diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin.py
index cc72def5d57..3cedb29badb 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin.py
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ class AdminGalaxy(controller.JSAppLauncher, AdminActions, UsesQuotaMixin, QuotaP
         if message and status:
             kwd['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwd['status'] = status
-        kwd['dict_format'] = True
         return self.user_list_grid(trans, **kwd)
 
     @web.expose_api
@@ -592,7 +591,6 @@ class AdminGalaxy(controller.JSAppLauncher, AdminActions, UsesQuotaMixin, QuotaP
         if message:
             kwargs['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwargs['status'] = status or 'done'
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self.quota_list_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose_api
@@ -902,7 +900,6 @@ class AdminGalaxy(controller.JSAppLauncher, AdminActions, UsesQuotaMixin, QuotaP
     @web.expose_api
     @web.require_admin
     def tool_versions_list(self, trans, **kwd):
-        kwd['dict_format'] = True
         return self.tool_version_list_grid(trans, **kwd)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -923,7 +920,6 @@ class AdminGalaxy(controller.JSAppLauncher, AdminActions, UsesQuotaMixin, QuotaP
                 message, status = self._undelete_role(trans, ids)
             elif operation == 'purge':
                 message, status = self._purge_role(trans, ids)
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         if message and status:
             kwargs['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwargs['status'] = status
@@ -1168,7 +1164,6 @@ class AdminGalaxy(controller.JSAppLauncher, AdminActions, UsesQuotaMixin, QuotaP
                 message, status = self._undelete_group(trans, ids)
             elif operation == 'purge':
                 message, status = self._purge_group(trans, ids)
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         if message and status:
             kwargs['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwargs['status'] = status
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
index c8d2c278d41..e4045f8508f 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class AdminToolshed(AdminGalaxy):
         if message and status:
             kwd['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwd['status'] = 'success' if status in ['ok', 'done', 'success'] else 'error'
-        kwd['dict_format'] = True
         return self.installed_repository_grid(trans, **kwd)
 
     @web.expose
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
index 70ff2813076..d5abf97fcac 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ class DatasetInterface(BaseUIController, UsesAnnotations, UsesItemRatings, UsesE
                     kwargs['refresh_frames'] = ['history']
 
         # Render the list view
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self.stored_list_grid(trans, status=status, message=message, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/forms.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/forms.py
index 0142d8044fd..8b411d99a7f 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/forms.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/forms.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ class Forms(BaseUIController):
         if message and status:
             kwd['message'] = util.sanitize_text(message)
             kwd['status'] = status
-        kwd['dict_format'] = True
         return self.forms_grid(trans, **kwd)
 
     @web.expose_api
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
index 097bae0cff7..ebda3c3ecc9 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ class HistoryController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations, UsesIt
     @web.expose
     @web.json
     def list_published(self, trans, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self.published_list_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose_api
@@ -314,7 +313,6 @@ class HistoryController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations, UsesIt
 
                 trans.sa_session.flush()
         # Render the list view
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         if message and status:
             kwargs['message'] = sanitize_text(message)
             kwargs['status'] = status
@@ -452,7 +450,6 @@ class HistoryController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations, UsesIt
                 message = "Unshared %d shared histories" % len(ids)
                 status = 'done'
         # Render the list view
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self.shared_list_grid(trans, status=status, message=message, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/page.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/page.py
index 0c7a37c8af9..8f9ff09a41d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/page.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/page.py
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
             session.flush()
 
         # Build grid dictionary.
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         grid = self._page_list(trans, *args, **kwargs)
         grid['shared_by_others'] = self._get_shared(trans)
         return grid
@@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.expose
     @web.json
     def list_published(self, trans, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         grid = self._all_published_list(trans, *args, **kwargs)
         grid['shared_by_others'] = self._get_shared(trans)
         return grid
@@ -698,7 +696,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.require_login("select a history from saved histories")
     def list_histories_for_selection(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """ Returns HTML that enables a user to select one or more histories. """
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._history_selection_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -706,7 +703,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.require_login("select a workflow from saved workflows")
     def list_workflows_for_selection(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """ Returns HTML that enables a user to select one or more workflows. """
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._workflow_selection_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -714,7 +710,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.require_login("select a visualization from saved visualizations")
     def list_visualizations_for_selection(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """ Returns HTML that enables a user to select one or more visualizations. """
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._visualization_selection_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -722,7 +717,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.require_login("select a page from saved pages")
     def list_pages_for_selection(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """ Returns HTML that enables a user to select one or more pages. """
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._page_selection_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -730,7 +724,6 @@ class PageController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin,
     @web.require_login("select a dataset from saved datasets")
     def list_datasets_for_selection(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """ Returns HTML that enables a user to select one or more datasets. """
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._datasets_selection_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/visualization.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/visualization.py
index 8173ab0dca0..4e0aa904e2d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/visualization.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/visualization.py
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ class VisualizationController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesVisualization
     @web.require_login("see all available libraries")
     def list_libraries(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """List all libraries that can be used for selecting datasets."""
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._libraries_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -249,7 +248,6 @@ class VisualizationController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesVisualization
     def list_history_datasets(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """List a history's datasets that can be added to a visualization."""
         kwargs['show_item_checkboxes'] = 'True'
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._history_datasets_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
@@ -258,19 +256,16 @@ class VisualizationController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesVisualization
     def list_library_datasets(self, trans, **kwargs):
         """List a library's datasets that can be added to a visualization."""
         kwargs['show_item_checkboxes'] = 'True'
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._library_datasets_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
     @web.json
     def list_tracks(self, trans, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self._tracks_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose
     @web.json
     def list_published(self, trans, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         grid = self._published_list_grid(trans, **kwargs)
         grid['shared_by_others'] = self._get_shared(trans)
         return grid
@@ -292,7 +287,6 @@ class VisualizationController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesVisualization
                     self.copy(trans, **kwargs)
             session.flush()
         kwargs['embedded'] = True
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         if message and status:
             kwargs['message'] = sanitize_text(message)
             kwargs['status'] = status
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/workflow.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/workflow.py
index 98f090c167a..6dc2965c3ad 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/workflow.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/workflow.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ class WorkflowController(BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMixi
     @web.expose
     @web.json
     def list_published(self, trans, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['dict_format'] = True
         return self.published_list_grid(trans, **kwargs)
 
     @web.expose