diff --git a/app/controllers/MyRequest.scala b/app/controllers/MyRequest.scala
index f306bbd..78ec4f8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/MyRequest.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/MyRequest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package controllers
 
-import com.mohiva.play.silhouette.api.Env
 import org.slf4j.Marker
 import play.api.MarkerContext
 import play.api.i18n.MessagesApi
@@ -10,18 +9,6 @@ import utils.auth.DefaultEnv
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 import scala.language.higherKinds
 
-// XXX should be OOTB
-trait SecuredRequestHeader[E <: Env] {
-  def identity: E#I
-  def authenticator: E#A
-}
-
-// XXX should be OOTB
-trait UserAwareRequestHeader[E <: Env] {
-  def identity: Option[E#I]
-  def authenticator: Option[E#A]
-}
-
 /**
  * Defines our own request with extended features above and beyond what Silhouette provides.
  */
diff --git a/app/controllers/SilhouetteTraits.scala b/app/controllers/SilhouetteTraits.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d665b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/SilhouetteTraits.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package controllers
+
+import com.mohiva.play.silhouette.api.{Authenticator, Env, Identity}
+import play.api.mvc.RequestHeader
+
+trait IdentityProvider[I <: Identity] {
+  def identity: I
+}
+
+trait AuthenticatorProvider[A <: Authenticator] {
+  def authenticator: A
+}
+
+// XXX should be OOTB
+trait SecuredRequestHeader[E <: Env] extends RequestHeader
+  with IdentityProvider[E#I]
+  with AuthenticatorProvider[E#A]
+
+trait IdentityAwareProvider[I <: Identity] {
+  def identity: Option[I]
+}
+
+trait AuthenticatorAwareProvider[A <: Authenticator] {
+  def authenticator: Option[A]
+}
+
+// XXX should be OOTB
+trait UserAwareRequestHeader[E <: Env] extends RequestHeader
+  with IdentityAwareProvider[E#I]
+  with AuthenticatorAwareProvider[E#A]