diff --git a/changelog.d/8994.feature b/changelog.d/8994.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76aeb185c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/8994.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow running the redact endpoint on workers.
diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md
index efe97af31..298adf869 100644
--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ expressions:
     ^/_matrix/client/(r0|unstable)/auth/.*/fallback/web$
 
     # Event sending requests
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/redact
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/send
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/state/
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/(join|invite|leave|ban|unban|kick)$
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index aa12c7435..fa23d9bb2 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ from synapse.replication.tcp.streams import (
     ToDeviceStream,
 )
 from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_media_repo
-from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events
+from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events, room
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.initial_sync import InitialSyncRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import LoginRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.profile import (
@@ -98,20 +98,6 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v1.profile import (
     ProfileRestServlet,
 )
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.push_rule import PushRuleRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
-    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    JoinRoomAliasServlet,
-    PublicRoomListRestServlet,
-    RoomEventContextServlet,
-    RoomInitialSyncRestServlet,
-    RoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    RoomMembershipRestServlet,
-    RoomMessageListRestServlet,
-    RoomSendEventRestServlet,
-    RoomStateEventRestServlet,
-    RoomStateRestServlet,
-    RoomTypingRestServlet,
-)
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.voip import VoipRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import groups, sync, user_directory
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
@@ -512,12 +498,6 @@ class GenericWorkerServer(HomeServer):
                 elif name == "client":
                     resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
 
-                    PublicRoomListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomEventContextServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMessageListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     RegisterRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     LoginRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     ThreepidRestServlet(self).register(resource)
@@ -526,22 +506,19 @@ class GenericWorkerServer(HomeServer):
                     VoipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     PushRuleRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     VersionsRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomSendEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMembershipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinRoomAliasServlet(self).register(resource)
+
                     ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     ProfileRestServlet(self).register(resource)
                     KeyUploadServlet(self).register(resource)
                     AccountDataServlet(self).register(resource)
                     RoomAccountDataServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomTypingRestServlet(self).register(resource)
 
                     sync.register_servlets(self, resource)
                     events.register_servlets(self, resource)
+                    room.register_servlets(self, resource, True)
+                    room.register_deprecated_servlets(self, resource)
                     InitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
 
                     user_directory.register_servlets(self, resource)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 93c06afe2..5647e8c57 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -963,25 +963,28 @@ def register_txn_path(servlet, regex_string, http_server, with_get=False):
         )
 
 
-def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server, is_worker=False):
     RoomStateEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    RoomCreateRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomMemberListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomMessageListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     JoinRoomAliasServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    RoomForgetRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomMembershipRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomSendEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PublicRoomListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomStateRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomRedactEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomTypingRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    SearchRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    JoinedRoomsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    RoomEventServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomEventContextServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    RoomAliasListServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+
+    # Some servlets only get registered for the main process.
+    if not is_worker:
+        RoomCreateRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        RoomForgetRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        SearchRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        JoinedRoomsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        RoomEventServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        RoomAliasListServlet(hs).register(http_server)
 
 
 def register_deprecated_servlets(hs, http_server):