diff --git a/backlog_controller.hh b/backlog_controller.hh
index 2a0ef26eb7..ec7eaafa19 100644
--- a/backlog_controller.hh
+++ b/backlog_controller.hh
@@ -61,30 +61,31 @@ protected:
     // updating shares for an I/O class may contact another shard and returns a future.
     future<> _inflight_update;
 
+    // Used when the controllers are disabled and a static share is used
+    // When that option is deprecated we should remove this.
+    float _static_shares;
+
     virtual void update_controller(float quota);
 
+    bool controller_disabled() const noexcept {
+        return _static_shares > 0;
+    }
+
     void adjust();
 
     backlog_controller(scheduling_group& sg, std::chrono::milliseconds interval,
-                       std::vector<control_point> control_points, std::function<float()> backlog)
+                       std::vector<control_point> control_points, std::function<float()> backlog,
+                       float static_shares = 0)
         : _scheduling_group(sg)
         , _interval(interval)
         , _update_timer([this] { adjust(); })
         , _control_points()
         , _current_backlog(std::move(backlog))
         , _inflight_update(make_ready_future<>())
+        , _static_shares(static_shares)
     {
         _control_points.insert(_control_points.end(), control_points.begin(), control_points.end());
-         _update_timer.arm_periodic(_interval);
-    }
-
-    // Used when the controllers are disabled and a static share is used
-    // When that option is deprecated we should remove this.
-    backlog_controller(scheduling_group& sg, float static_shares)
-        : _scheduling_group(sg)
-        , _inflight_update(make_ready_future<>())
-    {
-        update_controller(static_shares);
+        _update_timer.arm_periodic(_interval);
     }
 
     virtual ~backlog_controller() {}
@@ -111,11 +112,11 @@ public:
 class flush_controller : public backlog_controller {
     static constexpr float hard_dirty_limit = 1.0f;
 public:
-    flush_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, float static_shares) : backlog_controller(sg, static_shares) {}
-    flush_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, std::chrono::milliseconds interval, float soft_limit, std::function<float()> current_dirty)
+    flush_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, float static_shares, std::chrono::milliseconds interval, float soft_limit, std::function<float()> current_dirty)
         : backlog_controller(sg, std::move(interval),
           std::vector<backlog_controller::control_point>({{0.0, 0.0}, {soft_limit, 10}, {soft_limit + (hard_dirty_limit - soft_limit) / 2, 200} , {hard_dirty_limit, 1000}}),
-          std::move(current_dirty)
+          std::move(current_dirty),
+          static_shares
         )
     {}
 };
@@ -125,11 +126,11 @@ public:
     static constexpr unsigned normalization_factor = 30;
     static constexpr float disable_backlog = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
     static constexpr float backlog_disabled(float backlog) { return std::isinf(backlog); }
-    compaction_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, float static_shares) : backlog_controller(sg, static_shares) {}
-    compaction_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, std::chrono::milliseconds interval, std::function<float()> current_backlog)
+    compaction_controller(backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, float static_shares, std::chrono::milliseconds interval, std::function<float()> current_backlog)
         : backlog_controller(sg, std::move(interval),
           std::vector<backlog_controller::control_point>({{0.0, 50}, {1.5, 100} , {normalization_factor, 1000}}),
-          std::move(current_backlog)
+          std::move(current_backlog),
+          static_shares
         )
     {}
 };
diff --git a/compaction/compaction_manager.cc b/compaction/compaction_manager.cc
index 0aa3d6c8bd..3970d503b2 100644
--- a/compaction/compaction_manager.cc
+++ b/compaction/compaction_manager.cc
@@ -505,11 +505,7 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const compaction_manager::task& task)
 }
 
 inline compaction_controller make_compaction_controller(compaction_manager::scheduling_group& csg, uint64_t static_shares, std::function<double()> fn) {
-    if (static_shares > 0) {
-        return compaction_controller(csg, static_shares);
-    }
-
-    return compaction_controller(csg, 250ms, std::move(fn));
+    return compaction_controller(csg, static_shares, 250ms, std::move(fn));
 }
 
 std::string compaction_manager::task::describe() const {
@@ -657,7 +653,7 @@ compaction_manager::compaction_manager(config cfg, abort_source& as)
 compaction_manager::compaction_manager()
     : _compaction_sg(scheduling_group{default_scheduling_group(), default_priority_class()})
     , _maintenance_sg(scheduling_group{default_scheduling_group(), default_priority_class()})
-    , _compaction_controller(_compaction_sg, 1)
+    , _compaction_controller(make_compaction_controller(_compaction_sg, 1, [] () -> float { return 1.0; }))
     , _backlog_manager(_compaction_controller)
     , _available_memory(1)
     , _strategy_control(std::make_unique<strategy_control>(*this))
diff --git a/replica/database.cc b/replica/database.cc
index 15d3f0051d..8b808d8604 100644
--- a/replica/database.cc
+++ b/replica/database.cc
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ namespace replica {
 inline
 flush_controller
 make_flush_controller(const db::config& cfg, backlog_controller::scheduling_group& sg, std::function<double()> fn) {
-    if (cfg.memtable_flush_static_shares() > 0) {
-        return flush_controller(sg, cfg.memtable_flush_static_shares());
-    }
-    return flush_controller(sg, 50ms, cfg.virtual_dirty_soft_limit(), std::move(fn));
+    return flush_controller(sg, cfg.memtable_flush_static_shares(), 50ms, cfg.virtual_dirty_soft_limit(), std::move(fn));
 }
 
 inline compaction_manager::config make_compaction_manager_config(const db::config& cfg, database_config& dbcfg) {
@@ -405,6 +402,11 @@ const data_dictionary::user_types_storage& database::user_types() const noexcept
 } // namespace replica
 
 void backlog_controller::adjust() {
+    if (controller_disabled()) {
+        update_controller(_static_shares);
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto backlog = _current_backlog();
 
     if (backlog >= _control_points.back().input) {
@@ -427,8 +429,7 @@ void backlog_controller::adjust() {
 
 float backlog_controller::backlog_of_shares(float shares) const {
     size_t idx = 1;
-    // No control points means the controller is disabled.
-    if (_control_points.size() == 0) {
+    if (controller_disabled() || _control_points.size() == 0) {
             return 1.0f;
     }
     while ((idx < _control_points.size() - 1) && (_control_points[idx].output < shares)) {