diff --git a/private/testplanet/satellite.go b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
index 6201455a7..9d1f888ff 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/satellite.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ type Satellite struct {
 	Repairer   *satellite.Repairer
 	Auditor    *satellite.Auditor
 	Admin      *satellite.Admin
-	GC         *satellite.GarbageCollection
 	GCBF       *satellite.GarbageCollectionBF
 	RangedLoop *satellite.RangedLoop
 
@@ -285,7 +284,6 @@ func (system *Satellite) Close() error {
 		system.Repairer.Close(),
 		system.Auditor.Close(),
 		system.Admin.Close(),
-		system.GC.Close(),
 		system.GCBF.Close(),
 	)
 }
@@ -309,9 +307,6 @@ func (system *Satellite) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	group.Go(func() error {
 		return errs2.IgnoreCanceled(system.Admin.Run(ctx))
 	})
-	group.Go(func() error {
-		return errs2.IgnoreCanceled(system.GC.Run(ctx))
-	})
 	group.Go(func() error {
 		return errs2.IgnoreCanceled(system.GCBF.Run(ctx))
 	})
@@ -539,11 +534,6 @@ func (planet *Planet) newSatellite(ctx context.Context, prefix string, index int
 		return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	gcPeer, err := planet.newGarbageCollection(ctx, index, identity, db, metabaseDB, config, versionInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
 	gcBFPeer, err := planet.newGarbageCollectionBF(ctx, index, db, metabaseDB, config, versionInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
@@ -558,14 +548,14 @@ func (planet *Planet) newSatellite(ctx context.Context, prefix string, index int
 		peer.Mail.EmailReminders.TestSetLinkAddress("http://" + api.Console.Listener.Addr().String() + "/")
 	}
 
-	return createNewSystem(prefix, log, config, peer, api, repairerPeer, auditorPeer, adminPeer, gcPeer, gcBFPeer, rangedLoopPeer), nil
+	return createNewSystem(prefix, log, config, peer, api, repairerPeer, auditorPeer, adminPeer, gcBFPeer, rangedLoopPeer), nil
 }
 
 // createNewSystem makes a new Satellite System and exposes the same interface from
 // before we split out the API. In the short term this will help keep all the tests passing
 // without much modification needed. However long term, we probably want to rework this
 // so it represents how the satellite will run when it is made up of many processes.
-func createNewSystem(name string, log *zap.Logger, config satellite.Config, peer *satellite.Core, api *satellite.API, repairerPeer *satellite.Repairer, auditorPeer *satellite.Auditor, adminPeer *satellite.Admin, gcPeer *satellite.GarbageCollection, gcBFPeer *satellite.GarbageCollectionBF, rangedLoopPeer *satellite.RangedLoop) *Satellite {
+func createNewSystem(name string, log *zap.Logger, config satellite.Config, peer *satellite.Core, api *satellite.API, repairerPeer *satellite.Repairer, auditorPeer *satellite.Auditor, adminPeer *satellite.Admin, gcBFPeer *satellite.GarbageCollectionBF, rangedLoopPeer *satellite.RangedLoop) *Satellite {
 	system := &Satellite{
 		Name:       name,
 		Config:     config,
@@ -574,7 +564,6 @@ func createNewSystem(name string, log *zap.Logger, config satellite.Config, peer
 		Repairer:   repairerPeer,
 		Auditor:    auditorPeer,
 		Admin:      adminPeer,
-		GC:         gcPeer,
 		GCBF:       gcBFPeer,
 		RangedLoop: rangedLoopPeer,
 	}
@@ -622,7 +611,7 @@ func createNewSystem(name string, log *zap.Logger, config satellite.Config, peer
 	system.Audit.Reporter = auditorPeer.Audit.Reporter
 	system.Audit.ContainmentSyncChore = peer.Audit.ContainmentSyncChore
 
-	system.GarbageCollection.Sender = gcPeer.GarbageCollection.Sender
+	system.GarbageCollection.Sender = peer.GarbageCollection.Sender
 
 	system.ExpiredDeletion.Chore = peer.ExpiredDeletion.Chore
 	system.ZombieDeletion.Chore = peer.ZombieDeletion.Chore
@@ -713,20 +702,6 @@ func (cache rollupsWriteCacheCloser) Close() error {
 	return cache.RollupsWriteCache.CloseAndFlush(context.TODO())
 }
 
-func (planet *Planet) newGarbageCollection(ctx context.Context, index int, identity *identity.FullIdentity, db satellite.DB, metabaseDB *metabase.DB, config satellite.Config, versionInfo version.Info) (_ *satellite.GarbageCollection, err error) {
-	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-
-	prefix := "satellite-gc" + strconv.Itoa(index)
-	log := planet.log.Named(prefix)
-
-	revocationDB, err := revocation.OpenDBFromCfg(ctx, config.Server.Config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
-	}
-	planet.databases = append(planet.databases, revocationDB)
-	return satellite.NewGarbageCollection(log, identity, db, metabaseDB, revocationDB, versionInfo, &config, nil)
-}
-
 func (planet *Planet) newGarbageCollectionBF(ctx context.Context, index int, db satellite.DB, metabaseDB *metabase.DB, config satellite.Config, versionInfo version.Info) (_ *satellite.GarbageCollectionBF, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
diff --git a/satellite/core.go b/satellite/core.go
index fdbda0e68..55a17e018 100644
--- a/satellite/core.go
+++ b/satellite/core.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/console/consoleauth"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/console/dbcleanup"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/console/emailreminders"
+	"storj.io/storj/satellite/gc/sender"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/mailservice"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metabase"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metabase/zombiedeletion"
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ type Core struct {
 	ConsoleDBCleanup struct {
 		Chore *dbcleanup.Chore
 	}
+
+	GarbageCollection struct {
+		Sender *sender.Service
+	}
 }
 
 // New creates a new satellite.
@@ -564,6 +569,22 @@ func New(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity, db DB,
 		})
 	}
 
+	{ // setup garbage collection
+		peer.GarbageCollection.Sender = sender.NewService(
+			peer.Log.Named("gc-sender"),
+			config.GarbageCollection,
+			peer.Dialer,
+			peer.Overlay.DB,
+		)
+
+		peer.Services.Add(lifecycle.Item{
+			Name: "gc-sender",
+			Run:  peer.GarbageCollection.Sender.Run,
+		})
+		peer.Debug.Server.Panel.Add(
+			debug.Cycle("Garbage Collection", peer.GarbageCollection.Sender.Loop))
+	}
+
 	return peer, nil
 }