diff --git a/IPython/html/notebook/handlers.py b/IPython/html/notebook/handlers.py
index fd0e3fac4..673001727 100644
--- a/IPython/html/notebook/handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/html/notebook/handlers.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Authors:
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import os
+import json
+
 from tornado import web
 HTTPError = web.HTTPError
-from zmq.utils import jsonapi
-
 
 from ..base.handlers import IPythonHandler
 from ..services.notebooks.handlers import _notebook_path_regex, _path_regex
@@ -34,33 +34,14 @@ from urllib import quote
 
 class NotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
 
-    @web.authenticated
-    def post(self):
-        """post either creates a new notebook if no json data is
-        sent to the server, or copies the data and returns a 
-        copied notebook."""
-        nbm = self.notebook_manager
-        data=self.request.body
-        if data:
-            data = jsonapi.loads(data)
-            notebook_name = nbm.copy_notebook(data['name'])
-        else:
-            notebook_name = nbm.new_notebook()
-        self.finish(jsonapi.dumps({"name": notebook_name}))
-
-
-class NamedNotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
-
     @web.authenticated
     def get(self, path='', name=None):
         """get renders the notebook template if a name is given, or 
         redirects to the '/files/' handler if the name is not given."""
         nbm = self.notebook_manager
         if name is None:
-            url = url_path_join(self.base_project_url, 'files', path)
-            self.redirect(url)
-            return
-            
+            raise web.HTTPError(500, "This shouldn't be accessible: %s" % self.request.uri)
+        
         # a .ipynb filename was given
         if not nbm.notebook_exists(name, path):
             raise web.HTTPError(404, u'Notebook does not exist: %s/%s' % (path, name))
@@ -75,20 +56,17 @@ class NamedNotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
             )
         )
 
-    @web.authenticated
-    def post(self, path='', name=None):
-        """post either creates a new notebook if no json data is
-        sent to the server, or copies the data and returns a 
-        copied notebook in the location given by 'notebook_path."""
+class NotebookRedirectHandler(IPythonHandler):
+    def get(self, path=''):
         nbm = self.notebook_manager
-        data = self.request.body
-        if data:
-            data = jsonapi.loads(data)
-            notebook_name = nbm.copy_notebook(data['name'], notebook_path)
+        if nbm.path_exists(path):
+            # it's a *directory*, redirect to /tree
+            url = url_path_join(self.base_project_url, 'tree', path)
         else:
-            notebook_name = nbm.new_notebook(notebook_path)
-        self.finish(jsonapi.dumps({"name": notebook_name}))
-
+            # otherwise, redirect to /files
+            # TODO: This should check if it's actually a file
+            url = url_path_join(self.base_project_url, 'files', path)
+        self.redirect(url)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # URL to handler mappings
@@ -96,8 +74,7 @@ class NamedNotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
 
 
 default_handlers = [
-    (r"/notebooks/?%s" % _notebook_path_regex, NamedNotebookHandler),
-    (r"/notebooks/?%s" % _path_regex, NamedNotebookHandler),
-    (r"/notebooks/?", NotebookHandler),
+    (r"/notebooks/?%s" % _notebook_path_regex, NotebookHandler),
+    (r"/notebooks/?%s" % _path_regex, NotebookRedirectHandler),
 ]