diff --git a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
index d1c8c6946..386f222cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ def delete_test_dois
     render json: { message: "Test DOIs deleted." }.to_json, status: :ok
   end
 
+  # legacy method
+  def status
+    render json: { message: "Not Implemented." }.to_json, status: :not_implemented
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def set_doi
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 063f71ce3..21662017a 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   get '/dois/application/x-research-info-systems/:id', :to => 'dois#show', constraints: { :id => /.+/ }, defaults: { format: :ris }
   get '/dois/text/x-bibliography/:id', :to => 'dois#show', constraints: { :id => /.+/ }, defaults: { format: :citation }
 
+  # content negotiation for collections
   get '/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml', :to => 'dois#index', defaults: { format: :datacite }
   get '/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+json', :to => 'dois#index', defaults: { format: :datacite_json }
   get '/dois/application/vnd.crosscite.crosscite+json', :to => 'dois#index', defaults: { format: :crosscite }
@@ -40,11 +41,6 @@
   get 'dois/:id/get-url', :to => 'dois#get_url', constraints: { :id => /.+/ }
   get 'dois/get-dois', :to => 'dois#get_dois'
 
-  # manage prefixes, keep database in sync for changes via MDS
-  post 'client-prefixes/set-created', :to => 'client_prefixes#set_created'
-  post 'client-prefixes/set-provider', :to => 'client_prefixes#set_provider'
-  post 'provider-prefixes/set-created', :to => 'provider_prefixes#set_created'
-
   resources :heartbeat, only: [:index]
   resources :index, only: [:index]