diff --git a/ircd/m_room.cc b/ircd/m_room.cc
index e26246f46..475c56eed 100644
--- a/ircd/m_room.cc
+++ b/ircd/m_room.cc
@@ -532,14 +532,15 @@ ircd::m::send(const room &room,
               const string_view &state_key,
               const json::iov &content)
 {
-	using prototype = event::id::buf (const m::room &, const id::user &, const string_view &, const string_view &, const json::iov &);
-
-	static mods::import<prototype> function
+	json::iov event;
+	const json::iov::push push[]
 	{
-		"client_rooms", "ircd::m::send"
+		{ event,    { "sender",     sender     }},
+		{ event,    { "type",       type       }},
+		{ event,    { "state_key",  state_key  }},
 	};
 
-	return function(room, sender, type, state_key, content);
+	return commit(room, event, content);
 }
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
@@ -588,14 +589,14 @@ ircd::m::send(const room &room,
               const string_view &type,
               const json::iov &content)
 {
-	using prototype = event::id::buf (const m::room &, const id::user &, const string_view &, const json::iov &);
-
-	static mods::import<prototype> function
+	json::iov event;
+	const json::iov::push push[]
 	{
-		"client_rooms", "ircd::m::send"
+		{ event,    { "sender",  sender  }},
+		{ event,    { "type",    type    }},
 	};
 
-	return function(room, sender, type, content);
+	return commit(room, event, content);
 }
 
 ircd::m::event::id::buf
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/send.cc b/modules/client/rooms/send.cc
index c67986a49..6655c10f2 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/send.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/send.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ put__send(client &client,
 
 	const auto event_id
 	{
-		send(room, request.user_id, type, content)
+		m::send(room, request.user_id, type, content)
 	};
 
 	return resource::response
@@ -97,23 +97,6 @@ put__send(client &client,
 	};
 }
 
-ircd::m::event::id::buf
-IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
-ircd::m::send(const m::room &room,
-              const m::id::user &sender,
-              const string_view &type,
-              const json::iov &content)
-{
-	json::iov event;
-	const json::iov::push push[]
-	{
-		{ event,    { "sender",  sender  }},
-		{ event,    { "type",    type    }},
-	};
-
-	return commit(room, event, content);
-}
-
 resource::response
 handle_command(client &client,
                const resource::request &request,
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/state.cc b/modules/client/rooms/state.cc
index 7b368a62b..9ad7a54b6 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/state.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/state.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ put__state(client &client,
 
 	const auto event_id
 	{
-		send(room_id, request.user_id, type, state_key, content)
+		m::send(room_id, request.user_id, type, state_key, content)
 	};
 
 	return resource::response
@@ -165,22 +165,3 @@ get__state(client &client,
 
 	return std::move(response);
 }
-
-m::event::id::buf
-IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
-ircd::m::send(const m::room &room,
-              const m::id::user &sender,
-              const string_view &type,
-              const string_view &state_key,
-              const json::iov &content)
-{
-	json::iov event;
-	const json::iov::push push[]
-	{
-		{ event,    { "sender",     sender     }},
-		{ event,    { "type",       type       }},
-		{ event,    { "state_key",  state_key  }},
-	};
-
-	return commit(room, event, content);
-}