diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index a09c23e7842..e2ae75c78a1 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func New(storage map[string]RESTStorage, prefix string) *APIServer {
 }
 
 // handleVersionReq writes the server's version information.
-func (server *APIServer) handleVersionReq(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	server.writeRawJSON(http.StatusOK, version.Get(), w)
+func (s *APIServer) handleVersionReq(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	writeRawJSON(http.StatusOK, version.Get(), w)
 }
 
 // HTTP Handler interface
@@ -145,30 +145,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleREST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	s.handleRESTStorage(requestParts, req, w, storage)
 }
 
-// write writes an API object in wire format.
-func (s *APIServer) write(statusCode int, object interface{}, w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	output, err := api.Encode(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		internalError(err, w)
-		return
-	}
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
-	w.Write(output)
-}
-
-// writeRawJSON writes a non-API object in JSON.
-func (s *APIServer) writeRawJSON(statusCode int, object interface{}, w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	output, err := json.Marshal(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		internalError(err, w)
-		return
-	}
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
-	w.Write(output)
-}
-
 // finishReq finishes up a request, waiting until the operation finishes or, after a timeout, creating an
 // Operation to receive the result and returning its ID down the writer.
 func (s *APIServer) finishReq(out <-chan interface{}, sync bool, timeout time.Duration, w http.ResponseWriter) {
@@ -190,9 +166,9 @@ func (s *APIServer) finishReq(out <-chan interface{}, sync bool, timeout time.Du
 				status = stat.Code
 			}
 		}
-		s.write(status, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(status, obj, w)
 	} else {
-		s.write(http.StatusAccepted, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(http.StatusAccepted, obj, w)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w http.
 				internalError(err, w)
 				return
 			}
-			s.write(http.StatusOK, list, w)
+			writeJSON(http.StatusOK, list, w)
 		case 2:
 			item, err := storage.Get(parts[1])
 			if IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -237,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w http.
 				internalError(err, w)
 				return
 			}
-			s.write(http.StatusOK, item, w)
+			writeJSON(http.StatusOK, item, w)
 		default:
 			notFound(w, req)
 		}
@@ -342,7 +318,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleOperationRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 	if len(parts) == 0 {
 		// List outstanding operations.
 		list := s.ops.List()
-		s.write(http.StatusOK, list, w)
+		writeJSON(http.StatusOK, list, w)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -354,9 +330,9 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleOperationRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 
 	obj, complete := op.StatusOrResult()
 	if complete {
-		s.write(http.StatusOK, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(http.StatusOK, obj, w)
 	} else {
-		s.write(http.StatusAccepted, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(http.StatusAccepted, obj, w)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -405,6 +381,29 @@ func (s *APIServer) handleWatch(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	notFound(w, req)
 }
 
+func writeJSON(statusCode int, object interface{}, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
+	output, err := api.Encode(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		internalError(err, w)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Write(output)
+}
+
+// writeRawJSON writes a non-API object in JSON.
+func writeRawJSON(statusCode int, object interface{}, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	output, err := json.Marshal(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		internalError(err, w)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
+	w.Write(output)
+}
+
 func parseTimeout(str string) time.Duration {
 	if str != "" {
 		timeout, err := time.ParseDuration(str)