diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
index feac38abe2..bc10d115c8 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ void nano::block_processor::context::set_result (result_t const & result)
  * block_processor
  */
 
-nano::block_processor::block_processor (nano::node & node_a, nano::store::write_queue & write_queue_a) :
+nano::block_processor::block_processor (nano::node & node_a) :
 	config{ node_a.config.block_processor },
 	node (node_a),
-	write_queue (write_queue_a),
 	next_log (std::chrono::steady_clock::now ())
 {
 	batch_processed.add ([this] (auto const & items) {
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ auto nano::block_processor::process_batch (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> & lock
 {
 	processed_batch_t processed;
 
-	auto scoped_write_guard = write_queue.wait (nano::store::writer::process_batch);
+	auto scoped_write_guard = node.store.write_queue.wait (nano::store::writer::process_batch);
 	auto transaction (node.store.tx_begin_write ({ tables::accounts, tables::blocks, tables::pending, tables::rep_weights }));
 	nano::timer<std::chrono::milliseconds> timer_l;
 
diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
index aa0f6c6767..2e01d591ca 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class node;
 namespace nano::store
 {
 class write_transaction;
-class write_queue;
 }
 
 namespace nano
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ class block_processor final
 	};
 
 public:
-	block_processor (nano::node &, nano::store::write_queue &);
+	block_processor (nano::node &);
 	~block_processor ();
 
 	void start ();
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ class block_processor final
 private: // Dependencies
 	block_processor_config const & config;
 	nano::node & node;
-	nano::store::write_queue & write_queue;
 
 private:
 	nano::fair_queue<context, block_source> queue;
diff --git a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
index 9582381db5..f9c9101e57 100644
--- a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 #include <nano/store/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/write_queue.hpp>
 
-nano::confirming_set::confirming_set (nano::ledger & ledger, nano::store::write_queue & write_queue, std::chrono::milliseconds batch_time) :
+nano::confirming_set::confirming_set (nano::ledger & ledger, std::chrono::milliseconds batch_time) :
 	ledger{ ledger },
-	write_queue{ write_queue },
 	batch_time{ batch_time }
 {
 }
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ void nano::confirming_set::run ()
 			for (auto i = processing.begin (), n = processing.end (); !stopped && i != n;)
 			{
 				lock.unlock (); // Waiting for db write is potentially slow
-				auto guard = write_queue.wait (nano::store::writer::confirmation_height);
+				auto guard = ledger.store.write_queue.wait (nano::store::writer::confirmation_height);
 				auto tx = ledger.store.tx_begin_write ({ nano::tables::confirmation_height });
 				lock.lock ();
 				// Process items in the back buffer within a single transaction for a limited amount of time
diff --git a/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp b/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
index aa14b37cc5..06feb52e11 100644
--- a/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ namespace nano
 class block;
 class ledger;
 }
-namespace nano::store
-{
-class write_queue;
-}
 
 namespace nano
 {
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ class confirming_set final
 	friend class confirmation_height_pruned_source_Test;
 
 public:
-	confirming_set (nano::ledger & ledger, nano::store::write_queue & write_queue, std::chrono::milliseconds batch_time = std::chrono::milliseconds{ 500 });
+	confirming_set (nano::ledger & ledger, std::chrono::milliseconds batch_time = std::chrono::milliseconds{ 500 });
 	~confirming_set ();
 	// Adds a block to the set of blocks to be confirmed
 	void add (nano::block_hash const & hash);
@@ -48,7 +44,6 @@ class confirming_set final
 private:
 	void run ();
 	nano::ledger & ledger;
-	nano::store::write_queue & write_queue;
 	std::chrono::milliseconds batch_time;
 	std::unordered_set<nano::block_hash> set;
 	std::unordered_set<nano::block_hash> processing;
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 951af4bf8f..ad80e5e040 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ nano::node::node (std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> io_ctx_a, std::filesy
 	tcp_listener{ std::make_shared<nano::transport::tcp_listener> (network.port, *this, config.tcp_incoming_connections_max) },
 	application_path (application_path_a),
 	port_mapping (*this),
-	block_processor (*this, store.write_queue),
-	confirming_set_impl{ std::make_unique<nano::confirming_set> (ledger, store.write_queue, config.confirming_set_batch_time) },
+	block_processor (*this),
+	confirming_set_impl{ std::make_unique<nano::confirming_set> (ledger, config.confirming_set_batch_time) },
 	confirming_set{ *confirming_set_impl },
 	active_impl{ std::make_unique<nano::active_transactions> (*this, confirming_set, block_processor) },
 	active{ *active_impl },