diff --git a/lib/neography/rest.rb b/lib/neography/rest.rb
index ae319c8..a83d457 100644
--- a/lib/neography/rest.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/rest.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Rest
     include NodeProperties
     include Relationships
     include RelationshipProperties
+    include NodeRelationships
     extend Forwardable
 
     attr_reader :connection
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ class Rest
     def initialize(options = ENV['NEO4J_URL'] || {})
       @connection = Connection.new(options)
 
-      @node_relationships        ||= NodeRelationships.new(@connection)
       @other_node_relationships  ||= OtherNodeRelationships.new(@connection)
       @node_indexes              ||= NodeIndexes.new(@connection)
       @node_auto_indexes         ||= NodeAutoIndexes.new(@connection)
@@ -100,20 +100,10 @@ def get_relationship_end_node(rel)
       get_node(rel["end"])
     end
 
-
-    # node relationships
-
-    def get_node_relationships(id, dir = nil, types = nil)
-      @node_relationships.get(id, dir, types)
-    end
-
     def get_node_relationships_to(id, other_id, dir = "all", types = nil)
       @other_node_relationships.get(id, other_id, dir, Array(types || [nil]))
     end
 
-    def create_relationship(type, from, to, props = nil)
-      @node_relationships.create(type, from, to, props)
-    end
 
     # node indexes
 
diff --git a/lib/neography/rest/batch.rb b/lib/neography/rest/batch.rb
index dbf36e5..131828e 100644
--- a/lib/neography/rest/batch.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/rest/batch.rb
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ def add_label(id, body)
 
       def get_node_relationships(id, direction = nil, types = nil)
         if types.nil?
-          get NodeRelationships.direction_path(:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction || 'all')
+          get "/node/%{id}/relationships/%{direction}" % {:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction || 'all'}
         else
-          get NodeRelationships.type_path(:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction, :types => Array(types).join('&'))
+          get "/node/%{id}/relationships/%{direction}/%{types}" % {:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction, :types => Array(types).join('&')}
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/neography/rest/node_relationships.rb b/lib/neography/rest/node_relationships.rb
index ee088dd..dc88fbe 100644
--- a/lib/neography/rest/node_relationships.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/rest/node_relationships.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 module Neography
   class Rest
-    class NodeRelationships
-      extend Neography::Rest::Paths
+    module NodeRelationships
       include Neography::Rest::Helpers
-
-      add_path :base,       "/node/:id/relationships"
-      add_path :direction,  "/node/:id/relationships/:direction"
-      add_path :type,       "/node/:id/relationships/:direction/:types"
-
-      def initialize(connection)
-        @connection ||= connection
-      end
-
-      def create(type, from, to, properties = nil)
+    
+      def create_relationship(type, from, to, properties = nil)
         options = {
           :body => {
             :to => @connection.configuration + "/node/#{get_id(to)}",
@@ -21,16 +12,16 @@ def create(type, from, to, properties = nil)
           }.to_json,
           :headers => json_content_type }
 
-        @connection.post(base_path(:id => get_id(from)), options)
+        @connection.post("/node/%{id}/relationships" % {:id => get_id(from)}, options)
       end
-
-      def get(id, direction = nil, types = nil)
+    
+      def get_node_relationships(id, direction = nil, types = nil)
         direction = parse_direction(direction)
 
         if types.nil?
-          node_relationships = @connection.get(direction_path(:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction)) || []
+          node_relationships = @connection.get("/node/%{id}/relationships/%{direction}" % {:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction}) || []
         else
-          node_relationships = @connection.get(type_path(:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction, :types => Array(types).join('&'))) || []
+          node_relationships = @connection.get("/node/%{id}/relationships/%{direction}/%{types}" % {:id => get_id(id), :direction => direction, :types => encode(Array(types).join('&'))}) || []
         end
 
         return [] if node_relationships.empty?
diff --git a/spec/unit/rest/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/unit/rest/helpers_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d28f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/rest/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+module Neography
+  class Rest
+    describe Helpers do
+
+      subject { Neography::Rest.new }
+
+      context "directions" do
+
+        [ :incoming, "incoming", :in, "in" ].each do |direction|
+          it "parses 'in' direction" do
+            subject.parse_direction(direction).should == "in"
+          end
+        end
+
+        [ :outgoing, "outgoing", :out, "out" ].each do |direction|
+          it "parses 'out' direction" do
+            subject.parse_direction(direction).should == "out"
+          end
+        end
+
+        it "parses 'all' direction by default" do
+          subject.parse_direction("foo").should == "all"
+        end
+
+      end
+
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/rest/node_relationships_spec.rb b/spec/unit/rest/node_relationships_spec.rb
index d11d700..c9d1a56 100644
--- a/spec/unit/rest/node_relationships_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/rest/node_relationships_spec.rb
@@ -4,73 +4,52 @@ module Neography
   class Rest
     describe NodeRelationships do
 
-      let(:connection) { double(:configuration => "http://configuration") }
-      subject { NodeRelationships.new(connection) }
+      subject { Neography::Rest.new }
 
       it "creates a relationship" do
         body_hash = { "type" => "some_type",
-          "to" => "http://configuration/node/43",
+          "to" => "http://localhost:7474/node/43",
           "data" => {"foo"=>"bar","baz"=>"qux"}
         }
-        connection.should_receive(:post).with("/node/42/relationships", json_match(:body, body_hash))
+        subject.connection.should_receive(:post).with("/node/42/relationships", json_match(:body, body_hash))
 
-        subject.create("some_type", "42", "43", {:foo => "bar", :baz => "qux"})
+        subject.create_relationship("some_type", "42", "43", {:foo => "bar", :baz => "qux"})
       end
 
       it "returns the post results" do
-        connection.stub(:post).and_return("foo")
+        subject.connection.stub(:post).and_return("foo")
 
-        subject.create("some_type", "42", "43", {}).should == "foo"
+        subject.create_relationship("some_type", "42", "43", {}).should == "foo"
       end
 
       it "gets relationships" do
-        connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/all")
-        subject.get("42")
+        subject.connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/all")
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42")
       end
 
       it "gets relationships with direction" do
-        connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in")
-        subject.get("42", :in)
+        subject.connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in")
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42", :in)
       end
 
       it "gets relationships with direction and type" do
-        connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in/foo")
-        subject.get("42", :in, "foo")
+        subject.connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in/foo")
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42", :in, "foo")
       end
 
       it "gets relationships with direction and types" do
-        connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in/foo%26bar")
-        subject.get("42", :in, ["foo", "bar"])
+        subject.connection.should_receive(:get).with("/node/42/relationships/in/foo%26bar")
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42", :in, ["foo", "bar"])
       end
 
       it "returns empty array if no relationships were found" do
-        connection.stub(:get).and_return([])
-        subject.get("42", :in).should be_empty
+        subject.connection.stub(:get).and_return([])
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42", :in).should be_empty
       end
 
       it "returns empty array if no relationships were found by type" do
-        connection.stub(:get).and_return([])
-        subject.get("42", :in, "foo")
-      end
-
-      context "directions" do
-
-        [ :incoming, "incoming", :in, "in" ].each do |direction|
-          it "parses 'in' direction" do
-            NodeRelationships.new(nil).parse_direction(direction).should == "in"
-          end
-        end
-
-        [ :outgoing, "outgoing", :out, "out" ].each do |direction|
-          it "parses 'out' direction" do
-            NodeRelationships.new(nil).parse_direction(direction).should == "out"
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "parses 'all' direction by default" do
-          NodeRelationships.new(nil).parse_direction("foo").should == "all"
-        end
-
+        subject.connection.stub(:get).and_return([])
+        subject.get_node_relationships("42", :in, "foo")
       end
 
     end