diff --git a/construct/construct.cc b/construct/construct.cc
index 2ba248eff..25abcea67 100644
--- a/construct/construct.cc
+++ b/construct/construct.cc
@@ -197,13 +197,10 @@ noexcept try
 	{
 		[&opts](const ircd::main_continuation &main)
 		{
-			// Load the matrix module
-			ircd::matrix matrix;
-
 			// Construct the homeserver.
 			construct::homeserver homeserver
 			{
-				matrix, opts
+				opts
 			};
 
 			// Bail for debug/testing purposes.
diff --git a/construct/homeserver.cc b/construct/homeserver.cc
index e7024cb5e..0431b0b3c 100644
--- a/construct/homeserver.cc
+++ b/construct/homeserver.cc
@@ -12,23 +12,36 @@
 #include "construct.h"
 #include "homeserver.h"
 
-construct::homeserver::homeserver(ircd::matrix &matrix,
-                                  struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts opts)
+namespace fs = ircd::fs;
+using ircd::string_view;
+
+construct::homeserver::homeserver(struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts opts)
 try
-:matrix
-{
-	matrix
-}
-,opts
+:opts
 {
 	std::move(opts)
 }
+,module_path
+{
+	fs::path_string(fs::path_views{fs::base::lib, "libircd_matrix"}),
+}
+,module
+{
+	string_view{module_path[0]},
+}
+,init
+{
+	module[0], "ircd::m::homeserver::init",
+}
+,fini
+{
+	module[0], "ircd::m::homeserver::fini",
+}
 ,hs
 {
-	matrix.init(&this->opts),
-	[&matrix](ircd::m::homeserver *const hs)
+	this->init(&this->opts), [this](ircd::m::homeserver *const hs)
 	{
-		matrix.fini(hs);
+		this->fini(hs);
 	}
 }
 {
diff --git a/construct/homeserver.h b/construct/homeserver.h
index 68538a18e..a8b449840 100644
--- a/construct/homeserver.h
+++ b/construct/homeserver.h
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
 
 struct construct::homeserver
 {
-	ircd::matrix &matrix;
+	using init_proto = ircd::m::homeserver *(const struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts *);
+	using fini_proto = void (ircd::m::homeserver *);
+
 	struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts opts;
+	std::string module_path[1];
+	ircd::module module[1];
+	ircd::mods::import<init_proto> init;
+	ircd::mods::import<fini_proto> fini;
 	ircd::custom_ptr<ircd::m::homeserver> hs;
 
   public:
-	homeserver(ircd::matrix &, struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts);
+	homeserver(struct ircd::m::homeserver::opts);
 	~homeserver() noexcept;
 };
diff --git a/include/ircd/m/m.h b/include/ircd/m/m.h
index d2a8a1744..bce513859 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/m.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/m.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ namespace ircd::m
 /// Matrix Protocol System
 namespace ircd::m
 {
-	struct matrix;
 	struct homeserver;
 
 	IRCD_OVERLOAD(generate)
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	extern const uint16_t canon_port;
 	extern const string_view canon_service;
 
-	using m::matrix;
 	extern const std::vector<string_view> module_names;
 	extern const std::vector<string_view> module_names_optional;
 }
@@ -100,34 +98,3 @@ namespace ircd::m
 #include "burst.h"
 #include "resource.h"
 #include "homeserver.h"
-
-struct ircd::m::matrix
-{
-	static const std::vector<string_view> module_names;
-	static const std::vector<string_view> module_names_optional;
-
-	std::string module_path
-	{
-		fs::path_string(fs::path_views
-		{
-			fs::base::lib, "libircd_matrix"
-		})
-	};
-
-	ircd::module module
-	{
-		module_path
-	};
-
-	using init_proto = m::homeserver *(const struct m::homeserver::opts *);
-	mods::import<init_proto> init
-	{
-		module, "ircd::m::homeserver::init"
-	};
-
-	using fini_proto = void (m::homeserver *);
-	mods::import<fini_proto> fini
-	{
-		module, "ircd::m::homeserver::fini"
-	};
-};