diff --git a/silverback/persistence.py b/silverback/persistence.py
index 25ebf4fd..bc91a683 100644
--- a/silverback/persistence.py
+++ b/silverback/persistence.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from taskiq import TaskiqResult
 from typing_extensions import Self  # Introduced 3.11
 
-from .types import IntOrNone, ISilverbackSettings, SilverbackIdent
+from .types import IntOrNone, SilverbackIdent
 
 _HandlerReturnType = TypeVar("_HandlerReturnType")
 
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ def from_taskiq(
 
 
 class BasePersistentStorage(ABC):
-    def __init__(self, settings: ISilverbackSettings):
-        self.settings = settings
-
     @abstractmethod
     async def init(self):
         """Handle any async initialization from Silverback settings (e.g. migrations)."""
diff --git a/silverback/settings.py b/silverback/settings.py
index a4a6dc7c..98fcf55c 100644
--- a/silverback/settings.py
+++ b/silverback/settings.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def get_persistent_storage(self) -> Optional[BasePersistentStorage]:
             return None
 
         persistence_class = import_from_string(self.PERSISTENCE_CLASS)
-        return persistence_class(self)
+        return persistence_class()
 
     def get_provider_context(self) -> ProviderContextManager:
         return self.network_manager.parse_network_choice(self.get_network_choice())