diff --git a/app/abilities/ability.rb b/app/abilities/ability.rb
index ef4c0a778d..547f9365e2 100644
--- a/app/abilities/ability.rb
+++ b/app/abilities/ability.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ class Ability
 
   def initialize(user)
     can [:relation, :relation_history, :way, :way_history, :node, :node_history, :query], :browse
-    can [:show], OldNode
-    can [:show], OldWay
-    can [:show], OldRelation
+    can [:show], [OldNode, OldWay, OldRelation]
     can [:show, :new], Note
     can :search, :direction
     can [:index, :permalink, :edit, :help, :fixthemap, :offline, :export, :about, :communities, :preview, :copyright, :key, :id], :site
diff --git a/app/abilities/api_ability.rb b/app/abilities/api_ability.rb
index 8ee280b3a1..e20b849d11 100644
--- a/app/abilities/api_ability.rb
+++ b/app/abilities/api_ability.rb
@@ -29,20 +29,14 @@ def initialize(user)
         if user.terms_agreed?
           can [:create, :update, :upload, :close, :subscribe, :unsubscribe], Changeset
           can :create, ChangesetComment
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Node
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Way
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Relation
+          can [:create, :update, :delete], [Node, Way, Relation]
         end
 
         if user.moderator?
           can [:destroy, :restore], ChangesetComment
           can :destroy, Note
 
-          if user.terms_agreed?
-            can :redact, OldNode
-            can :redact, OldWay
-            can :redact, OldRelation
-          end
+          can :redact, [OldNode, OldWay, OldRelation] if user.terms_agreed?
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/abilities/api_capability.rb b/app/abilities/api_capability.rb
index 95d7ab9ab9..f27dd2e63a 100644
--- a/app/abilities/api_capability.rb
+++ b/app/abilities/api_capability.rb
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@ def initialize(token)
         if user.terms_agreed?
           can [:create, :update, :upload, :close, :subscribe, :unsubscribe], Changeset if scope?(token, :write_api)
           can :create, ChangesetComment if scope?(token, :write_api)
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Node if scope?(token, :write_api)
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Way if scope?(token, :write_api)
-          can [:create, :update, :delete], Relation if scope?(token, :write_api)
+          can [:create, :update, :delete], [Node, Way, Relation] if scope?(token, :write_api)
         end
 
         if user.moderator?
           can [:destroy, :restore], ChangesetComment if scope?(token, :write_api)
           can :destroy, Note if scope?(token, :write_notes)
-          if user&.terms_agreed?
-            can :redact, OldNode if scope?(token, :write_api) || scope?(token, :write_redactions)
-            can :redact, OldWay if scope?(token, :write_api) || scope?(token, :write_redactions)
-            can :redact, OldRelation if scope?(token, :write_api) || scope?(token, :write_redactions)
-          end
+          can :redact, [OldNode, OldWay, OldRelation] if user&.terms_agreed? && (scope?(token, :write_api) || scope?(token, :write_redactions))
         end
       end
     end