diff --git a/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthController.php b/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthController.php
--- a/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthController.php
+++ b/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthController.php
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 
 abstract class PhabricatorAuthController extends PhabricatorController {
 
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName(pht('Login'));
-    $page->setBaseURI('/login/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
   protected function renderErrorPage($title, array $messages) {
     $view = new PHUIInfoView();
     $view->setTitle($title);
diff --git a/src/applications/feed/controller/PhabricatorFeedController.php b/src/applications/feed/controller/PhabricatorFeedController.php
--- a/src/applications/feed/controller/PhabricatorFeedController.php
+++ b/src/applications/feed/controller/PhabricatorFeedController.php
@@ -2,26 +2,6 @@
 
 abstract class PhabricatorFeedController extends PhabricatorController {
 
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName(pht('Feed'));
-    $page->setBaseURI('/feed/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->setGlyph("\xE2\x88\x9E");
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-
-    if (!empty($data['public'])) {
-      $page->setFrameable(true);
-      $page->setShowChrome(false);
-      $response->setFrameable(true);
-    }
-
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
   protected function buildSideNavView() {
     $user = $this->getRequest()->getUser();
 
diff --git a/src/applications/help/controller/PhabricatorHelpController.php b/src/applications/help/controller/PhabricatorHelpController.php
--- a/src/applications/help/controller/PhabricatorHelpController.php
+++ b/src/applications/help/controller/PhabricatorHelpController.php
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-abstract class PhabricatorHelpController extends PhabricatorController {
-
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName(pht('Help'));
-    $page->setBaseURI('/help/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->setGlyph('?');
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
-}
+abstract class PhabricatorHelpController extends PhabricatorController {}
diff --git a/src/applications/herald/controller/HeraldController.php b/src/applications/herald/controller/HeraldController.php
--- a/src/applications/herald/controller/HeraldController.php
+++ b/src/applications/herald/controller/HeraldController.php
@@ -2,20 +2,6 @@
 
 abstract class HeraldController extends PhabricatorController {
 
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName(pht('Herald'));
-    $page->setBaseURI('/herald/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->setGlyph("\xE2\x98\xBF");
-
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
   public function buildApplicationMenu() {
     return $this->buildSideNavView(true)->getMenu();
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php b/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
--- a/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
+++ b/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@
 
 abstract class PhabricatorHomeController extends PhabricatorController {
 
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setBaseURI('/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-
-    $page->setGlyph("\xE2\x9A\x92");
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
   public function buildNav() {
     $user = $this->getRequest()->getUser();
 
diff --git a/src/applications/notification/controller/PhabricatorNotificationController.php b/src/applications/notification/controller/PhabricatorNotificationController.php
--- a/src/applications/notification/controller/PhabricatorNotificationController.php
+++ b/src/applications/notification/controller/PhabricatorNotificationController.php
@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
 <?php
 
 abstract class PhabricatorNotificationController
-  extends PhabricatorController {
-
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName(pht('Notification'));
-    $page->setBaseURI('/notification/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->setGlyph('!');
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-
-  }
-
-}
+  extends PhabricatorController {}
diff --git a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchBaseController.php b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchBaseController.php
--- a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchBaseController.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchBaseController.php
@@ -8,17 +8,4 @@
   const ACTION_BLOCKS       = 'blocks';
   const ACTION_EDGE         = 'edge';
 
-  public function buildStandardPageResponse($view, array $data) {
-    $page = $this->buildStandardPageView();
-
-    $page->setApplicationName('Search');
-    $page->setBaseURI('/search/');
-    $page->setTitle(idx($data, 'title'));
-    $page->setGlyph("\xC2\xBF");
-    $page->appendChild($view);
-
-    $response = new AphrontWebpageResponse();
-    return $response->setContent($page->render());
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/docs/contributor/phabricator_code_layout.diviner b/src/docs/contributor/phabricator_code_layout.diviner
--- a/src/docs/contributor/phabricator_code_layout.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/contributor/phabricator_code_layout.diviner
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@
 containing one class, each directory has several classes. A typical example
 happens around the CRUD of an object:
 
- - **DerpBaseController**: typically extends @{class:PhabricatorController},
-   implements `buildStandardPageResponse` with the `Derp` application name
-   and other `Derp`-specific meta-data, and contains any controller-specific
-   functionality used throughout the `Derp` application.
+ - **DerpBaseController**: typically extends @{class:PhabricatorController}
+   and contains any controller-specific functionality used throughout the
+   `Derp` application.
  - **DerpDeleteController**: typically extends `DerpBaseController` and
    presents a confirmation dialogue to the user about deleting a `Derp`.
  - **DerpEditController**: typically extends `DerpBaseController` and