diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
index 45059ae4042c1dc0f51743dfbdf74e7c3b2bc2cd..8028e66f08945435b3d5dd9365b361eccbff5366 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   groupPath: "/api/:version/groups/:id.json"
   namespacesPath: "/api/:version/namespaces.json"
   groupProjectsPath: "/api/:version/groups/:id/projects.json"
-  projectsPath: "/api/:version/projects/simple.json"
+  projectsPath: "/api/:version/projects.json?format=simple"
   labelsPath: "/api/:version/projects/:id/labels"
   licensePath: "/api/:version/licenses/:key"
   gitignorePath: "/api/:version/gitignores/:key"
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 951cca248a1a5a38c77b98f459759f3e972e5d2c..0def1ed2823cbd0b677594d251dc45dc8c553955 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ module API
       end
     end
 
-    class SimpleProject < Grape::Entity
-      expose :id
-      expose :name, :name_with_namespace
-      expose :http_url_to_repo
-    end
-
     class ProjectMember < UserBasic
       expose :access_level do |user, options|
         options[:project].project_members.find_by(user_id: user.id).access_level
@@ -347,7 +341,7 @@ module API
       end
     end
 
-    class SimpleProjectWithAccess < SimpleProject
+    class BasicProjectWithAccess < BasicProjectDetails
       expose :permissions do
         expose :project_access, using: Entities::ProjectAccess do |project, options|
           project.project_members.find_by(user_id: options[:user].id)
diff --git a/lib/api/projects.rb b/lib/api/projects.rb
index c1e66b239aacd4a29ce9e61df165de0bb4ec9c17..c46764c4897d1f45c3b279e05f8440a049eae50d 100644
--- a/lib/api/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/projects.rb
@@ -25,18 +25,11 @@ module API
         @projects = current_user.authorized_projects
         @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
         @projects = paginate @projects
-        present @projects, with: Entities::ProjectWithAccess, user: current_user
-      end
-
-      # Get a simplified project list for authenticated user
-      #
-      # Example Request:
-      #   GET /projects/simple
-      get '/simple' do
-        @projects = current_user.authorized_projects
-        @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
-        @projects = paginate @projects
-        present @projects, with: Entities::SimpleProjectWithAccess, user: current_user
+        if params["format"]
+          present @projects, with: Entities::BasicProjectWithAccess, user: current_user
+        else
+          present @projects, with: Entities::ProjectWithAccess, user: current_user
+        end
       end
 
       # Get an owned projects list for authenticated user