diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/dev/dev.go b/internal/cmd/commands/dev/dev.go
index 4dbccaf9d7..a7ec5b9a7f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/dev/dev.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/dev/dev.go
@@ -25,13 +25,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/iam"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/intglobals"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/observability/event"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/servers"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/servers/store"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/target/tcp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/types/scope"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/strutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nodeenrollment/types"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
 	"github.com/posener/complete"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -719,7 +724,7 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 					case <-c.Context.Done():
 						return
 					case <-time.After(time.Second):
-						if err := c.controller.AuthorizeNodeeWorker(req); err != nil {
+						if err := authorizeWorker(c.Context, c.controller, req); err != nil {
 							c.UI.Error(fmt.Errorf("Error authorizing node: %w", err).Error())
 							errorEncountered.Store(true)
 							return
@@ -805,3 +810,31 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	return base.CommandSuccess
 }
+
+func authorizeWorker(ctx context.Context, c *controller.Controller, request string) error {
+	reqBytes, err := base58.FastBase58Decoding(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error base58-decoding fetch node creds next proto value: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Decode the proto into the request
+	req := new(types.FetchNodeCredentialsRequest)
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(reqBytes, req); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling common name value: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	serversRepo, err := c.ServersRepoFn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error fetching servers repo: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = serversRepo.CreateWorker(ctx, &servers.Worker{
+		Worker: &store.Worker{
+			ScopeId: scope.Global.String(),
+		},
+	}, servers.WithFetchNodeCredentialsRequest(req))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating worker: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go b/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
index f2cb3363ce..1d590ee04b 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/scheduler/job"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/servers"
 	serversjob "github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/servers/job"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/servers/store"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/session"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/target"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/types/scope"
@@ -38,11 +37,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/mlock"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/pluginutil/v2"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nodeenrollment/types"
-	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
 	ua "go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 type Controller struct {
@@ -402,33 +398,3 @@ func (c *Controller) Shutdown() error {
 func (c *Controller) WorkerStatusUpdateTimes() *sync.Map {
 	return c.workerStatusUpdateTimes
 }
-
-// This is a temporary function until the API is up
-func (c *Controller) AuthorizeNodeeWorker(request string) error {
-	const op = "controller.(Controller).AuthorizeNodeeWorker"
-	reqBytes, err := base58.FastBase58Decoding(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("(%s) error base58-decoding fetch node creds next proto value: %w", op, err)
-	}
-	// Decode the proto into the request
-	req := new(types.FetchNodeCredentialsRequest)
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(reqBytes, req); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("(%s) error unmarshaling common name value: %w", op, err)
-	}
-
-	serversRepo, err := c.ServersRepoFn()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("(%s) error fetching servers repo: %w", op, err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = serversRepo.CreateWorker(c.baseContext, &servers.Worker{
-		Worker: &store.Worker{
-			ScopeId: scope.Global.String(),
-		},
-	}, servers.WithFetchNodeCredentialsRequest(req))
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("(%s) error creating worker: %w", op, err)
-	}
-
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/internal/daemon/controller/handler.go b/internal/daemon/controller/handler.go
index d5757a81ab..c06218f44d 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/controller/handler.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/controller/handler.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ func (c *Controller) apiHandler(props HandlerProperties) (http.Handler, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	mux.Handle("/v1/nodes", handleNodes(c))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/", grpcGwMux)
 	mux.Handle("/", handleUi(c))
 
@@ -574,42 +572,6 @@ func wrapHandlerWithCallbackInterceptor(h http.Handler, c *Controller) http.Hand
 	})
 }
 
-func handleNodes(c *Controller) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		switch req.Method {
-
-		case http.MethodPost:
-			body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
-			req.Body.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-				w.WriteHeader(500)
-				return
-			}
-			type val struct {
-				Request string `json:"request"`
-			}
-			var currVal val
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &currVal); err != nil {
-				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-				w.WriteHeader(500)
-				return
-			}
-			if err := c.AuthorizeNodeeWorker(currVal.Request); err != nil {
-				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-				w.WriteHeader(500)
-				return
-			}
-			w.WriteHeader(204)
-			return
-
-		default:
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-			return
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 /*
 func WrapForwardedForHandler(h http.Handler, authorizedAddrs []*sockaddr.SockAddrMarshaler, rejectNotPresent, rejectNonAuthz bool, hopSkips int) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {