diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb
index 3cca246ce8..98b69c347f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController < Api::V1::Statuses::Bas
 
   def load_accounts
     scope = default_accounts
-    scope = scope.where.not(id: current_account.excluded_from_timeline_account_ids) unless current_account.nil?
+    scope = scope.not_excluded_by_account(current_account) unless current_account.nil?
     scope.merge(paginated_favourites).to_a
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb
index dd3e60846b..aacab5f8f4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController < Api::V1::Statuses::Base
 
   def load_accounts
     scope = default_accounts
-    scope = scope.where.not(id: current_account.excluded_from_timeline_account_ids) unless current_account.nil?
+    scope = scope.not_excluded_by_account(current_account) unless current_account.nil?
     scope.merge(paginated_statuses).to_a
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_spec.rb
similarity index 52%
rename from spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
rename to spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_spec.rb
index 01816743e5..44296f4c37 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_spec.rb
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController do
-  render_views
-
-  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
-  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, application: app, scopes: 'read:accounts') }
+RSpec.describe 'API V1 Statuses Favourited by Accounts' do
+  let(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  let(:scopes)  { 'read:accounts' }
+  # let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
+  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:headers) { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
   let(:alice) { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:bob)   { Fabricate(:account) }
 
   context 'with an oauth token' do
-    before do
-      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/statuses/#{status.id}/favourited_by", headers: headers, params: { limit: 2 }
     end
 
-    describe 'GET #index' do
+    describe 'GET /api/v1/statuses/:status_id/favourited_by' do
       let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
 
       before do
@@ -24,30 +24,38 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController do
         Favourite.create!(account: bob, status: status)
       end
 
-      it 'returns http success' do
-        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 2 }
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size).to eq(2)
-      end
-
-      it 'returns accounts who favorited the status' do
-        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 2 }
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
-        expect([body_as_json[0][:id], body_as_json[1][:id]]).to contain_exactly(alice.id.to_s, bob.id.to_s)
+      it 'returns http success and accounts who favourited the status' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size)
+          .to eq(2)
+
+        expect(body_as_json.size)
+          .to eq(2)
+        expect(body_as_json)
+          .to contain_exactly(
+            include(id: alice.id.to_s),
+            include(id: bob.id.to_s)
+          )
       end
 
       it 'does not return blocked users' do
         user.account.block!(bob)
-        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 2 }
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 1
-        expect(body_as_json[0][:id]).to eq alice.id.to_s
+
+        subject
+
+        expect(body_as_json.size)
+          .to eq 1
+        expect(body_as_json.first[:id]).to eq(alice.id.to_s)
       end
     end
   end
 
   context 'without an oauth token' do
-    before do
-      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token).and_return(nil)
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/statuses/#{status.id}/favourited_by", params: { limit: 2 }
     end
 
     context 'with a private status' do
@@ -59,7 +67,8 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController do
         end
 
         it 'returns http unauthorized' do
-          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          subject
+
           expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
         end
       end
@@ -74,7 +83,8 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController do
         end
 
         it 'returns http success' do
-          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          subject
+
           expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_spec.rb
similarity index 57%
rename from spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
rename to spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_spec.rb
index 0d15cca75c..6f99ce9464 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_spec.rb
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController do
-  render_views
-
-  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
-  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, application: app, scopes: 'read:accounts') }
+RSpec.describe 'API V1 Statuses Reblogged by Accounts' do
+  let(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  let(:scopes)  { 'read:accounts' }
+  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:headers) { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
   let(:alice) { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:bob)   { Fabricate(:account) }
 
   context 'with an oauth token' do
-    before do
-      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/statuses/#{status.id}/reblogged_by", headers: headers, params: { limit: 2 }
     end
 
-    describe 'GET #index' do
+    describe 'GET /api/v1/statuses/:status_id/reblogged_by' do
       let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
 
       before do
@@ -25,27 +24,37 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController do
       end
 
       it 'returns accounts who reblogged the status', :aggregate_failures do
-        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 2 }
-
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size).to eq(2)
-
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
-        expect([body_as_json[0][:id], body_as_json[1][:id]]).to contain_exactly(alice.id.to_s, bob.id.to_s)
+        subject
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size)
+          .to eq(2)
+
+        expect(body_as_json.size)
+          .to eq(2)
+        expect(body_as_json)
+          .to contain_exactly(
+            include(id: alice.id.to_s),
+            include(id: bob.id.to_s)
+          )
       end
 
       it 'does not return blocked users' do
         user.account.block!(bob)
-        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 2 }
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 1
-        expect(body_as_json[0][:id]).to eq alice.id.to_s
+
+        subject
+
+        expect(body_as_json.size)
+          .to eq 1
+        expect(body_as_json.first[:id]).to eq(alice.id.to_s)
       end
     end
   end
 
   context 'without an oauth token' do
-    before do
-      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token).and_return(nil)
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/statuses/#{status.id}/reblogged_by", params: { limit: 2 }
     end
 
     context 'with a private status' do
@@ -57,7 +66,8 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController do
         end
 
         it 'returns http unauthorized' do
-          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          subject
+
           expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
         end
       end
@@ -72,7 +82,8 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController do
         end
 
         it 'returns http success' do
-          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          subject
+
           expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
         end
       end