2 files changed, 3 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_types.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_types.rb
index 0e4da36038..01a10c693b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_types.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_types.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Mime::Type.register "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", :url_encoded_form
 
 # http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt
 # http://www.json.org/JSONRequest.html
-Mime::Type.register "application/json", :json, %w( text/x-json application/jsonrequest )
+Mime::Type.register "application/json", :json, %w( text/x-json application/jsonrequest application/vnd.api+json )
 
 Mime::Type.register "application/pdf", :pdf, [], %w(pdf)
 Mime::Type.register "application/zip", :zip, [], %w(zip)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
index 836bdead25..fe83c01562 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
@@ -141,42 +141,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method]
     end
 
-    # Is this a GET (or HEAD) request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :get</tt>.
-    def get?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :get
-    end
-
-    # Is this a POST request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :post</tt>.
-    def post?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :post
-    end
-
-    # Is this a PATCH request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method == :patch</tt>.
-    def patch?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :patch
-    end
-
-    # Is this a PUT request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :put</tt>.
-    def put?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :put
-    end
-
-    # Is this a DELETE request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :delete</tt>.
-    def delete?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :delete
-    end
-
-    # Is this a HEAD request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :head</tt>.
-    def head?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :head
-    end
-
     # Provides access to the request's HTTP headers, for example:
     #
     #   request.headers["Content-Type"] # => "text/plain"
@@ -295,6 +259,8 @@ module ActionDispatch
       end
     end
 
+    # returns true if request content mime type is
+    # +application/x-www-form-urlencoded+ or +multipart/form-data+.
     def form_data?
       FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES.include?(content_mime_type.to_s)
     end