diff --git a/controller-main.go b/controller-main.go
index 10cc7cd33..52bf4b9f0 100644
--- a/controller-main.go
+++ b/controller-main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func controllerMain(c *cli.Context) {
 	if c.Args().Present() {
 		cli.ShowCommandHelpAndExit(c, "controller", 1)
 	}
-	err := controller.StartController()
+	err := controller.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalln(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/router.go b/pkg/controller/router.go
index db38bf241..10f1ecc9f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/router.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/router.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	router "github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/rpc"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/controller/rpc"
 )
 
 // getRPCHandler rpc handler
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/auth.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/auth.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/auth.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/auth.go
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/donut.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/donut.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/donut.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/donut.go
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/request.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/request.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/request.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/request.go
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/server.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/server.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/server.go
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/sysinfo.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/sysinfo.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/sysinfo.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/sysinfo.go
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/version.go b/pkg/controller/rpc/version.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/rpc/version.go
rename to pkg/controller/rpc/version.go
diff --git a/pkg/controller/rpc_test.go b/pkg/controller/rpc_test.go
index 91667b7a6..2404d5175 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/rpc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/rpc_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	jsonrpc "github.com/gorilla/rpc/v2/json"
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/rpc"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/controller/rpc"
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/server.go b/pkg/controller/server.go
index 5a7cbe103..65d922430 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/server.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/server.go
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ func getRPCServer(rpcHandler http.Handler) (*http.Server, *probe.Error) {
 	return httpServer, nil
 }
 
-func StartController() *probe.Error {
+// Start starts a controller
+func Start() *probe.Error {
 	rpcServer, err := getRPCServer(getRPCHandler())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Trace()
diff --git a/pkg/server/router.go b/pkg/server/router.go
index 9d84ca47b..db00f210b 100644
--- a/pkg/server/router.go
+++ b/pkg/server/router.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	router "github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/rpc"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/server/api"
 )
 
@@ -72,17 +71,3 @@ func getAPIHandler(conf api.Config) (http.Handler, api.Minio) {
 	apiHandler := registerCustomMiddleware(mux, mwHandlers...)
 	return apiHandler, minioAPI
 }
-
-// getRPCHandler rpc handler
-func getRPCHandler() http.Handler {
-	s := rpc.NewServer()
-	s.RegisterJSONCodec()
-	// Add new RPC services here
-	return registerRPC(router.NewRouter(), s)
-}
-
-// registerRPC - register rpc handlers
-func registerRPC(mux *router.Router, s *rpc.Server) http.Handler {
-	mux.Handle("/rpc", s)
-	return mux
-}
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 82310b9f4..9dc699ae7 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -83,17 +83,6 @@ func getAPIServer(conf api.Config, apiHandler http.Handler) (*http.Server, *prob
 	return httpServer, nil
 }
 
-// getRPCServer instance
-func getRPCServer(rpcHandler http.Handler) *http.Server {
-	// Minio server config
-	httpServer := &http.Server{
-		Addr:           ":9001", // TODO make this configurable
-		Handler:        rpcHandler,
-		MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
-	}
-	return httpServer
-}
-
 // Start ticket master
 func startTM(a api.Minio) {
 	for {
@@ -103,18 +92,16 @@ func startTM(a api.Minio) {
 	}
 }
 
-// StartServices starts basic services for a server
-func StartServices(conf api.Config) *probe.Error {
+// Start starts a s3 compatible cloud storage server
+func Start(conf api.Config) *probe.Error {
 	apiHandler, minioAPI := getAPIHandler(conf)
 	apiServer, err := getAPIServer(conf, apiHandler)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Trace()
 	}
-	rpcServer := getRPCServer(getRPCHandler())
 	// start ticket master
 	go startTM(minioAPI)
-
-	if err := minhttp.ListenAndServeLimited(conf.RateLimit, apiServer, rpcServer); err != nil {
+	if err := minhttp.ListenAndServeLimited(conf.RateLimit, apiServer); err != nil {
 		return err.Trace()
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/server-main.go b/server-main.go
index f7f803e59..ae4c630ac 100644
--- a/server-main.go
+++ b/server-main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func serverMain(c *cli.Context) {
 		cli.ShowCommandHelpAndExit(c, "server", 1)
 	}
 	apiServerConfig := getServerConfig(c)
-	if err := server.StartServices(apiServerConfig); err != nil {
+	if err := server.Start(apiServerConfig); err != nil {
 		Fatalln(err.Trace())
 	}
 }