diff --git a/src/content-routing.js b/src/content-routing.js
index 185865d8..d2989d81 100644
--- a/src/content-routing.js
+++ b/src/content-routing.js
@@ -18,111 +18,118 @@ const pAny = require('p-any')
  * @property {Uint8Array} val
  */
 
-module.exports = (node) => {
-  const routers = node._modules.contentRouting || []
-  const dht = node._dht
+class ContentRouting {
+  /**
+   * @class
+   * @param {import('./')} libp2p
+   */
+  constructor (libp2p) {
+    this.libp2p = libp2p
+    this.routers = libp2p._modules.contentRouting || []
+    this.dht = libp2p._dht
 
-  // If we have the dht, make it first
-  if (dht) {
-    routers.unshift(dht)
-  }
-
-  return {
-    /**
-     * Iterates over all content routers in series to find providers of the given key.
-     * Once a content router succeeds, iteration will stop.
-     *
-     * @param {CID} key - The CID key of the content to find
-     * @param {object} [options]
-     * @param {number} [options.timeout] - How long the query should run
-     * @param {number} [options.maxNumProviders] - maximum number of providers to find
-     * @returns {AsyncIterable<{ id: PeerId, multiaddrs: Multiaddr[] }>}
-     */
-    async * findProviders (key, options) {
-      if (!routers.length) {
-        throw errCode(new Error('No content routers available'), 'NO_ROUTERS_AVAILABLE')
-      }
-
-      const result = await pAny(
-        routers.map(async (router) => {
-          const provs = await all(router.findProviders(key, options))
-
-          if (!provs || !provs.length) {
-            throw errCode(new Error('not found'), 'NOT_FOUND')
-          }
-          return provs
-        })
-      )
-
-      for (const peer of result) {
-        yield peer
-      }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Iterates over all content routers in parallel to notify it is
-     * a provider of the given key.
-     *
-     * @param {CID} key - The CID key of the content to find
-     * @returns {Promise<void[]>}
-     */
-    async provide (key) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
-      if (!routers.length) {
-        throw errCode(new Error('No content routers available'), 'NO_ROUTERS_AVAILABLE')
-      }
-
-      return Promise.all(routers.map((router) => router.provide(key)))
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Store the given key/value pair in the DHT.
-     *
-     * @param {Uint8Array} key
-     * @param {Uint8Array} value
-     * @param {Object} [options] - put options
-     * @param {number} [options.minPeers] - minimum number of peers required to successfully put
-     * @returns {Promise<void>}
-     */
-    async put (key, value, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
-      if (!node.isStarted() || !dht.isStarted) {
-        throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
-      }
-
-      return dht.put(key, value, options)
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Get the value to the given key.
-     * Times out after 1 minute by default.
-     *
-     * @param {Uint8Array} key
-     * @param {Object} [options] - get options
-     * @param {number} [options.timeout] - optional timeout (default: 60000)
-     * @returns {Promise<GetData>}
-     */
-    async get (key, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
-      if (!node.isStarted() || !dht.isStarted) {
-        throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
-      }
-
-      return dht.get(key, options)
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Get the `n` values to the given key without sorting.
-     *
-     * @param {Uint8Array} key
-     * @param {number} nVals
-     * @param {Object} [options] - get options
-     * @param {number} [options.timeout] - optional timeout (default: 60000)
-     * @returns {Promise<GetData[]>}
-     */
-    async getMany (key, nVals, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
-      if (!node.isStarted() || !dht.isStarted) {
-        throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
-      }
-
-      return dht.getMany(key, nVals, options)
+    // If we have the dht, make it first
+    if (this.dht) {
+      this.routers.unshift(this.dht)
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Iterates over all content routers in series to find providers of the given key.
+   * Once a content router succeeds, iteration will stop.
+   *
+   * @param {CID} key - The CID key of the content to find
+   * @param {object} [options]
+   * @param {number} [options.timeout] - How long the query should run
+   * @param {number} [options.maxNumProviders] - maximum number of providers to find
+   * @returns {AsyncIterable<{ id: PeerId, multiaddrs: Multiaddr[] }>}
+   */
+  async * findProviders (key, options) {
+    if (!this.routers.length) {
+      throw errCode(new Error('No content this.routers available'), 'NO_ROUTERS_AVAILABLE')
+    }
+
+    const result = await pAny(
+      this.routers.map(async (router) => {
+        const provs = await all(router.findProviders(key, options))
+
+        if (!provs || !provs.length) {
+          throw errCode(new Error('not found'), 'NOT_FOUND')
+        }
+        return provs
+      })
+    )
+
+    for (const peer of result) {
+      yield peer
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Iterates over all content routers in parallel to notify it is
+   * a provider of the given key.
+   *
+   * @param {CID} key - The CID key of the content to find
+   * @returns {Promise<void[]>}
+   */
+  async provide (key) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
+    if (!this.routers.length) {
+      throw errCode(new Error('No content routers available'), 'NO_ROUTERS_AVAILABLE')
+    }
+
+    return Promise.all(this.routers.map((router) => router.provide(key)))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Store the given key/value pair in the DHT.
+   *
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key
+   * @param {Uint8Array} value
+   * @param {Object} [options] - put options
+   * @param {number} [options.minPeers] - minimum number of peers required to successfully put
+   * @returns {Promise<void>}
+   */
+  async put (key, value, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
+    if (!this.libp2p.isStarted() || !this.dht.isStarted) {
+      throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
+    }
+
+    return this.dht.put(key, value, options)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the value to the given key.
+   * Times out after 1 minute by default.
+   *
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key
+   * @param {Object} [options] - get options
+   * @param {number} [options.timeout] - optional timeout (default: 60000)
+   * @returns {Promise<GetData>}
+   */
+  async get (key, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
+    if (!this.libp2p.isStarted() || !this.dht.isStarted) {
+      throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
+    }
+
+    return this.dht.get(key, options)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the `n` values to the given key without sorting.
+   *
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key
+   * @param {number} nVals
+   * @param {Object} [options] - get options
+   * @param {number} [options.timeout] - optional timeout (default: 60000)
+   * @returns {Promise<GetData[]>}
+   */
+  async getMany (key, nVals, options) { // eslint-disable-line require-await
+    if (!this.libp2p.isStarted() || !this.dht.isStarted) {
+      throw errCode(new Error(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET), codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
+    }
+
+    return this.dht.getMany(key, nVals, options)
+  }
 }
+
+module.exports = ContentRouting
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 175dd724..f7daaa4c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const errCode = require('err-code')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 
 const PeerRouting = require('./peer-routing')
-const contentRouting = require('./content-routing')
+const ContentRouting = require('./content-routing')
 const getPeer = require('./get-peer')
 const { validate: validateConfig } = require('./config')
 const { codes, messages } = require('./errors')
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Libp2p extends EventEmitter {
     // Attach remaining APIs
     // peer and content routing will automatically get modules from _modules and _dht
     this.peerRouting = new PeerRouting(this)
-    this.contentRouting = contentRouting(this)
+    this.contentRouting = new ContentRouting(this)
 
     // Mount default protocols
     ping.mount(this)