diff --git a/repos/base-foc/src/include/signal_source/client.h b/repos/base-foc/src/include/signal_source/client.h
index 74f0fae808..27ec10b92d 100644
--- a/repos/base-foc/src/include/signal_source/client.h
+++ b/repos/base-foc/src/include/signal_source/client.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <base/rpc_client.h>
 #include <base/thread.h>
+#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
 #include <signal_source/foc_signal_source.h>
 
 namespace Genode { class Signal_source_client; }
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class Genode::Signal_source_client : public Rpc_client<Foc_signal_source>
 		/**
 		 * Constructor
 		 */
-		Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> cap);
+		Signal_source_client(Cpu_session &, Capability<Signal_source> cap);
 
 		/**
 		 * Destructor
diff --git a/repos/base-foc/src/lib/base/signal_source_client.cc b/repos/base-foc/src/lib/base/signal_source_client.cc
index 01f3592837..348cafd900 100644
--- a/repos/base-foc/src/lib/base/signal_source_client.cc
+++ b/repos/base-foc/src/lib/base/signal_source_client.cc
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <signal_source/client.h>
 #include <base/thread.h>
-#include <base/env.h>
-#include <base/log.h>
-#include <deprecated/env.h>
 
 /* base-internal includes */
 #include <base/internal/capability_data.h>
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@
 using namespace Genode;
 
 
-Signal_source_client::Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> cap)
+Signal_source_client::Signal_source_client(Cpu_session &cpu, Capability<Signal_source> cap)
 :
 	Rpc_client<Foc_signal_source>(static_cap_cast<Foc_signal_source>(cap)),
 
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ Signal_source_client::Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> cap)
 {
 	using namespace Foc;
 
-	Foc_native_cpu_client cpu_client(env_deprecated()->cpu_session()->native_cpu());
+	Foc_native_cpu_client cpu_client(cpu.native_cpu());
 	Native_capability thread_cap = cpu_client.native_cap(Thread::myself()->cap());
 	l4_msgtag_t tag = l4_rcv_ep_bind_thread(_sem.data()->kcap(), thread_cap.data()->kcap(), 0);
 	if (l4_error(tag))
diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_receiver.cc b/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_receiver.cc
index a39bec0602..55c1e609a7 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_receiver.cc
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_receiver.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ void Genode::init_signal_thread(Env &env) { _pd_ptr = &env.pd(); }
 void Genode::destroy_signal_thread() { }
 
 
-Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver()
+void Genode::init_signal_receiver(Pd_session &, Parent &) { }
+
+
+Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver() : _pd(pd())
 {
 	for (;;) {
 
diff --git a/repos/base-nova/src/include/signal_source/client.h b/repos/base-nova/src/include/signal_source/client.h
index 5a0159cbd6..ac64d000c8 100644
--- a/repos/base-nova/src/include/signal_source/client.h
+++ b/repos/base-nova/src/include/signal_source/client.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <base/rpc_client.h>
+#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
 #include <signal_source/nova_signal_source.h>
 
 /* base-internal includes */
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 			/**
 			 * Constructor
 			 */
-			Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> cap)
+			Signal_source_client(Cpu_session &, Capability<Signal_source> cap)
 			: Rpc_client<Nova_signal_source>(static_cap_cast<Nova_signal_source>(cap))
 			{
 				/* request mapping of semaphore capability selector */
diff --git a/repos/base-sel4/src/include/signal_source/client.h b/repos/base-sel4/src/include/signal_source/client.h
index aed4ec5bbf..bb9c5c7143 100644
--- a/repos/base-sel4/src/include/signal_source/client.h
+++ b/repos/base-sel4/src/include/signal_source/client.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <base/internal/capability_space_sel4.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
 #include <signal_source/sel4_signal_source.h>
+#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
 
 namespace Genode { class Signal_source_client; }
 
@@ -38,9 +39,12 @@ class Genode::Signal_source_client : public Rpc_client<SeL4_signal_source>
 		/**
 		 * Constructor
 		 */
-		Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> cap)
-		: Rpc_client<SeL4_signal_source>(static_cap_cast<SeL4_signal_source>(cap))
-		{ _init_notify(); }
+		Signal_source_client(Cpu_session &, Capability<Signal_source> cap)
+		:
+			Rpc_client<SeL4_signal_source>(static_cap_cast<SeL4_signal_source>(cap))
+		{
+			_init_notify();
+		}
 
 
 		/*****************************
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
index 4ee1e0085c..2668507617 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 
 	class Entrypoint;
 	class Rpc_entrypoint;
+	class Pd_session;
 	class Signal_source;
 
 	class Signal_receiver;
@@ -314,6 +315,8 @@ class Genode::Signal_receiver : Noncopyable
 				}
 		};
 
+		Pd_session &_pd;
+
 		/**
 		 * Semaphore used to indicate that signal(s) are ready to be picked
 		 * up. This is needed for platforms other than 'base-hw' only.
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/signal_receiver.cc b/repos/base/src/core/signal_receiver.cc
index c3fb1c6e29..c332eab62f 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/signal_receiver.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/signal_receiver.cc
@@ -28,18 +28,33 @@
 using namespace Core;
 
 
-Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver() { }
+static Pd_session *_pd_ptr;
+
+
+Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver() : _pd(*_pd_ptr)
+{
+	if (!_pd_ptr) {
+		struct Missing_call_of_init_signal_receiver { };
+		for(;;);
+		throw  Missing_call_of_init_signal_receiver();
+	}
+}
+
 
 void Signal_receiver::_platform_destructor()                      { }
 void Signal_receiver::_platform_begin_dissolve (Signal_context *) { }
 void Signal_receiver::_platform_finish_dissolve(Signal_context *) { }
 
+
 void Signal_receiver::unblock_signal_waiter(Rpc_entrypoint &) { ASSERT_NEVER_CALLED; }
 
+
 typedef Signal_context_capability Sigh_cap;
 
+
 Sigh_cap Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context *) { ASSERT_NEVER_CALLED; }
 
+
 void Signal_receiver::block_for_signal()
 {
 	/*
@@ -51,7 +66,12 @@ void Signal_receiver::block_for_signal()
 	sleep_forever();
 }
 
+
 Signal Signal_receiver::pending_signal() {
 	return Signal(); }
 
+
 void Signal_receiver::local_submit(Signal::Data) { ASSERT_NEVER_CALLED; }
+
+
+void Genode::init_signal_receiver(Pd_session &pd, Parent &) { _pd_ptr = &pd; }
diff --git a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
index daf36eaebc..c28ac27291 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 	void init_stack_area();
 	void init_exception_handling(Env &);
 	void init_signal_transmitter(Env &);
+	void init_signal_receiver(Pd_session &, Parent &);
 	void init_cxx_heap(Env &);
 	void init_cxx_guard();
 	void init_ldso_phdr(Env &);
diff --git a/repos/base/src/include/signal_source/client.h b/repos/base/src/include/signal_source/client.h
index 42f5f9672f..949b396adf 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/include/signal_source/client.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/include/signal_source/client.h
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 
 #include <base/rpc_client.h>
 #include <pd_session/pd_session.h>
+#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
 #include <signal_source/signal_source.h>
 
 namespace Genode { class Signal_source_client; }
 
 struct Genode::Signal_source_client : Rpc_client<Signal_source>
 {
-	Signal_source_client(Capability<Signal_source> signal_source)
+	Signal_source_client(Cpu_session &, Capability<Signal_source> signal_source)
 	: Rpc_client<Signal_source>(signal_source) { }
 
 	Signal wait_for_signal() override { return call<Rpc_wait_for_signal>(); }
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/component.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/component.cc
index 82b8642ca7..50c0cb7a9a 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/component.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/component.cc
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ struct Genode::Startup
 	::Env env { ep };
 
 	bool const exception_handling = (init_exception_handling(env), true);
+	bool const signal_receiver    = (init_signal_receiver(env.pd(), env.parent()), true);
 
 	/*
 	 * The construction of the main entrypoint does never return.
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
index 2edfcb965f..e4f488d517 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <base/sleep.h>
 #include <base/trace/events.h>
 #include <util/reconstructible.h>
-#include <deprecated/env.h>
 
 /* base-internal includes */
 #include <base/internal/globals.h>
@@ -28,10 +27,14 @@
 
 using namespace Genode;
 
+
 class Signal_handler_thread : Thread, Blockade
 {
 	private:
 
+		Pd_session  &_pd;
+		Cpu_session &_cpu;
+
 		/**
 		 * Actual signal source
 		 *
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ class Signal_handler_thread : Thread, Blockade
 
 		void entry() override
 		{
-			_signal_source.construct(env_deprecated()->pd_session()->alloc_signal_source());
+			_signal_source.construct(_cpu, _pd.alloc_signal_source());
 			wakeup();
 			Signal_receiver::dispatch_signals(&(*_signal_source));
 		}
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ class Signal_handler_thread : Thread, Blockade
 		 * Constructor
 		 */
 		Signal_handler_thread(Env &env)
-		: Thread(env, "signal handler", STACK_SIZE)
+		:
+			Thread(env, "signal handler", STACK_SIZE), _pd(env.pd()), _cpu(env.cpu())
 		{
 			start();
 
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ class Signal_handler_thread : Thread, Blockade
 
 		~Signal_handler_thread()
 		{
-			env_deprecated()->pd_session()->free_signal_source(_signal_source->rpc_cap());
+			_pd.free_signal_source(_signal_source->rpc_cap());
 		}
 };
 
@@ -202,7 +206,17 @@ Genode::Signal_context_registry *signal_context_registry()
  ** Signal receiver **
  *********************/
 
-Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver() { }
+static Pd_session *_pd_ptr;
+static Parent     *_parent_ptr;
+
+
+Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver() : _pd(*_pd_ptr)
+{
+	if (!_pd_ptr) {
+		struct Missing_call_of_init_signal_receiver { };
+		throw  Missing_call_of_init_signal_receiver();
+	}
+}
 
 
 Signal_context_capability Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context *context)
@@ -227,7 +241,7 @@ Signal_context_capability Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context *context)
 
 		try {
 			/* use signal context as imprint */
-			context->_cap = env_deprecated()->pd_session()->alloc_context(_cap, (long)context);
+			context->_cap = _pd.alloc_context(_cap, (long)context);
 			break;
 		}
 		catch (Out_of_ram)  { ram_upgrade = Ram_quota { 1024*sizeof(long) }; }
@@ -236,9 +250,9 @@ Signal_context_capability Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context *context)
 		log("upgrading quota donation for PD session "
 		    "(", ram_upgrade, " bytes, ", cap_upgrade, " caps)");
 
-		env_deprecated()->parent()->upgrade(Parent::Env::pd(),
-		                                    String<100>("ram_quota=", ram_upgrade, ", "
-		                                                "cap_quota=", cap_upgrade).string());
+		_parent_ptr->upgrade(Parent::Env::pd(),
+		                     String<100>("ram_quota=", ram_upgrade, ", "
+		                                 "cap_quota=", cap_upgrade).string());
 	}
 
 	return context->_cap;
@@ -360,3 +374,10 @@ void Signal_receiver::_platform_finish_dissolve(Signal_context *) { }
 
 
 void Signal_receiver::_platform_destructor() { }
+
+
+void Genode::init_signal_receiver(Pd_session &pd, Parent &parent)
+{
+	_pd_ptr     = &pd;
+	_parent_ptr = &parent;
+}
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal_common.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal_common.cc
index e1eb8bc1a9..9d842f6042 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal_common.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal_common.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <base/env.h>
 #include <base/signal.h>
 #include <base/trace/events.h>
-#include <deprecated/env.h>
 
 using namespace Genode;
 
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ Signal_receiver::~Signal_receiver()
 void Signal_receiver::_unsynchronized_dissolve(Signal_context * const context)
 {
 	/* tell core to stop sending signals referring to the context */
-	env_deprecated()->pd_session()->free_context(context->_cap);
+	_pd.free_context(context->_cap);
 
 	/* restore default initialization of signal context */
 	context->_receiver = nullptr;