diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
index 1af71e647..508079a81 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 package com.threerings.crowd.peer.server;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.peer.data.CrowdPeerMarshaller;
 /**
  * Extends the standard peer manager and bridges certain Crowd services.
  */
-@Singleton
 public class CrowdPeerManager extends PeerManager
     implements CrowdPeerProvider, ChatProvider.ChatForwarder
 {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
index baf494bd5..ddad6b287 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 import com.samskivert.jdbc.RepositoryUnit;
 import com.samskivert.jdbc.WriteOnlyUnit;
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ import static com.threerings.presents.Log.log;
  * client connection to the other servers and subscribes to the {@link NodeObject} of all peer
  * servers and uses those objects to communicate cross-node information.
  */
-@Singleton
-public class PeerManager
+public abstract class PeerManager
     implements PeerProvider, ClientManager.ClientObserver, ShutdownManager.Shutdowner
 {
     /**