diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller.rb
index 21b1095f18..d6a5a7176d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController < Api::BaseController
     return [] if hide_results?
 
     scope = default_accounts
-    scope = scope.where.not(id: current_account.excluded_from_timeline_account_ids) unless current_account.nil? || current_account.id == @account.id
+    scope = scope.not_excluded_by_account(current_account) unless current_account.nil? || current_account.id == @account.id
     scope.merge(paginated_follows).to_a
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller.rb
index 1db521f79c..b8578ef539 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController < Api::BaseController
     return [] if hide_results?
 
     scope = default_accounts
-    scope = scope.where.not(id: current_account.excluded_from_timeline_account_ids) unless current_account.nil? || current_account.id == @account.id
+    scope = scope.not_excluded_by_account(current_account) unless current_account.nil? || current_account.id == @account.id
     scope.merge(paginated_follows).to_a
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_spec.rb
similarity index 69%
rename from spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller_spec.rb
rename to spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_spec.rb
index 510a47566b..7ff92d6a48 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/follower_accounts_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController do
-  render_views
-
+describe 'API V1 Accounts FollowerAccounts' do
   let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: 'read:accounts') }
+  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:scopes)   { 'read:accounts' }
+  let(:headers)  { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
   let(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:alice)   { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:bob)     { Fabricate(:account) }
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController do
   before do
     alice.follow!(account)
     bob.follow!(account)
-    allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
   end
 
-  describe 'GET #index' do
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/accounts/:acount_id/followers' do
     it 'returns accounts following the given account', :aggregate_failures do
-      get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+      get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/followers", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController do
 
     it 'does not return blocked users', :aggregate_failures do
       user.account.block!(bob)
-      get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+      get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/followers", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 1
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController do
       end
 
       it 'hides results' do
-        get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+        get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/followers", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
         expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 0
       end
     end
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowerAccountsController do
 
       it 'returns all accounts, including muted accounts' do
         account.mute!(bob)
-        get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+        get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/followers", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
         expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
         expect([body_as_json[0][:id], body_as_json[1][:id]]).to contain_exactly(alice.id.to_s, bob.id.to_s)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_spec.rb
similarity index 69%
rename from spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller_spec.rb
rename to spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_spec.rb
index a7d07a6bec..b343a48654 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/following_accounts_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController do
-  render_views
-
+describe 'API V1 Accounts FollowingAccounts' do
   let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: 'read:accounts') }
+  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:scopes)   { 'read:accounts' }
+  let(:headers)  { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
   let(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:alice)   { Fabricate(:account) }
   let(:bob)     { Fabricate(:account) }
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController do
   before do
     account.follow!(alice)
     account.follow!(bob)
-    allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
   end
 
-  describe 'GET #index' do
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/accounts/:account_id/following' do
     it 'returns accounts followed by the given account', :aggregate_failures do
-      get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+      get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/following", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController do
 
     it 'does not return blocked users', :aggregate_failures do
       user.account.block!(bob)
-      get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+      get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/following", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 1
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController do
       end
 
       it 'hides results' do
-        get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+        get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/following", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
         expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 0
       end
     end
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ describe Api::V1::Accounts::FollowingAccountsController do
 
       it 'returns all accounts, including muted accounts' do
         account.mute!(bob)
-        get :index, params: { account_id: account.id, limit: 2 }
+        get "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/following", params: { limit: 2 }, headers: headers
 
         expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 2
         expect([body_as_json[0][:id], body_as_json[1][:id]]).to contain_exactly(alice.id.to_s, bob.id.to_s)