diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index d16e885..657e519 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -37,25 +37,23 @@ if (!Config.TEST) {
 // Automatically convert requests from json
 app.use(express.json());
 
-// Initialize database (IMPORTANT: must be before all routers)
-app.use(database);
-
 // Add routers for each sub-service
-app.use("/admission/", admissionRouter);
-app.use("/auth/", authRouter);
-app.use("/event/", eventRouter);
-app.use("/mail/", mailRouter);
-app.use("/mentor/", mentorRouter);
-app.use("/newsletter/", newsletterRouter);
-app.use("/notification/", notificationRouter);
-app.use("/profile/", profileRouter);
-app.use("/puzzle/", puzzleRouter);
-app.use("/registration/", registrationRouter);
+// NOTE: only include database middleware if needed
+app.use("/admission/", database, admissionRouter);
+app.use("/auth/", database, authRouter);
+app.use("/event/", database, eventRouter);
+app.use("/mail/", database, mailRouter);
+app.use("/mentor/", database, mentorRouter);
+app.use("/newsletter/", database, newsletterRouter);
+app.use("/notification/", database, notificationRouter);
+app.use("/profile/", database, profileRouter);
+app.use("/puzzle/", database, puzzleRouter);
+app.use("/registration/", database, registrationRouter);
 app.use("/s3/", s3Router);
-app.use("/shop/", shopRouter);
-app.use("/staff/", staffRouter);
+app.use("/shop/", database, shopRouter);
+app.use("/staff/", database, staffRouter);
 app.use("/version/", versionRouter);
-app.use("/user/", userRouter);
+app.use("/user/", database, userRouter);
 
 // Ensure that API is running
 app.get("/", (_: Request, res: Response) => {
diff --git a/src/services/shop/shop-router.ts b/src/services/shop/shop-router.ts
index 2fa76fe..d7a111b 100644
--- a/src/services/shop/shop-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/shop/shop-router.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { FilteredShopItemFormat, isValidItemFormat } from "./shop-formats.js";
  * @apiGroup Shop
  * @apiDescription Get item details for all items in point shop.
  *
+ * TODO: Rename back from /shop/v2/ to /shop/
+ *
  * @apiSuccess (200: Success) {Json} items The items details.
  * @apiSuccessExample Example Success Response
  * HTTP/1.1 200 OK
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ import { FilteredShopItemFormat, isValidItemFormat } from "./shop-formats.js";
  * */
 
 const shopRouter: Router = Router();
-shopRouter.get("/", weakJwtVerification, async (_1: Request, res: Response, _2: NextFunction) => {
+shopRouter.get("/v2/", weakJwtVerification, async (_1: Request, res: Response, _2: NextFunction) => {
     const shopItems: ShopItem[] = await Models.ShopItem.find();
 
     const filteredData: FilteredShopItemFormat[] = shopItems.map((item: ShopItem) => ({
@@ -58,8 +60,6 @@ shopRouter.get("/", weakJwtVerification, async (_1: Request, res: Response, _2:
     return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).send(filteredData);
 });
 
-shopRouter.get("/v2/", (_: Request, res: Response) => res.redirect("/shop/"));
-
 /**
  * @api {post} /shop/item POST /shop/item
  * @apiGroup Shop
diff --git a/src/services/user/user-router.ts b/src/services/user/user-router.ts
index 1b779e4..eec3500 100644
--- a/src/services/user/user-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/user/user-router.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const userRouter: Router = Router();
  * @apiGroup User
  * @apiDescription Get a QR code with a pre-defined expiration for the user provided in the JWT token. Since expiry is set to 20 seconds,
  * we recommend that the results from this endpoint are not stored, but instead used immediately.
+ * 
+ * TODO: Rename back from /v2-qr/ to /qr/
  *
  * @apiSuccess (200: Success) {String} userId User to generate a QR code for
  * @apiSuccess (200: Success) {String} qrInfo Stringified QR code for the given user
@@ -35,14 +37,6 @@ const userRouter: Router = Router();
  *
  * @apiUse strongVerifyErrors
  */
-userRouter.get("/qr/", strongJwtVerification, (_: Request, res: Response) => {
-    // Return the same payload, but with a shorter expiration time
-    const payload: JwtPayload = res.locals.payload as JwtPayload;
-    const token: string = generateJwtToken(payload, false, Config.QR_EXPIRY_TIME);
-    const uri: string = `hackillinois://user?userToken=${token}`;
-    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).send({ userId: payload.id, qrInfo: uri });
-});
-
 userRouter.get("/v2-qr/", strongJwtVerification, (_: Request, res: Response) => {
     const payload: JwtPayload = res.locals.payload as JwtPayload;
     const token: string = generateJwtToken(payload, false, Config.QR_EXPIRY_TIME);