diff --git a/routes/alfresco.py b/routes/alfresco.py
index 9bd189e3..abaad71d 100644
--- a/routes/alfresco.py
+++ b/routes/alfresco.py
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ def remove_invalid_dim_combos(var_ep, results):
 
 
 @routes.route("/alfresco/")
-@routes.route("/alfresco/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/alfresco/flammability/")
 @routes.route("/alfresco/veg_type/")
 @routes.route("/alfresco/flammability/point/")
diff --git a/routes/beetles.py b/routes/beetles.py
index 93136102..41024ba8 100644
--- a/routes/beetles.py
+++ b/routes/beetles.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def run_aggregate_var_polygon(poly_id):
 
 
 @routes.route("/beetles/")
-@routes.route("/beetles/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/beetles/point/")
 @routes.route("/beetles/area/")
 def about_beetles():
diff --git a/routes/boundary.py b/routes/boundary.py
index 7ce834d8..6fe28152 100644
--- a/routes/boundary.py
+++ b/routes/boundary.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 
 @routes.route("/boundary/")
-@routes.route("/boundary/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/boundary/area/")
 def boundary_about():
     return render_template("documentation/boundary.html")
diff --git a/routes/degree_days.py b/routes/degree_days.py
index ddc41fa5..734d4a8a 100644
--- a/routes/degree_days.py
+++ b/routes/degree_days.py
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ async def fetch_dd_point_data(x, y, cov_id, start_year=None, end_year=None):
 
 
 @routes.route("/degree_days/")
-@routes.route("/degree_days/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/degree_days/heating/")
 @routes.route("/degree_days/below_zero/")
 @routes.route("/degree_days/thawing_index/")
diff --git a/routes/ecoregions.py b/routes/ecoregions.py
index d3a17646..db118cac 100644
--- a/routes/ecoregions.py
+++ b/routes/ecoregions.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def package_epaecoreg(eco_resp):
 
 
 @routes.route("/ecoregions/")
-@routes.route("/ecoregions/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/ecoregions/point/")
 def phys_about():
     return render_template("documentation/ecoregions.html")
diff --git a/routes/elevation.py b/routes/elevation.py
index 95652cd5..025a6a1a 100644
--- a/routes/elevation.py
+++ b/routes/elevation.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ def package_astergdem(astergdem_resp):
 
 
 @routes.route("/elevation/")
-@routes.route("/elevation/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/elevation/point/")
 @routes.route("/elevation/area/")
 def elevation_about():
diff --git a/routes/fire.py b/routes/fire.py
index c21a7cdb..12fa2c28 100644
--- a/routes/fire.py
+++ b/routes/fire.py
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ def package_landcover(landcover_resp):
 
 
 @routes.route("/fire/")
-@routes.route("/fire/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/fire/point/")
 def fire_about():
     return render_template("documentation/fire.html")
diff --git a/routes/hydrology.py b/routes/hydrology.py
index f6f2ff72..009d0ce0 100644
--- a/routes/hydrology.py
+++ b/routes/hydrology.py
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ def run_fetch_hydrology_point_data_mmm(lat, lon, summarize=None):
 
 
 @routes.route("/hydrology/")
-@routes.route("/hydrology/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/hydrology/point/")
 def hydro_about():
     return render_template("documentation/hydrology.html")
diff --git a/routes/landfastice.py b/routes/landfastice.py
index 2b7d37f1..8f5c5dc6 100644
--- a/routes/landfastice.py
+++ b/routes/landfastice.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def package_landfastice_data(landfastice_resp, meta):
 
 
 @routes.route("/landfastice/")
-@routes.route("/landfastice/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/landfastice/point/")
 def about_landfastice():
     return render_template("documentation/landfastice.html")
diff --git a/routes/permafrost.py b/routes/permafrost.py
index 46a73f1c..3f558c96 100644
--- a/routes/permafrost.py
+++ b/routes/permafrost.py
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ def package_gipl1km_point_data(gipl1km_point_resp, time_slice=None):
 
 
 @routes.route("/permafrost/")
-@routes.route("/permafrost/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/permafrost/point/")
 def pf_about():
     return render_template("documentation/permafrost.html")
diff --git a/routes/seaice.py b/routes/seaice.py
index 2c020ba7..16aa77ce 100644
--- a/routes/seaice.py
+++ b/routes/seaice.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def package_seaice_data(seaice_resp):
 
 
 @routes.route("/seaice/")
-@routes.route("/seaice/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/seaice/point/")
 def about_seaice():
     return render_template("documentation/seaice.html")
diff --git a/routes/taspr.py b/routes/taspr.py
index 4a2a9a52..c6805b09 100644
--- a/routes/taspr.py
+++ b/routes/taspr.py
@@ -1351,10 +1351,7 @@ def run_fetch_proj_precip_point_data(lat, lon, csv=False):
 
 @routes.route("/taspr/")
 @routes.route("/temperature/")
-@routes.route("/temperature/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/precipitation/")
-@routes.route("/precipitation/abstract/")
-@routes.route("/taspr/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/taspr/point/")
 @routes.route("/temperature/point/")
 @routes.route("/precipitation/point/")
diff --git a/routes/wet_days_per_year.py b/routes/wet_days_per_year.py
index 5393e833..90835af0 100644
--- a/routes/wet_days_per_year.py
+++ b/routes/wet_days_per_year.py
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ async def fetch_wet_days_per_year_point_data(x, y, horp, start_year, end_year):
 
 # CP: consider if routing synonyms (top-level and mmm-nested) make sense for this endpoint. another alternative could be /precip_inidcators/wet_days_per_year...
 @routes.route("/wet_days_per_year/")
-@routes.route("/wet_days_per_year/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/mmm/wet_days_per_year/")
-@routes.route("/mmm/wet_days_per_year/abstract/")
 @routes.route("/mmm/wet_days_per_year/point")
 @routes.route("/wet_days_per_year/point")
 def wet_days_per_year_about():