diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.cc b/service/storage_proxy.cc
index d86dfe2441..cb28db9912 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.cc
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.cc
@@ -6542,12 +6542,12 @@ storage_proxy::query_nonsingular_data_locally(schema_ptr s, lw_shared_ptr<query:
     co_return ret;
 }
 
-future<> storage_proxy::start_hints_manager(shared_ptr<gms::gossiper> g) {
+future<> storage_proxy::start_hints_manager() {
     if (!_hints_manager.is_disabled_for_all()) {
         co_await _hints_resource_manager.register_manager(_hints_manager);
     }
     co_await _hints_resource_manager.register_manager(_hints_for_views_manager);
-    co_await _hints_resource_manager.start(std::move(g));
+    co_await _hints_resource_manager.start(remote().gossiper().shared_from_this());
 }
 
 void storage_proxy::allow_replaying_hints() noexcept {
diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.hh b/service/storage_proxy.hh
index 9dca5d99c3..3e03cd8c10 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.hh
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.hh
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ public:
     mutation get_batchlog_mutation_for(const std::vector<mutation>& mutations, const utils::UUID& id, int32_t version, db_clock::time_point now);
 
     future<> stop();
-    future<> start_hints_manager(shared_ptr<gms::gossiper>);
+    future<> start_hints_manager();
     void allow_replaying_hints() noexcept;
     future<> abort_view_writes();
 
diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index fa71e227f4..38761af893 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -1783,8 +1783,8 @@ future<> storage_service::join_token_ring(sharded<db::system_distributed_keyspac
     // in the cluster -- either through gossiper, or by loading it from disk -- so it's safe
     // to start the hint managers.
     if (start_hm) {
-        co_await proxy.invoke_on_all([&gossiper] (storage_proxy& local_proxy) {
-            return local_proxy.start_hints_manager(gossiper.local().shared_from_this());
+        co_await proxy.invoke_on_all([] (storage_proxy& local_proxy) {
+            return local_proxy.start_hints_manager();
         });
     }