diff --git a/src/service/admin.rs b/src/service/admin.rs
index 43c9753d..b3f098a5 100644
--- a/src/service/admin.rs
+++ b/src/service/admin.rs
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ impl Service {
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut receiver = self2.receiver.lock().await;
 
-            let Ok(Some(grapevine_room)) = services().admin.get_admin_room()
-            else {
+            let Ok(Some(grapevine_room)) = self2.get_admin_room() else {
                 return;
             };
 
@@ -1470,7 +1469,7 @@ impl Service {
         user_id: &UserId,
         displayname: String,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        if let Some(room_id) = services().admin.get_admin_room()? {
+        if let Some(room_id) = self.get_admin_room()? {
             let room_token = services()
                 .globals
                 .roomid_mutex_state
diff --git a/src/service/appservice.rs b/src/service/appservice.rs
index ff0b9785..b4046f1b 100644
--- a/src/service/appservice.rs
+++ b/src/service/appservice.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use ruma::{
 };
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
-use crate::{services, Result};
+use crate::Result;
 
 /// Compiled regular expressions for a namespace.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -160,15 +160,9 @@ impl Service {
         &self,
         service_name: &str,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        services()
-            .appservice
-            .registration_info
-            .write()
-            .await
-            .remove(service_name)
-            .ok_or_else(|| {
-                crate::Error::AdminCommand("Appservice not found")
-            })?;
+        self.registration_info.write().await.remove(service_name).ok_or_else(
+            || crate::Error::AdminCommand("Appservice not found"),
+        )?;
 
         self.db.unregister_appservice(service_name)
     }
diff --git a/src/service/globals.rs b/src/service/globals.rs
index 75b545fa..dad08d32 100644
--- a/src/service/globals.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use crate::{
     api::server_server::FedDest,
     observability::FilterReloadHandles,
     service::media::MediaFileKey,
-    services,
     utils::on_demand_hashmap::{OnDemandHashMap, TokenSet},
     Config, Error, Result,
 };
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ impl Service {
 
     pub(crate) fn shutdown(&self) {
         self.shutdown.store(true, atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-        services().globals.rotate.fire();
+        self.rotate.fire();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/auth_chain.rs b/src/service/rooms/auth_chain.rs
index 98d19662..b45fab8e 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/auth_chain.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/auth_chain.rs
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ impl Service {
 
             let chunk_key: Vec<u64> =
                 chunk.iter().map(|(short, _)| short).copied().collect();
-            if let Some(cached) = services()
-                .rooms
-                .auth_chain
-                .get_cached_eventid_authchain(&chunk_key)?
+            if let Some(cached) =
+                self.get_cached_eventid_authchain(&chunk_key)?
             {
                 hits += 1;
                 full_auth_chain.extend(cached.iter().copied());
@@ -86,10 +84,8 @@ impl Service {
             let mut misses2 = 0;
             let mut i = 0;
             for (sevent_id, event_id) in chunk {
-                if let Some(cached) = services()
-                    .rooms
-                    .auth_chain
-                    .get_cached_eventid_authchain(&[sevent_id])?
+                if let Some(cached) =
+                    self.get_cached_eventid_authchain(&[sevent_id])?
                 {
                     hits2 += 1;
                     chunk_cache.extend(cached.iter().copied());
@@ -98,7 +94,7 @@ impl Service {
                     let auth_chain = Arc::new(
                         self.get_auth_chain_inner(room_id, &event_id)?,
                     );
-                    services().rooms.auth_chain.cache_auth_chain(
+                    self.cache_auth_chain(
                         vec![sevent_id],
                         Arc::clone(&auth_chain),
                     )?;
@@ -122,10 +118,7 @@ impl Service {
                 "Chunk missed",
             );
             let chunk_cache = Arc::new(chunk_cache);
-            services()
-                .rooms
-                .auth_chain
-                .cache_auth_chain(chunk_key, Arc::clone(&chunk_cache))?;
+            self.cache_auth_chain(chunk_key, Arc::clone(&chunk_cache))?;
             full_auth_chain.extend(chunk_cache.iter());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler.rs
index 49b9820b..62c6470b 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Service {
             ));
         }
 
-        services().rooms.event_handler.acl_check(origin, room_id)?;
+        self.acl_check(origin, room_id)?;
 
         // 1. Skip the PDU if we already have it as a timeline event
         if let Some(pdu_id) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu_id(event_id)? {
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ impl Service {
             .write()
             .await
             .insert(room_id.to_owned(), (event_id.to_owned(), start_time));
-        let r = services()
-            .rooms
-            .event_handler
+        let r = self
             .upgrade_outlier_to_timeline_pdu(
                 incoming_pdu,
                 val,
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata.rs b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata.rs
index 319930bd..767ada39 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata.rs
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ impl Service {
         }
     }
 
-    #[allow(
-        clippy::too_many_arguments,
-        clippy::too_many_lines,
-        // Allowed because this function uses `services()`
-        clippy::unused_self,
-    )]
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments, clippy::too_many_lines)]
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub(crate) fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
         &self,
@@ -69,9 +64,7 @@ impl Service {
         match ruma::api::Direction::Backward {
             ruma::api::Direction::Forward => {
                 // TODO: should be relations_after
-                let events_after: Vec<_> = services()
-                    .rooms
-                    .pdu_metadata
+                let events_after: Vec<_> = self
                     .relations_until(sender_user, room_id, target, from)?
                     .filter(|r| {
                         r.as_ref().map_or(true, |(_, pdu)| {
@@ -126,9 +119,7 @@ impl Service {
                 })
             }
             ruma::api::Direction::Backward => {
-                let events_before: Vec<_> = services()
-                    .rooms
-                    .pdu_metadata
+                let events_before: Vec<_> = self
                     .relations_until(sender_user, room_id, target, from)?
                     .filter(|r| {
                         r.as_ref().map_or(true, |(_, pdu)| {
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state.rs b/src/service/rooms/state.rs
index f2ab7b36..7c6a25e4 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state.rs
@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ impl Service {
         state_key: Option<&str>,
         content: &serde_json::value::RawValue,
     ) -> Result<StateMap<Arc<PduEvent>>> {
-        let Some(shortstatehash) =
-            services().rooms.state.get_room_shortstatehash(room_id)?
+        let Some(shortstatehash) = self.get_room_shortstatehash(room_id)?
         else {
             return Ok(HashMap::new());
         };
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline.rs
index b3605bfb..bb268255 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline.rs
@@ -575,10 +575,8 @@ impl Service {
         if let Ok(content) =
             serde_json::from_str::<ExtractRelatesToEventId>(pdu.content.get())
         {
-            if let Some(related_pducount) = services()
-                .rooms
-                .timeline
-                .get_pdu_count(&content.relates_to.event_id)?
+            if let Some(related_pducount) =
+                self.get_pdu_count(&content.relates_to.event_id)?
             {
                 services()
                     .rooms
@@ -596,10 +594,8 @@ impl Service {
                 } => {
                     // We need to do it again here, because replies don't have
                     // event_id as a top level field
-                    if let Some(related_pducount) = services()
-                        .rooms
-                        .timeline
-                        .get_pdu_count(&in_reply_to.event_id)?
+                    if let Some(related_pducount) =
+                        self.get_pdu_count(&in_reply_to.event_id)?
                     {
                         services().rooms.pdu_metadata.add_relation(
                             PduCount::Normal(count2),
@@ -1134,11 +1130,8 @@ impl Service {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let pdu_id = services()
-            .rooms
-            .timeline
-            .append_pdu(pdu, pdu_json, new_room_leaves, room_id)
-            .await?;
+        let pdu_id =
+            self.append_pdu(pdu, pdu_json, new_room_leaves, room_id).await?;
 
         Ok(Some(pdu_id))
     }
@@ -1314,7 +1307,7 @@ impl Service {
             .await;
 
         // Skip the PDU if we already have it as a timeline event
-        if let Some(pdu_id) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu_id(&event_id)? {
+        if let Some(pdu_id) = self.get_pdu_id(&event_id)? {
             info!(%event_id, ?pdu_id, "We already know this event");
             return Ok(());
         }