diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/etcd/etcd.go
index edc641f6f4..6bb35dd77e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/namespace"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 )
 
 // rest implements a RESTStorage for namespaces against etcd
 type REST struct {
-	store *etcdgeneric.Etcd
+	*etcdgeneric.Etcd
 }
 
 // NewREST returns a RESTStorage object that will work against namespaces
@@ -57,45 +56,5 @@ func NewREST(h tools.EtcdHelper) *REST {
 	store.UpdateStrategy = namespace.Strategy
 	store.ReturnDeletedObject = true
 
-	return &REST{store: store}
-}
-
-// New returns a new object
-func (r *REST) New() runtime.Object {
-	return r.store.NewFunc()
-}
-
-// NewList returns a new list object
-func (r *REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
-	return r.store.NewListFunc()
-}
-
-// List obtains a list of namespaces with labels that match selector.
-func (r *REST) List(ctx api.Context, label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return r.store.List(ctx, label, field)
-}
-
-// Watch begins watching for new, changed, or deleted namespaces
-func (r *REST) Watch(ctx api.Context, label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
-	return r.store.Watch(ctx, label, field, resourceVersion)
-}
-
-// Get gets a specific namespace specified by its name
-func (r *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return r.store.Get(ctx, name)
-}
-
-// Create creates a namespace based on a specification.
-func (r *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return r.store.Create(ctx, obj)
-}
-
-// Update changes a namespace specification.
-func (r *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
-	return r.store.Update(ctx, obj)
-}
-
-// Delete deletes an existing namespace specified by its name
-func (r *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return r.store.Delete(ctx, name)
+	return &REST{Etcd: store}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
index cff82b4513..908858eab2 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type namespaceStrategy struct {
 // objects via the REST API.
 var Strategy = namespaceStrategy{api.Scheme, api.SimpleNameGenerator}
 
-// NamespaceScoped is true for namespaces.
+// NamespaceScoped is false for namespaces.
 func (namespaceStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 	return false
 }