diff --git a/gapi/gapi.go b/gapi/gapi.go
index 94fce41c..d2c2efb0 100644
--- a/gapi/gapi.go
+++ b/gapi/gapi.go
@@ -23,24 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/resources"
 )
 
-// World is an interface to the rest of the different graph state. It allows
-// the GAPI to store state and exchange information throughout the cluster. It
-// is the interface each machine uses to communicate with the rest of the world.
-type World interface { // TODO: is there a better name for this interface?
-	ResExport([]resources.Res) error
-	// FIXME: should this method take a "filter" data struct instead of many args?
-	ResCollect(hostnameFilter, kindFilter []string) ([]resources.Res, error)
-
-	StrWatch(namespace string) chan error
-	StrGet(namespace string) (map[string]string, error)
-	StrSet(namespace, value string) error
-	StrDel(namespace string) error
-}
-
 // Data is the set of input values passed into the GAPI structs via Init.
 type Data struct {
 	Hostname string // uuid for the host, required for GAPI
-	World    World
+	World    resources.World
 	Noop     bool
 	NoWatch  bool
 	// NOTE: we can add more fields here if needed by GAPI endpoints
diff --git a/lib/main.go b/lib/main.go
index 7c624fe8..778fe6c4 100644
--- a/lib/main.go
+++ b/lib/main.go
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ func (obj *Main) Run() error {
 				Hostname:   hostname,
 				Converger:  converger,
 				Prometheus: prom,
+				World:      world,
 				Prefix:     pgraphPrefix,
 				Debug:      obj.Flags.Debug,
 			})
diff --git a/resources/resources.go b/resources/resources.go
index 84c39108..05293e29 100644
--- a/resources/resources.go
+++ b/resources/resources.go
@@ -56,12 +56,27 @@ const (
 
 const refreshPathToken = "refresh"
 
+// World is an interface to the rest of the different graph state. It allows
+// the GAPI to store state and exchange information throughout the cluster. It
+// is the interface each machine uses to communicate with the rest of the world.
+type World interface { // TODO: is there a better name for this interface?
+	ResExport([]Res) error
+	// FIXME: should this method take a "filter" data struct instead of many args?
+	ResCollect(hostnameFilter, kindFilter []string) ([]Res, error)
+
+	StrWatch(namespace string) chan error
+	StrGet(namespace string) (map[string]string, error)
+	StrSet(namespace, value string) error
+	StrDel(namespace string) error
+}
+
 // Data is the set of input values passed into the pgraph for the resources.
 type Data struct {
 	Hostname string // uuid for the host
 	//Noop     bool
 	Converger  converger.Converger
 	Prometheus *prometheus.Prometheus
+	World      World
 	Prefix     string // the prefix to be used for the pgraph namespace
 	Debug      bool
 	// NOTE: we can add more fields here if needed for the resources.
diff --git a/yamlgraph/gconfig.go b/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
index efa16290..95e55674 100644
--- a/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
+++ b/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/gapi"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/pgraph"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/resources"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/util"
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *GraphConfig) Parse(data []byte) error {
 
 // NewGraphFromConfig transforms a GraphConfig struct into a new graph.
 // FIXME: remove any possibly left over, now obsolete graph diff code from here!
-func (c *GraphConfig) NewGraphFromConfig(hostname string, world gapi.World, noop bool) (*pgraph.Graph, error) {
+func (c *GraphConfig) NewGraphFromConfig(hostname string, world resources.World, noop bool) (*pgraph.Graph, error) {
 	// hostname is the uuid for the host
 
 	var graph *pgraph.Graph          // new graph to return