diff --git a/federationapi/internal/api.go b/federationapi/internal/api.go
index 1f31b07cc..22850179e 100644
--- a/federationapi/internal/api.go
+++ b/federationapi/internal/api.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"sync"
@@ -166,142 +165,3 @@ func (a *FederationInternalAPI) doRequest(
 	stats.Success()
 	return res, nil
 }
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) GetUserDevices(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, userID string,
-) (gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.GetUserDevices(ctx, s, userID)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) ClaimKeys(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, oneTimeKeys map[string]map[string]string,
-) (gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.ClaimKeys(ctx, s, oneTimeKeys)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) QueryKeys(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, keys map[string][]string,
-) (gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys, error) {
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.QueryKeys(ctx, s, keys)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) Backfill(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID string, limit int, eventIDs []string,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.Transaction, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.Backfill(ctx, s, roomID, limit, eventIDs)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.Transaction{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.Transaction), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupState(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID, eventID string, roomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.RespState, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.LookupState(ctx, s, roomID, eventID, roomVersion)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.RespState{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespState), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupStateIDs(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID, eventID string,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.LookupStateIDs(ctx, s, roomID, eventID)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) GetEvent(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, eventID string,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.Transaction, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.GetEvent(ctx, s, eventID)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return gomatrixserverlib.Transaction{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.Transaction), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupServerKeys(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, keyRequests map[gomatrixserverlib.PublicKeyLookupRequest]gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp,
-) ([]gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.LookupServerKeys(ctx, s, keyRequests)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return []gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys{}, err
-	}
-	return ires.([]gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) MSC2836EventRelationships(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, r gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsRequest,
-	roomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsResponse, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.MSC2836EventRelationships(ctx, s, r, roomVersion)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return res, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsResponse), nil
-}
-
-func (a *FederationInternalAPI) MSC2946Spaces(
-	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID string, r gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesRequest,
-) (res gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesResponse, err error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return a.federation.MSC2946Spaces(ctx, s, roomID, r)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return res, err
-	}
-	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesResponse), nil
-}
diff --git a/federationapi/internal/federationclient.go b/federationapi/internal/federationclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7acfb10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/federationapi/internal/federationclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+)
+
+// Functions here are "proxying" calls to the gomatrixserverlib federation
+// client.
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) GetUserDevices(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, userID string,
+) (gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.GetUserDevices(ctx, s, userID)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespUserDevices), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) ClaimKeys(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, oneTimeKeys map[string]map[string]string,
+) (gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.ClaimKeys(ctx, s, oneTimeKeys)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespClaimKeys), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) QueryKeys(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, keys map[string][]string,
+) (gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys, error) {
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.QueryKeys(ctx, s, keys)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespQueryKeys), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) Backfill(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID string, limit int, eventIDs []string,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.Transaction, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.Backfill(ctx, s, roomID, limit, eventIDs)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.Transaction{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.Transaction), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupState(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID, eventID string, roomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.RespState, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.LookupState(ctx, s, roomID, eventID, roomVersion)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.RespState{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespState), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupStateIDs(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID, eventID string,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.LookupStateIDs(ctx, s, roomID, eventID)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.RespStateIDs), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) GetEvent(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, eventID string,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.Transaction, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.GetEvent(ctx, s, eventID)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return gomatrixserverlib.Transaction{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.Transaction), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) LookupServerKeys(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, keyRequests map[gomatrixserverlib.PublicKeyLookupRequest]gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp,
+) ([]gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.LookupServerKeys(ctx, s, keyRequests)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return []gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys{}, err
+	}
+	return ires.([]gomatrixserverlib.ServerKeys), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) MSC2836EventRelationships(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, r gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsRequest,
+	roomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsResponse, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.MSC2836EventRelationships(ctx, s, r, roomVersion)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return res, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.MSC2836EventRelationshipsResponse), nil
+}
+
+func (a *FederationInternalAPI) MSC2946Spaces(
+	ctx context.Context, s gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, roomID string, r gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesRequest,
+) (res gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesResponse, err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	ires, err := a.doRequest(s, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return a.federation.MSC2946Spaces(ctx, s, roomID, r)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return res, err
+	}
+	return ires.(gomatrixserverlib.MSC2946SpacesResponse), nil
+}