diff --git a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
index 702986608..bb7afd61a 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) Pin() coreiface.PinAPI {
 
 // Dht returns the DhtAPI interface implementation backed by the go-ipfs node
 func (api *CoreAPI) Dht() coreiface.DhtAPI {
-	return &DhtAPI{api, nil}
+	return (*DhtAPI)(api)
 }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/dht.go b/core/coreapi/dht.go
index 4f3711116..107dc8ed5 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/dht.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/dht.go
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ import (
 	blockstore "gx/ipfs/Qmeg56ecxRnVv7VWViMrDeEMoBHaNFMs4vQnyQrJ79Zz7i/go-ipfs-blockstore"
 )
 
-type DhtAPI struct {
-	*CoreAPI
-	*caopts.DhtOptions
-}
+type DhtAPI CoreAPI
 
 func (api *DhtAPI) FindPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (pstore.PeerInfo, error) {
 	pi, err := api.node.Routing.FindPeer(ctx, peer.ID(p))
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ func (api *DhtAPI) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path, opts ...
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rp, err := api.ResolvePath(ctx, p)
+	rp, err := api.core().ResolvePath(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ func (api *DhtAPI) Provide(ctx context.Context, path coreiface.Path, opts ...cao
 		return errors.New("cannot provide in offline mode")
 	}
 
-	rp, err := api.ResolvePath(ctx, path)
+	rp, err := api.core().ResolvePath(ctx, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -127,3 +124,7 @@ func provideKeysRec(ctx context.Context, r routing.IpfsRouting, bs blockstore.Bl
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (api *DhtAPI) core() coreiface.CoreAPI {
+	return (*CoreAPI)(api)
+}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/dht_test.go b/core/coreapi/dht_test.go
index 2d24dda2e..7dcca66b6 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/dht_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/dht_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
 
 	peer "gx/ipfs/QmQsErDt8Qgw1XrsXf2BpEzDgGWtB1YLsTAARBup5b6B9W/go-libp2p-peer"
 	blocks "gx/ipfs/QmWAzSEoqZ6xU6pu8yL8e5WaMb7wtbfbhhN4p1DknUPtr3/go-block-format"
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func TestDhtFindProviders(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	out, err := apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, apis[2].Dht().WithNumProviders(1))
+	out, err := apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, options.Dht.WithNumProviders(1))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestDhtProvide(t *testing.T) {
 	nds[0].Blockstore.Put(b)
 	p := iface.IpfsPath(b.Cid())
 
-	out, err := apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, apis[2].Dht().WithNumProviders(1))
+	out, err := apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, options.Dht.WithNumProviders(1))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func TestDhtProvide(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	out, err = apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, apis[2].Dht().WithNumProviders(1))
+	out, err = apis[2].Dht().FindProviders(ctx, p, options.Dht.WithNumProviders(1))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/dht.go b/core/coreapi/interface/dht.go
index 01b7d7367..f9a08df34 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/interface/dht.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/dht.go
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ type DhtAPI interface {
 	// given a key.
 	FindProviders(context.Context, Path, ...options.DhtFindProvidersOption) (<-chan pstore.PeerInfo, error)
 
-	// WithNumProviders is an option for FindProviders which specifies the
-	// number of peers to look for. Default is 20
-	WithNumProviders(numProviders int) options.DhtFindProvidersOption
-
 	// Provide announces to the network that you are providing given values
 	Provide(context.Context, Path, ...options.DhtProvideOption) error
-
-	// WithRecursive is an option for Provide which specifies whether to provide
-	// the given path recursively
-	WithRecursive(recursive bool) options.DhtProvideOption
 }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/options/dht.go b/core/coreapi/interface/options/dht.go
index 3867e32c0..f989fa5e7 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/interface/options/dht.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/options/dht.go
@@ -39,16 +39,22 @@ func DhtFindProvidersOptions(opts ...DhtFindProvidersOption) (*DhtFindProvidersS
 	return options, nil
 }
 
-type DhtOptions struct{}
+type dhtOpts struct{}
 
-func (api *DhtOptions) WithRecursive(recursive bool) DhtProvideOption {
+var Dht dhtOpts
+
+// WithRecursive is an option for Dht.Provide which specifies whether to provide
+// the given path recursively
+func (dhtOpts) WithRecursive(recursive bool) DhtProvideOption {
 	return func(settings *DhtProvideSettings) error {
 		settings.Recursive = recursive
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
-func (api *DhtOptions) WithNumProviders(numProviders int) DhtFindProvidersOption {
+// WithNumProviders is an option for Dht.FindProviders which specifies the
+// number of peers to look for. Default is 20
+func (dhtOpts) WithNumProviders(numProviders int) DhtFindProvidersOption {
 	return func(settings *DhtFindProvidersSettings) error {
 		settings.NumProviders = numProviders
 		return nil