diff --git a/lib/cartodb/middleware/context/locals.js b/lib/cartodb/middleware/context/locals.js
index bb7d5ee2..0fdcce50 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/middleware/context/locals.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/middleware/context/locals.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-const _ = require('underscore');
-
 module.exports = function localsMiddleware(req, res, next) {
-    _.extend(res.locals, req.params);
-    
+    // save req.params in res.locals
+    res.locals = Object.assign(req.params || {}, res.locals);
+
     next();
 };
-
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/middleware/user.js b/lib/cartodb/middleware/user.js
index ce3fdd29..adf06203 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/middleware/user.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/middleware/user.js
@@ -4,11 +4,5 @@ var cdbRequest = new CdbRequest();
 module.exports = function userMiddleware(req, res, next) {
     res.locals.user = cdbRequest.userByReq(req);
 
-    // avoid a req.params.user equals to undefined
-    // overwrites res.locals.user
-    if(!req.params.user) {
-        delete req.params.user;
-    }
-
     next();
 };