diff --git a/cmd/rove-server/internal/api_test.go b/cmd/rove-server/internal/api_test.go
index 9010092..16d6eb1 100644
--- a/cmd/rove-server/internal/api_test.go
+++ b/cmd/rove-server/internal/api_test.go
@@ -65,21 +65,6 @@ func TestServer_Register(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, r3.Success)
 }
 
-func TestServer_Spawn(t *testing.T) {
-	d1 := rove.RegisterData{
-		Name: uuid.New().String(),
-	}
-	r1, err := serv.Register(d1)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, r1.Success)
-	assert.NotZero(t, len(r1.Id))
-
-	s := rove.SpawnData{}
-	r2, err := serv.Spawn(r1.Id, s)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, r2.Success)
-}
-
 func TestServer_Command(t *testing.T) {
 	d1 := rove.RegisterData{
 		Name: uuid.New().String(),
@@ -89,11 +74,6 @@ func TestServer_Command(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, r1.Success)
 	assert.NotZero(t, len(r1.Id))
 
-	s := rove.SpawnData{}
-	r2, err := serv.Spawn(r1.Id, s)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, r2.Success)
-
 	c := rove.CommandData{
 		Commands: []game.Command{
 			{
@@ -117,11 +97,6 @@ func TestServer_Radar(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, r1.Success)
 	assert.NotZero(t, len(r1.Id))
 
-	s := rove.SpawnData{}
-	r2, err := serv.Spawn(r1.Id, s)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, r2.Success)
-
 	r3, err := serv.Radar(r1.Id)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, r3.Success)
@@ -136,11 +111,6 @@ func TestServer_Rover(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, r1.Success)
 	assert.NotZero(t, len(r1.Id))
 
-	s := rove.SpawnData{}
-	r2, err := serv.Spawn(r1.Id, s)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, r2.Success)
-
 	r3, err := serv.Rover(r1.Id)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, r3.Success)
diff --git a/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes.go b/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes.go
index 3dfc4c4..7f7127d 100644
--- a/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes.go
+++ b/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes.go
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ var Routes = []Route{
 		method:  http.MethodPost,
 		handler: HandleRegister,
 	},
-	{
-		path:    "/{account}/spawn",
-		method:  http.MethodPost,
-		handler: HandleSpawn,
-	},
 	{
 		path:    "/{account}/command",
 		method:  http.MethodPost,
@@ -92,8 +87,11 @@ func HandleRegister(s *Server, vars map[string]string, b io.ReadCloser, w io.Wri
 	} else if acc, err := s.accountant.RegisterAccount(data.Name); err != nil {
 		response.Error = err.Error()
 
+	} else if _, _, err := s.SpawnRoverForAccount(acc.Id); err != nil {
+		response.Error = err.Error()
+
 	} else if err := s.SaveAll(); err != nil {
-		response.Error = fmt.Sprintf("Internal server error when saving accounts: %s", err)
+		response.Error = fmt.Sprintf("Internal server error when saving: %s", err)
 
 	} else {
 		// Save out the new accounts
@@ -105,41 +103,6 @@ func HandleRegister(s *Server, vars map[string]string, b io.ReadCloser, w io.Wri
 	return response, nil
 }
 
-// HandleSpawn will spawn the player entity for the associated account
-func HandleSpawn(s *Server, vars map[string]string, b io.ReadCloser, w io.Writer) (interface{}, error) {
-	var response = rove.SpawnResponse{
-		Success: false,
-	}
-
-	id := vars["account"]
-
-	// Decode the spawn info, verify it and spawn the rover for this account
-	var data rove.SpawnData
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(b).Decode(&data); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to decode json: %s\n", err)
-		response.Error = err.Error()
-
-	} else if len(id) == 0 {
-		response.Error = "No account ID provided"
-
-	} else if id, err := uuid.Parse(id); err != nil {
-		response.Error = "Provided account ID was invalid"
-
-	} else if attribs, _, err := s.SpawnRoverForAccount(id); err != nil {
-		response.Error = err.Error()
-
-	} else if err := s.SaveWorld(); err != nil {
-		response.Error = fmt.Sprintf("Internal server error when saving world: %s", err)
-
-	} else {
-		response.Success = true
-		response.Attributes = attribs
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("spawn response \taccount:%s\tresponse:%+v\n", id, response)
-	return response, nil
-}
-
 // HandleSpawn will spawn the player entity for the associated account
 func HandleCommand(s *Server, vars map[string]string, b io.ReadCloser, w io.Writer) (interface{}, error) {
 	var response = rove.CommandResponse{
diff --git a/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes_test.go b/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes_test.go
index 78861df..f765a11 100644
--- a/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes_test.go
+++ b/cmd/rove-server/internal/routes_test.go
@@ -59,31 +59,6 @@ func TestHandleRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHandleSpawn(t *testing.T) {
-	s := NewServer()
-	s.Initialise(true)
-	a, err := s.accountant.RegisterAccount("test")
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "Error registering account")
-	data := rove.SpawnData{}
-
-	b, err := json.Marshal(data)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "Error marshalling data")
-
-	request, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path.Join("/", a.Id.String(), "/spawn"), bytes.NewReader(b))
-	response := httptest.NewRecorder()
-
-	s.router.ServeHTTP(response, request)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
-
-	var status rove.SpawnResponse
-	json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&status)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
-
-	if status.Success != true {
-		t.Errorf("got false for /spawn: %s", status.Error)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestHandleCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	s := NewServer()
 	s.Initialise(false) // Leave the world empty with no obstacles
diff --git a/cmd/rove/main.go b/cmd/rove/main.go
index 90452f6..7970cfc 100644
--- a/cmd/rove/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rove/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ func Usage() {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\nCommands:")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\tstatus  \tprints the server status")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\tregister\tregisters an account and stores it (use with -name)")
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\tspawn   \tspawns a rover for the current account")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\tmove    \tissues move command to rover")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\tradar   \tgathers radar data for the current rover")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\trover   \tgets data for current rover")
@@ -129,23 +128,6 @@ func InnerMain(command string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("Registered account with id: %s\n", response.Id)
 			config.Accounts[config.Host] = response.Id
 		}
-	case "spawn":
-		d := rove.SpawnData{}
-		if err := verifyId(account); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		response, err := server.Spawn(account, d)
-		switch {
-		case err != nil:
-			return err
-
-		case !response.Success:
-			return fmt.Errorf("Server returned failure: %s", response.Error)
-
-		default:
-			fmt.Printf("Spawned rover with attributes %+v\n", response.Attributes)
-		}
 
 	case "move":
 		d := rove.CommandData{
diff --git a/cmd/rove/main_test.go b/cmd/rove/main_test.go
index 1803a14..2fd0a65 100644
--- a/cmd/rove/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/rove/main_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func Test_InnerMain(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("register"))
 
 	// These methods should fail without an account
-	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("spawn"))
 	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("move"))
 	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("radar"))
 	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("rover"))
@@ -42,14 +41,6 @@ func Test_InnerMain(t *testing.T) {
 	// Perform the register
 	assert.NoError(t, InnerMain("register"))
 
-	// We've not spawned a rover yet so these should fail
-	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("move"))
-	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("radar"))
-	assert.Error(t, InnerMain("rover"))
-
-	// Spawn a rover
-	assert.NoError(t, InnerMain("spawn"))
-
 	// These should now work
 	assert.NoError(t, InnerMain("radar"))
 	assert.NoError(t, InnerMain("rover"))
diff --git a/pkg/rove/api.go b/pkg/rove/api.go
index b97713c..b9b1d23 100644
--- a/pkg/rove/api.go
+++ b/pkg/rove/api.go
@@ -46,30 +46,6 @@ type RegisterResponse struct {
 	Id string `json:"id"`
 }
 
-// ==============================
-// API: /{account}/spawn method: POST
-
-// Spawn spawns the rover for an account
-// Responds with the position of said rover
-func (s Server) Spawn(account string, d SpawnData) (r SpawnResponse, err error) {
-	err = s.Post(path.Join(account, "spawn"), d, &r)
-	return
-}
-
-// SpawnData is the data to be sent for the spawn command
-type SpawnData struct {
-	// Empty for now, reserved for data
-}
-
-// SpawnResponse is the data to respond with on a spawn command
-type SpawnResponse struct {
-	Success bool   `json:"success"`
-	Error   string `json:"error,omitempty"`
-
-	// The attributes of the spawned entity
-	Attributes game.RoverAttributes `json:"attributes"`
-}
-
 // ==============================
 // API: /{account}/command method: POST