diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go
index cba84fbb2..f2fe7f0e0 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func SetupClientAPIComponent(
 	}
 
 	routing.Setup(
-		base.APIMux, *base.Cfg, roomserverProducer, queryAPI, asAPI, aliasAPI,
+		base.APIMux, *base.Cfg, roomserverProducer, queryAPI, aliasAPI,
 		accountsDB, deviceDB, federation, *keyRing, userUpdateProducer,
 		syncProducer, typingProducer, transactionsCache,
 	)
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/directory.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/directory.go
index 925e96fe4..b23dfbfb6 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/directory.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/directory.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	appserviceAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
@@ -30,14 +29,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // DirectoryRoom looks up a room alias
-// nolint: gocyclo
 func DirectoryRoom(
 	req *http.Request,
 	roomAlias string,
 	federation *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient,
 	cfg *config.Dendrite,
 	rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverAliasAPI,
-	asAPI appserviceAPI.AppServiceQueryAPI,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	_, domain, err := gomatrixserverlib.SplitID('#', roomAlias)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index 145484e1e..ced000bb1 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	appserviceAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/storage/accounts"
@@ -43,8 +42,9 @@ const pathPrefixUnstable = "/_matrix/client/unstable"
 // to clients which need to make outbound HTTP requests.
 func Setup(
 	apiMux *mux.Router, cfg config.Dendrite,
-	producer *producers.RoomserverProducer, queryAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverQueryAPI,
-	appserviceAPI appserviceAPI.AppServiceQueryAPI, aliasAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverAliasAPI,
+	producer *producers.RoomserverProducer,
+	queryAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverQueryAPI,
+	aliasAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverAliasAPI,
 	accountDB *accounts.Database,
 	deviceDB *devices.Database,
 	federation *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func Setup(
 	r0mux.Handle("/directory/room/{roomAlias}",
 		common.MakeExternalAPI("directory_room", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
 			vars := mux.Vars(req)
-			return DirectoryRoom(req, vars["roomAlias"], federation, &cfg, aliasAPI, appserviceAPI)
+			return DirectoryRoom(req, vars["roomAlias"], federation, &cfg, aliasAPI)
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodOptions)