diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
index ef35ac14..57d55628 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   (-open-model [this model] "Returns a new model which allows extra keys in maps")
   (-encode-error [this error] "Converts error in to a serializable format")
   (-request-coercer [this type model] "Returns a `value format => value` request coercion function")
-  (-response-coercer [this model] "Returns a `value format => value` response coercion function")
-  (-route-data-merge [this acc k v]))
+  (-response-coercer [this model] "Returns a `value format => value` response coercion function"))
 
 #?(:clj
    (defmethod print-method ::coercion [coercion ^Writer w]
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
index 65554238..181eae9b 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
      (:import (java.util HashMap Map)
               (java.net URLEncoder URLDecoder))))
 
+(defprotocol RouteDataMerge
+  (-route-data-merge [this acc k v]))
+
 (defn parse [path opts]
   (let [path #?(:clj (.intern ^String (trie/normalize path opts)) :cljs (trie/normalize path opts))
         path-parts (trie/split-path path opts)
@@ -67,13 +70,15 @@
   (let [;; Find last the effective :coercion value
         ;; for the route, and then use the cocercion
         ;; instance for route data merge implementation.
+        ;; TODO: other options/keys should also be able to control
+        ;; merge?
         coercion (->> x
                       reverse
                       (some (fn [[k v]]
                               (when (= :coercion k)
                                 v))))
         route-data-merge (if coercion
-                           #((resolve 'reitit.coercion/-route-data-merge) coercion %1 %2 %3)
+                           #(-route-data-merge coercion %1 %2 %3)
                            default-route-data-merge)]
     (reduce
       (fn [acc [k v]]
@@ -85,8 +90,7 @@
       x)))
 
 (defn resolve-routes [raw-routes {:keys [coerce] :as opts}]
-  (cond->> (->> (walk raw-routes opts)
-                (map-data merge-data))
+  (cond->> (->> (walk raw-routes opts) (map-data merge-data))
            coerce (into [] (keep #(coerce % opts)))))
 
 (defn path-conflicting-routes [routes opts]
diff --git a/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc b/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
index 3a12531b..a3a9ec26 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             [malli.core :as m]
             [clojure.set :as set]
             [clojure.walk :as walk]
-            [meta-merge.core :as mm]))
+            [reitit.impl :as impl]))
 
 ;;
 ;; coercion
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@
          (-coercer (compile schema options) type transformers :decode opts))
        (-response-coercer [_ schema]
          (-coercer (compile schema options) :response transformers :encode opts))
+       impl/RouteDataMerge
        (-route-data-merge [_ acc k v]
          (case k
            :parameters (assoc acc :parameters (merge-with mu/merge (:parameters acc) v))
-           (mm/meta-merge acc {k v})))))))
+           (impl/default-route-data-merge acc k v)))))))
 
 (def coercion (create default-options))
diff --git a/modules/reitit-schema/src/reitit/coercion/schema.cljc b/modules/reitit-schema/src/reitit/coercion/schema.cljc
index 2a31f123..0b252d5d 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-schema/src/reitit/coercion/schema.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-schema/src/reitit/coercion/schema.cljc
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     (-response-coercer [this schema]
       (if (coerce-response? schema)
         (coercion/-request-coercer this :response schema)))
+    impl/RouteDataMerge
     (-route-data-merge [this acc k v]
       (impl/default-route-data-merge acc k v))))
 
diff --git a/modules/reitit-spec/src/reitit/coercion/spec.cljc b/modules/reitit-spec/src/reitit/coercion/spec.cljc
index 8e19f4db..729fb46a 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-spec/src/reitit/coercion/spec.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-spec/src/reitit/coercion/spec.cljc
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     (-response-coercer [this spec]
       (if (coerce-response? spec)
         (coercion/-request-coercer this :response spec)))
+    impl/RouteDataMerge
     (-route-data-merge [this acc k v]
       (impl/default-route-data-merge acc k v))))
 
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/impl_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/impl_test.cljc
index cc0405c0..626d742e 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/impl_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/impl_test.cljc
@@ -190,25 +190,27 @@
                            [:view 'b]
                            [:controllers ^:replace [2]]])))
 
-  (is (= {:a schema/Str
-          :b schema/Str}
-         (-> (impl/merge-data "/"
-                              [[:parameters {:path {:a schema/Str}}]
-                               [:parameters {:path {:b schema/Str}}]])
-             :parameters
-             :path)))
+  (testing "Schema - regular merge"
+    (is (= {:a schema/Str
+            :b schema/Str}
+           (-> (impl/merge-data "/"
+                                [[:parameters {:path {:a schema/Str}}]
+                                 [:parameters {:path {:b schema/Str}}]])
+               :parameters
+               :path))))
 
-  (is (= [:map
-          [:a 'string?]
-          [:b 'int?]]
-         (-> (impl/merge-data "/"
-                              [[:coercion rcm/coercion]
-                               [:parameters {:path [:map [:a 'string?]]}]
-                               [:parameters {:path [:map [:b 'int?]]}]])
-             :parameters
-             :path
-             ;; Merge returns schema object, convert back to form for comparison
-             malli.core/form)))
+  (testing "Malli schema merge - mu/merge"
+    (is (= [:map
+            [:a 'string?]
+            [:b 'int?]]
+           (-> (impl/merge-data "/"
+                                [[:coercion rcm/coercion]
+                                 [:parameters {:path [:map [:a 'string?]]}]
+                                 [:parameters {:path [:map [:b 'int?]]}]])
+               :parameters
+               :path
+               ;; Merge returns schema object, convert back to form for comparison
+               malli.core/form))))
 
-  ;; TODO: Also test and support Schema and spec merging
+  ;; TODO: Spec
   )