diff --git a/libs/service/group.go b/libs/service/group.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f50dcfcfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/service/group.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
+)
+
+type groupImpl struct {
+	*BaseService
+	services []Service
+}
+
+func NewGroup(logger log.Logger, name string, services ...Service) Service {
+	srv := &groupImpl{
+		services: services,
+	}
+	srv.BaseService = NewBaseService(logger, name, srv)
+	return srv
+}
+
+func (gs *groupImpl) OnStart() error {
+	for _, srv := range gs.services {
+		if err := srv.Reset(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gs *groupImpl) OnStop() {
+	for idx, srv := range gs.services {
+		if err := srv.Stop(); err != nil {
+			gs.Logger.Error(
+				fmt.Sprintf("problem starting service %d of %d", idx, len(gs.services)),
+				"err", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (gs *groupImpl) OnReset() error {
+	for _, srv := range gs.services {
+		if err := srv.Reset(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index a285b69f6..9845fd5ec 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	cs "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/consensus"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/evidence"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/mempool"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p/pex"
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	grpccore "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/grpc"
 	rpcserver "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/jsonrpc/server"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state/indexer"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/store"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
@@ -75,16 +73,12 @@ type nodeImpl struct {
 	stateSyncReactor  *statesync.Reactor      // for hosting and restoring state sync snapshots
 	stateSyncProvider statesync.StateProvider // provides state data for bootstrapping a node
 	stateSyncGenesis  sm.State                // provides the genesis state for state sync
-	consensusState    *cs.State               // latest consensus state
 	consensusReactor  *cs.Reactor             // for participating in the consensus
-	pexReactor        *pex.Reactor            // for exchanging peer addresses
-	pexReactorV2      *pex.ReactorV2          // for exchanging peer addresses
-	evidenceReactor   *evidence.Reactor
-	evidencePool      *evidence.Pool // tracking evidence
-	proxyApp          proxy.AppConns // connection to the application
+	pexReactor        service.Service         // for exchanging peer addresses
+	evidenceReactor   service.Service
 	rpcListeners      []net.Listener // rpc servers
-	eventSinks        []indexer.EventSink
-	indexerService    *indexer.Service
+	indexerService    service.Service
+	rpcEnv            *rpccore.Environment
 	prometheusSrv     *http.Server
 }
 
@@ -361,10 +355,9 @@ func makeNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	// Note we currently use the addrBook regardless at least for AddOurAddress
 
 	var (
-		pexReactor   *pex.Reactor
-		pexReactorV2 *pex.ReactorV2
-		sw           *p2p.Switch
-		addrBook     pex.AddrBook
+		pexReactor service.Service
+		sw         *p2p.Switch
+		addrBook   pex.AddrBook
 	)
 
 	pexCh := pex.ChannelDescriptor()
@@ -372,7 +365,7 @@ func makeNode(config *cfg.Config,
 
 	if config.P2P.DisableLegacy {
 		addrBook = nil
-		pexReactorV2, err = createPEXReactorV2(config, logger, peerManager, router)
+		pexReactor, err = createPEXReactorV2(config, logger, peerManager, router)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -426,20 +419,37 @@ func makeNode(config *cfg.Config,
 		bcReactor:        bcReactor,
 		mempoolReactor:   mpReactor,
 		mempool:          mp,
-		consensusState:   csState,
 		consensusReactor: csReactor,
 		stateSyncReactor: stateSyncReactor,
 		stateSync:        stateSync,
 		stateSyncGenesis: state, // Shouldn't be necessary, but need a way to pass the genesis state
 		pexReactor:       pexReactor,
-		pexReactorV2:     pexReactorV2,
 		evidenceReactor:  evReactor,
-		evidencePool:     evPool,
-		proxyApp:         proxyApp,
 		indexerService:   indexerService,
 		eventBus:         eventBus,
-		eventSinks:       eventSinks,
+
+		rpcEnv: &rpccore.Environment{
+			ProxyAppQuery:   proxyApp.Query(),
+			ProxyAppMempool: proxyApp.Mempool(),
+
+			StateStore:     stateStore,
+			BlockStore:     blockStore,
+			EvidencePool:   evPool,
+			ConsensusState: csState,
+			P2PPeers:       sw,
+
+			GenDoc:           genDoc,
+			EventSinks:       eventSinks,
+			ConsensusReactor: csReactor,
+			EventBus:         eventBus,
+			Mempool:          mp,
+			Logger:           logger.With("module", "rpc"),
+			Config:           *config.RPC,
+		},
 	}
+
+	node.rpcEnv.P2PTransport = node
+
 	node.BaseService = *service.NewBaseService(logger, "Node", node)
 
 	return node, nil
@@ -472,25 +482,6 @@ func makeSeedNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	p2pMetrics := p2p.PrometheusMetrics(config.Instrumentation.Namespace, "chain_id", genDoc.ChainID)
 	p2pLogger := logger.With("module", "p2p")
 	transport := createTransport(p2pLogger, config)
-	sw := createSwitch(
-		config, transport, p2pMetrics, nil, nil,
-		nil, nil, nil, nil, nodeInfo, nodeKey, p2pLogger,
-	)
-
-	err = sw.AddPersistentPeers(strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(config.P2P.PersistentPeers, ",", " "))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not add peers from persistent_peers field: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	err = sw.AddUnconditionalPeerIDs(strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(config.P2P.UnconditionalPeerIDs, ",", " "))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not add peer ids from unconditional_peer_ids field: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	addrBook, err := createAddrBookAndSetOnSwitch(config, sw, p2pLogger, nodeKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create addrbook: %w", err)
-	}
 
 	peerManager, err := createPeerManager(config, dbProvider, p2pLogger, nodeKey.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -504,8 +495,9 @@ func makeSeedNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	}
 
 	var (
-		pexReactor   *pex.Reactor
-		pexReactorV2 *pex.ReactorV2
+		pexReactor service.Service
+		sw         *p2p.Switch
+		addrBook   pex.AddrBook
 	)
 
 	// add the pex reactor
@@ -515,11 +507,32 @@ func makeSeedNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	pexCh := pex.ChannelDescriptor()
 	transport.AddChannelDescriptors([]*p2p.ChannelDescriptor{&pexCh})
 	if config.P2P.DisableLegacy {
-		pexReactorV2, err = createPEXReactorV2(config, logger, peerManager, router)
+		pexReactor, err = createPEXReactorV2(config, logger, peerManager, router)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
+
+		sw = createSwitch(
+			config, transport, p2pMetrics, nil, nil,
+			nil, nil, nil, nil, nodeInfo, nodeKey, p2pLogger,
+		)
+
+		err = sw.AddPersistentPeers(strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(config.P2P.PersistentPeers, ",", " "))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not add peers from persistent_peers field: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		err = sw.AddUnconditionalPeerIDs(strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(config.P2P.UnconditionalPeerIDs, ",", " "))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not add peer ids from unconditional_peer_ids field: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		addrBook, err = createAddrBookAndSetOnSwitch(config, sw, p2pLogger, nodeKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create addrbook: %w", err)
+		}
+
 		pexReactor = createPEXReactorAndAddToSwitch(addrBook, config, sw, logger)
 	}
 
@@ -542,8 +555,7 @@ func makeSeedNode(config *cfg.Config,
 		peerManager: peerManager,
 		router:      router,
 
-		pexReactor:   pexReactor,
-		pexReactorV2: pexReactorV2,
+		pexReactor: pexReactor,
 	}
 	node.BaseService = *service.NewBaseService(logger, "SeedNode", node)
 
@@ -633,11 +645,11 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if n.config.P2P.DisableLegacy && n.pexReactorV2 != nil {
-		if err := n.pexReactorV2.Start(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
+	if err := n.pexReactor.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !n.config.P2P.DisableLegacy {
 		// Always connect to persistent peers
 		err = n.sw.DialPeersAsync(strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(n.config.P2P.PersistentPeers, ",", " "))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -705,10 +717,8 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStop() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if n.config.P2P.DisableLegacy && n.pexReactorV2 != nil {
-		if err := n.pexReactorV2.Stop(); err != nil {
-			n.Logger.Error("failed to stop the PEX v2 reactor", "err", err)
-		}
+	if err := n.pexReactor.Stop(); err != nil {
+		n.Logger.Error("failed to stop the PEX v2 reactor", "err", err)
 	}
 
 	if n.config.P2P.DisableLegacy {
@@ -749,54 +759,23 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStop() {
 	}
 }
 
-// ConfigureRPC makes sure RPC has all the objects it needs to operate.
-func (n *nodeImpl) ConfigureRPC() (*rpccore.Environment, error) {
-	rpcCoreEnv := rpccore.Environment{
-		ProxyAppQuery:   n.proxyApp.Query(),
-		ProxyAppMempool: n.proxyApp.Mempool(),
-
-		StateStore:     n.stateStore,
-		BlockStore:     n.blockStore,
-		EvidencePool:   n.evidencePool,
-		ConsensusState: n.consensusState,
-		P2PPeers:       n.sw,
-		P2PTransport:   n,
-
-		GenDoc:           n.genesisDoc,
-		EventSinks:       n.eventSinks,
-		ConsensusReactor: n.consensusReactor,
-		EventBus:         n.eventBus,
-		Mempool:          n.mempool,
-
-		Logger: n.Logger.With("module", "rpc"),
-
-		Config: *n.config.RPC,
-	}
+func (n *nodeImpl) startRPC() ([]net.Listener, error) {
 	if n.config.Mode == cfg.ModeValidator {
 		pubKey, err := n.privValidator.GetPubKey(context.TODO())
 		if pubKey == nil || err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't get pubkey: %w", err)
 		}
-		rpcCoreEnv.PubKey = pubKey
+		n.rpcEnv.PubKey = pubKey
 	}
-	if err := rpcCoreEnv.InitGenesisChunks(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &rpcCoreEnv, nil
-}
-
-func (n *nodeImpl) startRPC() ([]net.Listener, error) {
-	env, err := n.ConfigureRPC()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := n.rpcEnv.InitGenesisChunks(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	listenAddrs := strings.SplitAndTrimEmpty(n.config.RPC.ListenAddress, ",", " ")
-	routes := env.GetRoutes()
+	routes := n.rpcEnv.GetRoutes()
 
 	if n.config.RPC.Unsafe {
-		env.AddUnsafe(routes)
+		n.rpcEnv.AddUnsafe(routes)
 	}
 
 	config := rpcserver.DefaultConfig()
@@ -893,7 +872,7 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) startRPC() ([]net.Listener, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		go func() {
-			if err := grpccore.StartGRPCServer(env, listener); err != nil {
+			if err := grpccore.StartGRPCServer(n.rpcEnv, listener); err != nil {
 				n.Logger.Error("Error starting gRPC server", "err", err)
 			}
 		}()
@@ -926,46 +905,16 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) startPrometheusServer(addr string) *http.Server {
 	return srv
 }
 
-// Switch returns the Node's Switch.
-func (n *nodeImpl) Switch() *p2p.Switch {
-	return n.sw
-}
-
-// BlockStore returns the Node's BlockStore.
-func (n *nodeImpl) BlockStore() *store.BlockStore {
-	return n.blockStore
-}
-
-// ConsensusState returns the Node's ConsensusState.
-func (n *nodeImpl) ConsensusState() *cs.State {
-	return n.consensusState
-}
-
 // ConsensusReactor returns the Node's ConsensusReactor.
 func (n *nodeImpl) ConsensusReactor() *cs.Reactor {
 	return n.consensusReactor
 }
 
-// MempoolReactor returns the Node's mempool reactor.
-func (n *nodeImpl) MempoolReactor() service.Service {
-	return n.mempoolReactor
-}
-
 // Mempool returns the Node's mempool.
 func (n *nodeImpl) Mempool() mempool.Mempool {
 	return n.mempool
 }
 
-// PEXReactor returns the Node's PEXReactor. It returns nil if PEX is disabled.
-func (n *nodeImpl) PEXReactor() *pex.Reactor {
-	return n.pexReactor
-}
-
-// EvidencePool returns the Node's EvidencePool.
-func (n *nodeImpl) EvidencePool() *evidence.Pool {
-	return n.evidencePool
-}
-
 // EventBus returns the Node's EventBus.
 func (n *nodeImpl) EventBus() *types.EventBus {
 	return n.eventBus
@@ -982,19 +931,9 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) GenesisDoc() *types.GenesisDoc {
 	return n.genesisDoc
 }
 
-// ProxyApp returns the Node's AppConns, representing its connections to the ABCI application.
-func (n *nodeImpl) ProxyApp() proxy.AppConns {
-	return n.proxyApp
-}
-
-// Config returns the Node's config.
-func (n *nodeImpl) Config() *cfg.Config {
-	return n.config
-}
-
-// EventSinks returns the Node's event indexing sinks.
-func (n *nodeImpl) EventSinks() []indexer.EventSink {
-	return n.eventSinks
+// RPCEnvironment makes sure RPC has all the objects it needs to operate.
+func (n *nodeImpl) RPCEnvironment() *rpccore.Environment {
+	return n.rpcEnv
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index 963a2f86b..1aed3c6c5 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -503,36 +503,48 @@ func TestNodeSetEventSink(t *testing.T) {
 	config := cfg.ResetTestRoot("node_app_version_test")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(config.RootDir)
 
-	n := getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
+	logger := log.TestingLogger()
+	setupTest := func(t *testing.T, conf *cfg.Config) []indexer.EventSink {
+		eventBus, err := createAndStartEventBus(logger)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.eventSinks))
-	assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
+		genDoc, err := types.GenesisDocFromFile(config.GenesisFile())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		indexService, eventSinks, err := createAndStartIndexerService(config, cfg.DefaultDBProvider, eventBus, logger, genDoc.ChainID)
+		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, indexService.Stop()) })
+		return eventSinks
+	}
+
+	eventSinks := setupTest(t, config)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventSinks))
+	assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, eventSinks[0].Type())
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"null"}
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.eventSinks))
-	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventSinks))
+	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, eventSinks[0].Type())
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"null", "kv"}
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.eventSinks))
-	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventSinks))
+	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, eventSinks[0].Type())
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"kvv"}
-	ns, err := newDefaultNode(config, log.TestingLogger())
+	ns, err := newDefaultNode(config, logger)
 	assert.Nil(t, ns)
 	assert.Equal(t, errors.New("unsupported event sink type"), err)
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{}
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.eventSinks))
-	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventSinks))
+	assert.Equal(t, indexer.NULL, eventSinks[0].Type())
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"psql"}
-	ns, err = newDefaultNode(config, log.TestingLogger())
+	ns, err = newDefaultNode(config, logger)
 	assert.Nil(t, ns)
 	assert.Equal(t, errors.New("the psql connection settings cannot be empty"), err)
 
@@ -540,46 +552,46 @@ func TestNodeSetEventSink(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"psql"}
 	config.TxIndex.PsqlConn = psqlConn
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.eventSinks))
-	assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
-	n.OnStop()
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventSinks))
+	assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, eventSinks[0].Type())
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"psql", "kv"}
 	config.TxIndex.PsqlConn = psqlConn
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(n.eventSinks))
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(eventSinks))
 	// we use map to filter the duplicated sinks, so it's not guarantee the order when append sinks.
-	if n.eventSinks[0].Type() == indexer.KV {
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, n.eventSinks[1].Type())
+	if eventSinks[0].Type() == indexer.KV {
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, eventSinks[1].Type())
 	} else {
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, n.eventSinks[1].Type())
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, eventSinks[0].Type())
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, eventSinks[1].Type())
 	}
-	n.OnStop()
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"kv", "psql"}
 	config.TxIndex.PsqlConn = psqlConn
-	n = getTestNode(t, config, log.TestingLogger())
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(n.eventSinks))
-	if n.eventSinks[0].Type() == indexer.KV {
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, n.eventSinks[1].Type())
+	eventSinks = setupTest(t, config)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(eventSinks))
+	if eventSinks[0].Type() == indexer.KV {
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, eventSinks[1].Type())
 	} else {
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, n.eventSinks[0].Type())
-		assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, n.eventSinks[1].Type())
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.PSQL, eventSinks[0].Type())
+		assert.Equal(t, indexer.KV, eventSinks[1].Type())
 	}
-	n.OnStop()
 
 	var e = errors.New("found duplicated sinks, please check the tx-index section in the config.toml")
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"psql", "kv", "Kv"}
 	config.TxIndex.PsqlConn = psqlConn
-	_, err = newDefaultNode(config, log.TestingLogger())
+	_, err = newDefaultNode(config, logger)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, e, err)
 
 	config.TxIndex.Indexer = []string{"Psql", "kV", "kv", "pSql"}
 	config.TxIndex.PsqlConn = psqlConn
-	_, err = newDefaultNode(config, log.TestingLogger())
+	_, err = newDefaultNode(config, logger)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, e, err)
 }
diff --git a/node/setup.go b/node/setup.go
index 19dcf96bf..bb1c32fc9 100644
--- a/node/setup.go
+++ b/node/setup.go
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func createPEXReactorV2(
 	logger log.Logger,
 	peerManager *p2p.PeerManager,
 	router *p2p.Router,
-) (*pex.ReactorV2, error) {
+) (service.Service, error) {
 
 	channel, err := router.OpenChannel(pex.ChannelDescriptor(), &protop2p.PexMessage{}, 4096)
 	if err != nil {