1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index f6fd2e86e9..bea7fd0b71 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -54,27 +54,19 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
         super(FederationServer, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
 
         self._server_linearizer = async.Linearizer("fed_server")
         self._transaction_linearizer = async.Linearizer("fed_txn_handler")
 
         self.transaction_actions = TransactionActions(self.store)
 
-        self.handler = None
-
         self.registry = hs.get_federation_registry()
 
         # We cache responses to state queries, as they take a while and often
         # come in waves.
         self._state_resp_cache = ResponseCache(hs, timeout_ms=30000)
 
-    def set_handler(self, handler):
-        """Sets the handler that the replication layer will use to communicate
-        receipt of new PDUs from other home servers. The required methods are
-        documented on :py:class:`.ReplicationHandler`.
-        """
-        self.handler = handler
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def on_backfill_request(self, origin, room_id, versions, limit):