diff --git a/registry/storage/manifestlisthandler.go b/registry/storage/manifestlisthandler.go
index 42027d133..e24062cd0 100644
--- a/registry/storage/manifestlisthandler.go
+++ b/registry/storage/manifestlisthandler.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 // manifestListHandler is a ManifestHandler that covers schema2 manifest lists.
 type manifestListHandler struct {
-	repository *repository
-	blobStore  *linkedBlobStore
+	repository distribution.Repository
+	blobStore  distribution.BlobStore
 	ctx        context.Context
 }
 
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ func (ms *manifestListHandler) Put(ctx context.Context, manifestList distributio
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	// Link the revision into the repository.
-	if err := ms.blobStore.linkBlob(ctx, revision); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	return revision.Digest, nil
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +67,7 @@ func (ms *manifestListHandler) verifyManifest(ctx context.Context, mnfst manifes
 		// This manifest service is different from the blob service
 		// returned by Blob. It uses a linked blob store to ensure that
 		// only manifests are accessible.
+
 		manifestService, err := ms.repository.Manifests(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/registry/storage/registry.go b/registry/storage/registry.go
index 94034b260..bc3ee9c9a 100644
--- a/registry/storage/registry.go
+++ b/registry/storage/registry.go
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ func (repo *repository) Manifests(ctx context.Context, options ...distribution.M
 		repository: repo,
 		blobStore:  blobStore,
 		schema1Handler: &signedManifestHandler{
-			ctx:        ctx,
-			repository: repo,
-			blobStore:  blobStore,
+			ctx:               ctx,
+			schema1SigningKey: repo.schema1SigningKey,
+			repository:        repo,
+			blobStore:         blobStore,
 		},
 		schema2Handler: &schema2ManifestHandler{
 			ctx:        ctx,
diff --git a/registry/storage/schema2manifesthandler.go b/registry/storage/schema2manifesthandler.go
index 6456efa4e..a8e6dbd1d 100644
--- a/registry/storage/schema2manifesthandler.go
+++ b/registry/storage/schema2manifesthandler.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ var (
 
 //schema2ManifestHandler is a ManifestHandler that covers schema2 manifests.
 type schema2ManifestHandler struct {
-	repository *repository
-	blobStore  *linkedBlobStore
+	repository distribution.Repository
+	blobStore  distribution.BlobStore
 	ctx        context.Context
 }
 
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ func (ms *schema2ManifestHandler) Put(ctx context.Context, manifest distribution
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	// Link the revision into the repository.
-	if err := ms.blobStore.linkBlob(ctx, revision); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	return revision.Digest, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/signedmanifesthandler.go b/registry/storage/signedmanifesthandler.go
index df6369f34..30d330824 100644
--- a/registry/storage/signedmanifesthandler.go
+++ b/registry/storage/signedmanifesthandler.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 // signedManifestHandler is a ManifestHandler that covers schema1 manifests. It
 // can unmarshal and put schema1 manifests that have been signed by libtrust.
 type signedManifestHandler struct {
-	repository *repository
-	blobStore  *linkedBlobStore
-	ctx        context.Context
+	repository        distribution.Repository
+	schema1SigningKey libtrust.PrivateKey
+	blobStore         distribution.BlobStore
+	ctx               context.Context
 }
 
 var _ ManifestHandler = &signedManifestHandler{}
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ func (ms *signedManifestHandler) Unmarshal(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Dige
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if ms.repository.schema1SigningKey != nil {
-		if err := jsig.Sign(ms.repository.schema1SigningKey); err != nil {
+	if ms.schema1SigningKey != nil {
+		if err := jsig.Sign(ms.schema1SigningKey); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -75,11 +76,6 @@ func (ms *signedManifestHandler) Put(ctx context.Context, manifest distribution.
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	// Link the revision into the repository.
-	if err := ms.blobStore.linkBlob(ctx, revision); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	return revision.Digest, nil
 }