diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index d1e4c74ae5..8271e7e4db 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     match :subscribe, :unsubscribe, :on => :member, :via => [:get, :post]
   end
   get "/changeset/:id/comments/feed" => "changeset_comments#index", :as => :changeset_comments_feed, :id => /\d*/, :defaults => { :format => "rss" }
-  resources :notes, :path => "note", :only => [:show, :new]
+  resources :notes, :path => "note", :id => /\d+/, :only => [:show, :new]
 
   get "/user/:display_name/history" => "changesets#index"
   get "/user/:display_name/history/feed" => "changesets#feed", :defaults => { :format => :atom }
diff --git a/test/controllers/notes_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/notes_controller_test.rb
index e68a5f33be..5ecece0f4c 100644
--- a/test/controllers/notes_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/notes_controller_test.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_empty_page
   def test_read_note
     open_note = create(:note_with_comments)
 
-    browse_check :note_path, open_note.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, open_note.id, "notes/show"
   end
 
   def test_read_hidden_note
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_read_hidden_note
 
     session_for(create(:moderator_user))
 
-    browse_check :note_path, hidden_note_with_comment.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, hidden_note_with_comment.id, "notes/show"
   end
 
   def test_read_note_hidden_comments
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ def test_read_note_hidden_comments
       create(:note_comment, :note => note, :visible => false)
     end
 
-    browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_comment.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_comment.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 1
 
     session_for(create(:moderator_user))
 
-    browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_comment.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_comment.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 2
   end
 
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ def test_read_note_hidden_user_comment
       create(:note_comment, :note => note, :author => hidden_user)
     end
 
-    browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_user_comment.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_user_comment.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 1
 
     session_for(create(:moderator_user))
 
-    browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_user_comment.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, note_with_hidden_user_comment.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 1
   end
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def test_read_closed_note
     user = create(:user)
     closed_note = create(:note_with_comments, :closed, :closed_by => user, :comments_count => 2)
 
-    browse_check :note_path, closed_note.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, closed_note.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 2
     assert_select "div.details", /Resolved by #{user.display_name}/
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def test_read_closed_note
 
     reset!
 
-    browse_check :note_path, closed_note.id, "notes/show"
+    sidebar_browse_check :note_path, closed_note.id, "notes/show"
     assert_select "div.note-comments ul li", :count => 1
     assert_select "div.details", /Resolved by deleted/
   end
@@ -165,42 +165,4 @@ def test_new_note
     assert_response :success
     assert_template "notes/new"
   end
-
-  private
-
-  # This is a convenience method for most of the above checks
-  # First we check that when we don't have an id, it will correctly return a 404
-  # then we check that we get the correct 404 when a non-existant id is passed
-  # then we check that it will get a successful response, when we do pass an id
-  def browse_check(path, id, template)
-    path_method = method(path)
-
-    assert_raise ActionController::UrlGenerationError do
-      get path_method.call
-    end
-
-    # assert_raise ActionController::UrlGenerationError do
-    #   get path_method.call(:id => -10) # we won't have an id that's negative
-    # end
-
-    get path_method.call(:id => 0)
-    assert_response :not_found
-    assert_template "browse/not_found"
-    assert_template :layout => "map"
-
-    get path_method.call(:id => 0), :xhr => true
-    assert_response :not_found
-    assert_template "browse/not_found"
-    assert_template :layout => "xhr"
-
-    get path_method.call(:id => id)
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_template template
-    assert_template :layout => "map"
-
-    get path_method.call(:id => id), :xhr => true
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_template template
-    assert_template :layout => "xhr"
-  end
 end