diff --git a/planetstack/core/views/slices.py b/planetstack/core/views/slices.py
index 5954d0c..e3ab139 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/views/slices.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/views/slices.py
@@ -1,66 +1,13 @@
-from django.http import Http404
-from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.response import Response
-from rest_framework import status
-
-from core.api.slices import add_slice, delete_slice, get_slices, update_slice
 from core.serializers import SliceSerializer
-from util.request import parse_request
+from rest_framework import generics
+from core.models import Slice
+
+class SliceList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
+    queryset = Slice.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = SliceSerializer
+
+class SliceDetail(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
+    queryset = Slice.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = SliceSerializer
 
 
-class SliceListCreate(APIView):
-    """ 
-    List all slices or create a new slice.
-    """
-
-    def post(self, request, format = None):
-        data = parse_request(request.DATA)  
-        if 'auth' not in data:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)        
-        elif 'slice' in data:
-            slice = add_slice(data['auth'], data['slice'])
-            serializer = SliceSerializer(slice)
-            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-        else:
-            slices = get_slices(data['auth'])
-            serializer = SliceSerializer(slices, many=True)
-            return Response(serializer.data)
-        
-            
-class SliceRetrieveUpdateDestroy(APIView):
-    """
-    Retrieve, update or delete a slice 
-    """
-
-    def post(self, request, pk, format=None):
-        """Retrieve a slice"""
-        data = parse_request(request.DATA)
-        if 'auth' not in data:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        slices = get_slices(data['auth'],  pk)
-        if not slices:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-        serializer = SliceSerializer(slices[0])
-        return Response(serializer.data)                  
-
-    def put(self, request, pk, format=None):
-        """update a slice""" 
-        data = parse_request(request.DATA)
-        if 'auth' not in data:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        elif 'slice' not in data:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-
-        slice = update_slice(pk, data['slice'])
-        serializer = SliceSerializer(slice)
-        return Response(serializer.data) 
-
-    def delete(self, request, pk, format=None):
-        data = parse_request(request.DATA) 
-        if 'auth' not in data:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        delete_slice(data['auth'],  pk)
-        return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT) 
-            
-            
-