diff --git a/app/Transformers/CategoryTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/CategoryTransformer.php
index 2412162298..166f2a70c4 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/CategoryTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/CategoryTransformer.php
@@ -37,21 +37,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class CategoryTransformer
  */
-class CategoryTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class CategoryTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * CategoryTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer.php
index 4e2c4872c7..213091b850 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer.php
@@ -32,21 +32,16 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer
  */
-class CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class CurrencyExchangeRateTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
 
     /**
      * PiggyBankEventTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/CurrencyTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/CurrencyTransformer.php
index a052c17012..3c8bfbe8c6 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/CurrencyTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/CurrencyTransformer.php
@@ -31,21 +31,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class CurrencyTransformer
  */
-class CurrencyTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class CurrencyTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * CurrencyTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/ImportJobTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/ImportJobTransformer.php
index 5d2b5e8cd8..1bccabd291 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/ImportJobTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/ImportJobTransformer.php
@@ -32,21 +32,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class ImportJobTransformer
  */
-class ImportJobTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class ImportJobTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * PiggyBankTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/LinkTypeTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/LinkTypeTransformer.php
index b7b7dea683..fbb9f05c90 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/LinkTypeTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/LinkTypeTransformer.php
@@ -33,35 +33,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
  *
  * Class LinkTypeTransformer
  */
-class LinkTypeTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class LinkTypeTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-
-    /**
-     * List of resources possible to include
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $availableIncludes = [];
-    /**
-     * List of resources to automatically include
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $defaultIncludes = [];
-
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * CurrencyTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/PiggyBankEventTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/PiggyBankEventTransformer.php
index 3f436e74e6..b522942648 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/PiggyBankEventTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/PiggyBankEventTransformer.php
@@ -34,21 +34,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class PiggyBankEventTransformer
  */
-class PiggyBankEventTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class PiggyBankEventTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * PiggyBankEventTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/PreferenceTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/PreferenceTransformer.php
index c75cf49b7a..23d759e444 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/PreferenceTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/PreferenceTransformer.php
@@ -32,19 +32,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class PreferenceTransformer
  */
-class PreferenceTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class PreferenceTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
 
     /**
      * PreferenceTransformer constructor.
      *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/RecurrenceTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/RecurrenceTransformer.php
index 3f1a1be985..ef24a5519f 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/RecurrenceTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/RecurrenceTransformer.php
@@ -44,23 +44,17 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
  *
  * Class RecurringTransactionTransformer
  */
-class RecurrenceTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class RecurrenceTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /** @var RecurringRepositoryInterface */
     protected $repository;
 
     /**
      * RecurrenceTransformer constructor.
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
         $this->repository = app(RecurringRepositoryInterface::class);
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
index 9003b399b4..e8f04faa78 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
@@ -31,21 +31,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class RuleGroupTransformer
  */
-class RuleGroupTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class RuleGroupTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * CurrencyTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/RuleTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/RuleTransformer.php
index 51382c5964..2a1f4e0e58 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/RuleTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/RuleTransformer.php
@@ -34,21 +34,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class RuleTransformer
  */
-class RuleTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class RuleTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * CurrencyTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/TagTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/TagTransformer.php
index 5b0ec28b9d..10f0a8b49f 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/TagTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/TagTransformer.php
@@ -35,22 +35,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 /**
  * Class TagTransformer
  */
-class TagTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class TagTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * TagTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/TransactionLinkTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/TransactionLinkTransformer.php
index 52b0951771..0e5e91870f 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/TransactionLinkTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/TransactionLinkTransformer.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * JournalLinkTransformer.php
+ * TransactionLinkTransformer.php
  * Copyright (c) 2018 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III.
@@ -32,23 +32,18 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 
 /**
  *
- * Class JournalLinkTransformer
+ * Class TransactionLinkTransformer
  */
-class JournalLinkTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class TransactionLinkTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
 
     /**
-     * CurrencyTransformer constructor.
+     * Constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/UserTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
index f8ec7e7e9c..9ee916fa9f 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
@@ -26,33 +26,25 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Transformers;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\Role;
 use FireflyIII\User;
-use League\Fractal\Resource\Collection as FractalCollection;
-use League\Fractal\TransformerAbstract;
 use Log;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 
 /**
  * Class UserTransformer
  */
-class UserTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
+class UserTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
 {
-    /** @var ParameterBag */
-    protected $parameters;
-
     /**
      * UserTransformer constructor.
      *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     *
-     * @param ParameterBag $parameters
      */
-    public function __construct(ParameterBag $parameters)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->parameters = $parameters;
         if ('testing' === config('app.env')) {
             Log::warning(sprintf('%s should not be instantiated in the TEST environment!', \get_class($this)));
         }
     }
+
     /**
      * Transform user.
      *