diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Routing/RenderRouteHandlerTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Routing/RenderRouteHandlerTests.cs
index 6553ac5116..5dab95a6c9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Routing/RenderRouteHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Routing/RenderRouteHandlerTests.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Routing
 	[TestFixture]
 	public class RenderRouteHandlerTests : BaseRoutingTest
 	{
-
 		public override void Initialize()
 		{                       
 			base.Initialize();
@@ -44,9 +43,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Routing
             SurfaceControllerResolver.Current = new SurfaceControllerResolver(
                 new ActivatorServiceProvider(), Logger,
                 PluginManager.Current.ResolveSurfaceControllers());
-            UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current = new UmbracoApiControllerResolver(
-                new ActivatorServiceProvider(), Logger,
-                PluginManager.Current.ResolveUmbracoApiControllers());
+
+            var umbracoApiControllerTypes = new UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection(PluginManager.Current.ResolveUmbracoApiControllers());
+            Container.RegisterInstance(umbracoApiControllerTypes);
+
             ShortStringHelperResolver.Current = new ShortStringHelperResolver(new DefaultShortStringHelper(SettingsForTests.GetDefault()));
 
             base.FreezeResolution();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Current.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Current.cs
index e56ee2d7a5..42f07160b5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Current.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Current.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Editors;
 using Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck;
 using Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache;
 using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
+using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
 using Umbraco.Web._Legacy.Actions;
 using CoreCurrent = Umbraco.Core.DependencyInjection.Current;
 
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         internal static XsltExtensionCollection XsltExtensions
             => Container.GetInstance<XsltExtensionCollection>();
 
+        internal static UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection UmbracoApiControllerTypes
+            => Container.GetInstance<UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection>();
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Core Getters
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
index 1b04a7dd8f..a88e702e4b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 
             var area = "";
 
-            var apiController = UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current.RegisteredUmbracoApiControllers
+            var apiController = Current.UmbracoApiControllerTypes
                 .SingleOrDefault(x => x == apiControllerType);
             if (apiController == null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not find the umbraco api controller of type " + apiControllerType.FullName);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeExtensions.cs
index a2a52c8ddb..4752e4d068 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeExtensions.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         internal static Attempt<Type> TryGetControllerTree(this ApplicationTree appTree)
         {
             //get reference to all TreeApiControllers
-            var controllerTrees = UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current.RegisteredUmbracoApiControllers
-                                                              .Where(TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<TreeController>)
-                                                              .ToArray();
+            var controllerTrees = Current.UmbracoApiControllerTypes
+                .Where(TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<TreeController>)
+                .ToArray();
 
             //find the one we're looking for
             var foundControllerTree = controllerTrees.FirstOrDefault(x => x == appTree.GetRuntimeType());
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 832f347ed4..e6a5f31f0f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
     <Compile Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\endPreview.aspx.cs">
       <SubType>ASPXCodeBehind</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="WebApi\UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebServices\FacadeStatusController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebServices\NuCacheStatusController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="_Legacy\Actions\Action.cs" />
@@ -916,7 +917,6 @@
     <Compile Include="WebApi\PrefixlessBodyModelValidatorAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\UmbracoApiController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\UmbracoApiControllerBase.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="WebApi\UmbracoApiControllerResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\NotChildAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoAuthorizedController.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UrlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
index 1893a36c89..e196e0fc52 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 
             var area = "";
 
-            var apiController = UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current.RegisteredUmbracoApiControllers
+            var apiController = Current.UmbracoApiControllerTypes
                 .SingleOrDefault(x => x == apiControllerType);
             if (apiController == null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not find the umbraco api controller of type " + apiControllerType.FullName);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerResolver.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index cea26b8de7..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerResolver.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi
-{
-    internal sealed class UmbracoApiControllerResolver : ManyObjectsResolverBase<UmbracoApiControllerResolver, UmbracoApiController>
-    {
-        public UmbracoApiControllerResolver(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ILogger logger, IEnumerable<Type> apiControllers)
-            : base(serviceProvider, logger, apiControllers)
-        {
-
-        }
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets all of the umbraco api controller types
-        /// </summary>
-        public IEnumerable<Type> RegisteredUmbracoApiControllers
-        {
-            get { return InstanceTypes; }
-        }
-
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cfc197497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Umbraco.Core.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi
+{
+    // unless we want to modify the content of the collection
+    // which we are not doing at the moment
+    // we can inherit from BuilderCollectionBase and just be enumerable
+
+    internal class UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection : BuilderCollectionBase<Type>
+    {
+        public UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection(IEnumerable<Type> items)
+            : base(items)
+        { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
index 690e0a0d76..da720e973c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
             //we need to find the plugin controllers and route them
             var pluginControllers =
                 SurfaceControllerResolver.Current.RegisteredSurfaceControllers.Concat(
-                    UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current.RegisteredUmbracoApiControllers).ToArray();
+                    Current.UmbracoApiControllerTypes).ToArray();
 
             //local controllers do not contain the attribute
             var localControllers = pluginControllers.Where(x => PluginController.GetMetadata(x).AreaName.IsNullOrWhiteSpace());
@@ -485,9 +485,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
                 ServiceProvider, ProfilingLogger.Logger,
                 PluginManager.ResolveSurfaceControllers());
 
-            UmbracoApiControllerResolver.Current = new UmbracoApiControllerResolver(
-                ServiceProvider, ProfilingLogger.Logger,
-                PluginManager.ResolveUmbracoApiControllers());
+            var umbracoApiControllerTypes = new UmbracoApiControllerTypeCollection(PluginManager.ResolveUmbracoApiControllers());
+            Container.RegisterInstance(umbracoApiControllerTypes);
 
             // both TinyMceValueConverter (in Core) and RteMacroRenderingValueConverter (in Web) will be
             // discovered when CoreBootManager configures the converters. We HAVE to remove one of them