diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
index 4edc0654584013b2350c7b85f6c44690d06b6438..b86e63f298a8240ead51404178d3629474910a04 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
@@ -13,25 +13,17 @@ import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorId;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.IdentityManager.RemoveIdentityHook;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
-import org.briarproject.api.lifecycle.Service;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.ACTIVE;
-import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.ADDING;
 import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.REMOVING;
 
-class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, Service,
-		RemoveIdentityHook {
-
-	private static final Logger LOG =
-			Logger.getLogger(ContactManagerImpl.class.getName());
+class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, RemoveIdentityHook {
 
 	private final DatabaseComponent db;
 	private final List<AddContactHook> addHooks;
@@ -44,39 +36,6 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, Service,
 		removeHooks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<RemoveContactHook>();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean start() {
-		// Finish adding/removing any partly added/removed contacts
-		try {
-			Transaction txn = db.startTransaction();
-			try {
-				for (Contact c : db.getContacts(txn)) {
-					if (c.getStatus().equals(ADDING)) {
-						for (AddContactHook hook : addHooks)
-							hook.addingContact(txn, c);
-						db.setContactStatus(txn, c.getId(), ACTIVE);
-					} else if (c.getStatus().equals(REMOVING)) {
-						for (RemoveContactHook hook : removeHooks)
-							hook.removingContact(txn, c);
-						db.removeContact(txn, c.getId());
-					}
-				}
-				txn.setComplete();
-			} finally {
-				db.endTransaction(txn);
-			}
-			return true;
-		} catch (DbException e) {
-			if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING)) LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean stop() {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void registerAddContactHook(AddContactHook hook) {
 		addHooks.add(hook);
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactModule.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactModule.java
index 5bfb8e404e0748b33a6095c3a5c263f6a3c2086b..8e9f3d632bb66dd64cf28b5e156d736c9bf9c43b 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactModule.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/contact/ContactModule.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.google.inject.Provides;
 
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.IdentityManager;
-import org.briarproject.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
@@ -15,10 +14,8 @@ public class ContactModule extends AbstractModule {
 	protected void configure() {}
 
 	@Provides @Singleton
-	ContactManager getContactManager(LifecycleManager lifecycleManager,
-			IdentityManager identityManager,
+	ContactManager getContactManager(IdentityManager identityManager,
 			ContactManagerImpl contactManager) {
-		lifecycleManager.register(contactManager);
 		identityManager.registerRemoveIdentityHook(contactManager);
 		return contactManager;
 	}
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityManagerImpl.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityManagerImpl.java
index 93997dbb3d9a9128b53303ad6c3a4dd7d0c434c3..49929799b3039066370db5ec645129efd927b0ed 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityManagerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityManagerImpl.java
@@ -9,24 +9,17 @@ import org.briarproject.api.db.Transaction;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorId;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.IdentityManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
-import org.briarproject.api.lifecycle.Service;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.ACTIVE;
-import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.ADDING;
 import static org.briarproject.api.db.StorageStatus.REMOVING;
 
-class IdentityManagerImpl implements IdentityManager, Service {
-
-	private static final Logger LOG =
-			Logger.getLogger(IdentityManagerImpl.class.getName());
+class IdentityManagerImpl implements IdentityManager {
 
 	private final DatabaseComponent db;
 	private final List<AddIdentityHook> addHooks;
@@ -39,39 +32,6 @@ class IdentityManagerImpl implements IdentityManager, Service {
 		removeHooks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<RemoveIdentityHook>();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean start() {
-		// Finish adding/removing any partly added/removed pseudonyms
-		try {
-			Transaction txn = db.startTransaction();
-			try {
-				for (LocalAuthor a : db.getLocalAuthors(txn)) {
-					if (a.getStatus().equals(ADDING)) {
-						for (AddIdentityHook hook : addHooks)
-							hook.addingIdentity(txn, a);
-						db.setLocalAuthorStatus(txn, a.getId(), ACTIVE);
-					} else if (a.getStatus().equals(REMOVING)) {
-						for (RemoveIdentityHook hook : removeHooks)
-							hook.removingIdentity(txn, a);
-						db.removeLocalAuthor(txn, a.getId());
-					}
-				}
-				txn.setComplete();
-			} finally {
-				db.endTransaction(txn);
-			}
-			return true;
-		} catch (DbException e) {
-			if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING)) LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean stop() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void registerAddIdentityHook(AddIdentityHook hook) {
 		addHooks.add(hook);
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityModule.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityModule.java
index a57b916cc03eeab2cd6f6bd730ce2e3182b4433f..c987a8a55addf7c980f145c60842a82858e45b03 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityModule.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/identity/IdentityModule.java
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ public class IdentityModule extends AbstractModule {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void configure() {
-		bind(AuthorFactory.class).to(
-				org.briarproject.identity.AuthorFactoryImpl.class);
+		bind(AuthorFactory.class).to(AuthorFactoryImpl.class);
 		bind(IdentityManager.class).to(IdentityManagerImpl.class);
 	}
 
 	@Provides
 	ObjectReader<Author> getAuthorReader(AuthorFactory authorFactory) {
-		return new org.briarproject.identity.AuthorReader(authorFactory);
+		return new AuthorReader(authorFactory);
 	}
 }