diff --git a/syndicate-server/examples/producer.rs b/syndicate-server/examples/producer.rs
index cd9098c..598ff22 100644
--- a/syndicate-server/examples/producer.rs
+++ b/syndicate-server/examples/producer.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ fn says(who: AnyValue, what: AnyValue) -> AnyValue {
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     syndicate::convenient_logging()?;
-    syndicate::actor::start_debt_reporter();
     Actor::new().boot(syndicate::name!("producer"), |t| {
         let ac = t.actor.clone();
         let boot_account = Arc::clone(t.account());
diff --git a/syndicate-server/src/main.rs b/syndicate-server/src/main.rs
index e51dde9..70f3e68 100644
--- a/syndicate-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/syndicate-server/src/main.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,20 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     tracing::trace!("startup");
 
     if config.debt_reporter {
-        syndicate::actor::start_debt_reporter();
+        Actor::new().boot(syndicate::name!("debt-reporter"), |t| {
+            t.state.linked_task(syndicate::name!("tick"), async {
+                let mut timer = tokio::time::interval(core::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+                loop {
+                    timer.tick().await;
+                    for (id, (name, debt)) in syndicate::actor::ACCOUNTS.read().unwrap().iter() {
+                        let _enter = name.enter();
+                        tracing::info!(id, debt = debug(
+                            debt.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)));
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            Ok(())
+        });
     }
 
     let ds = Cap::new(&Actor::create_and_start(syndicate::name!("dataspace"), Dataspace::new()));
diff --git a/syndicate/src/actor.rs b/syndicate/src/actor.rs
index da62a14..5743d61 100644
--- a/syndicate/src/actor.rs
+++ b/syndicate/src/actor.rs
@@ -376,23 +376,6 @@ preserves_schema::support::lazy_static! {
         RwLock::new(Map::new());
 }
 
-/// Starts a "debt reporter" actor which periodically logs information about active [`Account`]s.
-pub fn start_debt_reporter() {
-    Actor::new().boot(crate::name!("debt-reporter"), |t| {
-        t.state.linked_task(crate::name!("tick"), async {
-            let mut timer = tokio::time::interval(core::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
-            loop {
-                timer.tick().await;
-                for (id, (name, debt)) in ACCOUNTS.read().unwrap().iter() {
-                    let _enter = name.enter();
-                    tracing::info!(id, debt = debug(debt.load(Ordering::Relaxed)));
-                }
-            }
-        });
-        Ok(())
-    });
-}
-
 impl TryFrom<&AnyValue> for Synced {
     type Error = ParseError;
     fn try_from(value: &AnyValue) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {