diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index 6cebf29d8f..0f15d2f4ab 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -370,7 +370,3 @@ Controllers.termsOfUse = function (req, res, next) {
 		termsOfUse: meta.config.termsOfUse,
 	});
 };
-
-Controllers.ping = function (req, res) {
-	res.status(200).send(req.path === '/sping' ? 'healthy' : '200');
-};
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 969577aabf..3dc6047b22 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ function mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/search', middleware, [], controllers.search.search);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/reset/:code?', middleware, [], controllers.reset);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/tos', middleware, [], controllers.termsOfUse);
-
-	app.get('/ping', controllers.ping);
-	app.get('/sping', controllers.ping);
 }
 
 function modRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 7f10ac707a..f3ab28f630 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ function setupExpressApp(app) {
 
 	app.use(compression());
 
+	app.get('/ping', ping);
+	app.get('/sping', ping);
+
 	setupFavicon(app);
 
 	app.use(relativePath + '/apple-touch-icon', middleware.routeTouchIcon);
@@ -157,6 +160,10 @@ function setupExpressApp(app) {
 	toobusy.interval(parseInt(meta.config.eventLoopInterval, 10) || 500);
 }
 
+function ping(req, res) {
+	res.status(200).send(req.path === '/sping' ? 'healthy' : '200');
+}
+
 function setupFavicon(app) {
 	var faviconPath = meta.config['brand:favicon'] || 'favicon.ico';
 	faviconPath = path.join(nconf.get('base_dir'), 'public', faviconPath.replace(/assets\/uploads/, 'uploads'));