diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Aggregator.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Aggregator.js
index 206ae3fd78..02a44d179e 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Aggregator.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Aggregator.js
@@ -519,14 +519,11 @@ const formatModelConnectionsGQL = function(
           });
 
           const policiesFn = [
-            policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-              undefined,
-              {
-                handler: `${name}.find`,
-              },
-              undefined,
-              plugin
-            ),
+            policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+              controller: name,
+              action: 'find',
+              plugin,
+            }),
           ];
 
           policyUtils.get(
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Mutation.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Mutation.js
index d2cff29993..ba01f3b149 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Mutation.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Mutation.js
@@ -73,14 +73,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
         // Push global policy to make sure the permissions will work as expected.
         policiesFn.push(
-          policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-            undefined,
-            {
-              handler: `${name}.${action}`,
-            },
-            undefined,
-            plugin
-          )
+          policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+            controller: name,
+            action,
+            plugin,
+          })
         );
 
         // Return the controller.
@@ -109,14 +106,11 @@ module.exports = {
       // Push global policy to make sure the permissions will work as expected.
       // We're trying to detect the controller name.
       policiesFn.push(
-        policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-          undefined,
-          {
-            handler: `${name}.${action}`,
-          },
-          undefined,
-          plugin
-        )
+        policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+          controller: name,
+          action,
+          plugin,
+        })
       );
 
       // Make the query compatible with our controller by
@@ -149,14 +143,11 @@ module.exports = {
         );
       }
 
-      policiesFn[0] = policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-        undefined,
-        {
-          handler: `${name}.${action}`,
-        },
-        undefined,
-        plugin
-      );
+      policiesFn[0] = policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+        controller: name,
+        action,
+        plugin,
+      });
     }
 
     if (strapi.plugins['users-permissions']) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Query.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Query.js
index 80f1101a58..e052262103 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Query.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-graphql/services/Query.js
@@ -130,14 +130,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
         // Push global policy to make sure the permissions will work as expected.
         policiesFn.push(
-          policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-            undefined,
-            {
-              handler: `${name}.${action}`,
-            },
-            undefined,
-            plugin
-          )
+          policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+            controller: name,
+            action,
+            plugin,
+          })
         );
 
         // Return the controller.
@@ -170,14 +167,11 @@ module.exports = {
       // Push global policy to make sure the permissions will work as expected.
       // We're trying to detect the controller name.
       policiesFn.push(
-        policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-          undefined,
-          {
-            handler: `${name}.${isSingular ? 'findOne' : 'find'}`,
-          },
-          undefined,
-          plugin
-        )
+        policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+          controller: name,
+          action: isSingular ? 'findOne' : 'find',
+          plugin,
+        })
       );
 
       // Make the query compatible with our controller by
@@ -221,14 +215,11 @@ module.exports = {
         );
       }
 
-      policiesFn[0] = policyUtils.globalPolicy(
-        undefined,
-        {
-          handler: `${name}.${action}`,
-        },
-        undefined,
-        plugin
-      );
+      policiesFn[0] = policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+        controller: name,
+        action,
+        plugin,
+      });
     }
 
     if (strapi.plugins['users-permissions']) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/cli.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/cli.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c9ef59c8a..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/cli.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies
- */
-
-// Node.js core.
-const path = require('path');
-
-/**
- * Check that we're in a valid Strapi project.
- *
- * @returns {boolean}
- */
-
-const isStrapiApp = () => {
-  const pathToPackageJSON = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
-  let validPackageJSON = true;
-
-  try {
-    require(pathToPackageJSON);
-  } catch (e) {
-    validPackageJSON = false;
-  }
-
-  return validPackageJSON;
-};
-
-module.exports = {
-  isStrapiApp
-};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/index.js
index 14e97e8a2f..238e4ef67a 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/index.js
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ const sanitizeEntity = require('./sanitize-entity');
 const parseType = require('./parse-type');
 
 module.exports = {
-  cli: require('./cli'),
   finder: require('./finder'),
-  knex: require('./knex'),
   logger: require('./logger'),
   models: require('./models'),
   policy: require('./policy'),
-  regex: require('./regex'),
   templateConfiguration: require('./templateConfiguration'),
   convertRestQueryParams,
   buildQuery,
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/knex.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/knex.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 66d4621aa2..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/knex.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies
- */
-
-/* eslint-disable prefer-template */
-// Node.js core.
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
-
-// Public node modules.
-const _ = require('lodash');
-
-/**
- * Check if connection is valid
- */
-
-module.exports = scope => {
-
-  // First, make sure the application we have access to
-  // the migration generator.
-  try {
-    require.resolve(path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'node_modules', 'strapi-hook-knex'));
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Impossible to call the Knex migration tool.');
-    console.error('You can install it with `$ npm install strapi-hook-knex --save`.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  // Try to access the databases config and register connections
-  // in the Knex query builder.
-  try {
-    fs.accessSync(path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'config', 'environments', scope.environment, 'databases.json'), fs.F_OK | fs.R_OK);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('No `databases.json` file detected at `' + path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'config', 'environments', scope.environment) + '`.');
-    console.error(err);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  // Save the connections and the current DB config.
-  scope.connections = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'config', 'environments', scope.environment, 'databases.json'))).connections;
-  scope.dbConfig = _.merge(scope.connections[scope.connection], {
-    migrations: {
-      directory: path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'data', 'migrations', scope.connection)
-    },
-    seeds: {
-      directory: path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'data', 'seeds', scope.connection)
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Make sure the specified connection exists in config.
-  if (!_.has(scope.connections, scope.connection)) {
-    console.error('No connection found for `' + scope.connection + '`.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  // Make sure the needed client is installed.
-  _.forEach(scope.connections, config => {
-    try {
-      scope.db = require(path.resolve(scope.rootPath, 'node_modules', 'knex'))(scope.dbConfig);
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('The client `' + config.client + '` is not installed.');
-      console.error(err);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  });
-};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/policy.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/policy.js
index e7496d1265..4d137ea564 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/policy.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/policy.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-
 // Public dependencies.
 const _ = require('lodash');
 /* eslint-disable prefer-template */
 module.exports = {
-  get: function (policy, plugin, policies = [], endpoint, currentApiName) {
+  get(policy, plugin, policies = [], endpoint, currentApiName) {
     // Define global policy prefix.
     const globalPolicyPrefix = 'global.';
     const pluginPolicyPrefix = 'plugins.';
@@ -42,12 +41,14 @@ module.exports = {
     ) {
       // Plugin's policies can be used from app APIs with a specific syntax (`plugins.pluginName.policyName`).
       return policies.push(
-        this.parsePolicy(_.get(
-          strapi.plugins,
-          policySplited[1] +
-            '.config.policies.' +
-            policySplited[2].toLowerCase()
-        ))
+        this.parsePolicy(
+          _.get(
+            strapi.plugins,
+            policySplited[1] +
+              '.config.policies.' +
+              policySplited[2].toLowerCase()
+          )
+        )
       );
     } else if (
       !_.startsWith(policy, globalPolicyPrefix, 0) &&
@@ -61,10 +62,12 @@ module.exports = {
     ) {
       // Plugin policy used in the plugin itself.
       return policies.push(
-        this.parsePolicy(_.get(
-          strapi.plugins,
-          plugin + '.config.policies.' + policy.toLowerCase()
-        ))
+        this.parsePolicy(
+          _.get(
+            strapi.plugins,
+            plugin + '.config.policies.' + policy.toLowerCase()
+          )
+        )
       );
     } else if (
       !_.startsWith(policy, globalPolicyPrefix, 0) &&
@@ -77,17 +80,21 @@ module.exports = {
     ) {
       // API policy used in the API itself.
       return policies.push(
-        this.parsePolicy(_.get(
-          strapi.api,
-          currentApiName + '.config.policies.' + policy.toLowerCase()
-        ))
+        this.parsePolicy(
+          _.get(
+            strapi.api,
+            currentApiName + '.config.policies.' + policy.toLowerCase()
+          )
+        )
       );
     }
 
-    strapi.log.error(`Ignored attempt to bind to ${endpoint} with unknown policy "${policy}"`);
+    strapi.log.error(
+      `Ignored attempt to bind to ${endpoint} with unknown policy "${policy}"`
+    );
   },
 
-  parsePolicy: (policy) => {
+  parsePolicy(policy) {
     if (_.isFunction(policy)) {
       return policy;
     }
@@ -97,18 +104,18 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // Middleware used for every routes.
   // Expose the endpoint in `this`.
-  globalPolicy: (endpoint, value, route = {}, plugin) => {
+  globalPolicy({ method, endpoint, controller, action, plugin }) {
     return async (ctx, next) => {
       ctx.request.route = {
-        endpoint: _.trim(endpoint),
-        controller: value.handler.split('.')[0].toLowerCase(),
-        action: value.handler.split('.')[1].toLowerCase(),
-        splittedEndpoint: _.trim(route.endpoint),
-        verb: route.verb && _.trim(route.verb.toLowerCase()),
-        plugin
+        endpoint: `${method} ${endpoint}`,
+        controller,
+        action,
+        splittedEndpoint: endpoint,
+        verb: method,
+        plugin,
       };
 
       await next();
     };
-  }
+  },
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/regex.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/regex.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 171be36978..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/regex.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies
- */
-
-// Public node modules.
-const _ = require('lodash');
-
-/**
- * Detect HTTP verb in an expression.
- *
- * @api private
- */
-
-exports.detectRoute = endpoint => {
-  const verbExpr = /^(all|get|post|put|delete|trace|options|connect|patch|head|redirect)\s+/i;
-  let verb = _.last(endpoint.match(verbExpr) || []) || '';
-  verb = verb.toLowerCase();
-
-  // If a verb was specified, eliminate the verb from the original string.
-  if (verb) {
-    endpoint = endpoint.replace(verbExpr, '');
-  }
-
-  // Return the verb and the endpoint.
-  return {
-    verb,
-    endpoint
-  };
-};
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/install.js b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/install.js
index 7b10e2d7d3..382cf82ffc 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/install.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/install.js
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 const { join } = require('path');
 const { existsSync } = require('fs-extra');
 const ora = require('ora');
-const { cyan } = require('chalk');
 const execa = require('execa');
-const { cli } = require('strapi-utils');
 const findPackagePath = require('../load/package-path');
 
 module.exports = async plugins => {
-  if (!cli.isStrapiApp()) {
-    return console.log(
-      `⛔️ ${cyan('strapi install')} can only be used inside a Strapi project.`
-    );
-  }
-
   const loader = ora();
   const dir = process.cwd();
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/uninstall.js b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/uninstall.js
index 5e86893934..db3ca19ec8 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/uninstall.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/uninstall.js
@@ -4,18 +4,10 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 const { existsSync, rmdirSync } = require('fs-extra');
 const ora = require('ora');
 const execa = require('execa');
-const { cyan } = require('chalk');
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
-const { cli } = require('strapi-utils');
 const findPackagePath = require('../load/package-path');
 
 module.exports = async (plugins, { deleteFiles }) => {
-  if (!cli.isStrapiApp()) {
-    return console.log(
-      `⛔️ ${cyan('strapi install')} can only be used inside a Strapi project.`
-    );
-  }
-
   const answers = await inquirer.prompt([
     {
       type: 'confirm',
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/index.js
index be79e763f2..59c7a317a0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/index.js
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 // Public node modules.
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const Router = require('koa-router');
-
+const createEndpointComposer = require('./utils/composeEndpoint');
 /**
  * Router hook
  */
 
 module.exports = strapi => {
-  const composeEndpoint = require('./utils/composeEndpoint')(strapi);
+  const composeEndpoint = createEndpointComposer(strapi);
 
   return {
     /**
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
 
     initialize() {
       _.forEach(strapi.config.routes, value => {
-        composeEndpoint(value, null, strapi.router);
+        composeEndpoint(value, { router: strapi.router });
       });
 
       strapi.router.prefix(
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
         });
 
         _.forEach(strapi.admin.config.routes, value => {
-          composeEndpoint(value, null, router);
+          composeEndpoint(value, { router });
         });
 
         // Mount admin router on Strapi router
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
 
       if (strapi.plugins) {
         // Parse each plugin's routes.
-        _.forEach(strapi.plugins, (plugin, name) => {
+        _.forEach(strapi.plugins, (plugin, pluginName) => {
           const router = new Router({
-            prefix: `/${name}`,
+            prefix: `/${pluginName}`,
           });
 
           // Exclude routes with prefix.
@@ -60,14 +60,17 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           _.forEach(
             _.omit(plugin.config.routes, _.keys(excludedRoutes)),
             value => {
-              composeEndpoint(value, name, router);
+              composeEndpoint(value, { plugin: pluginName, router });
             }
           );
 
           // /!\ Could override main router's routes.
           if (!_.isEmpty(excludedRoutes)) {
             _.forEach(excludedRoutes, value => {
-              composeEndpoint(value, name, strapi.router);
+              composeEndpoint(value, {
+                plugin: pluginName,
+                router: strapi.router,
+              });
             });
           }
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/composeEndpoint.js b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/composeEndpoint.js
index 19827d4d91..77189786ca 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/composeEndpoint.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/composeEndpoint.js
@@ -2,25 +2,24 @@
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const compose = require('koa-compose');
+const createRouteChecker = require('./routerChecker');
 
 module.exports = strapi => {
-  const routerChecker = require('./routerChecker')(strapi);
+  const routerChecker = createRouteChecker(strapi);
 
-  return (value, plugin, router) => {
+  return (value, { plugin, router }) => {
     if (_.isEmpty(_.get(value, 'method')) || _.isEmpty(_.get(value, 'path'))) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const endpoint = `${value.method} ${value.path}`;
-
-    const { policies, action } = routerChecker(value, endpoint, plugin);
+    const { method, endpoint, policies, action } = routerChecker(value, plugin);
 
     if (_.isUndefined(action) || !_.isFunction(action)) {
       return strapi.log.warn(
-        `Ignored attempt to bind route '${endpoint}' to unknown controller/action.`
+        `Ignored attempt to bind route '${value.method} ${value.path}' to unknown controller/action.`
       );
     }
 
-    router[value.method.toLowerCase()](value.path, compose(policies), action);
+    router[method](endpoint, compose(policies), action);
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/routerChecker.js b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/routerChecker.js
index b978d4c37f..7ed5eaf114 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/routerChecker.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/router/utils/routerChecker.js
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 // Strapi utilities.
-const { finder, regex, policy: policyUtils } = require('strapi-utils');
+const { finder, policy: policyUtils } = require('strapi-utils');
+
+const getMethod = route => _.trim(_.toLower(route.method));
+const getEndpoint = route => _.trim(route.path);
 
 module.exports = strapi =>
-  function routerChecker(value, endpoint, plugin) {
-    const route = regex.detectRoute(endpoint);
+  function routerChecker(value, plugin) {
+    const method = getMethod(value);
+    const endpoint = getEndpoint(value);
 
     // Define controller and action names.
     const [controllerName, actionName] = _.trim(value.handler).split('.');
@@ -41,7 +45,15 @@ module.exports = strapi =>
     const policies = [];
 
     // Add the `globalPolicy`.
-    policies.push(policyUtils.globalPolicy(endpoint, value, route, plugin));
+    policies.push(
+      policyUtils.globalPolicy({
+        controller,
+        action: actionName,
+        method,
+        endpoint,
+        plugin,
+      })
+    );
 
     // Allow string instead of array of policies.
     if (
@@ -56,7 +68,13 @@ module.exports = strapi =>
       !_.isEmpty(_.get(value, 'config.policies'))
     ) {
       _.forEach(value.config.policies, policy => {
-        policyUtils.get(policy, plugin, policies, endpoint, currentApiName);
+        policyUtils.get(
+          policy,
+          plugin,
+          policies,
+          `${method} ${endpoint}`,
+          currentApiName
+        );
       });
     }
 
@@ -70,7 +88,8 @@ module.exports = strapi =>
     });
 
     return {
-      route,
+      method,
+      endpoint,
       policies,
       action,
     };