diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
index 5eb89b58..9b8694f8 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const Datasource = windshaft.model.Datasource;
 const ResourceLocator = require('../models/resource-locator');
 const cors = require('../middleware/cors');
 const user = require('../middleware/user');
-const locals = require('../middleware/locals');
 const cleanUpQueryParams = require('../middleware/clean-up-query-params');
 const layergroupToken = require('../middleware/layergroup-token');
 const credentials = require('../middleware/credentials');
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ MapController.prototype.composeCreateMapMiddleware = function (endpointGroup, us
     return [
         cors(),
         cleanUpQueryParams(['aggregation']),
-        locals(),
         user(),
         rateLimit(this.userLimitsApi, endpointGroup),
         layergroupToken(),
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ function checkInstantiteLayergroup () {
 function checkCreateLayergroup () {
     return function checkCreateLayergroupMiddleware (req, res, next) {
         if (req.method === 'GET') {
-            const { config } = res.locals;
+            const { config } = req.query;
 
             if (!config) {
                 return next(new Error('layergroup GET needs a "config" parameter'));