diff --git a/synapse/app/appservice.py b/synapse/app/appservice.py

index c6fe4516d1..f2540023a7 100644
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, preserve_fn
 from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import Resource
+from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.appservice")
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AppserviceServer(HomeServer):
                 if name == "metrics":
                     resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(self)
 
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, Resource())
+        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
 
         _base.listen_tcp(
             bind_addresses,