diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/base/controller.py b/lib/galaxy/web/base/controller.py
index 9f500e27964..590fd77f03c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/base/controller.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/base/controller.py
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ class SharableItemSecurity:
         if check_accessible:
             # Verify accessible.
             if ( item.user != user ) and ( not item.importable ) and ( user not in item.users_shared_with_dot_users ):
-                raise "hi"
-                error( "%s is not accessible by current user" % item.__class__.__name__ )
+                error( "%s is not accessible to current user" % item.__class__.__name__ )
         return item
         
 class UsesHistoryDatasetAssociation:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/history.py b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/history.py
index 9bc5c613cb8..806324c4bbc 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/history.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/history.py
@@ -589,15 +589,11 @@ class HistoryController( BaseController, Sharable, UsesAnnotations, UsesHistory
         # Get history.
         session = trans.sa_session
         user = session.query( model.User ).filter_by( username=username ).first()
-        history_query_base = trans.sa_session.query( model.History ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False )
-        if user is not None:
-            # User can view history if it's importable or if it's shared with him/her.
-            history = history_query_base.filter( or_( model.History.importable==True, model.History.users_shared_with.any( model.HistoryUserShareAssociation.user==trans.get_user() ) ) ).first()
-        else:
-            # User not logged in, so only way to view history is if it's importable.
-            history = history_query_base.filter_by( importable=True ).first()
+        history = trans.sa_session.query( model.History ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False ).first()
         if history is None:
            raise web.httpexceptions.HTTPNotFound()
+        # Security check raises error if user cannot access history.
+        self.security_check( trans.get_user(), history, False, True)
    
         # Get datasets.
         datasets = self.get_history_datasets( trans, history )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/page.py b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/page.py
index cfb76595df9..64e68b6a2f6 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/page.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/page.py
@@ -555,15 +555,11 @@ class PageController( BaseController, Sharable, UsesAnnotations, UsesHistory, Us
         # Get page.
         session = trans.sa_session
         user = session.query( model.User ).filter_by( username=username ).first()
-        page_query_base = trans.sa_session.query( model.Page ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False )
-        if user is not None:
-            # User can view page if it's importable or if it's shared with him/her.
-            page = page_query_base.filter( or_( model.Page.user==trans.get_user(), model.Page.importable==True, model.Page.users_shared_with.any( model.PageUserShareAssociation.user==trans.get_user() ) ) ).first()
-        else:
-            # User not logged in, so only way to view page is if it's importable.
-            page = page_query_base.filter_by( importable=True ).first()
+        page = trans.sa_session.query( model.Page ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False ).first()
         if page is None:
             raise web.httpexceptions.HTTPNotFound()
+        # Security check raises error if user cannot access page.
+        self.security_check( trans.get_user(), page, False, True)
             
         # Process page content.
         processor = _PageContentProcessor( trans, 'utf-8', 'text/html', self._get_embed_html )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
index d3c7962b2f4..52d98efc2da 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
@@ -169,15 +169,9 @@ class WorkflowController( BaseController, Sharable, UsesStoredWorkflow, UsesAnno
         # Get workflow.
         session = trans.sa_session
         user = session.query( model.User ).filter_by( username=username ).first()
-        workflow_query_base = trans.sa_session.query( model.StoredWorkflow ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False )
-        if user is not None:
-            # User can view workflow if it's importable or if it's shared with him/her.
-            stored_workflow = workflow_query_base.filter( or_( model.StoredWorkflow.importable==True, model.StoredWorkflow.users_shared_with.any( model.StoredWorkflowUserShareAssociation.user==trans.get_user() ) ) ).first()
-        else:
-            # User not logged in, so only way to view workflow is if it's importable.
-            stored_workflow = workflow_query_base.filter_by( importable=True ).first()
-        if stored_workflow is None:
-           raise web.httpexceptions.HTTPNotFound()
+        stored_workflow = trans.sa_session.query( model.StoredWorkflow ).filter_by( user=user, slug=slug, deleted=False ).first()
+        # Security check raises error if user cannot access workflow.
+        self.security_check( trans.get_user(), stored_workflow, False, True)
         
         # Get data for workflow's steps.
         self.get_stored_workflow_steps( trans, stored_workflow )