diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 4427f786a..4839f9e96 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -2786,20 +2786,6 @@ ircd::m::user::tokens
 	tokens_room_id
 };
 
-ircd::m::user
-ircd::m::create(const id::user &user_id,
-                const json::members &contents)
-{
-	using prototype = user (const id::user &, const json::members &);
-
-	static mods::import<prototype> function
-	{
-		"m_user", "user_create"
-	};
-
-	return function(user_id, contents);
-}
-
 bool
 ircd::m::exists(const user::id &user_id)
 {
diff --git a/modules/m_user.cc b/modules/m_user.cc
index d36c512a6..ffc773b79 100644
--- a/modules/m_user.cc
+++ b/modules/m_user.cc
@@ -8,18 +8,15 @@
 // copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
 // full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
 
-using namespace ircd::m;
-using namespace ircd;
-
-mapi::header
+ircd::mapi::header
 IRCD_MODULE
 {
 	"Matrix user library; modular components."
 };
 
-extern "C" m::user
-user_create(const m::user::id &user_id,
-            const json::members &contents)
+ircd::m::user
+ircd::m::create(const m::user::id &user_id,
+                const json::members &contents)
 {
 	const m::user user
 	{