diff --git a/core.js b/core.js
index 1e0cbdc..98aa966 100644
--- a/core.js
+++ b/core.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ exports.init = function (dir, config) {
         state = validate.appendNew(state, null, net.config.keys, msg, Date.now())
         //console.log(state.queue[0])
         db.add(state.queue[0].value, (err, data) => {
-          net.post(data.value) // tell ebt
+          net.ebt.onPost(data)
           cb(err, data)
         })
       },
diff --git a/simple-ebt.js b/simple-ebt.js
index 6e4f1ed..8039953 100644
--- a/simple-ebt.js
+++ b/simple-ebt.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ var path = require('path')
 var toPull = require('push-stream-to-pull-stream')
 var isFeed = require('ssb-ref').isFeed
 
+const { originalData } = require('./msg-utils')
+
 var AtomicFile = require('atomic-file')
 
 exports.name = 'ebt'
@@ -48,12 +50,13 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
       f.set(clock)
     },
     getAt: function (pair, cb) {
-      sbot.getAtSequence([pair.id, pair.sequence], function (err, data) {
-        cb(err, data ? data.value : null)
+      SSB.db.getDataFromAuthorSequence([pair.id, pair.sequence], (err, value) => {
+        if (err) cb(err)
+        else cb(null, originalData(value).value)
       })
     },
     append: function (msg, cb) {
-      sbot.add(msg, function (err, msg) {
+      SSB.db.validateAndAdd(msg, (err, msg) => {
         cb(err && err.fatal ? err : null, msg)
       })
     },
@@ -76,15 +79,14 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
 
   SSB.events.on('SSB: loaded', updateClock)
 
-  sbot.post(function(msg) {
-    ebt.onAppend(msg.value)
-  })
-
   function onClose() {
     sbot.emit('replicate:finish', ebt.state.clock)
   }
 
   return {
+    onPost: function(msg) {
+      ebt.onAppend(msg.value)
+    },
     updateClock,
     replicate: function(opts) {
       if (opts.version != 3)
diff --git a/ssb-db.js b/ssb-db.js
index b7cf572..ac0544a 100644
--- a/ssb-db.js
+++ b/ssb-db.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
 const pullCont = require('pull-cont')
-var Obv = require('obv')
 const { originalData } = require('./msg-utils')
 
 exports.manifest =  {
@@ -76,21 +75,5 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
     )
   }
 
-  // all the rest is ebt stuff
-
-  sbot.post = Obv()
-
-  sbot.add = function(msg, cb) {
-    SSB.db.validateAndAdd(msg, cb)
-  }
-
-  sbot.getAtSequence = function (seqid, cb) {
-    // will NOT expose private plaintext
-    SSB.db.getDataFromAuthorSequence((typeof seqid === 'string') ? seqid.split(':') : seqid, function (err, value) {
-      if (err) cb(err)
-      else cb(null, originalData(value))
-    })
-  }
-
   return {}
 }