diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/directory.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/directory.py
index 7301d885f2..6deecd3963 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/directory.py
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from ._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
+from synapse.storage.directory import DirectoryWorkerStore
 
 
-class DirectoryStore(BaseSlavedStore):
-    get_aliases_for_room = DirectoryStore.__dict__[
-        "get_aliases_for_room"
-    ]
+class DirectoryStore(DirectoryWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
+    pass
diff --git a/synapse/storage/directory.py b/synapse/storage/directory.py
index 79e7c540ad..d0c0059757 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/directory.py
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ RoomAliasMapping = namedtuple(
 )
 
 
-class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
-
+class DirectoryWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_association_from_room_alias(self, room_alias):
         """ Get's the room_id and server list for a given room_alias
@@ -69,6 +68,28 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             RoomAliasMapping(room_id, room_alias.to_string(), servers)
         )
 
+    def get_room_alias_creator(self, room_alias):
+        return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
+            table="room_aliases",
+            keyvalues={
+                "room_alias": room_alias,
+            },
+            retcol="creator",
+            desc="get_room_alias_creator",
+            allow_none=True
+        )
+
+    @cached(max_entries=5000)
+    def get_aliases_for_room(self, room_id):
+        return self._simple_select_onecol(
+            "room_aliases",
+            {"room_id": room_id},
+            "room_alias",
+            desc="get_aliases_for_room",
+        )
+
+
+class DirectoryStore(DirectoryWorkerStore):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_room_alias_association(self, room_alias, room_id, servers, creator=None):
         """ Creates an associatin between  a room alias and room_id/servers
@@ -116,17 +137,6 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             )
         defer.returnValue(ret)
 
-    def get_room_alias_creator(self, room_alias):
-        return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
-            table="room_aliases",
-            keyvalues={
-                "room_alias": room_alias,
-            },
-            retcol="creator",
-            desc="get_room_alias_creator",
-            allow_none=True
-        )
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_room_alias(self, room_alias):
         room_id = yield self.runInteraction(
@@ -135,7 +145,6 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             room_alias,
         )
 
-        self.get_aliases_for_room.invalidate((room_id,))
         defer.returnValue(room_id)
 
     def _delete_room_alias_txn(self, txn, room_alias):
@@ -160,17 +169,12 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             (room_alias.to_string(),)
         )
 
-        return room_id
-
-    @cached(max_entries=5000)
-    def get_aliases_for_room(self, room_id):
-        return self._simple_select_onecol(
-            "room_aliases",
-            {"room_id": room_id},
-            "room_alias",
-            desc="get_aliases_for_room",
+        self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+            txn, self.get_aliases_for_room, (room_id,)
         )
 
+        return room_id
+
     def update_aliases_for_room(self, old_room_id, new_room_id, creator):
         def _update_aliases_for_room_txn(txn):
             sql = "UPDATE room_aliases SET room_id = ?, creator = ? WHERE room_id = ?"