diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 03108b2f5..b3c506d43 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_action :set_seen_cookie_message, if: :show_cookie_message?
   helper_method :show_cookie_message?, :public_petition_facets
 
-  hide_action :admin_request?
+  protected
 
   def admin_request?
     false
   end
 
-  protected
-
   def authenticate
     authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic(Site.name) do |username, password|
       Site.authenticate(username, password)
diff --git a/config/initializers/delayed_web.rb b/config/initializers/delayed_web.rb
index 09ff5ba49..b21df76ba 100644
--- a/config/initializers/delayed_web.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/delayed_web.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 Delayed::Web::ApplicationController.class_eval do
   include Authentication, FlashI18n
 
-  hide_action :admin_request?
+  protected
 
   def admin_request?
     true
   end
 
-  protected
-
   def admin_login_url
     main_app.admin_login_url
   end