diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatChannelManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatChannelManager.java
index 12ddf9b8d..637546cb7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatChannelManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/ChatChannelManager.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.ArrayIntSet;
 import com.samskivert.util.IntSet;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ import static com.threerings.crowd.Log.log;
 /**
  * Handles chat channel services.
  */
-@Singleton
 public abstract class ChatChannelManager
     implements ChannelSpeakProvider, Lifecycle.ShutdownComponent
 {