diff --git a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
index 8f8fd82eb0..d358842b3e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from .register import RegistrationHandler
-from .room import (
-    RoomCreationHandler, RoomContextHandler,
-)
+from .room import RoomContextHandler
 from .message import MessageHandler
 from .federation import FederationHandler
 from .directory import DirectoryHandler
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ class Handlers(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.registration_handler = RegistrationHandler(hs)
         self.message_handler = MessageHandler(hs)
-        self.room_creation_handler = RoomCreationHandler(hs)
         self.federation_handler = FederationHandler(hs)
         self.directory_handler = DirectoryHandler(hs)
         self.admin_handler = AdminHandler(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 8df8fcbbad..e36426de5a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -72,10 +72,14 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         """ Creates a new room.
 
         Args:
-            requester (Requester): The user who requested the room creation.
+            requester (synapse.types.Requester):
+                The user who requested the room creation.
             config (dict) : A dict of configuration options.
+            ratelimit (bool): set to False to disable the rate limiter
         Returns:
-            The new room ID.
+            Deferred[dict]:
+                a dict containing the keys `room_id` and, if an alias was
+                requested, `room_alias`.
         Raises:
             SynapseError if the room ID couldn't be stored, or something went
             horribly wrong.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
index efd5c9873d..646a95c9fb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ShutdownRoomRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         message = content.get("message", self.DEFAULT_MESSAGE)
         room_name = content.get("room_name", "Content Violation Notification")
 
-        info = yield self.handlers.room_creation_handler.create_room(
+        info = yield self._room_creation_handler.create_room(
             room_creator_requester,
             config={
                 "preset": "public_chat",
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index fcf9c9ab44..0b984987ed 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomCreateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
-        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = "/createRoom"
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def on_POST(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
-        handler = self.handlers.room_creation_handler
-        info = yield handler.create_room(
+        info = yield self._room_creation_handler.create_room(
             requester, self.get_room_config(request)
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 21cde5b6fc..9e6f3584b2 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.devicemessage import DeviceMessageHandler
 from synapse.handlers.device import DeviceHandler
 from synapse.handlers.e2e_keys import E2eKeysHandler
 from synapse.handlers.presence import PresenceHandler
+from synapse.handlers.room import RoomCreationHandler
 from synapse.handlers.room_list import RoomListHandler
 from synapse.handlers.room_member import RoomMemberMasterHandler
 from synapse.handlers.room_member_worker import RoomMemberWorkerHandler
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         'federation_server',
         'handlers',
         'auth',
+        'room_creation_handler',
         'state_handler',
         'state_resolution_handler',
         'presence_handler',
@@ -227,6 +229,9 @@ class HomeServer(object):
     def build_simple_http_client(self):
         return SimpleHttpClient(self)
 
+    def build_room_creation_handler(self):
+        return RoomCreationHandler(self)
+
     def build_state_handler(self):
         return StateHandler(self)
 
diff --git a/synapse/server.pyi b/synapse/server.pyi
index c3a9a3847b..aeda093f27 100644
--- a/synapse/server.pyi
+++ b/synapse/server.pyi
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class HomeServer(object):
     def get_deactivate_account_handler(self) -> synapse.handlers.deactivate_account.DeactivateAccountHandler:
         pass
 
+    def get_room_creation_handler(self) -> synapse.handlers.room.RoomCreationHandler:
+        pass
+
     def get_set_password_handler(self) -> synapse.handlers.set_password.SetPasswordHandler:
         pass