->as_tree(c => $c,
-        ( $c->param('brief') ? (bonsai => 1) : ()),
-        ( $c->param('with_gcmd') ? (with_gcmd => 1) : ())
+        ( $c->param('brief') ? (bonsai => 1) : ())
     );
     $tree->{methodologies} = [
         map $_->as_tree(c => $c), $obj->methodologies
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm b/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
index 8e1a8359..424d9cce 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ sub make_tree_for_show {
     my $c = shift;
     my $obj = shift;
     my %params;
-    $params{with_gcmd} = 1 unless $c->param('with_gcmd') == 0;
-    $params{with_regions} = 1 unless $c->param('with_regions' == 0);
     $params{bonsai} = 1 if $c->param('brief');
     my $ret = $obj->as_tree(c => $c, %params);
     if (my $gcid = $ret->{uri}) {
@@ -244,12 +242,13 @@ sub make_tree_for_show {
 }
 
 sub maybe_include_generic_pub_rels {
+    # these are no longer maybe
     my $c = shift;
     my $obj = shift;
     my $pub = $obj->get_publication or return ();
     my $tree = {};
-    $tree->{gcmd_keywords} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->gcmd_keywords ] unless $c->param('with_gcmd') == 0;
-    $tree->{regions} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->regions] if $c->param('with_regions');
+    $tree->{gcmd_keywords} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->gcmd_keywords ];
+    $tree->{regions} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->regions];
     return %$tree;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/DB/Object.pm b/lib/Tuba/DB/Object.pm
index c2aaaf13..a20d01cd 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/DB/Object.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/DB/Object.pm
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ information :
 
     - a list of parent publications
     - a list of files
-    - a list of gcmd keywords (iff with_gcmd is sent)
-    - a list of regions (iff with_regions is sent)
+    - a list of gcmd keywords
+    - a list of regions
     - a list of contributors (if this is a publication)
     - a list of publications for each contributor record (if this is a contributor)
 
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ sub as_tree {
     my %a = @_;
     my $c = $a{c}; # controller object
     my $bonsai = delete $a{bonsai}; # a small tree
-    my $with_gcmd = delete $a{with_gcmd}; # a large tree
-    my $with_regions = delete $a{with_regions}; # a large tree
     $a{deflate} = 0 unless exists($a{deflate});
 
     my $tree = $s->Rose::DB::Object::Helpers::as_tree(%a);
@@ -336,8 +334,8 @@ sub as_tree {
                 };
             }
             $tree->{files} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->files ];
-            $tree->{gcmd_keywords} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->gcmd_keywords ] if $with_gcmd;
-            $tree->{regions} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->regions] if $with_regions;
+            $tree->{gcmd_keywords} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->gcmd_keywords ];
+            $tree->{regions} = [ map $_->as_tree(@_), $pub->regions];
         }
         my $uri = $s->uri($c);
         my $href = $uri->clone->to_abs;
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/DocManager.pm b/lib/Tuba/DocManager.pm
index 3a59725e..8716fa4b 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/DocManager.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/DocManager.pm
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ our %RouteDoc = (
   list_scenario => { tags => [qw/model/], _list_defaults('scenario') },
   list_lexicon => { tags => [qw/lexicon/], _list_defaults('lexicon') },
 
-  show_report => { tags => [qw/report/], _show_defaults('report', withs => 1) },
-  show_chapter => {tags => [qw/report/],  _show_defaults('chapter', withs => 1) },
+  show_report => { tags => [qw/report/], _show_defaults('report') },
+  show_chapter => {tags => [qw/report/],  _show_defaults('chapter') },
   show_platform => {tags => [qw/obs/], _show_defaults('platform') },
   show_instrument => {tags => [qw/obs/], _show_defaults('instrument') },
   show_instrument_instance => {tags => [qw/obs/], _show_defaults('instrument', add => 'on a platform' ) },
@@ -161,20 +161,20 @@ our %RouteDoc = (
   model_run_lookup => {tags => [qw/model/], _show_defaults('model run') },
   show_scenario => {tags => [qw/model/], _show_defaults('scenario') },
 
-  show_figure => { tags => [qw/figure/], _show_defaults('figure', withs => 1, add => "in a chapter") },
-  show_finding => { tags => [qw/finding/], _show_defaults('finding', withs => 1, add => "in a chapter") },
-  show_table => { tags => [qw/table/], _show_defaults('table', withs => 1, add => "in a chapter") },
+  show_figure => { tags => [qw/figure/], _show_defaults('figure', add => "in a chapter") },
+  show_finding => { tags => [qw/finding/], _show_defaults('finding', add => "in a chapter") },
+  show_table => { tags => [qw/table/], _show_defaults('table', add => "in a chapter") },
 
-  show_report_figure => { tags => [qw/report figure/], _show_defaults('figure', withs => 1) },
-  show_report_finding => {tags => [qw/report finding/],  _show_defaults('finding', withs => 1) },
-  show_report_table => {tags => [qw/report table/],  _show_defaults('table', withs => 1) },
+  show_report_figure => { tags => [qw/report figure/], _show_defaults('figure') },
+  show_report_finding => {tags => [qw/report finding/],  _show_defaults('finding') },
+  show_report_table => {tags => [qw/report table/],  _show_defaults('table') },
 
-  show_article => { tags => [qw/publication/], _show_defaults('article', withs => 1) },
+  show_article => { tags => [qw/publication/], _show_defaults('article') },
   show_journal => {tags => [qw/publication/],  _show_defaults('journal') },
-  show_image => {tags => [qw/figure/], _show_defaults('image', withs => 1) },
-  show_array => {tags => [qw/table/], _show_defaults('array', withs => 1) },
-  show_webpage => {tags => [qw/publication/],  _show_defaults('web page', withs => 1) },
-  show_book => {tags => [qw/publication/],  _show_defaults('book', withs => 1) },
+  show_image => {tags => [qw/figure/], _show_defaults('image') },
+  show_array => {tags => [qw/table/], _show_defaults('array') },
+  show_webpage => {tags => [qw/publication/],  _show_defaults('web page') },
+  show_book => {tags => [qw/publication/],  _show_defaults('book') },
   show_activity => {tags => [qw/dataset/], _show_defaults('activity') },
   show_person => { tags => [qw/contributor/], _show_defaults('person') },
   show_organization => { tags => [qw/contributor/], _show_defaults('organization') },
@@ -315,15 +315,8 @@ sub _show_defaults {
           'application/json', 'application/x-turtle', 'text/turtle',
           'application/n-triples', 'text/n3', 'text/rdf+n3', 'application/ld+json',
           'application/rdf+xml', 'application/rdf+json',
-      ],
-      $a{withs} ? 
-      (
-          params => [
-            { name => "with_regions", type => "boolean", description => "Include regions associated with the $what." },
-            { name => "with_gcmd",    type => "boolean", description => "Include GCMD keywords associated with the $what." },
-          ]
-      ) : ()
-      )
+      ]
+    )
 }
  
 sub _route_to_path {
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Report.pm b/lib/Tuba/Report.pm
index 341cbd26..77fed38a 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Report.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Report.pm
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ sub make_tree_for_show {
     my $format = $c->stash('format');
     $href .= ".$format" if $format;
     my %regions;
-    if ($pub && $c->param('with_regions')) {
+    if ($pub) {
         $regions{regions} = [ map $_->as_tree(c => $c), $pub->regions];
     }
     my @parents;
diff --git a/t/006_figure.t b/t/006_figure.t
index 160ddc46..bc1d0f56 100644
--- a/t/006_figure.t
+++ b/t/006_figure.t
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ $t->post_ok(
   "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/keywords/orange" => { Accept => "application/json" } => json =>
     {identifier => "001f18d3-7e61-430b-9883-1960c6256fe5"})->status_is(200);
 
-$t->get_ok( "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/orange.json?with_gcmd=1")
+$t->get_ok( "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/orange.json")
     ->json_is( "/gcmd_keywords/0/identifier", "001f18d3-7e61-430b-9883-1960c6256fe5" );
 
 # Create a region.
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ $t->post_ok(
   "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/regions/orange" => { Accept => "application/json" } => json =>
     {identifier => "bermuda_triangle"})->status_is(200);
 
-$t->get_ok( "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/orange.json?with_regions=1")
+$t->get_ok( "/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/orange.json")
     ->json_is( "/regions/0/identifier", "bermuda_triangle" );
 
 $t->post_ok("/report/vegetables/chapter/carrots/figure/rel/orange" => { Accept => "application/json" } => json =>
diff --git a/t/010_stringify.t b/t/010_stringify.t
index d0f69014..486cfb25 100644
--- a/t/010_stringify.t
+++ b/t/010_stringify.t
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ $t->get_ok("/report/test-report.json")->json_is(
       href => "${base}report/test-report.json",
       report_type_identifier => 'report',
       report_tables => [],
+      regions => [],
       report_figures => [],
       report_findings => [],
       parents => [],
diff --git a/t/014_array.t b/t/014_array.t
index 397ac6ef..1ec797ca 100644
--- a/t/014_array.t
+++ b/t/014_array.t
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ $t->get_ok("/report/vegetables/table/veggietable.json")->status_is(200)
    'chapter_identifier' => undef,
    'contributors' => [],
    'files' => [],
+   'gcmd_keywords' => [],
    'href' => "$base/report/vegetables/table/veggietable.json",
    'identifier' => 'veggietable',
    'ordinal' => '1-b',
    'parents' => [],
    'references' => [],
+   'regions' => [],
    'cited_by' => [],
    'report_identifier' => 'vegetables',
    'title' => 'veggie table',