diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
index 303b0d1909..99b0240c2f 100755
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import emissary.core.NamespaceException;
 import emissary.directory.DirectoryEntry;
 import emissary.directory.DirectoryPlace;
+import emissary.directory.EmissaryNode;
 import emissary.directory.IDirectoryPlace;
 import emissary.directory.KeyManipulator;
 import emissary.place.IServiceProviderPlace;
@@ -75,6 +76,23 @@ public static IServiceProviderPlace createPlace(final String theLocation, final
         return createPlace(theLocation, constructorArgs, theClassStr);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a place using Stream based config
+     *
+     * @param theLocation key for the new place
+     * @param theConfigStream stream configuration for the place
+     * @param theClassStr string name of the class to instantiate
+     * @param directory the string directory name to register in
+     * @param node the emissary node
+     * @return the place that was found or created, or null if it can't be done
+     */
+    public static IServiceProviderPlace createPlace(final String theLocation, final InputStream theConfigStream, final String theClassStr,
+            final String directory, final EmissaryNode node) {
+        // generate constructor args
+        final Object[] constructorArgs = {theConfigStream, directory, theLocation, node};
+        return createPlace(theLocation, constructorArgs, theClassStr);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a place using generic Object[] constructor args for maximum flexibility for finding any existing constructor.
      * Will check to see if the place already exists first and return the existing instance from the Namespace if it does.
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/Startup.java b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/Startup.java
index 410bd389c2..0e79dcc2f2 100755
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/Startup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/Startup.java
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ protected boolean localDirectorySetup(final Map<String, String> localDirectories
 
         final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
         final Map<String, String> dirStarts = new HashMap<>();
+        EmissaryNode emissaryNode = new EmissaryNode();
         for (final String thePlaceLocation : hostParameters) {
 
             final String host = placeHost(thePlaceLocation);
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ protected boolean localDirectorySetup(final Map<String, String> localDirectories
             if (KeyManipulator.isLocalTo(thePlaceLocation, "http://" + this.node.getNodeName() + ":" + this.node.getNodePort() + "/StartupEngine")) {
                 logger.info("Doing local startup for directory {} ", thePlaceLocation);
                 final String thePlaceClassStr = PlaceStarter.getClassString(thePlaceLocation);
-                final IServiceProviderPlace p = PlaceStarter.createPlace(thePlaceLocation, null, thePlaceClassStr, null);
+                final IServiceProviderPlace p = PlaceStarter.createPlace(thePlaceLocation, null, thePlaceClassStr, null, emissaryNode);
                 if (p != null) {
                     dirStarts.put(host, thePlaceLocation);
                     localDirectoriesArg.put(host, p.toString());
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/directory/DirectoryPlace.java b/src/main/java/emissary/directory/DirectoryPlace.java
index 512cf58afd..cdd5fa4e0a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/directory/DirectoryPlace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/directory/DirectoryPlace.java
@@ -83,21 +83,6 @@ public class DirectoryPlace extends ServiceProviderPlace implements IRemoteDirec
      */
     protected long zoneSlopWindowMillis = 30000; // 30 sec
 
-    /**
-     * Create a new empty directory using this location and no parent
-     *
-     * @param placeLoc string key to register this directory
-     * @throws IOException when configuration fails
-     * @deprecated use {@link #DirectoryPlace(String, EmissaryNode)}
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    // need to pass in EmissaryNode
-    public DirectoryPlace(final String placeLoc) throws IOException {
-        super(placeLoc);
-        this.emissaryNode = new EmissaryNode();
-        setupDirectory();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create a new empty directory using this location and no parent
      *
@@ -112,55 +97,6 @@ public DirectoryPlace(final String placeLoc, EmissaryNode node) throws IOExcepti
         setupDirectory();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create a new empty directory as specified by the config info no parent.
-     *
-     * @param configInfo our config file to read
-     * @param placeLoc string key to register this directory
-     * @throws IOException when configuration fails
-     * @deprecated use {@link #DirectoryPlace(String, String, EmissaryNode)}
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    // need to pass in EmissaryNode
-    public DirectoryPlace(final String configInfo, final String placeLoc) throws IOException {
-        this(configInfo, null, placeLoc);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new child directory as specified by the config info with a parent for relaying through.
-     *
-     * @param configInfo our config file to read
-     * @param parentDir string key of the parent directory
-     * @param placeLoc string key to register this directory
-     * @throws IOException when configuration fails
-     * @deprecated use {@link #DirectoryPlace(String, String, EmissaryNode)}
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    // need to pass in EmissaryNode
-    public DirectoryPlace(final String configInfo, final String parentDir, final String placeLoc) throws IOException {
-        super(configInfo, parentDir, placeLoc);
-        this.emissaryNode = new EmissaryNode();
-        setupDirectory();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new directory as specified by the config info with a parent for relaying through.
-     *
-     * @param configStream config info
-     * @param parentDir the parent directory or null if none
-     * @param placeLoc key for this place
-     * @throws IOException when configuration fails
-     * @deprecated use {@link #DirectoryPlace(InputStream, String, String, EmissaryNode)}
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    // need to pass in EmissaryNode
-    // is actually/accidentally the one used by Startup/PlaceStarter.createPlace and probably shouldn't be?
-    public DirectoryPlace(final InputStream configStream, final String parentDir, final String placeLoc) throws IOException {
-        super(configStream, parentDir, placeLoc);
-        this.emissaryNode = new EmissaryNode();
-        setupDirectory();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create a new directory as specified by the config info with a parent for relaying through.
      *