diff --git a/synapse/federation/replication.py b/synapse/federation/replication.py
index 797c4bedbfe6..62d865ec4bee 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/replication.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/replication.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def __init__(self, hs, transport_layer):
         self._clock = hs.get_clock()
 
         self.transaction_actions = TransactionActions(self.store)
-        self._transaction_queue = hs.get_federation_sender()
 
         self.hs = hs
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
index 63d05f25310b..5ad408f5494b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 from .directory import DirectoryHandler
 from .admin import AdminHandler
 from .identity import IdentityHandler
-from .receipts import ReceiptsHandler
 from .search import SearchHandler
 
 
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         self.profile_handler = ProfileHandler(hs)
         self.directory_handler = DirectoryHandler(hs)
         self.admin_handler = AdminHandler(hs)
-        self.receipts_handler = ReceiptsHandler(hs)
         self.identity_handler = IdentityHandler(hs)
         self.search_handler = SearchHandler(hs)
         self.room_context_handler = RoomContextHandler(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 4ca563c85e75..771ab3bc43cb 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.replication_layer = hs.get_replication_layer()
-        self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
         self.state_handler = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
         self.keyring = hs.get_keyring()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index fbfa5a028180..e0ade4c164d7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -372,11 +372,12 @@ def get_presence():
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def get_receipts():
-            receipts_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().receipts_handler
-            receipts = yield receipts_handler.get_receipts_for_room(
+            receipts = yield self.store.get_linearized_receipts_for_room(
                 room_id,
-                now_token.receipt_key
+                to_key=now_token.receipt_key,
             )
+            if not receipts:
+                receipts = []
             defer.returnValue(receipts)
 
         presence, receipts, (messages, token) = yield defer.gatherResults(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 891cef99c684..1fbff2edd8fc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ReceiptRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.receipts_handler = hs.get_handlers().receipts_handler
+        self.receipts_handler = hs.get_receipts_handler()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index ef75ab434c49..0bfb4112698c 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 from synapse.handlers.typing import TypingHandler
 from synapse.handlers.events import EventHandler, EventStreamHandler
 from synapse.handlers.initial_sync import InitialSyncHandler
+from synapse.handlers.receipts import ReceiptsHandler
 from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient, InsecureInterceptableContextFactory
 from synapse.http.matrixfederationclient import MatrixFederationHttpClient
 from synapse.notifier import Notifier
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ def build_DEPENDENCY(self)
         'media_repository',
         'federation_transport_client',
         'federation_sender',
+        'receipts_handler',
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, hostname, **kwargs):
@@ -281,6 +283,9 @@ def build_federation_sender(self):
         else:
             raise Exception("Workers cannot send federation traffic")
 
+    def build_receipts_handler(self):
+        return ReceiptsHandler(self)
+
     def remove_pusher(self, app_id, push_key, user_id):
         return self.get_pusherpool().remove_pusher(app_id, push_key, user_id)
 
diff --git a/tests/replication/test_resource.py b/tests/replication/test_resource.py
index f406934a62e4..93b9fad0125f 100644
--- a/tests/replication/test_resource.py
+++ b/tests/replication/test_resource.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_receipts(self):
         room_id = yield self.create_room()
         event_id = yield self.send_text_message(room_id, "Hello, World")
         get = self.get(receipts="-1")
-        yield self.hs.get_handlers().receipts_handler.received_client_receipt(
+        yield self.hs.get_receipts_handler().received_client_receipt(
             room_id, "m.read", self.user_id, event_id
         )
         code, body = yield get