diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/APIConstants.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/APIConstants.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f6277eeaa..000000000
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/APIConstants.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Glyptodon LLC
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
- * THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-package org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest;
-
-/**
- * Useful constants for the REST API.
- * 
- * @author James Muehlner
- */
-public class APIConstants  {
-
-    /**
-     * The identifier of the ROOT connection group.
-     */
-    public static final String ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "ROOT";
-    
-}
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connection/APIConnection.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connection/APIConnection.java
index dab0c3884..5ef022cd4 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connection/APIConnection.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connection/APIConnection.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.Connection;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.ConnectionRecord;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest.APIConstants;
+import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest.connectiongroup.APIConnectionGroup;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleConfiguration;
 
 /**
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class APIConnection {
         
         // Use the explicit ROOT group ID
         if (this.parentIdentifier == null)
-            this.parentIdentifier = APIConstants.ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP_IDENTIFIER;
+            this.parentIdentifier = APIConnectionGroup.ROOT_IDENTIFIER;
         
         GuacamoleConfiguration configuration = connection.getConfiguration();
         
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connectiongroup/APIConnectionGroup.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connectiongroup/APIConnectionGroup.java
index 4ac155d39..16d2a0121 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connectiongroup/APIConnectionGroup.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/rest/connectiongroup/APIConnectionGroup.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ package org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest.connectiongroup;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.ConnectionGroup;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.ConnectionGroup.Type;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest.APIConstants;
 
 /**
  * A simple connection group to expose through the REST endpoints.
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@ import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.rest.APIConstants;
 @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
 public class APIConnectionGroup {
 
+    /**
+     * The identifier of the root connection group.
+     */
+    public static final String ROOT_IDENTIFIER = "ROOT";
+ 
     /**
      * The name of this connection group.
      */
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ public class APIConnectionGroup {
         
         // Use the explicit ROOT group ID
         if (this.parentIdentifier == null)
-            this.parentIdentifier = APIConstants.ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP_IDENTIFIER;
+            this.parentIdentifier = ROOT_IDENTIFIER;
         
         this.name = connectionGroup.getName();
         this.type = connectionGroup.getType();