diff --git a/src/api/client/directory.rs b/src/api/client/directory.rs
index 7cfb3392..0e5b8afa 100644
--- a/src/api/client/directory.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/directory.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use ruma::{
 			canonical_alias::RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			guest_access::{GuestAccess, RoomGuestAccessEventContent},
-			history_visibility::{HistoryVisibility, RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent},
 			join_rules::{JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent},
 			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
 		},
@@ -261,21 +260,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_public_rooms_filtered_helper(
 							})
 					})
 					.unwrap_or(None),
-				world_readable: services()
-					.rooms
-					.state_accessor
-					.room_state_get(&room_id, &StateEventType::RoomHistoryVisibility, "")?
-					.map_or(Ok(false), |s| {
-						serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-							.map(|c: RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent| {
-								c.history_visibility == HistoryVisibility::WorldReadable
-							})
-                            .map_err(|e| {
-                                error!(
-                                    "Invalid room history visibility event in database for room {room_id}, assuming is \"shared\": {e}",
-                                );
-                                Error::bad_database("Invalid room history visibility event in database.")
-                            })}).unwrap_or(false),
+				world_readable: services().rooms.state_accessor.is_world_readable(&room_id)?,
 				guest_can_join: services()
 					.rooms
 					.state_accessor
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
index 219b8c39..72ebaf4a 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use ruma::{
 			canonical_alias::RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			guest_access::{GuestAccess, RoomGuestAccessEventContent},
-			history_visibility::{HistoryVisibility, RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent},
 			join_rules::{AllowRule, JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent, RoomMembership},
 			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
 		},
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@ impl Service {
 						})
 				})
 				.unwrap_or(None),
-			world_readable: world_readable(room_id)?,
+			world_readable: services().rooms.state_accessor.is_world_readable(room_id)?,
 			guest_can_join: guest_can_join(room_id)?,
 			avatar_url: services()
                 .rooms
@@ -858,26 +857,6 @@ fn guest_can_join(room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
 		})
 }
 
-/// Checks if guests are able to view room content without joining
-fn world_readable(room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-	Ok(services()
-		.rooms
-		.state_accessor
-		.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomHistoryVisibility, "")?
-		.map_or(Ok(false), |s| {
-			serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-				.map(|c: RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent| c.history_visibility == HistoryVisibility::WorldReadable)
-				.map_err(|e| {
-					error!(
-						"Invalid room history visibility event in database for room {room_id}, assuming is \
-						 \"shared\": {e} "
-					);
-					Error::bad_database("Invalid room history visibility event in database.")
-				})
-		})
-		.unwrap_or(false))
-}
-
 /// Returns the join rule for a given room
 fn get_join_rule(current_room: &RoomId) -> Result<(SpaceRoomJoinRule, Vec<OwnedRoomId>), Error> {
 	Ok(services()
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
index a05ba719..0681c298 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
@@ -259,20 +259,14 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	pub fn get_name(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<Option<String>> {
-		services()
-			.rooms
-			.state_accessor
-			.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomName, "")?
+		self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomName, "")?
 			.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
 				Ok(serde_json::from_str(s.content.get()).map_or_else(|_| None, |c: RoomNameEventContent| Some(c.name)))
 			})
 	}
 
 	pub fn get_avatar(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<ruma::JsOption<RoomAvatarEventContent>> {
-		services()
-			.rooms
-			.state_accessor
-			.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomAvatar, "")?
+		self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomAvatar, "")?
 			.map_or(Ok(ruma::JsOption::Undefined), |s| {
 				serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
 					.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid room avatar event in database."))
@@ -280,10 +274,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	pub fn get_member(&self, room_id: &RoomId, user_id: &UserId) -> Result<Option<RoomMemberEventContent>> {
-		services()
-			.rooms
-			.state_accessor
-			.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomMember, user_id.as_str())?
+		self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomMember, user_id.as_str())?
 			.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
 				serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
 					.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid room member event in database."))
@@ -310,4 +301,24 @@ impl Service {
 			.create_hash_and_sign_event(new_event, sender, room_id, state_lock)
 			.is_ok())
 	}
+
+	/// Checks if guests are able to view room content without joining
+	pub fn is_world_readable(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+		Ok(self
+			.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomHistoryVisibility, "")?
+			.map_or(Ok(false), |s| {
+				serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
+					.map(|c: RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent| {
+						c.history_visibility == HistoryVisibility::WorldReadable
+					})
+					.map_err(|e| {
+						error!(
+							"Invalid room history visibility event in database for room {room_id}, assuming not world \
+							 readable: {e} "
+						);
+						Error::bad_database("Invalid room history visibility event in database.")
+					})
+			})
+			.unwrap_or(false))
+	}
 }