diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index 4eebb2a2..542bbb4e 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var assert = require('assert');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var PSQL = require('cartodb-psql');
-var step = require('step');
 var BBoxFilter = require('../models/filter/bbox');
 var DataviewFactory = require('../models/dataview/factory');
 var DataviewFactoryWithOverviews = require('../models/dataview/overviews/factory');
@@ -21,53 +19,76 @@ function DataviewBackend(analysisBackend) {
 module.exports = DataviewBackend;
 
 DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, params, callback) {
+    const dataviewName = params.dataviewName;
 
-    var dataviewName = params.dataviewName;
-    step(
-        function getMapConfig() {
-            mapConfigProvider.getMapConfig(this);
-        },
-        function runDataviewQuery(err, mapConfig) {
-            assert.ifError(err);
+    mapConfigProvider.getMapConfig(function (err, mapConfig) {
+        if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+        }
 
-            var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
-            if (!dataviewDefinition) {
-                throw new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists");
-            }
+        var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
+        if (!dataviewDefinition) {
+            const error = new Error(`Dataview '${dataviewName}' does not exists`);
+            error.type = 'dataview';
+            error.http_status = 400;
+            return callback(error);
+        }
 
+        if (!validFilterParams(params)) {
+            const error = new Error('Both own_filter and no_filters cannot be sent in the same request');
+            error.type = 'dataview';
+            error.http_status = 400;
+            return callback(error);
+        }
+
+        var pg;
+        var overrideParams;
+        var dataview;
+
+        try {
+            pg = new PSQL(dbParamsFromReqParams(params));
+            var query = getQueryWithFilters(dataviewDefinition, params);
+            var queryRewriteData = getQueryRewriteData(mapConfig, dataviewDefinition, params);
+            var dataviewFactory = DataviewFactoryWithOverviews.getFactory(overviewsQueryRewriter, queryRewriteData, {
+                bbox: params.bbox
+            });
+            dataview = dataviewFactory.getDataview(query, dataviewDefinition);
             var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;
-            var noFilters = +params.no_filters;
-            if (Number.isFinite(ownFilter) && Number.isFinite(noFilters)) {
-                err = new Error();
-                err.message = 'Both own_filter and no_filters cannot be sent in the same request';
-                err.type = 'dataview';
-                err.http_status = 400;
+            overrideParams = getOverrideParams(params, !!ownFilter);
+        } catch (error) {
+            return callback(error);
+        }
+
+        dataview.getResult(pg, overrideParams, function (err, dataviewResult) {
+            if (err) {
                 return callback(err);
             }
 
-            var pg = new PSQL(dbParamsFromReqParams(params));
-
-            var query = getDataviewQuery(dataviewDefinition, ownFilter, noFilters);
-            if (params.bbox) {
-                var bboxFilter = new BBoxFilter({column: 'the_geom_webmercator', srid: 3857}, {bbox: params.bbox});
-                query = bboxFilter.sql(query);
-            }
-
-            var queryRewriteData = getQueryRewriteData(mapConfig, dataviewDefinition, params);
-
-            var dataviewFactory = DataviewFactoryWithOverviews.getFactory(
-                overviewsQueryRewriter, queryRewriteData, { bbox: params.bbox }
-            );
-
-            var dataview = dataviewFactory.getDataview(query, dataviewDefinition);
-            dataview.getResult(pg, getOverrideParams(params, !!ownFilter), this);
-        },
-        function returnCallback(err, result) {
-            return callback(err, result);
-        }
-    );
+            return callback(null, dataviewResult);
+        });
+    });
 };
 
+function validFilterParams (params) {
+    var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;
+    var noFilters = +params.no_filters;
+
+    return !(Number.isFinite(ownFilter) && Number.isFinite(noFilters));
+}
+
+function getQueryWithFilters (dataviewDefinition, params) {
+    var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;
+    var noFilters = +params.no_filters;
+    var query = getDataviewQuery(dataviewDefinition, ownFilter, noFilters);
+
+    if (params.bbox) {
+        var bboxFilter = new BBoxFilter({column: 'the_geom_webmercator', srid: 3857}, {bbox: params.bbox});
+        query = bboxFilter.sql(query);
+    }
+
+    return query;
+}
+
 function getDataviewQuery(dataviewDefinition, ownFilter, noFilters) {
     if (noFilters) {
         return dataviewDefinition.sql.no_filters;
@@ -129,41 +150,56 @@ function getOverrideParams(params, ownFilter) {
 }
 
 DataviewBackend.prototype.search = function (mapConfigProvider, user, dataviewName, params, callback) {
-    step(
-        function getMapConfig() {
-            mapConfigProvider.getMapConfig(this);
-        },
-        function runDataviewSearchQuery(err, mapConfig) {
-            assert.ifError(err);
-
-            var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
-            if (!dataviewDefinition) {
-                throw new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists");
-            }
-
-            var pg = new PSQL(dbParamsFromReqParams(params));
-
-            var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;
-            ownFilter = !!ownFilter;
-
-            var query = (ownFilter) ? dataviewDefinition.sql.own_filter_on : dataviewDefinition.sql.own_filter_off;
-
-            if (params.bbox) {
-                var bboxFilter = new BBoxFilter({column: 'the_geom', srid: 4326}, {bbox: params.bbox});
-                query = bboxFilter.sql(query);
-            }
-
-            var userQuery = params.q;
-
-            var dataview = DataviewFactory.getDataview(query, dataviewDefinition);
-            dataview.search(pg, userQuery, this);
-        },
-        function returnCallback(err, result) {
-            return callback(err, result);
+    mapConfigProvider.getMapConfig(function (err, mapConfig) {
+        if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
         }
-    );
+
+        var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
+        if (!dataviewDefinition) {
+            const error = new Error(`Dataview '${dataviewName}' does not exists`);
+            error.type = 'dataview';
+            error.http_status = 400;
+            return callback(error);
+        }
+
+        var pg;
+        var query;
+        var dataview;
+        var userQuery = params.q;
+
+        try {
+            pg = new PSQL(dbParamsFromReqParams(params));
+            query = getQueryWithOwnFilters(dataviewDefinition, params);
+            dataview = DataviewFactory.getDataview(query, dataviewDefinition);
+        } catch (error) {
+            return callback(error);
+        }
+
+        dataview.search(pg, userQuery, function (err, result) {
+            if (err) {
+                return callback(err);
+            }
+
+            return callback(null, result);
+        });
+    });
 };
 
+function getQueryWithOwnFilters (dataviewDefinition, params) {
+    var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;
+    ownFilter = !!ownFilter;
+
+    var query = (ownFilter) ? dataviewDefinition.sql.own_filter_on : dataviewDefinition.sql.own_filter_off;
+
+    if (params.bbox) {
+        var bboxFilter = new BBoxFilter({ column: 'the_geom', srid: 4326 }, { bbox: params.bbox });
+        query = bboxFilter.sql(query);
+    }
+
+    return query;
+}
+
 function getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig, dataviewName) {
     var dataviews = mapConfig.dataviews || {};
     return dataviews[dataviewName];
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/filter-stats.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/filter-stats.js
index ba427405..b37d8704 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/filter-stats.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/filter-stats.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-var step = require('step');
 var AnalysisFilter = require('../models/filter/analysis');
 
 function FilterStatsBackends(pgQueryRunner) {
@@ -24,36 +23,29 @@ function getEstimatedRows(pgQueryRunner, username, query, callback) {
 }
 
 FilterStatsBackends.prototype.getFilterStats = function (username, unfiltered_query, filters, callback) {
-  var stats = {};
-  var self = this;
-  step(
-      function getUnfilteredRows() {
-          getEstimatedRows(self.pgQueryRunner, username, unfiltered_query, this);
-      },
-      function receiveUnfilteredRows(err, rows) {
-          if (err){
-              callback(err);
-              return;
-          }
-          stats.unfiltered_rows = rows;
-          this(null, rows);
-      },
-      function getFilteredRows() {
-          if ( filters && !_.isEmpty(filters)) {
-              var analysisFilter = new AnalysisFilter(filters);
-              var query = analysisFilter.sql(unfiltered_query);
-              getEstimatedRows(self.pgQueryRunner, username, query, this);
-          } else {
-              this(null, null);
-          }
-      },
-      function receiveFilteredRows(err, rows) {
-          if (err){
-              callback(err);
-              return;
-          }
-          stats.filtered_rows = rows;
-          callback(null, stats);
-      }
-  );
+    var stats = {};
+
+    getEstimatedRows(this.pgQueryRunner, username, unfiltered_query, (err, rows) => {
+        if (err){
+            return callback(err);
+        }
+
+        stats.unfiltered_rows = rows;
+
+        if (!filters || _.isEmpty(filters)) {
+            return callback(null, stats);
+        }
+
+        var analysisFilter = new AnalysisFilter(filters);
+        var query = analysisFilter.sql(unfiltered_query);
+
+        getEstimatedRows(this.pgQueryRunner, username, query, (err, rows) => {
+            if (err){
+                return callback(err);
+            }
+
+            stats.filtered_rows = rows;
+            return callback(null, stats);
+        });
+    });
 };
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
index 519f1cd1..2dc70470 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-var step = require('step');
-
 /**
  *
  * @param metadataBackend
@@ -41,45 +39,38 @@ UserLimitsBackend.prototype.getRenderLimits = function (username, apiKey, callba
 };
 
 UserLimitsBackend.prototype.getTimeoutRenderLimit = function (username, apiKey, callback) {
-    var self = this;
-
-    step(
-        function isAuthorized() {
-            var next = this;
-
-            if (!apiKey) {
-                return next(null, false);
-            }
-
-            self.metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(username, function (err, userApiKey) {
-                if (err) {
-                    return next(err);
-                }
-
-                return next(null, userApiKey === apiKey);
-            });
-        },
-        function getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(err, authorized) {
-            var next = this;
+    isAuthorized(this.metadataBackend, username, apiKey, (err, authorized) => {
+        if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+        }
 
+        this.metadataBackend.getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(username, (err, timeoutRenderLimit) => {
             if (err) {
-                return next(err);
+                return callback(err);
             }
 
-            self.metadataBackend.getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(username, function (err, timeoutRenderLimit) {
-                if (err) {
-                    return next(err);
-                }
-
-                next(null, {
-                    render: authorized ? timeoutRenderLimit.render : timeoutRenderLimit.renderPublic
-                });
-            });
-        },
-        callback
-    );
+            return callback(
+                null,
+                { render: authorized ? timeoutRenderLimit.render : timeoutRenderLimit.renderPublic }
+            );
+        });
+    });
 };
 
+function isAuthorized(metadataBackend, username, apiKey, callback) {
+    if (!apiKey) {
+        return callback(null, false);
+    }
+
+    metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(username, function (err, userApiKey) {
+        if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+        }
+
+        return callback(null, userApiKey === apiKey);
+    });
+}
+
 UserLimitsBackend.prototype.preprareRateLimit = function () {
     if (this.options.limits.rateLimitsEnabled) {
         this.metadataBackend.loadRateLimitsScript();