diff --git a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
index b37bd9560b..0d3f3d4210 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
@@ -179,15 +179,13 @@ TEST (conflicts, add_two)
 
 TEST (vote_uniquer, null)
 {
-	nano::block_uniquer block_uniquer;
-	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer (block_uniquer);
+	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer;
 	ASSERT_EQ (nullptr, uniquer.unique (nullptr));
 }
 
 TEST (vote_uniquer, vbh_one)
 {
-	nano::block_uniquer block_uniquer;
-	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer (block_uniquer);
+	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer;
 	nano::keypair key;
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block = builder
@@ -210,8 +208,7 @@ TEST (vote_uniquer, vbh_one)
 
 TEST (vote_uniquer, vbh_two)
 {
-	nano::block_uniquer block_uniquer;
-	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer (block_uniquer);
+	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer;
 	nano::keypair key;
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block1 = builder
@@ -246,8 +243,7 @@ TEST (vote_uniquer, vbh_two)
 
 TEST (vote_uniquer, cleanup)
 {
-	nano::block_uniquer block_uniquer;
-	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer (block_uniquer);
+	nano::vote_uniquer uniquer;
 	nano::keypair key;
 	auto vote1 = std::make_shared<nano::vote> (key.pub, key.prv, 0, 0, std::vector<nano::block_hash>{ nano::block_hash{ 0 } });
 	auto vote2 = std::make_shared<nano::vote> (key.pub, key.prv, nano::vote::timestamp_min * 1, 0, std::vector<nano::block_hash>{ nano::block_hash{ 0 } });
@@ -256,10 +252,7 @@ TEST (vote_uniquer, cleanup)
 	vote2.reset ();
 	vote4.reset ();
 	ASSERT_EQ (2, uniquer.size ());
-	auto iterations (0);
-	while (uniquer.size () == 2)
-	{
-		auto vote5 (uniquer.unique (vote1));
-		ASSERT_LT (iterations++, 200);
-	}
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for (nano::block_uniquer::cleanup_cutoff);
+	auto vote5 = uniquer.unique (vote1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (1, uniquer.size ());
 }
diff --git a/nano/core_test/message_deserializer.cpp b/nano/core_test/message_deserializer.cpp
index d1e717e466..b2092b5bb8 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/message_deserializer.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/message_deserializer.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ auto message_deserializer_success_checker (message_type & message_original) -> v
 	// Dependencies for the message deserializer.
 	nano::network_filter filter (1);
 	nano::block_uniquer block_uniquer;
-	nano::vote_uniquer vote_uniquer (block_uniquer);
+	nano::vote_uniquer vote_uniquer;
 
 	// Data used to simulate the incoming buffer to be deserialized, the offset tracks how much has been read from the input_source
 	// as the read function is called first to read the header, then called again to read the payload.
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 6cc635743d..fb14c3c81c 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ nano::node::node (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a, std::filesystem::path cons
 	block_processor (*this, write_database_queue),
 	online_reps (ledger, config),
 	history{ config.network_params.voting },
-	vote_uniquer (block_uniquer),
+	vote_uniquer{},
 	confirmation_height_processor (ledger, write_database_queue, config.conf_height_processor_batch_min_time, config.logging, logger, node_initialized_latch, flags.confirmation_height_processor_mode),
 	vote_cache{ config.vote_cache, stats },
 	generator{ config, ledger, wallets, vote_processor, history, network, stats, /* non-final */ false },
@@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<nano::container_info_component> nano::collect_container_info (no
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.block_arrival, "block_arrival"));
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.online_reps, "online_reps"));
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.history, "history"));
-	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.vote_uniquer, "vote_uniquer"));
 	composite->add_component (node.block_uniquer.collect_container_info ("block_uniquer"));
+	composite->add_component (node.vote_uniquer.collect_container_info ("vote_uniquer"));
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.confirmation_height_processor, "confirmation_height_processor"));
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.distributed_work, "distributed_work"));
 	composite->add_component (collect_container_info (node.aggregator, "request_aggregator"));
diff --git a/nano/secure/common.cpp b/nano/secure/common.cpp
index faf3b5d527..35b5ad68f9 100644
--- a/nano/secure/common.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/common.cpp
@@ -430,69 +430,6 @@ nano::block_info::block_info (nano::account const & account_a, nano::amount cons
 {
 }
 
-nano::vote_uniquer::vote_uniquer (nano::block_uniquer & uniquer_a) :
-	uniquer (uniquer_a)
-{
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> nano::vote_uniquer::unique (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const & vote_a)
-{
-	auto result = vote_a;
-	if (result != nullptr)
-	{
-		nano::block_hash key = vote_a->full_hash ();
-		nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
-		auto & existing = votes[key];
-		if (auto block_l = existing.lock ())
-		{
-			result = block_l;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			existing = vote_a;
-		}
-
-		release_assert (std::numeric_limits<CryptoPP::word32>::max () > votes.size ());
-		for (auto i (0); i < cleanup_count && !votes.empty (); ++i)
-		{
-			auto random_offset = nano::random_pool::generate_word32 (0, static_cast<CryptoPP::word32> (votes.size () - 1));
-
-			auto existing (std::next (votes.begin (), random_offset));
-			if (existing == votes.end ())
-			{
-				existing = votes.begin ();
-			}
-			if (existing != votes.end ())
-			{
-				if (auto block_l = existing->second.lock ())
-				{
-					// Still live
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					votes.erase (existing);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-size_t nano::vote_uniquer::size ()
-{
-	nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
-	return votes.size ();
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<nano::container_info_component> nano::collect_container_info (vote_uniquer & vote_uniquer, std::string const & name)
-{
-	auto count = vote_uniquer.size ();
-	auto sizeof_element = sizeof (vote_uniquer::value_type);
-	auto composite = std::make_unique<container_info_composite> (name);
-	composite->add_component (std::make_unique<container_info_leaf> (container_info{ "votes", count, sizeof_element }));
-	return composite;
-}
-
 nano::wallet_id nano::random_wallet_id ()
 {
 	nano::wallet_id wallet_id;
diff --git a/nano/secure/common.hpp b/nano/secure/common.hpp
index 7b8fd35754..b14323edf5 100644
--- a/nano/secure/common.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/common.hpp
@@ -244,27 +244,6 @@ namespace confirmation_height
 	uint64_t const unbounded_cutoff{ 16384 };
 }
 
-/**
- * This class serves to find and return unique variants of a vote in order to minimize memory usage
- */
-class vote_uniquer final
-{
-public:
-	using value_type = std::pair<nano::block_hash const, std::weak_ptr<nano::vote>>;
-
-	vote_uniquer (nano::block_uniquer &);
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> unique (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const &);
-	size_t size ();
-
-private:
-	nano::block_uniquer & uniquer;
-	nano::mutex mutex{ mutex_identifier (mutexes::vote_uniquer) };
-	std::unordered_map<std::remove_const_t<value_type::first_type>, value_type::second_type> votes;
-	static unsigned constexpr cleanup_count = 2;
-};
-
-std::unique_ptr<container_info_component> collect_container_info (vote_uniquer & vote_uniquer, std::string const & name);
-
 enum class vote_code
 {
 	invalid, // Vote is not signed correctly
diff --git a/nano/secure/vote.hpp b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
index b20fcb3671..b8284c19dc 100644
--- a/nano/secure/vote.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/numbers.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/stream.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/timer.hpp>
+#include <nano/lib/uniquer.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/iterator/transform_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree_fwd.hpp>
@@ -77,4 +78,6 @@ class vote final
 	// Vote timestamp
 	uint64_t timestamp_m{ 0 };
 };
+
+using vote_uniquer = nano::uniquer<nano::block_hash, nano::vote>;
 }
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