diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/IntervalFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/IntervalFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c163291a..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/IntervalFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package com.threerings.presents.dobj;
-
-import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
-
-public interface IntervalFactory
-{
-    /**
-     * Creates an {@link Interval} that runs the supplied runnable.
-     *
-     * <pre>
-     * _factory.newInterval(someRunnable).schedule(500); // one shot
-     * Interval ival = _factory.newInterval(someRunnable).schedule(500, true); // repeater
-     * </pre>
-     */
-    Interval newInterval (Runnable action);
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/RootDObjectManager.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/RootDObjectManager.java
index 76be3d575..7b2fcd5fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/RootDObjectManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/RootDObjectManager.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import com.samskivert.util.RunQueue;
  * distributed objects in question. VMs that operate proxies of objects can only implement the
  * basic distributed object manager interface.
  */
-public interface RootDObjectManager extends DObjectManager, RunQueue, Executor, IntervalFactory
+public interface RootDObjectManager extends DObjectManager, RunQueue, Executor, Interval.Factory
 {
     /**
      * Looks up and returns the requested distributed object in the dobj table, returning null if