diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8c5245c936..6a3f5ff71e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@
         "laravel": {
             "providers": [
                 "Backpack\\CRUD\\CrudServiceProvider"
-            ],
-            "aliases": {
-                "CRUD": "Backpack\\CRUD\\CrudServiceProvider"
-            }
+            ]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/CrudServiceProvider.php b/src/CrudServiceProvider.php
index 59c7b0e62c..f43cde3749 100644
--- a/src/CrudServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/CrudServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Backpack\CRUD;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 class CrudServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ public function register()
             return new CRUD($app);
         });
 
+        // add the Route::crudResource() macro for developers to set all CRUD routes in one line
+        if (! Route::hasMacro('crudResource')) {
+            Route::macro('crudResource', function ($name, $controller, array $options = []) {
+                return new CrudRouter($name, $controller, $options);
+            });
+        }
+
         // register the helper functions
         $this->loadHelpers();
 
@@ -103,11 +111,6 @@ public function register()
         }
     }
 
-    public static function resource($name, $controller, array $options = [])
-    {
-        return new CrudRouter($name, $controller, $options);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Load the Backpack helper methods, for convenience.
      */