diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 8673350b927e0b7753b65bcfcf663de9d66fd274..1ecf50cd5957e5cba6b4fb530bb00dc613bbaa6e 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ module API
       end
     end
 
+    class SimpleProject < Grape::Entity
+      expose :id
+      expose :name, :name_with_namespace
+      expose :http_url_to_repo
+    end
+
     class ProjectMember < UserBasic
       expose :access_level do |user, options|
         options[:project].project_members.find_by(user_id: user.id).access_level
@@ -353,9 +359,7 @@ module API
     class ProjectWithAccess < Project
       expose :permissions do
         expose :project_access, using: Entities::ProjectAccess do |project, options|
-          project = Project.find_by(project[:id])
           project.project_members.find_by(user_id: options[:user].id)
-          ]
         end
 
         expose :group_access, using: Entities::GroupAccess do |project, options|
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 3a1837effd8a234bc8433d9c45bb6872be79fd13..77e407b54c54f95920fb8b22a4375a4bcc06eb8b 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -287,23 +287,6 @@ module API
 
     # Projects helpers
 
-    def filter_params(projects)
-      project_entries = []
-
-      # Removes the redundant information of the object
-      projects.each do |project|
-        entry = {
-          id: project.id,
-          http_url_to_repo: project.http_url_to_repo,
-          name_with_namespace: project.name_with_namespace
-        }
-
-        project_entries << entry
-      end
-
-      project_entries
-    end
-
     def filter_projects(projects)
       # If the archived parameter is passed, limit results accordingly
       if params[:archived].present?
diff --git a/lib/api/projects.rb b/lib/api/projects.rb
index 844547665ef5d41a370fd5b3b1f42c394aeb58f0..9448af92a98ec1f36359c09333bf70716af81f6f 100644
--- a/lib/api/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/projects.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ module API
         end
       end
 
+      # Get a simplified project list for authenticated user
+      #
+      # Example Request:
+      #   GET /projects/simple
+      get '/simple' do
+        @projects = current_user.authorized_projects
+        @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
+        @projects = paginate @projects
+        present @projects, with: Entities::SimpleProjectWithAccess, user: current_user
+      end
+
       # Get an owned projects list for authenticated user
       #
       # Example Request: