diff --git a/control.go b/control.go
index ba7b1838..328298bd 100644
--- a/control.go
+++ b/control.go
@@ -1115,13 +1115,13 @@ func registerControlHandlers() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/version.json", postInstall(optionalAuth(handleGetVersionJSON)))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/enable", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringEnable))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/disable", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringDisable))))
-	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/add_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePUT(handleFilteringAddURL))))
-	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/remove_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensureDELETE(handleFilteringRemoveURL))))
+	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/add_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringAddURL))))
+	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/remove_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringRemoveURL))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/enable_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringEnableURL))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/disable_url", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringDisableURL))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/refresh", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringRefresh))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/status", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensureGET(handleFilteringStatus))))
-	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/set_rules", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePUT(handleFilteringSetRules))))
+	http.HandleFunc("/control/filtering/set_rules", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleFilteringSetRules))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/safebrowsing/enable", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleSafeBrowsingEnable))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/safebrowsing/disable", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensurePOST(handleSafeBrowsingDisable))))
 	http.HandleFunc("/control/safebrowsing/status", postInstall(optionalAuth(ensureGET(handleSafeBrowsingStatus))))
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index b0bd3754..a304634e 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ func ensureGETHandler(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) http.Han
 	return &h
 }
 
-func ensurePUT(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
-	return ensure("PUT", handler)
-}
-
-func ensureDELETE(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
-	return ensure("DELETE", handler)
-}
-
 func optionalAuth(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if config.AuthName == "" || config.AuthPass == "" {