title: Do we still need AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas() in Global.asax in pure ASP.NET Web API service without MVC
body: <p>I'm trying to create a clean ASP.NET Web API service without referencing MVC assemblies if possible.
  I followed this blog <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/615805/Creating-a-Clean-Minimal-Footprint-ASP-NET-WebAPI" rel="noreferrer">http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/615805/Creating-a-Clean-Minimal-Footprint-ASP-NET-WebAPI</a>
  but with this line in Global.asax I still have to import System.Web.Mvc assembly. Would there be an impact in my web api service if I removed it? I tried running my service in my local without it and I did not encounter any error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>protected void Application_Start()
  {
          //AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas(); do we still need this?
  
          WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);  
          HandlerConfig.RegisterGlobalHandlers(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
          FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Filters);            
  
  }
  </code></pre>