diff --git a/pkg/registry/binding/rest.go b/pkg/registry/binding/rest.go
index 52907852c93..42d7970870e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/binding/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/binding/rest.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ package binding
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@ func (*REST) New() runtime.Object {
 }
 
 // Create attempts to make the assignment indicated by the binding it recieves.
-func (b *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (b *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	binding, ok := obj.(*api.Binding)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect type: %#v", obj)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := b.registry.ApplyBinding(ctx, binding); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, nil
-	}), nil
+	if err := b.registry.ApplyBinding(ctx, binding); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess, Code: http.StatusCreated}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/binding/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/binding/rest_test.go
index 134d3df5481..5ddac234105 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/binding/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/binding/rest_test.go
@@ -71,22 +71,20 @@ func TestRESTPost(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		ctx := api.NewContext()
 		b := NewREST(mockRegistry)
-		resultChan, err := b.Create(ctx, item.b)
-		if err != nil {
+		result, err := b.Create(ctx, item.b)
+		if err != nil && item.err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		var expect *api.Status
-		if item.err == nil {
-			expect = &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}
-		} else {
-			expect = &api.Status{
-				Status:  api.StatusFailure,
-				Code:    http.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Message: item.err.Error(),
-			}
+		if err == nil && item.err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+			continue
 		}
-		if e, a := expect, (<-resultChan).Object; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+		var expect interface{}
+		if item.err == nil {
+			expect = &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess, Code: http.StatusCreated}
+		}
+		if e, a := expect, result; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("%v: expected %#v, got %#v", i, e, a)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
index 94c13664ef1..4ea56e49618 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewREST(registry Registry, podLister PodLister) *REST {
 }
 
 // Create registers the given ReplicationController.
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	controller, ok := obj.(*api.ReplicationController)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a replication controller: %#v", obj)
@@ -60,20 +60,16 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := rs.registry.CreateController(ctx, controller); err != nil {
-			err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.ReplicationControllers, err, controller)
-			return apiserver.RESTResult{}, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetController(ctx, controller.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.CreateController(ctx, controller); err != nil {
+		err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.ReplicationControllers, err, controller)
+		return apiserver.RESTResult{}, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.GetController(ctx, controller.Name)
 }
 
 // Delete asynchronously deletes the ReplicationController specified by its id.
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteController(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteController(ctx, id)
 }
 
 // Get obtains the ReplicationController specified by its id.
@@ -117,24 +113,23 @@ func (*REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
 
 // Update replaces a given ReplicationController instance with an existing
 // instance in storage.registry.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	controller, ok := obj.(*api.ReplicationController)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a replication controller: %#v", obj)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("not a replication controller: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &controller.ObjectMeta) {
-		return nil, errors.NewConflict("controller", controller.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Controller.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+		return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("controller", controller.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Controller.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
 	}
 	if errs := validation.ValidateReplicationController(controller); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("replicationController", controller.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("replicationController", controller.Name, errs)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.UpdateController(ctx, controller)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetController(ctx, controller.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.UpdateController(ctx, controller)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.GetController(ctx, controller.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // Watch returns ReplicationController events via a watch.Interface.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
index 577b1061415..9616c654210 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -268,23 +267,17 @@ func TestCreateController(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Create(ctx, controller)
+	obj, err := storage.Create(ctx, controller)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	if obj == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object")
 	}
 	if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&controller.ObjectMeta) {
 		t.Errorf("storage did not populate object meta field values")
 	}
 
-	select {
-	case <-channel:
-		// expected case
-	case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 100):
-		t.Error("Unexpected timeout from async channel")
-	}
 }
 
 // TODO: remove, covered by TestCreate
@@ -338,9 +331,9 @@ func TestControllerStorageValidatesUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
 	for _, failureCase := range failureCases {
-		c, err := storage.Update(ctx, &failureCase)
-		if c != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Expected nil channel")
+		c, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, &failureCase)
+		if c != nil || created {
+			t.Errorf("Expected nil object and not created")
 		}
 		if !errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected to get an invalid resource error, got %v", err)
@@ -441,9 +434,9 @@ func TestUpdateControllerWithConflictingNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Update(ctx, controller)
-	if channel != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected a nil channel, but we got a value")
+	obj, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, controller)
+	if obj != nil || created {
+		t.Error("Expected a nil object, but we got a value or created was true")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but we didn't get one")
diff --git a/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go b/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
index 40a7831fc23..147a9df248c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Watch(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector, resourceVer
 }
 
 // Create satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	endpoints, ok := obj.(*api.Endpoints)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an endpoints: %#v", obj)
@@ -72,28 +71,25 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	}
 	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &endpoints.ObjectMeta)
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.UpdateEndpoints(ctx, endpoints)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetEndpoints(ctx, endpoints.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.UpdateEndpoints(ctx, endpoints)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.GetEndpoints(ctx, endpoints.Name)
 }
 
 // Update satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	endpoints, ok := obj.(*api.Endpoints)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an endpoints: %#v", obj)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("not an endpoints: %#v", obj)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.UpdateEndpoints(ctx, endpoints)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetEndpoints(ctx, endpoints.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.UpdateEndpoints(ctx, endpoints)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.GetEndpoints(ctx, endpoints.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // New implements the RESTStorage interface.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/event/rest.go b/pkg/registry/event/rest.go
index 216c356d032..c9307eb86d8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/event/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/event/rest.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func NewREST(registry generic.Registry) *REST {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	event, ok := obj.(*api.Event)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
@@ -57,41 +56,38 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	}
 	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &event.ObjectMeta)
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, event.Name, event)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, event.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, event.Name, event)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.Get(ctx, event.Name)
 }
 
 // Update replaces an existing Event instance in storage.registry, with the given instance.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	event, ok := obj.(*api.Event)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an event object: %#v", obj)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("not an event object: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	if api.NamespaceValue(ctx) != "" {
 		if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &event.ObjectMeta) {
-			return nil, errors.NewConflict("event", event.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("event.namespace does not match the provided context"))
+			return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("event", event.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("event.namespace does not match the provided context"))
 		}
 	}
 	if errs := validation.ValidateEvent(event); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("event", event.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("event", event.Name, errs)
 	}
 	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &event.ObjectMeta)
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, event.Name, event)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, event.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, event.Name, event)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, event.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -100,9 +96,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult,
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/event/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/event/rest_test.go
index 922603dd9b0..cbcce2fbe11 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/event/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/event/rest_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestRESTCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&item.event.ObjectMeta) {
 			t.Errorf("storage did not populate object meta field values")
 		}
-		if e, a := item.event, (<-c).Object; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+		if e, a := item.event, c; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
 		}
 		// Ensure we implement the interface
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ func TestRESTCreate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	eventA := testEvent("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
 	got, err := rest.Get(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
@@ -113,11 +112,10 @@ func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
 	}
 	eventB := testEvent("bar")
-	u, err := rest.Update(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventB)
+	_, _, err = rest.Update(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventB)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-u
 	got2, err := rest.Get(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventB.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
@@ -131,16 +129,15 @@ func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	eventA := testEvent("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
-	c, err = rest.Delete(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA.Name)
+	c, err := rest.Delete(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	if stat := (<-c).Object.(*api.Status); stat.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
+	if stat := c.(*api.Status); stat.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected status: %v", stat)
 	}
 }
@@ -148,11 +145,10 @@ func TestRESTDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTGet(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	eventA := testEvent("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
 	got, err := rest.Get(api.NewDefaultContext(), eventA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go
index f5eaaa1a71d..878dfc46ebd 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func NewREST(registry generic.Registry) *REST {
 }
 
 // Create a LimitRange object
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	limitRange, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
@@ -63,29 +62,27 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	}
 	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &limitRange.ObjectMeta)
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, limitRange.Name, limitRange)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, limitRange.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, limitRange.Name, limitRange)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.Get(ctx, limitRange.Name)
 }
 
 // Update updates a LimitRange object.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	limitRange, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
 
 	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &limitRange.ObjectMeta) {
-		return nil, errors.NewConflict("limitRange", limitRange.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("LimitRange.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+		return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("limitRange", limitRange.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("LimitRange.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
 	}
 
 	oldObj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, limitRange.Name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	editLimitRange := oldObj.(*api.LimitRange)
@@ -97,20 +94,18 @@ func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	editLimitRange.Spec = limitRange.Spec
 
 	if errs := validation.ValidateLimitRange(editLimitRange); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("limitRange", editLimitRange.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("limitRange", editLimitRange.Name, errs)
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, editLimitRange.Name, editLimitRange)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, editLimitRange.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, editLimitRange.Name, editLimitRange); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, editLimitRange.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // Delete deletes the LimitRange with the specified name
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -119,9 +114,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResul
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, name)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, name)
 }
 
 // Get gets a LimitRange with the specified name
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go b/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
index 5c0ab637383..cd6db1ef475 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	kerrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/master/ports"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ var ErrDoesNotExist = errors.New("The requested resource does not exist.")
 var ErrNotHealty = errors.New("The requested minion is not healthy.")
 
 // Create satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	minion, ok := obj.(*api.Node)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a minion: %#v", obj)
@@ -59,17 +58,15 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := rs.registry.CreateMinion(ctx, minion); err != nil {
-			err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Nodes, err, minion)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return minion, nil
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.CreateMinion(ctx, minion); err != nil {
+		err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Nodes, err, minion)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return minion, nil
 }
 
 // Delete satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	minion, err := rs.registry.GetMinion(ctx, id)
 	if minion == nil {
 		return nil, ErrDoesNotExist
@@ -77,9 +74,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteMinion(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteMinion(ctx, id)
 }
 
 // Get satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
@@ -108,10 +103,10 @@ func (*REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
 }
 
 // Update satisfies the RESTStorage interface.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	minion, ok := obj.(*api.Node)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a minion: %#v", obj)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("not a minion: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	// This is hacky, but minions don't really have a namespace, but kubectl currently automatically
 	// stuffs one in there.  Fix it here temporarily until we fix kubectl
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 
 	oldMinion, err := rs.registry.GetMinion(ctx, minion.Name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	// This is hacky, but minion HostIP has been moved from spec to status since v1beta2. When updating
@@ -134,16 +129,14 @@ func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	}
 
 	if errs := validation.ValidateMinionUpdate(oldMinion, minion); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, kerrors.NewInvalid("minion", minion.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, kerrors.NewInvalid("minion", minion.Name, errs)
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.UpdateMinion(ctx, minion)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetMinion(ctx, minion.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.UpdateMinion(ctx, minion); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.GetMinion(ctx, minion.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // Watch returns Minions events via a watch.Interface.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/minion/rest_test.go
index 0e3e2c87b83..fe53157e31a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion/rest_test.go
@@ -39,27 +39,25 @@ func TestMinionRegistryREST(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("has unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	c, err := ms.Create(ctx, &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "baz"}})
+	obj, err := ms.Create(ctx, &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "baz"}})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("insert failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	obj := <-c
-	if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&obj.Object.(*api.Node).ObjectMeta) {
+	if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&obj.(*api.Node).ObjectMeta) {
 		t.Errorf("storage did not populate object meta field values")
 	}
-	if m, ok := obj.Object.(*api.Node); !ok || m.Name != "baz" {
+	if m, ok := obj.(*api.Node); !ok || m.Name != "baz" {
 		t.Errorf("insert return value was weird: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	if obj, err := ms.Get(ctx, "baz"); err != nil || obj.(*api.Node).Name != "baz" {
 		t.Errorf("insert didn't actually insert")
 	}
 
-	c, err = ms.Delete(ctx, "bar")
+	obj, err = ms.Delete(ctx, "bar")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("delete failed")
 	}
-	obj = <-c
-	if s, ok := obj.Object.(*api.Status); !ok || s.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
+	if s, ok := obj.(*api.Status); !ok || s.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
 		t.Errorf("delete return value was weird: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	if _, err := ms.Get(ctx, "bar"); !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ func TestMinionRegistryValidUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		"foo": "bar",
 		"baz": "home",
 	}
-	if _, err = storage.Update(ctx, minion); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err = storage.Update(ctx, minion); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ func TestMinionRegistryValidatesCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, failureCase := range failureCases {
 		c, err := storage.Create(ctx, &failureCase)
 		if c != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Expected nil channel")
+			t.Errorf("Expected nil object")
 		}
 		if !errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected to get an invalid resource error, got %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
index eeaad26519d..21a6a45bf61 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	kerrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -44,48 +43,44 @@ func NewREST(registry generic.Registry) *REST {
 }
 
 // Create creates a Namespace object
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	namespace := obj.(*api.Namespace)
 	if err := rest.BeforeCreate(rest.Namespaces, ctx, obj); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, namespace.Name, namespace); err != nil {
-			err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Namespaces, err, namespace)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, namespace.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, namespace.Name, namespace); err != nil {
+		err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Namespaces, err, namespace)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.Get(ctx, namespace.Name)
 }
 
 // Update updates a Namespace object.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	namespace, ok := obj.(*api.Namespace)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a namespace: %#v", obj)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("not a namespace: %#v", obj)
 	}
 
 	oldObj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, namespace.Name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	oldNamespace := oldObj.(*api.Namespace)
 	if errs := validation.ValidateNamespaceUpdate(oldNamespace, namespace); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, kerrors.NewInvalid("namespace", namespace.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, kerrors.NewInvalid("namespace", namespace.Name, errs)
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, oldNamespace.Name, oldNamespace)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, oldNamespace.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, oldNamespace.Name, oldNamespace); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, oldNamespace.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // Delete deletes the Namespace with the specified name
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -94,10 +89,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult,
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
-
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest_test.go
index e053e4dd215..9a694984489 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestRESTCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&item.namespace.ObjectMeta) {
 			t.Errorf("storage did not populate object meta field values")
 		}
-		if e, a := item.namespace, (<-c).Object; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+		if e, a := item.namespace, c; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
 		}
 		// Ensure we implement the interface
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@ func TestRESTCreate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	namespaceA := testNamespace("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
 	got, err := rest.Get(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
@@ -102,11 +101,10 @@ func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
 	}
 	namespaceB := testNamespace("foo")
-	u, err := rest.Update(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceB)
+	_, _, err = rest.Update(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceB)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-u
 	got2, err := rest.Get(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespaceB.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
@@ -120,16 +118,15 @@ func TestRESTUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	namespaceA := testNamespace("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewContext(), namespaceA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewContext(), namespaceA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
-	c, err = rest.Delete(api.NewContext(), namespaceA.Name)
+	c, err := rest.Delete(api.NewContext(), namespaceA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	if stat := (<-c).Object.(*api.Status); stat.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
+	if stat := c.(*api.Status); stat.Status != api.StatusSuccess {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected status: %v", stat)
 	}
 }
@@ -137,11 +134,10 @@ func TestRESTDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRESTGet(t *testing.T) {
 	_, rest := NewTestREST()
 	namespaceA := testNamespace("foo")
-	c, err := rest.Create(api.NewContext(), namespaceA)
+	_, err := rest.Create(api.NewContext(), namespaceA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
-	<-c
 	got, err := rest.Get(api.NewContext(), namespaceA.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
index b27290b1fdb..4e7c995ae69 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -55,32 +54,28 @@ func NewREST(config *RESTConfig) *REST {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
 
 	if err := rest.BeforeCreate(rest.Pods, ctx, obj); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := rs.registry.CreatePod(ctx, pod); err != nil {
-			err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Pods, err, pod)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetPod(ctx, pod.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.CreatePod(ctx, pod); err != nil {
+		err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Pods, err, pod)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.GetPod(ctx, pod.Name)
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		namespace, found := api.NamespaceFrom(ctx)
-		if !found {
-			return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusFailure}, nil
-		}
-		rs.podCache.ClearPodStatus(namespace, id)
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	namespace, found := api.NamespaceFrom(ctx)
+	if !found {
+		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusFailure}, nil
+	}
+	rs.podCache.ClearPodStatus(namespace, id)
 
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeletePod(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeletePod(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
@@ -167,20 +162,19 @@ func (*REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
 	return &api.PodList{}
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &pod.ObjectMeta) {
-		return nil, errors.NewConflict("pod", pod.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Pod.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+		return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("pod", pod.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Pod.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
 	}
 	if errs := validation.ValidatePod(pod); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("pod", pod.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("pod", pod.Name, errs)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := rs.registry.UpdatePod(ctx, pod); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetPod(ctx, pod.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.UpdatePod(ctx, pod); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.GetPod(ctx, pod.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // ResourceLocation returns a URL to which one can send traffic for the specified pod.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
index e0b2c1c9031..ff133675499 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/registrytest"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ func (f *fakeCache) ClearPodStatus(namespace, name string) {
 	f.clearedName = name
 }
 
-func expectApiStatusError(t *testing.T, ch <-chan apiserver.RESTResult, msg string) {
-	out := <-ch
-	status, ok := out.Object.(*api.Status)
+func expectApiStatusError(t *testing.T, out runtime.Object, msg string) {
+	status, ok := out.(*api.Status)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an api.Status object, was %#v", out)
 		return
@@ -67,9 +66,8 @@ func expectApiStatusError(t *testing.T, ch <-chan apiserver.RESTResult, msg stri
 	}
 }
 
-func expectPod(t *testing.T, ch <-chan apiserver.RESTResult) (*api.Pod, bool) {
-	out := <-ch
-	pod, ok := out.Object.(*api.Pod)
+func expectPod(t *testing.T, out runtime.Object) (*api.Pod, bool) {
+	pod, ok := out.(*api.Pod)
 	if !ok || pod == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an api.Pod object, was %#v", out)
 		return nil, false
@@ -94,11 +92,10 @@ func TestCreatePodRegistryError(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	ch, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
-	if err != nil {
+	_, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
+	if err != podRegistry.Err {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	expectApiStatusError(t, ch, podRegistry.Err.Error())
 }
 
 func TestCreatePodSetsIds(t *testing.T) {
@@ -118,11 +115,10 @@ func TestCreatePodSetsIds(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	ch, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
-	if err != nil {
+	_, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
+	if err != podRegistry.Err {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	expectApiStatusError(t, ch, podRegistry.Err.Error())
 
 	if len(podRegistry.Pod.Name) == 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected pod ID to be set, Got %#v", pod)
@@ -149,11 +145,10 @@ func TestCreatePodSetsUID(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	ch, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
-	if err != nil {
+	_, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
+	if err != podRegistry.Err {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	expectApiStatusError(t, ch, podRegistry.Err.Error())
 
 	if len(podRegistry.Pod.UID) == 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected pod UID to be set, Got %#v", pod)
@@ -471,15 +466,12 @@ func TestCreatePod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	pod.Name = "foo"
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
+	obj, err := storage.Create(ctx, pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	select {
-	case <-channel:
-		// Do nothing, this is expected.
-	case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 100):
-		t.Error("Unexpected timeout on async channel")
+	if obj == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 	}
 	if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&podRegistry.Pod.ObjectMeta) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected ObjectMeta field values were populated")
@@ -520,9 +512,9 @@ func TestUpdatePodWithConflictingNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Update(ctx, pod)
-	if channel != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected a nil channel, but we got a value")
+	obj, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, pod)
+	if obj != nil || created {
+		t.Error("Expected a nil channel, but we got a value or created")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but we didn't get one")
@@ -648,19 +640,12 @@ func TestDeletePod(t *testing.T) {
 		podCache: fakeCache,
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Delete(ctx, "foo")
+	result, err := storage.Delete(ctx, "foo")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	var result apiserver.RESTResult
-	select {
-	case result = <-channel:
-		// Do nothing, this is expected.
-	case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 100):
-		t.Error("Unexpected timeout on async channel")
-	}
 	if fakeCache.clearedNamespace != "default" || fakeCache.clearedName != "foo" {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpeceted cache delete: %s %s %#v", fakeCache.clearedName, fakeCache.clearedNamespace, result.Object)
+		t.Errorf("Unexpeceted cache delete: %s %s %#v", fakeCache.clearedName, fakeCache.clearedNamespace, result)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
index 3f22be18826..e577e0cc516 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func NewREST(registry generic.Registry) *REST {
 }
 
 // Create a ResourceQuota object
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	resourceQuota, ok := obj.(*api.ResourceQuota)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
@@ -66,29 +65,27 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	}
 	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &resourceQuota.ObjectMeta)
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, resourceQuota.Name, resourceQuota)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, resourceQuota.Name)
-	}), nil
+	err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, resourceQuota.Name, resourceQuota)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.Get(ctx, resourceQuota.Name)
 }
 
 // Update updates a ResourceQuota object.
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	resourceQuota, ok := obj.(*api.ResourceQuota)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
 
 	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &resourceQuota.ObjectMeta) {
-		return nil, errors.NewConflict("resourceQuota", resourceQuota.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("ResourceQuota.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+		return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("resourceQuota", resourceQuota.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("ResourceQuota.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
 	}
 
 	oldObj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, resourceQuota.Name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	editResourceQuota := oldObj.(*api.ResourceQuota)
@@ -100,20 +97,18 @@ func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 	editResourceQuota.Spec = resourceQuota.Spec
 
 	if errs := validation.ValidateResourceQuota(editResourceQuota); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("resourceQuota", editResourceQuota.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("resourceQuota", editResourceQuota.Name, errs)
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, editResourceQuota.Name, editResourceQuota)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, editResourceQuota.Name)
-	}), nil
+	if err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, editResourceQuota.Name, editResourceQuota); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, editResourceQuota.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // Delete deletes the ResourceQuota with the specified name
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -122,9 +117,7 @@ func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResul
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, name)
-	}), nil
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, name)
 }
 
 // Get gets a ResourceQuota with the specified name
diff --git a/pkg/registry/resourcequotausage/rest.go b/pkg/registry/resourcequotausage/rest.go
index cfd63cf4c7a..b2d9a51454e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resourcequotausage/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resourcequotausage/rest.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -42,15 +41,13 @@ func (*REST) New() runtime.Object {
 }
 
 // Create takes the incoming ResourceQuotaUsage and applies the latest status atomically to a ResourceQuota
-func (b *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (b *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	resourceQuotaUsage, ok := obj.(*api.ResourceQuotaUsage)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect type: %#v", obj)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		if err := b.registry.ApplyStatus(ctx, resourceQuotaUsage); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, nil
-	}), nil
+	if err := b.registry.ApplyStatus(ctx, resourceQuotaUsage); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/service/rest.go b/pkg/registry/service/rest.go
index 638cf592c84..a2906179219 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/service/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/service/rest.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/minion"
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func reloadIPsFromStorage(ipa *ipAllocator, registry Registry) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	service := obj.(*api.Service)
 
 	if err := rest.BeforeCreate(rest.Services, ctx, obj); err != nil {
@@ -102,61 +101,59 @@ func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RE
 		}
 	}
 
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		// TODO: Move this to post-creation rectification loop, so that we make/remove external load balancers
-		// correctly no matter what http operations happen.
-		if service.Spec.CreateExternalLoadBalancer {
-			if rs.cloud == nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("requested an external service, but no cloud provider supplied.")
-			}
-			if service.Spec.Protocol != api.ProtocolTCP {
-				// TODO: Support UDP here too.
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("external load balancers for non TCP services are not currently supported.")
-			}
-			balancer, ok := rs.cloud.TCPLoadBalancer()
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the cloud provider does not support external TCP load balancers.")
-			}
-			zones, ok := rs.cloud.Zones()
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the cloud provider does not support zone enumeration.")
-			}
-			hosts, err := rs.machines.ListMinions(ctx)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			zone, err := zones.GetZone()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			// TODO: We should be able to rely on valid input, and not do defaulting here.
-			var affinityType api.AffinityType = service.Spec.SessionAffinity
-			if affinityType == "" {
-				affinityType = api.AffinityTypeNone
-			}
-			if len(service.Spec.PublicIPs) > 0 {
-				for _, publicIP := range service.Spec.PublicIPs {
-					_, err = balancer.CreateTCPLoadBalancer(service.Name, zone.Region, net.ParseIP(publicIP), service.Spec.Port, hostsFromMinionList(hosts), affinityType)
-					if err != nil {
-						// TODO: have to roll-back any successful calls.
-						return nil, err
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				ip, err := balancer.CreateTCPLoadBalancer(service.Name, zone.Region, nil, service.Spec.Port, hostsFromMinionList(hosts), affinityType)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				service.Spec.PublicIPs = []string{ip.String()}
-			}
+	// TODO: Move this to post-creation rectification loop, so that we make/remove external load balancers
+	// correctly no matter what http operations happen.
+	if service.Spec.CreateExternalLoadBalancer {
+		if rs.cloud == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("requested an external service, but no cloud provider supplied.")
 		}
-
-		if err := rs.registry.CreateService(ctx, service); err != nil {
-			err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Services, err, service)
+		if service.Spec.Protocol != api.ProtocolTCP {
+			// TODO: Support UDP here too.
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("external load balancers for non TCP services are not currently supported.")
+		}
+		balancer, ok := rs.cloud.TCPLoadBalancer()
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the cloud provider does not support external TCP load balancers.")
+		}
+		zones, ok := rs.cloud.Zones()
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the cloud provider does not support zone enumeration.")
+		}
+		hosts, err := rs.machines.ListMinions(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return rs.registry.GetService(ctx, service.Name)
-	}), nil
+		zone, err := zones.GetZone()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		// TODO: We should be able to rely on valid input, and not do defaulting here.
+		var affinityType api.AffinityType = service.Spec.SessionAffinity
+		if affinityType == "" {
+			affinityType = api.AffinityTypeNone
+		}
+		if len(service.Spec.PublicIPs) > 0 {
+			for _, publicIP := range service.Spec.PublicIPs {
+				_, err = balancer.CreateTCPLoadBalancer(service.Name, zone.Region, net.ParseIP(publicIP), service.Spec.Port, hostsFromMinionList(hosts), affinityType)
+				if err != nil {
+					// TODO: have to roll-back any successful calls.
+					return nil, err
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			ip, err := balancer.CreateTCPLoadBalancer(service.Name, zone.Region, nil, service.Spec.Port, hostsFromMinionList(hosts), affinityType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			service.Spec.PublicIPs = []string{ip.String()}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := rs.registry.CreateService(ctx, service); err != nil {
+		err = rest.CheckGeneratedNameError(rest.Services, err, service)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return rs.registry.GetService(ctx, service.Name)
 }
 
 func hostsFromMinionList(list *api.NodeList) []string {
@@ -167,16 +164,14 @@ func hostsFromMinionList(list *api.NodeList) []string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	service, err := rs.registry.GetService(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rs.portalMgr.Release(net.ParseIP(service.Spec.PortalIP))
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		rs.deleteExternalLoadBalancer(service)
-		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteService(ctx, id)
-	}), nil
+	rs.deleteExternalLoadBalancer(service)
+	return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.DeleteService(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
@@ -217,30 +212,29 @@ func (*REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
 	return &api.Service{}
 }
 
-func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
 	service := obj.(*api.Service)
 	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &service.ObjectMeta) {
-		return nil, errors.NewConflict("service", service.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Service.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+		return nil, false, errors.NewConflict("service", service.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("Service.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
 	}
 
 	oldService, err := rs.registry.GetService(ctx, service.Name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	// Copy over non-user fields
 	// TODO: make this a merge function
 	if errs := validation.ValidateServiceUpdate(oldService, service); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("service", service.Name, errs)
+		return nil, false, errors.NewInvalid("service", service.Name, errs)
 	}
-	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
-		// TODO: check to see if external load balancer status changed
-		err = rs.registry.UpdateService(ctx, service)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return rs.registry.GetService(ctx, service.Name)
-	}), nil
+	// TODO: check to see if external load balancer status changed
+	err = rs.registry.UpdateService(ctx, service)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	out, err := rs.registry.GetService(ctx, service.Name)
+	return out, false, err
 }
 
 // ResourceLocation returns a URL to which one can send traffic for the specified service.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/service/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/service/rest_test.go
index 8d228844734..60a3096015f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/service/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/service/rest_test.go
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c, _ := storage.Create(ctx, svc)
-	created_svc := <-c
-	created_service := created_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc, _ := storage.Create(ctx, svc)
+	created_service := created_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if !api.HasObjectMetaSystemFieldValues(&created_service.ObjectMeta) {
 		t.Errorf("storage did not populate object meta field values")
 	}
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func TestServiceStorageValidatesCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, failureCase := range failureCases {
 		c, err := storage.Create(ctx, &failureCase)
 		if c != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Expected nil channel")
+			t.Errorf("Expected nil object")
 		}
 		if !errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected to get an invalid resource error, got %v", err)
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	storage := NewREST(registry, nil, nil, makeIPNet(t))
-	c, err := storage.Update(ctx, &api.Service{
+	updated_svc, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, &api.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
 		Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
 			Port:            6502,
@@ -141,11 +140,13 @@ func TestServiceRegistryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected no error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if c == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected non-nil channel")
+	if updated_svc == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected non-nil object")
 	}
-	updated_svc := <-c
-	updated_service := updated_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	if created {
+		t.Errorf("expected not created")
+	}
+	updated_service := updated_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if updated_service.Name != "foo" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected foo, but got %v", updated_service.Name)
 	}
@@ -186,9 +187,9 @@ func TestServiceStorageValidatesUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, failureCase := range failureCases {
-		c, err := storage.Update(ctx, &failureCase)
-		if c != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Expected nil channel")
+		c, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, &failureCase)
+		if c != nil || created {
+			t.Errorf("Expected nil object or created false")
 		}
 		if !errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected to get an invalid resource error, got %v", err)
@@ -212,8 +213,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryExternalService(t *testing.T) {
 			SessionAffinity:            api.AffinityTypeNone,
 		},
 	}
-	c, _ := storage.Create(ctx, svc)
-	<-c
+	storage.Create(ctx, svc)
 	if len(fakeCloud.Calls) != 2 || fakeCloud.Calls[0] != "get-zone" || fakeCloud.Calls[1] != "create" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected call(s): %#v", fakeCloud.Calls)
 	}
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryExternalServiceError(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c, _ := storage.Create(ctx, svc)
-	<-c
+	storage.Create(ctx, svc)
 	if len(fakeCloud.Calls) != 1 || fakeCloud.Calls[0] != "get-zone" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected call(s): %#v", fakeCloud.Calls)
 	}
@@ -269,8 +268,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	registry.CreateService(ctx, svc)
-	c, _ := storage.Delete(ctx, svc.Name)
-	<-c
+	storage.Delete(ctx, svc.Name)
 	if len(fakeCloud.Calls) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected call(s): %#v", fakeCloud.Calls)
 	}
@@ -295,8 +293,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryDeleteExternal(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	registry.CreateService(ctx, svc)
-	c, _ := storage.Delete(ctx, svc.Name)
-	<-c
+	storage.Delete(ctx, svc.Name)
 	if len(fakeCloud.Calls) != 2 || fakeCloud.Calls[0] != "get-zone" || fakeCloud.Calls[1] != "delete" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected call(s): %#v", fakeCloud.Calls)
 	}
@@ -413,9 +410,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c1, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc1)
-	created_svc1 := <-c1
-	created_service_1 := created_svc1.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc1, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc1)
+	created_service_1 := created_svc1.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service_1.Name != "foo" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected foo, but got %v", created_service_1.Name)
 	}
@@ -432,9 +428,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 			SessionAffinity: api.AffinityTypeNone,
 		}}
 	ctx = api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c2, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc2)
-	created_svc2 := <-c2
-	created_service_2 := created_svc2.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc2, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc2)
+	created_service_2 := created_svc2.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service_2.Name != "bar" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected bar, but got %v", created_service_2.Name)
 	}
@@ -453,9 +448,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx = api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c3, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc3)
-	created_svc3 := <-c3
-	created_service_3 := created_svc3.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc3, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc3)
+	created_service_3 := created_svc3.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service_3.Spec.PortalIP != "1.2.3.93" { // specific IP
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected PortalIP: %s", created_service_3.Spec.PortalIP)
 	}
@@ -478,9 +472,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReallocation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c1, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc1)
-	created_svc1 := <-c1
-	created_service_1 := created_svc1.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc1, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc1)
+	created_service_1 := created_svc1.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service_1.Name != "foo" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected foo, but got %v", created_service_1.Name)
 	}
@@ -488,8 +481,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReallocation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected PortalIP: %s", created_service_1.Spec.PortalIP)
 	}
 
-	c, _ := rest.Delete(ctx, created_service_1.Name)
-	<-c
+	rest.Delete(ctx, created_service_1.Name)
 
 	svc2 := &api.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "bar"},
@@ -501,9 +493,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReallocation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx = api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c2, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc2)
-	created_svc2 := <-c2
-	created_service_2 := created_svc2.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc2, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc2)
+	created_service_2 := created_svc2.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service_2.Name != "bar" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected bar, but got %v", created_service_2.Name)
 	}
@@ -529,9 +520,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc)
-	created_svc := <-c
-	created_service := created_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc)
+	created_service := created_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service.Spec.Port != 6502 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected port 6502, but got %v", created_service.Spec.Port)
 	}
@@ -543,9 +533,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	*update = *created_service
 	update.Spec.Port = 6503
 
-	c, _ = rest.Update(ctx, update)
-	updated_svc := <-c
-	updated_service := updated_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	updated_svc, _, _ := rest.Update(ctx, update)
+	updated_service := updated_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if updated_service.Spec.Port != 6503 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected port 6503, but got %v", updated_service.Spec.Port)
 	}
@@ -554,7 +543,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	update.Spec.Port = 6503
 	update.Spec.PortalIP = "1.2.3.76" // error
 
-	_, err := rest.Update(ctx, update)
+	_, _, err := rest.Update(ctx, update)
 	if err == nil || !errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 		t.Error("Unexpected error type: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -578,9 +567,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPExternalLoadBalancer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc)
-	created_svc := <-c
-	created_service := created_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc, _ := rest.Create(ctx, svc)
+	created_service := created_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service.Spec.Port != 6502 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected port 6502, but got %v", created_service.Spec.Port)
 	}
@@ -591,7 +579,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPExternalLoadBalancer(t *testing.T) {
 	update := new(api.Service)
 	*update = *created_service
 
-	_, err := rest.Update(ctx, update)
+	_, _, err := rest.Update(ctx, update)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
@@ -614,8 +602,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReloadFromStorage(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	c, _ := rest1.Create(ctx, svc)
-	<-c
+	rest1.Create(ctx, svc)
 	svc = &api.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: api.NamespaceDefault},
 		Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
@@ -625,8 +612,7 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReloadFromStorage(t *testing.T) {
 			SessionAffinity: api.AffinityTypeNone,
 		},
 	}
-	c, _ = rest1.Create(ctx, svc)
-	<-c
+	rest1.Create(ctx, svc)
 
 	// This will reload from storage, finding the previous 2
 	rest2 := NewREST(registry, fakeCloud, registrytest.NewMinionRegistry(machines, api.NodeResources{}), makeIPNet(t))
@@ -641,9 +627,8 @@ func TestServiceRegistryIPReloadFromStorage(t *testing.T) {
 			SessionAffinity: api.AffinityTypeNone,
 		},
 	}
-	c, _ = rest2.Create(ctx, svc)
-	created_svc := <-c
-	created_service := created_svc.Object.(*api.Service)
+	created_svc, _ := rest2.Create(ctx, svc)
+	created_service := created_svc.(*api.Service)
 	if created_service.Spec.PortalIP != "1.2.3.3" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected PortalIP: %s", created_service.Spec.PortalIP)
 	}
@@ -657,9 +642,9 @@ func TestCreateServiceWithConflictingNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Create(ctx, service)
-	if channel != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected a nil channel, but we got a value")
+	obj, err := storage.Create(ctx, service)
+	if obj != nil {
+		t.Error("Expected a nil object, but we got a value")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but we didn't get one")
@@ -675,9 +660,9 @@ func TestUpdateServiceWithConflictingNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
-	channel, err := storage.Update(ctx, service)
-	if channel != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected a nil channel, but we got a value")
+	obj, created, err := storage.Update(ctx, service)
+	if obj != nil || created {
+		t.Error("Expected a nil object, but we got a value or created was true")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but we didn't get one")
diff --git a/test/integration/auth_test.go b/test/integration/auth_test.go
index 63b66e51a08..4f761589bd9 100644
--- a/test/integration/auth_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/auth_test.go
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ var timeoutFlag = "?timeout=60s"
 // Requests to try.  Each one should be forbidden or not forbidden
 // depending on the authentication and authorization setup of the master.
 var code200 = map[int]bool{200: true}
+var code201 = map[int]bool{201: true}
 var code400 = map[int]bool{400: true}
 var code403 = map[int]bool{403: true}
 var code404 = map[int]bool{404: true}
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 	}{
 		// Normal methods on pods
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/pods", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag, aPod, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag, aPod, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/pods/a" + timeoutFlag, aPod, code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/pods", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/pods/a", "", code200},
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on services
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/services", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/services" + timeoutFlag, aService, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/services" + timeoutFlag, aService, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/services/a" + timeoutFlag, aService, code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/services", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/services/a", "", code200},
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on replicationControllers
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers" + timeoutFlag, aRC, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers" + timeoutFlag, aRC, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers/a" + timeoutFlag, aRC, code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/replicationControllers/a", "", code200},
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on endpoints
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints" + timeoutFlag, aEndpoints, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints" + timeoutFlag, aEndpoints, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints/a" + timeoutFlag, aEndpoints, code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/endpoints/a", "", code200},
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on minions
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/minions", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/minions" + timeoutFlag, aMinion, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/minions" + timeoutFlag, aMinion, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/minions/a" + timeoutFlag, aMinion, code409}, // See #2115 about why 409
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/minions", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/minions/a", "", code200},
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on events
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/events", "", code200},
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/events" + timeoutFlag, aEvent, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/events" + timeoutFlag, aEvent, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/events/a" + timeoutFlag, aEvent, code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/events", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/events", "", code200},
@@ -258,8 +259,8 @@ func getTestRequests() []struct {
 
 		// Normal methods on bindings
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/bindings", "", code405},              // Bindings are write-only
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag, aPod, code200}, // Need a pod to bind or you get a 404
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/bindings" + timeoutFlag, aBinding, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag, aPod, code201}, // Need a pod to bind or you get a 404
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/bindings" + timeoutFlag, aBinding, code201},
 		{"PUT", "/api/v1beta1/bindings/a" + timeoutFlag, aBinding, code404},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/bindings", "", code405},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/bindings/a", "", code404}, // No bindings instances
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ func TestNamespaceAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 		statusCodes map[int]bool // allowed status codes.
 	}{
 
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag + "&namespace=foo", "foo", aPod, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/pods" + timeoutFlag + "&namespace=foo", "foo", aPod, code201},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/pods?namespace=foo", "foo", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/pods/a?namespace=foo", "foo", "", code200},
 		{"DELETE", "/api/v1beta1/pods/a" + timeoutFlag + "&namespace=foo", "foo", "", code200},
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ func TestKindAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 		body        string
 		statusCodes map[int]bool // allowed status codes.
 	}{
-		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/services" + timeoutFlag, aService, code200},
+		{"POST", "/api/v1beta1/services" + timeoutFlag, aService, code201},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/services", "", code200},
 		{"GET", "/api/v1beta1/services/a", "", code200},
 		{"DELETE", "/api/v1beta1/services/a" + timeoutFlag, "", code200},