diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index 2e42878d1b..3f9eabb6e5 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -99,19 +99,9 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
   // ==================== Setup all dependencies ==================== //
 
   let setup = setup_dependencies(&server_hostname).await?;
-
-  let pager_for_health_check = setup.server_state.pager.clone();
-
-  // Destructure to avoid partial-move issues.
   let server_state = setup.server_state;
-  let pager_worker = setup.pager_worker;
-  let health_check_status_clone = setup.health_check_status_clone;
-  let mysql_pool_for_health_check = setup.mysql_pool_for_health_check;
-  let mysql_pool_for_ip_bans = setup.mysql_pool_for_ip_bans;
-  let mysql_pool_for_model_cache = setup.mysql_pool_for_model_cache;
   let health_check_interval = setup.health_check_interval;
-  let ip_ban_list_clone = setup.ip_ban_list_clone;
-  let model_token_info_cache_clone = setup.model_token_info_cache_clone;
+  let pager_worker = setup.pager_worker;
 
   // ==================== Background threads ==================== //
 
@@ -125,25 +115,35 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
 
   info!("Spawning DB health checker thread.");
 
+  let health_check_status_clone = server_state.health_check_status.clone();
+  let mysql_pool_clone = server_state.mysql_pool.clone();
+  let pager_clone = server_state.pager.clone();
+
   tokio_runtime.spawn(async move {
     db_health_checker_thread(
       health_check_status_clone,
-      mysql_pool_for_health_check,
+      mysql_pool_clone,
       health_check_interval,
-      pager_for_health_check,
+      pager_clone,
     ).await;
   });
 
   info!("Spawning IP ban polling thread.");
 
+  let ip_ban_list_clone = server_state.ip_ban_list.clone();
+  let mysql_pool_clone = server_state.mysql_pool.clone();
+
   tokio_runtime.spawn(async {
-    poll_ip_bans(ip_ban_list_clone, mysql_pool_for_ip_bans).await;
+    poll_ip_bans(ip_ban_list_clone, mysql_pool_clone).await;
   });
 
   info!("Spawning token info cache polling thread.");
 
+  let model_token_info_cache_clone = server_state.caches.durable.model_token_info.clone();
+  let mysql_pool_clone = server_state.mysql_pool.clone();
+  
   tokio_runtime.spawn(async {
-    poll_model_token_info_thread(model_token_info_cache_clone, mysql_pool_for_model_cache).await;
+    poll_model_token_info_thread(model_token_info_cache_clone, mysql_pool_clone).await;
   });
 
   // ==================== Serve ==================== //
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/startup/setup_dependencies.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/startup/setup_dependencies.rs
index 9109d0b40a..3be7a574f0 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/startup/setup_dependencies.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/startup/setup_dependencies.rs
@@ -60,15 +60,7 @@ const ENV_AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT: &str = "AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT";
 pub struct SetupResult {
   pub server_state: ServerState,
   pub pager_worker: PagerWorker,
-
-  /// Clones needed by background threads.
-  pub health_check_status_clone: HealthCheckStatus,
-  pub mysql_pool_for_health_check: MySqlPool,
-  pub mysql_pool_for_ip_bans: MySqlPool,
-  pub mysql_pool_for_model_cache: MySqlPool,
   pub health_check_interval: Duration,
-  pub ip_ban_list_clone: actix_helpers::middleware::banned_ip_filter::ip_ban_list::ip_ban_list::IpBanList,
-  pub model_token_info_cache_clone: ModelTokenToInfoCache,
 }
 
 pub async fn setup_dependencies(server_hostname: &str) -> AnyhowResult<SetupResult> {
@@ -184,7 +176,6 @@ pub async fn setup_dependencies(server_hostname: &str) -> AnyhowResult<SetupResu
   let static_api_token_set = read_static_api_tokens();
 
   let ip_ban_list = load_static_container_ip_bans();
-  let ip_ban_list_clone = ip_ban_list.clone();
 
   let cidr_ban_set = load_cidr_bans();
 
@@ -192,14 +183,8 @@ pub async fn setup_dependencies(server_hostname: &str) -> AnyhowResult<SetupResu
   let ip_address_troll_bans = load_ip_address_troll_bans();
 
   let model_token_info_cache = ModelTokenToInfoCache::new();
-  let model_token_info_cache_clone = model_token_info_cache.clone();
 
   let health_check_status = HealthCheckStatus::new();
-  let health_check_status_clone = health_check_status.clone();
-
-  let mysql_pool_for_health_check = pool.clone();
-  let mysql_pool_for_ip_bans = pool.clone();
-  let mysql_pool_for_model_cache = pool.clone();
 
   let server_environment = ServerEnvironment::from_str(&easyenv::get_env_string_required("SERVER_ENVIRONMENT")?)
     .ok_or(anyhow!("invalid server environment"))?;
@@ -335,13 +320,7 @@ pub async fn setup_dependencies(server_hostname: &str) -> AnyhowResult<SetupResu
   Ok(SetupResult {
     server_state,
     pager_worker,
-    health_check_status_clone,
-    mysql_pool_for_health_check,
-    mysql_pool_for_ip_bans,
-    mysql_pool_for_model_cache,
     health_check_interval,
-    ip_ban_list_clone,
-    model_token_info_cache_clone,
   })
 }