diff --git a/authority/admin/api/admin.go b/authority/admin/api/admin.go
index 7aa66d0f..43607c52 100644
--- a/authority/admin/api/admin.go
+++ b/authority/admin/api/admin.go
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+
+	"go.step.sm/linkedca"
+
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api/read"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/admin"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/provisioner"
-	"go.step.sm/linkedca"
 )
 
 type adminAuthority interface {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetAdmins(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // CreateAdmin creates a new admin.
 func (h *Handler) CreateAdmin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var body CreateAdminRequest
-	if err := api.ReadJSON(r.Body, &body); err != nil {
+	if err := read.JSON(r.Body, &body); err != nil {
 		api.WriteError(w, admin.WrapError(admin.ErrorBadRequestType, err, "error reading request body"))
 		return
 	}
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ func (h *Handler) DeleteAdmin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // UpdateAdmin updates an existing admin.
 func (h *Handler) UpdateAdmin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var body UpdateAdminRequest
-	if err := api.ReadJSON(r.Body, &body); err != nil {
+	if err := read.JSON(r.Body, &body); err != nil {
 		api.WriteError(w, admin.WrapError(admin.ErrorBadRequestType, err, "error reading request body"))
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/authority/admin/api/provisioner.go b/authority/admin/api/provisioner.go
index b8cc0f4c..2106733d 100644
--- a/authority/admin/api/provisioner.go
+++ b/authority/admin/api/provisioner.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+	"go.step.sm/linkedca"
+
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api/read"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/admin"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/provisioner"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/errs"
-	"go.step.sm/linkedca"
 )
 
 // GetProvisionersResponse is the type for GET /admin/provisioners responses.
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetProvisioners(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // CreateProvisioner creates a new prov.
 func (h *Handler) CreateProvisioner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var prov = new(linkedca.Provisioner)
-	if err := api.ReadProtoJSON(r.Body, prov); err != nil {
+	if err := read.ProtoJSON(r.Body, prov); err != nil {
 		api.WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ func (h *Handler) DeleteProvisioner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // UpdateProvisioner updates an existing prov.
 func (h *Handler) UpdateProvisioner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var nu = new(linkedca.Provisioner)
-	if err := api.ReadProtoJSON(r.Body, nu); err != nil {
+	if err := read.ProtoJSON(r.Body, nu); err != nil {
 		api.WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}