diff --git a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/gossip.rs b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/gossip.rs
index 9c0abfb22de..77fa7eb3c9d 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/gossip.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/gossip.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use ic_interfaces::{
     artifact_pool::PriorityFnAndFilterProducer, canister_http::CanisterHttpPool,
     consensus_pool::ConsensusPoolCache,
 };
-use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateManager;
+use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateReader;
 use ic_logger::{warn, ReplicaLogger};
 use ic_replicated_state::ReplicatedState;
 use ic_types::{
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeSet, sync::Arc};
 /// The canonical implementation of [`PriorityFnAndFilterProducer`]
 pub struct CanisterHttpGossipImpl {
     consensus_cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
-    state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+    state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
     log: ReplicaLogger,
 }
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ impl CanisterHttpGossipImpl {
     /// Construcet a new CanisterHttpGossipImpl instance
     pub fn new(
         consensus_cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
-        state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+        state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
         log: ReplicaLogger,
     ) -> Self {
         CanisterHttpGossipImpl {
             consensus_cache,
-            state_manager,
+            state_reader,
             log,
         }
     }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<Pool: CanisterHttpPool> PriorityFnAndFilterProducer<CanisterHttpArtifact, P
         let registry_version =
             registry_version_at_height(self.consensus_cache.as_ref(), finalized_height).unwrap();
         let known_request_ids: BTreeSet<_> = self
-            .state_manager
+            .state_reader
             .get_latest_state()
             .get_ref()
             .metadata
diff --git a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder.rs b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder.rs
index 85d5a4d0a9b..9786016f9a7 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use ic_interfaces::{
     consensus_pool::ConsensusPoolCache,
 };
 use ic_interfaces_registry::RegistryClient;
-use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateManager;
+use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateReader;
 use ic_logger::{warn, ReplicaLogger};
 use ic_metrics::MetricsRegistry;
 use ic_registry_client_helpers::subnet::SubnetRegistry;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub struct CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl {
     pool: Arc<RwLock<dyn CanisterHttpPool>>,
     cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
     crypto: Arc<dyn ConsensusCrypto>,
-    state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+    state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
     membership: Arc<Membership>,
     subnet_id: SubnetId,
     registry: Arc<dyn RegistryClient>,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl {
         pool: Arc<RwLock<dyn CanisterHttpPool>>,
         cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
         crypto: Arc<dyn ConsensusCrypto>,
-        state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+        state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
         membership: Arc<Membership>,
         subnet_id: SubnetId,
         registry: Arc<dyn RegistryClient>,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl {
             pool,
             cache,
             crypto,
-            state_manager,
+            state_reader,
             membership,
             subnet_id,
             registry,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPayloadBuilder for CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl {
         // time out response. Instead, we scan the state metadata for timed
         // out requests and generate time out responses based on that
         if let Ok(state) = self
-            .state_manager
+            .state_reader
             .get_state_at(validation_context.certified_height)
         {
             // Iterate over all outstanding canister http requests
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPayloadBuilder for CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl {
 
         // Validate the timed out calls
         let state = &self
-            .state_manager
+            .state_reader
             .get_state_at(validation_context.certified_height)
             .map_err(|_| {
                 CanisterHttpPayloadValidationError::Transient(
diff --git a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder/tests.rs b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder/tests.rs
index 481b3884f01..84dd70d4b58 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder/tests.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/payload_builder/tests.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn timeout_priority() {
                     Height::new(0),
                     Arc::new(init_state),
                 )));
-            payload_builder.state_manager = state_manager;
+            payload_builder.state_reader = state_manager;
         }
 
         let validation_context = ValidationContext {
diff --git a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/pool_manager.rs b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/pool_manager.rs
index 33432e595b3..e579823ba42 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/pool_manager.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/src/canister_http/pool_manager.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use ic_interfaces::{
 };
 use ic_interfaces_https_outcalls_adapter_client::*;
 use ic_interfaces_registry::RegistryClient;
-use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateManager;
+use ic_interfaces_state_manager::StateReader;
 use ic_logger::*;
 use ic_metrics::MetricsRegistry;
 use ic_registry_client_helpers::subnet::SubnetRegistry;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use std::{
 /// - Validate shares in the unvalidated pool that were received from gossip
 pub struct CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
     registry_client: Arc<dyn RegistryClient>,
-    state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+    state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
     http_adapter_shim: Arc<Mutex<CanisterHttpAdapterClient>>,
     consensus_pool_cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
     crypto: Arc<dyn ConsensusCrypto>,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub struct CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
 impl CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
     /// Create a new [`CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl`]
     pub fn new(
-        state_manager: Arc<dyn StateManager<State = ReplicatedState>>,
+        state_reader: Arc<dyn StateReader<State = ReplicatedState>>,
         http_adapter_shim: Arc<Mutex<CanisterHttpAdapterClient>>,
         crypto: Arc<dyn ConsensusCrypto>,
         membership: Arc<Membership>,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
         log: ReplicaLogger,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            state_manager,
+            state_reader,
             http_adapter_shim,
             crypto,
             replica_config,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
             .start_timer();
 
         let active_callback_ids: BTreeSet<_> = self
-            .state_manager
+            .state_reader
             .get_latest_state()
             .get_ref()
             .metadata
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl {
             .start_timer();
 
         let http_requests = self
-            .state_manager
+            .state_reader
             .get_latest_state()
             .get_ref()
             .metadata
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ pub mod test {
                     vec![CanisterHttpChangeAction::AddToValidated(share, content)],
                 );
                 let pool_manager = CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl::new(
-                    state_manager,
+                    state_manager as Arc<_>,
                     shim,
                     crypto,
                     membership,
diff --git a/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs b/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
index 58c3f889829..10f685de42c 100644
--- a/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ use ic_icos_sev_interfaces::ValidateAttestedStream;
 use ic_ingress_manager::IngressManager;
 use ic_interfaces::{
     artifact_manager::{ArtifactClient, ArtifactManager, ArtifactProcessor},
-    consensus_pool::ConsensusPoolCache,
     crypto::IngressSigVerifier,
     execution_environment::IngressHistoryReader,
     messaging::{MessageRouting, XNetPayloadBuilder},
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ pub enum P2PStateSyncClient {
 /// The collection of all artifact pools.
 pub struct ArtifactPools {
     ingress_pool: Arc<RwLock<IngressPoolImpl>>,
-    consensus_pool: Arc<RwLock<ConsensusPoolImpl>>,
-    pub consensus_pool_cache: Arc<dyn ConsensusPoolCache>,
+    pub consensus_pool: Arc<RwLock<ConsensusPoolImpl>>,
     certification_pool: Arc<RwLock<CertificationPoolImpl>>,
     dkg_pool: Arc<RwLock<DkgPoolImpl>>,
     ecdsa_pool: Arc<RwLock<EcdsaPoolImpl>>,
@@ -136,11 +134,9 @@ pub fn create_networking_stack(
     registry_poll_delay_duration_ms: u64,
 ) -> (IngressIngestionService, P2PThreadJoiner) {
     let advert_subscriber = AdvertBroadcaster::new(log.clone(), metrics_registry);
-    let consensus_pool_cache = artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.clone();
     let ingress_pool = artifact_pools.ingress_pool.clone();
-    let oldest_registry_version_in_use = artifact_pools
-        .consensus_pool_cache
-        .get_oldest_registry_version_in_use();
+    let consensus_pool_cache = artifact_pools.consensus_pool.read().unwrap().get_cache();
+    let oldest_registry_version_in_use = consensus_pool_cache.get_oldest_registry_version_in_use();
     // Now we setup the Artifact Pools and the manager.
     let artifact_manager = setup_artifact_manager(
         node_id,
@@ -242,6 +238,7 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
 ) -> std::io::Result<Arc<dyn ArtifactManager>> {
     // Initialize the time source.
     let time_source = Arc::new(SysTimeSource::new());
+    let consensus_pool_cache = artifact_pools.consensus_pool.read().unwrap().get_cache();
 
     let mut backends: HashMap<ArtifactTag, Box<dyn manager::ArtifactManagerBackend>> =
         HashMap::new();
@@ -296,13 +293,13 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
 
     let replica_config = ReplicaConfig { node_id, subnet_id };
     let membership = Arc::new(Membership::new(
-        artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
+        consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
         Arc::clone(&registry_client),
         subnet_id,
     ));
 
     let ingress_manager = Arc::new(IngressManager::new(
-        artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
+        consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
         ingress_history_reader,
         artifact_pools.ingress_pool.clone(),
         Arc::clone(&registry_client),
@@ -317,9 +314,9 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
 
     let canister_http_payload_builder = Arc::new(CanisterHttpPayloadBuilderImpl::new(
         artifact_pools.canister_http_pool.clone(),
-        artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
+        consensus_pool_cache.clone(),
         consensus_crypto.clone(),
-        state_manager.clone(),
+        state_reader.clone(),
         membership.clone(),
         subnet_id,
         registry_client.clone(),
@@ -403,7 +400,7 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
                     Arc::clone(&membership) as Arc<_>,
                     Arc::clone(&certifier_crypto),
                     Arc::clone(&state_manager) as Arc<_>,
-                    Arc::clone(&artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache) as Arc<_>,
+                    Arc::clone(&consensus_pool_cache) as Arc<_>,
                     metrics_registry.clone(),
                     replica_logger.clone(),
                 ),
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
                     dkg::DkgImpl::new(
                         node_id,
                         Arc::clone(&consensus_crypto),
-                        Arc::clone(&artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache),
+                        Arc::clone(&consensus_pool_cache),
                         dkg_key_manager,
                         metrics_registry.clone(),
                         replica_logger.clone(),
@@ -443,7 +440,7 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
 
     {
         let advert_broadcaster = advert_broadcaster.clone();
-        let finalized = artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.finalized_block();
+        let finalized = consensus_pool_cache.finalized_block();
         let ecdsa_config =
             registry_client.get_ecdsa_config(subnet_id, registry_client.get_latest_version());
         info!(
@@ -490,19 +487,19 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
                 move |req| advert_broadcaster.send(req.into()),
                 (
                     CanisterHttpPoolManagerImpl::new(
-                        Arc::clone(&state_manager) as Arc<_>,
+                        Arc::clone(&state_reader),
                         Arc::new(Mutex::new(canister_http_adapter_client)),
                         Arc::clone(&consensus_crypto),
                         Arc::clone(&membership),
-                        Arc::clone(&artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache),
+                        Arc::clone(&consensus_pool_cache),
                         ReplicaConfig { subnet_id, node_id },
                         Arc::clone(&registry_client),
                         metrics_registry.clone(),
                         replica_logger.clone(),
                     ),
                     CanisterHttpGossipImpl::new(
-                        Arc::clone(&artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache),
-                        Arc::clone(&state_manager) as Arc<_>,
+                        Arc::clone(&consensus_pool_cache),
+                        Arc::clone(&state_reader),
                         replica_logger,
                     ),
                 ),
@@ -518,7 +515,6 @@ fn setup_artifact_manager(
 }
 
 /// The function initializes the artifact pools.
-#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub fn init_artifact_pools(
     subnet_id: SubnetId,
     config: ArtifactPoolConfig,
@@ -550,7 +546,6 @@ pub fn init_artifact_pools(
         registry.clone(),
         log.clone(),
     )));
-    let consensus_pool_cache = consensus_pool.read().unwrap().get_cache();
     let certification_pool = Arc::new(RwLock::new(CertificationPoolImpl::new(
         config,
         log,
@@ -561,7 +556,6 @@ pub fn init_artifact_pools(
     ArtifactPools {
         ingress_pool,
         consensus_pool,
-        consensus_pool_cache,
         certification_pool,
         dkg_pool,
         ecdsa_pool,
diff --git a/rs/replica/src/setup_ic_stack.rs b/rs/replica/src/setup_ic_stack.rs
index f13f7d4b0c4..dfd42c2e678 100755
--- a/rs/replica/src/setup_ic_stack.rs
+++ b/rs/replica/src/setup_ic_stack.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn construct_ic_stack(
 
     // ---------- REPLICATED STATE DEPS FOLLOW ----------
     let sev_handshake = Arc::new(Sev::new(node_id, registry.clone()));
-    let consensus_pool_cache = artifact_pools.consensus_pool_cache.clone();
+    let consensus_pool_cache = artifact_pools.consensus_pool.read().unwrap().get_cache();
     let verifier = Arc::new(VerifierImpl::new(crypto.clone()));
     let state_manager = Arc::new(StateManagerImpl::new(
         verifier,