diff --git a/app/controllers/api/notes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/notes_controller.rb
index d21a64497..c152c6272 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/notes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/notes_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Api
 
     before_action :set_locale
     around_action :api_call_handle_error, :api_call_timeout
+    before_action :set_request_formats, :except => [:feed]
 
     ##
     # Return a list of notes in a given area
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e45d56701..727580cb9 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ OpenStreetMap::Application.routes.draw do
     get "gpx/:id/data" => "api/traces#data", :as => :api_trace_data
 
     # Map notes API
-    resources :notes, :except => [:new, :edit, :update], :constraints => { :id => /\d+/ }, :defaults => { :format => "xml" }, :controller => "api/notes" do
+    resources :notes, :except => [:new, :edit, :update], :constraints => { :id => /\d+/ }, :controller => "api/notes" do
       collection do
         get "search"
         get "feed", :defaults => { :format => "rss" }
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/notes_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/notes_controller_test.rb
index 962718454..f7e7c77f4 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/notes_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/notes_controller_test.rb
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ module Api
     def test_routes
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes", :method => :post },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "create", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "create" }
       )
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/1", :method => :get },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "show", :id => "1", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "show", :id => "1" }
       )
       assert_recognizes(
         { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "show", :id => "1", :format => "xml" },
@@ -38,24 +38,24 @@ module Api
       )
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/1/comment", :method => :post },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "comment", :id => "1", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "comment", :id => "1" }
       )
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/1/close", :method => :post },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "close", :id => "1", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "close", :id => "1" }
       )
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/1/reopen", :method => :post },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "reopen", :id => "1", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "reopen", :id => "1" }
       )
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/1", :method => :delete },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "destroy", :id => "1", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "destroy", :id => "1" }
       )
 
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes", :method => :get },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "index", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "index" }
       )
       assert_recognizes(
         { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "index", :format => "xml" },
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module Api
 
       assert_routing(
         { :path => "/api/0.6/notes/search", :method => :get },
-        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "search", :format => "xml" }
+        { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "search" }
       )
       assert_recognizes(
         { :controller => "api/notes", :action => "search", :format => "xml" },