diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
index 9b776d318a..3f7ce99c89 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack.compute import quota_sets
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import remote_consoles
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import rescue
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import security_groups
+from nova.api.openstack.compute import server_external_events
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import server_metadata
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import server_migrations
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import server_password
@@ -215,6 +216,10 @@ server_controller = functools.partial(_create_controller,
 )
 
 
+server_external_events_controller = functools.partial(_create_controller,
+    server_external_events.ServerExternalEventsController, [], [])
+
+
 server_metadata_controller = functools.partial(_create_controller,
     server_metadata.ServerMetadataController, [], [])
 
@@ -389,6 +394,9 @@ ROUTE_LIST = (
     ('/os-quota-sets/{id}/defaults', {
         'GET': [quota_set_controller, 'defaults']
     }),
+    ('/os-server-external-events', {
+        'POST': [server_external_events_controller, 'create']
+    }),
     ('/os-simple-tenant-usage', {
         'GET': [simple_tenant_usage_controller, 'index']
     }),
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/server_external_events.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/server_external_events.py
index 28075d3f62..0af8d0aa61 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/server_external_events.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/server_external_events.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from nova.policies import server_external_events as see_policies
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-ALIAS = 'os-server-external-events'
 
 
 class ServerExternalEventsController(wsgi.Controller):
@@ -128,20 +127,3 @@ class ServerExternalEventsController(wsgi.Controller):
         robj = wsgi.ResponseObject({'events': response_events})
         robj._code = result
         return robj
-
-
-class ServerExternalEvents(extensions.V21APIExtensionBase):
-    """Server External Event Triggers."""
-
-    name = "ServerExternalEvents"
-    alias = ALIAS
-    version = 1
-
-    def get_resources(self):
-        resource = extensions.ResourceExtension(ALIAS,
-                ServerExternalEventsController())
-
-        return [resource]
-
-    def get_controller_extensions(self):
-        return []
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cdb83c62a0..51a9ef02cd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ nova.api.v21.extensions =
     security_group_default_rules = nova.api.openstack.compute.security_group_default_rules:SecurityGroupDefaultRules
     security_groups = nova.api.openstack.compute.security_groups:SecurityGroups
     server_diagnostics = nova.api.openstack.compute.server_diagnostics:ServerDiagnostics
-    server_external_events = nova.api.openstack.compute.server_external_events:ServerExternalEvents
     server_groups = nova.api.openstack.compute.server_groups:ServerGroups
     services = nova.api.openstack.compute.services:Services
     tenant_networks = nova.api.openstack.compute.tenant_networks:TenantNetworks