diff --git a/database.cc b/database.cc
index 757af35694..30338711ed 100644
--- a/database.cc
+++ b/database.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void keyspace::remove_user_type(const user_type ut) {
 
 utils::UUID database::empty_version = utils::UUID_gen::get_name_UUID(bytes{});
 
-database::database(const db::config& cfg, database_config dbcfg)
+database::database(const db::config& cfg, database_config dbcfg, service::migration_notifier& mn)
     : _stats(make_lw_shared<db_stats>())
     , _cl_stats(std::make_unique<cell_locker_stats>())
     , _cfg(cfg)
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ database::database(const db::config& cfg, database_config dbcfg)
     , _system_sstables_manager(std::make_unique<sstables::sstables_manager>(*_nop_large_data_handler))
     , _result_memory_limiter(dbcfg.available_memory / 10)
     , _data_listeners(std::make_unique<db::data_listeners>(*this))
+    , _mnotifier(mn)
 {
     local_schema_registry().init(*this); // TODO: we're never unbound.
     setup_metrics();
@@ -1982,11 +1983,3 @@ const timeout_config infinite_timeout_config = {
         1h, 1h, 1h, 1h, 1h, 1h, 1h,
 };
 
-service::migration_notifier& database::get_notifier() {
-    return service::get_local_migration_manager().get_notifier();
-}
-
-const service::migration_notifier& database::get_notifier() const {
-    return service::get_local_migration_manager().get_notifier();
-}
-
diff --git a/database.hh b/database.hh
index a74862927a..72a44175b9 100644
--- a/database.hh
+++ b/database.hh
@@ -1315,6 +1315,8 @@ private:
     friend db::data_listeners;
     std::unique_ptr<db::data_listeners> _data_listeners;
 
+    service::migration_notifier& _mnotifier;
+
     bool _supports_infinite_bound_range_deletions = false;
 
     future<> init_commitlog();
@@ -1349,7 +1351,7 @@ public:
     void set_enable_incremental_backups(bool val) { _enable_incremental_backups = val; }
 
     future<> parse_system_tables(distributed<service::storage_proxy>&);
-    database(const db::config&, database_config dbcfg);
+    database(const db::config&, database_config dbcfg, service::migration_notifier& mn);
     database(database&&) = delete;
     ~database();
 
@@ -1373,8 +1375,8 @@ public:
         return *_compaction_manager;
     }
 
-    service::migration_notifier& get_notifier();
-    const service::migration_notifier& get_notifier() const;
+    service::migration_notifier& get_notifier() { return _mnotifier; }
+    const service::migration_notifier& get_notifier() const { return _mnotifier; }
 
     void add_column_family(keyspace& ks, schema_ptr schema, column_family::config cfg);
     future<> add_column_family_and_make_directory(schema_ptr schema);
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 31f54b72f7..a5b58a94c4 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ int main(int ac, char** av) {
             dbcfg.memtable_scheduling_group = make_sched_group("memtable", 1000);
             dbcfg.memtable_to_cache_scheduling_group = make_sched_group("memtable_to_cache", 200);
             dbcfg.available_memory = memory::stats().total_memory();
-            db.start(std::ref(*cfg), dbcfg).get();
+            db.start(std::ref(*cfg), dbcfg, std::ref(mm_notifier)).get();
             auto stop_database_and_sstables = defer_verbose_shutdown("database", [&db] {
                 // #293 - do not stop anything - not even db (for real)
                 //return db.stop();
diff --git a/test/boost/gossip_test.cc b/test/boost/gossip_test.cc
index ad4b90b994..33ea2ea4bb 100644
--- a/test/boost/gossip_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/gossip_test.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_boot_shutdown){
         service::get_storage_service().start(std::ref(abort_sources), std::ref(db), std::ref(gms::get_gossiper()), std::ref(auth_service), std::ref(cql_config), std::ref(sys_dist_ks), std::ref(view_update_generator), std::ref(feature_service), sscfg, std::ref(mm_notif), true).get();
         auto stop_ss = defer([&] { service::get_storage_service().stop().get(); });
 
-        db.start(std::ref(cfg), dbcfg).get();
+        db.start(std::ref(cfg), dbcfg, std::ref(mm_notif)).get();
         auto stop_db = defer([&] { db.stop().get(); });
         auto stop_database_d = defer([&db] {
             stop_database(db).get();
diff --git a/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc b/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
index d820ba2c67..4573f21af0 100644
--- a/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
+++ b/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public:
 
             database_config dbcfg;
             dbcfg.available_memory = memory::stats().total_memory();
-            db->start(std::ref(*cfg), dbcfg).get();
+            db->start(std::ref(*cfg), dbcfg, std::ref(mm_notif)).get();
             auto stop_db = defer([db] {
                 db->stop().get();
             });