diff --git a/lib/http/base.js b/lib/http/base.js
index 95900267..323a357d 100644
--- a/lib/http/base.js
+++ b/lib/http/base.js
@@ -287,12 +287,6 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.use = function use(path, callback, ctx) {
     path = null;
   }
 
-  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-    for (i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
-      this.use(path[i], callback, ctx);
-    return;
-  }
-
   this.stack.push(new Route(ctx, path, callback));
 };
 
@@ -303,17 +297,6 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.use = function use(path, callback, ctx) {
  */
 
 HTTPBase.prototype.get = function get(path, callback, ctx) {
-  var i;
-
-  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-    for (i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
-      this.get(path[i], callback, ctx);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  assert(typeof path === 'string');
-  assert(path.length > 0);
-
   this.routes.get.push(new Route(ctx, path, callback));
 };
 
@@ -324,17 +307,6 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.get = function get(path, callback, ctx) {
  */
 
 HTTPBase.prototype.post = function post(path, callback, ctx) {
-  var i;
-
-  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-    for (i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
-      this.post(path[i], callback, ctx);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  assert(typeof path === 'string');
-  assert(path.length > 0);
-
   this.routes.post.push(new Route(ctx, path, callback));
 };
 
@@ -345,17 +317,6 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.post = function post(path, callback, ctx) {
  */
 
 HTTPBase.prototype.put = function put(path, callback, ctx) {
-  var i;
-
-  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-    for (i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
-      this.put(path[i], callback, ctx);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  assert(typeof path === 'string');
-  assert(path.length > 0);
-
   this.routes.put.push(new Route(ctx, path, callback));
 };
 
@@ -366,17 +327,6 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.put = function put(path, callback, ctx) {
  */
 
 HTTPBase.prototype.del = function del(path, callback, ctx) {
-  var i;
-
-  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-    for (i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
-      this.del(path[i], callback, ctx);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  assert(typeof path === 'string');
-  assert(path.length > 0);
-
   this.routes.del.push(new Route(ctx, path, callback));
 };
 
@@ -441,6 +391,7 @@ function Route(ctx, path, callback) {
       this.regex = path;
     } else {
       assert(typeof path === 'string');
+      assert(path.length > 0);
       this.path = path;
     }
   }
@@ -477,10 +428,10 @@ Route.prototype.compile = function compile() {
 Route.prototype.match = function match(pathname) {
   var match;
 
-  assert(this.path);
-
   this.compile();
 
+  assert(this.regex);
+
   match = this.regex.exec(pathname);
 
   if (!match)