diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/services/routing.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/services/routing.js
index 56046d076d7..53628afa91b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/services/routing.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/services/routing.js
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import {
   Service,
   readOnly
 } from 'ember-runtime';
-
 import { get } from 'ember-metal';
-import { routeArgs } from '../utils';
 
 /**
   The Routing service is used by LinkComponent, and provides facilities for
@@ -46,21 +44,17 @@ export default Service.extend({
   },
 
   normalizeQueryParams(routeName, models, queryParams) {
-    let router = get(this, 'router');
-    router._prepareQueryParams(routeName, models, queryParams);
+    get(this, 'router')._prepareQueryParams(routeName, models, queryParams);
   },
 
   generateURL(routeName, models, queryParams) {
-    let router = get(this, 'router');
-    if (!router._routerMicrolib) { return; }
-
     let visibleQueryParams = {};
-    assign(visibleQueryParams, queryParams);
-
-    this.normalizeQueryParams(routeName, models, visibleQueryParams);
+    if (queryParams) {
+      assign(visibleQueryParams, queryParams);
+      this.normalizeQueryParams(routeName, models, visibleQueryParams);
+    }
 
-    let args = routeArgs(routeName, models, visibleQueryParams);
-    return router.generate(...args);
+    return get(this, 'router').generate(routeName, ...models, { queryParams: visibleQueryParams });
   },
 
   isActiveForRoute(contexts, queryParams, routeName, routerState, isCurrentWhenSpecified) {
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
index 5110a602d48..5e4c3e71ce8 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {
 import EmberRouterDSL from './dsl';
 import EmberLocation from '../location/api';
 import {
-  routeArgs,
   resemblesURL,
   getActiveTargetName,
   calculateCacheKey,
@@ -766,8 +765,7 @@ const EmberRouter = EmberObject.extend(Evented, {
     assign(queryParams, _queryParams);
     this._prepareQueryParams(targetRouteName, models, queryParams, _keepDefaultQueryParamValues);
 
-    let transitionArgs = routeArgs(targetRouteName, models, queryParams);
-    let transition = this._routerMicrolib.transitionTo(...transitionArgs);
+    let transition = this._routerMicrolib.transitionTo(targetRouteName, ...models, { queryParams });
 
     didBeginTransition(transition, this);
 
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
index dc40de15572..789037ca0b3 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ export function extractRouteArgs(args) {
   return { routeName, models: args, queryParams };
 }
 
-export function routeArgs(targetRouteName, models, queryParams) {
-  let args = [];
-  if (typeof targetRouteName === 'string') {
-    args.push(`${targetRouteName}`);
-  }
-  args.push(...models);
-  args.push({ queryParams });
-  return args;
-}
-
 export function getActiveTargetName(router) {
   let handlerInfos = router.activeTransition ?
                      router.activeTransition.state.handlerInfos :