diff --git a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
index a67b50874..841deb849 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/consensus"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/eventbus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/store"
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	// stopping the p2p Channel(s).
 	poolWG sync.WaitGroup
 
-	metrics *consensus.Metrics
+	metrics  *consensus.Metrics
+	eventBus *eventbus.EventBus
 
 	syncStartTime time.Time
 }
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 	peerUpdates *p2p.PeerUpdates,
 	blockSync bool,
 	metrics *consensus.Metrics,
+	eventBus *eventbus.EventBus,
 ) (*Reactor, error) {
 
 	if state.LastBlockHeight != store.Height() {
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 		blockSyncOutBridgeCh: make(chan p2p.Envelope),
 		peerUpdates:          peerUpdates,
 		metrics:              metrics,
+		eventBus:             eventBus,
 		syncStartTime:        time.Time{},
 	}
 
@@ -638,6 +642,13 @@ func (r *Reactor) GetRemainingSyncTime() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(int64(remain * float64(time.Second)))
 }
 
+func (r *Reactor) PublishStatus(ctx context.Context, event types.EventDataBlockSyncStatus) error {
+	if r.eventBus == nil {
+		return errors.New("event bus is not configured")
+	}
+	return r.eventBus.PublishEventBlockSyncStatus(ctx, event)
+}
+
 // atomicBool is an atomic Boolean, safe for concurrent use by multiple
 // goroutines.
 type atomicBool int32
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/reactor_test.go b/internal/blocksync/reactor_test.go
index db2d0bdf0..73d5a3bc7 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/reactor_test.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/reactor_test.go
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ func (rts *reactorTestSuite) addNode(
 		chCreator,
 		rts.peerUpdates[nodeID],
 		rts.blockSync,
-		consensus.NopMetrics())
+		consensus.NopMetrics(),
+		nil, // eventbus, can be nil
+	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, rts.reactors[nodeID].Start(ctx))
diff --git a/internal/inspect/rpc/rpc.go b/internal/inspect/rpc/rpc.go
index 5c0d1a7e9..ad69f2c80 100644
--- a/internal/inspect/rpc/rpc.go
+++ b/internal/inspect/rpc/rpc.go
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/consensus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/pubsub"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/rpc/core"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/state/indexer"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/jsonrpc/server"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
 // Server defines parameters for running an Inspector rpc server.
@@ -33,12 +31,11 @@ type eventBusUnsubscriber interface {
 // Routes returns the set of routes used by the Inspector server.
 func Routes(cfg config.RPCConfig, s state.Store, bs state.BlockStore, es []indexer.EventSink, logger log.Logger) core.RoutesMap {
 	env := &core.Environment{
-		Config:           cfg,
-		EventSinks:       es,
-		StateStore:       s,
-		BlockStore:       bs,
-		ConsensusReactor: waitSyncCheckerImpl{},
-		Logger:           logger,
+		Config:     cfg,
+		EventSinks: es,
+		StateStore: s,
+		BlockStore: bs,
+		Logger:     logger,
 	}
 	return core.RoutesMap{
 		"blockchain":       server.NewRPCFunc(env.BlockchainInfo, "minHeight,maxHeight"),
@@ -93,16 +90,6 @@ func addCORSHandler(rpcConfig *config.RPCConfig, h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return h
 }
 
-type waitSyncCheckerImpl struct{}
-
-func (waitSyncCheckerImpl) WaitSync() bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-func (waitSyncCheckerImpl) GetPeerState(peerID types.NodeID) (*consensus.PeerState, bool) {
-	return nil, false
-}
-
 // ListenAndServe listens on the address specified in srv.Addr and handles any
 // incoming requests over HTTP using the Inspector rpc handler specified on the server.
 func (srv *Server) ListenAndServe(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/internal/rpc/core/consensus.go b/internal/rpc/core/consensus.go
index bc3a23ec8..6acdcc333 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/core/consensus.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/core/consensus.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ func (env *Environment) GetConsensusState(ctx context.Context) (*coretypes.Resul
 // ConsensusParams gets the consensus parameters at the given block height.
 // If no height is provided, it will fetch the latest consensus params.
 // More: https://docs.tendermint.com/master/rpc/#/Info/consensus_params
-func (env *Environment) ConsensusParams(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	heightPtr *int64) (*coretypes.ResultConsensusParams, error) {
+func (env *Environment) ConsensusParams(ctx context.Context, heightPtr *int64) (*coretypes.ResultConsensusParams, error) {
 
 	// The latest consensus params that we know is the consensus params after the
 	// last block.
diff --git a/internal/rpc/core/env.go b/internal/rpc/core/env.go
index 9adeeee71..6dfbb1478 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/core/env.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/core/env.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/blocksync"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/consensus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/eventbus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/mempool"
@@ -52,11 +53,6 @@ type transport interface {
 	NodeInfo() types.NodeInfo
 }
 
-type consensusReactor interface {
-	WaitSync() bool
-	GetPeerState(peerID types.NodeID) (*consensus.PeerState, bool)
-}
-
 type peerManager interface {
 	Peers() []types.NodeID
 	Addresses(types.NodeID) []p2p.NodeAddress
@@ -75,7 +71,8 @@ type Environment struct {
 	BlockStore       sm.BlockStore
 	EvidencePool     sm.EvidencePool
 	ConsensusState   consensusState
-	ConsensusReactor consensusReactor
+	ConsensusReactor *consensus.Reactor
+	BlockSyncReactor *blocksync.Reactor
 
 	// Legacy p2p stack
 	P2PTransport transport
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ type Environment struct {
 	EventSinks        []indexer.EventSink
 	EventBus          *eventbus.EventBus // thread safe
 	Mempool           mempool.Mempool
-	BlockSyncReactor  consensus.BlockSyncReactor
 	StateSyncMetricer statesync.Metricer
 
 	Logger log.Logger
@@ -199,9 +195,13 @@ func (env *Environment) getHeight(latestHeight int64, heightPtr *int64) (int64,
 }
 
 func (env *Environment) latestUncommittedHeight() int64 {
-	nodeIsSyncing := env.ConsensusReactor.WaitSync()
-	if nodeIsSyncing {
-		return env.BlockStore.Height()
+	if env.ConsensusReactor != nil {
+		// consensus reactor can be nil in inspect mode.
+
+		nodeIsSyncing := env.ConsensusReactor.WaitSync()
+		if nodeIsSyncing {
+			return env.BlockStore.Height()
+		}
 	}
 	return env.BlockStore.Height() + 1
 }
diff --git a/internal/statesync/reactor.go b/internal/statesync/reactor.go
index 25b30d9ad..78c9d8360 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/reactor.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/eventbus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/proxy"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/state"
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	providers     map[types.NodeID]*BlockProvider
 	stateProvider StateProvider
 
+	eventBus           *eventbus.EventBus
 	metrics            *Metrics
 	backfillBlockTotal int64
 	backfilledBlocks   int64
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 	blockStore *store.BlockStore,
 	tempDir string,
 	ssMetrics *Metrics,
+	eventBus *eventbus.EventBus,
 ) (*Reactor, error) {
 
 	chDesc := getChannelDescriptors()
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 		dispatcher:    NewDispatcher(blockCh),
 		providers:     make(map[types.NodeID]*BlockProvider),
 		metrics:       ssMetrics,
+		eventBus:      eventBus,
 	}
 
 	r.BaseService = *service.NewBaseService(logger, "StateSync", r)
@@ -248,6 +252,14 @@ func (r *Reactor) OnStop() {
 	r.dispatcher.Close()
 }
 
+func (r *Reactor) PublishStatus(ctx context.Context, event types.EventDataStateSyncStatus) error {
+	if r.eventBus == nil {
+		return errors.New("event system is not configured")
+	}
+
+	return r.eventBus.PublishEventStateSyncStatus(ctx, event)
+}
+
 // Sync runs a state sync, fetching snapshots and providing chunks to the
 // application. At the close of the operation, Sync will bootstrap the state
 // store and persist the commit at that height so that either consensus or
diff --git a/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go b/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
index 4e81d53b0..92209b0be 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func setup(
 		rts.blockStore,
 		"",
 		m,
+		nil, // eventbus can be nil
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 7429c07db..6d2ce40cc 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -63,23 +63,17 @@ type nodeImpl struct {
 	isListening bool
 
 	// services
-	eventBus         *eventbus.EventBus // pub/sub for services
 	eventSinks       []indexer.EventSink
 	stateStore       sm.Store
-	blockStore       *store.BlockStore // store the blockchain to disk
-	bcReactor        service.Service   // for block-syncing
-	mempoolReactor   service.Service   // for gossipping transactions
-	mempool          mempool.Mempool
+	blockStore       *store.BlockStore  // store the blockchain to disk
 	stateSync        bool               // whether the node should state sync on startup
 	stateSyncReactor *statesync.Reactor // for hosting and restoring state sync snapshots
-	consensusReactor *consensus.Reactor // for participating in the consensus
-	pexReactor       service.Service    // for exchanging peer addresses
-	evidenceReactor  service.Service
-	rpcListeners     []net.Listener // rpc servers
-	shutdownOps      closer
-	indexerService   service.Service
-	rpcEnv           *rpccore.Environment
-	prometheusSrv    *http.Server
+
+	services      []service.Service
+	rpcListeners  []net.Listener // rpc servers
+	shutdownOps   closer
+	rpcEnv        *rpccore.Environment
+	prometheusSrv *http.Server
 }
 
 // newDefaultNode returns a Tendermint node with default settings for the
@@ -339,6 +333,7 @@ func makeNode(
 		peerManager.Subscribe(ctx),
 		blockSync && !stateSync,
 		nodeMetrics.consensus,
+		eventBus,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, combineCloseError(
@@ -372,6 +367,7 @@ func makeNode(
 		blockStore,
 		cfg.StateSync.TempDir,
 		nodeMetrics.statesync,
+		eventBus,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, combineCloseError(err, makeCloser(closers))
@@ -384,7 +380,6 @@ func makeNode(
 			return nil, combineCloseError(err, makeCloser(closers))
 		}
 	}
-
 	node := &nodeImpl{
 		config:        cfg,
 		logger:        logger,
@@ -396,19 +391,22 @@ func makeNode(
 		nodeInfo:    nodeInfo,
 		nodeKey:     nodeKey,
 
+		eventSinks: eventSinks,
+
+		services: []service.Service{
+			eventBus,
+			indexerService,
+			evReactor,
+			mpReactor,
+			csReactor,
+			bcReactor,
+			pexReactor,
+		},
+
 		stateStore:       stateStore,
 		blockStore:       blockStore,
-		bcReactor:        bcReactor,
-		mempoolReactor:   mpReactor,
-		mempool:          mp,
-		consensusReactor: csReactor,
 		stateSyncReactor: stateSyncReactor,
 		stateSync:        stateSync,
-		pexReactor:       pexReactor,
-		evidenceReactor:  evReactor,
-		indexerService:   indexerService,
-		eventBus:         eventBus,
-		eventSinks:       eventSinks,
 
 		shutdownOps: makeCloser(closers),
 
@@ -494,40 +492,25 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	n.isListening = true
 
-	if err := n.bcReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	for _, reactor := range n.services {
+		if err := reactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, service.ErrAlreadyStarted) {
+				continue
+			}
 
-	if err := n.consensusReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("problem starting service '%T': %w ", reactor, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := n.stateSyncReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := n.mempoolReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := n.evidenceReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if n.config.P2P.PexReactor {
-		if err := n.pexReactor.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Run state sync
 	// TODO: We shouldn't run state sync if we already have state that has a
 	// LastBlockHeight that is not InitialHeight
 	if n.stateSync {
-		bcR, ok := n.bcReactor.(consensus.BlockSyncReactor)
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("this blockchain reactor does not support switching from state sync")
-		}
+		bcR := n.rpcEnv.BlockSyncReactor
 
 		// we need to get the genesis state to get parameters such as
 		state, err := sm.MakeGenesisState(n.genesisDoc)
@@ -540,7 +523,7 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// At the beginning of the statesync start, we use the initialHeight as the event height
 		// because of the statesync doesn't have the concreate state height before fetched the snapshot.
 		d := types.EventDataStateSyncStatus{Complete: false, Height: state.InitialHeight}
-		if err := n.eventBus.PublishEventStateSyncStatus(ctx, d); err != nil {
+		if err := n.stateSyncReactor.PublishStatus(ctx, d); err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("failed to emit the statesync start event", "err", err)
 		}
 
@@ -559,9 +542,9 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		n.consensusReactor.SetStateSyncingMetrics(0)
+		n.rpcEnv.ConsensusReactor.SetStateSyncingMetrics(0)
 
-		if err := n.eventBus.PublishEventStateSyncStatus(ctx,
+		if err := n.stateSyncReactor.PublishStatus(ctx,
 			types.EventDataStateSyncStatus{
 				Complete: true,
 				Height:   ssState.LastBlockHeight,
@@ -574,13 +557,13 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// advancing reactors to be able to control which one of the three
 		// is running
 		// FIXME Very ugly to have these metrics bleed through here.
-		n.consensusReactor.SetBlockSyncingMetrics(1)
+		n.rpcEnv.ConsensusReactor.SetBlockSyncingMetrics(1)
 		if err := bcR.SwitchToBlockSync(ctx, ssState); err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("failed to switch to block sync", "err", err)
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := n.eventBus.PublishEventBlockSyncStatus(ctx,
+		if err := bcR.PublishStatus(ctx,
 			types.EventDataBlockSyncStatus{
 				Complete: false,
 				Height:   ssState.LastBlockHeight,
@@ -597,25 +580,17 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (n *nodeImpl) OnStop() {
 	n.logger.Info("Stopping Node")
 
-	if n.eventBus != nil {
-		n.eventBus.Wait()
-	}
-	if n.indexerService != nil {
-		n.indexerService.Wait()
-	}
-
 	for _, es := range n.eventSinks {
 		if err := es.Stop(); err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("failed to stop event sink", "err", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	n.bcReactor.Wait()
-	n.consensusReactor.Wait()
+	for _, reactor := range n.services {
+		reactor.Wait()
+	}
+
 	n.stateSyncReactor.Wait()
-	n.mempoolReactor.Wait()
-	n.evidenceReactor.Wait()
-	n.pexReactor.Wait()
 	n.router.Wait()
 	n.isListening = false
 
@@ -693,7 +668,7 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) startRPC(ctx context.Context) ([]net.Listener, error) {
 		wmLogger := rpcLogger.With("protocol", "websocket")
 		wm := rpcserver.NewWebsocketManager(routes,
 			rpcserver.OnDisconnect(func(remoteAddr string) {
-				err := n.eventBus.UnsubscribeAll(context.Background(), remoteAddr)
+				err := n.rpcEnv.EventBus.UnsubscribeAll(context.Background(), remoteAddr)
 				if err != nil && err != tmpubsub.ErrSubscriptionNotFound {
 					wmLogger.Error("Failed to unsubscribe addr from events", "addr", remoteAddr, "err", err)
 				}
@@ -788,19 +763,9 @@ func (n *nodeImpl) startPrometheusServer(ctx context.Context, addr string) *http
 	return srv
 }
 
-// ConsensusReactor returns the Node's ConsensusReactor.
-func (n *nodeImpl) ConsensusReactor() *consensus.Reactor {
-	return n.consensusReactor
-}
-
-// Mempool returns the Node's mempool.
-func (n *nodeImpl) Mempool() mempool.Mempool {
-	return n.mempool
-}
-
 // EventBus returns the Node's EventBus.
 func (n *nodeImpl) EventBus() *eventbus.EventBus {
-	return n.eventBus
+	return n.rpcEnv.EventBus
 }
 
 // PrivValidator returns the Node's PrivValidator.
diff --git a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
index 03dbca7c7..cc62ffebe 100644
--- a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/encoding"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/mempool"
+	rpccore "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/rpc/core"
 	tmjson "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/json"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmmath "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/math"
@@ -576,10 +577,10 @@ func TestClientMethodCalls(t *testing.T) {
 func getMempool(t *testing.T, srv service.Service) mempool.Mempool {
 	t.Helper()
 	n, ok := srv.(interface {
-		Mempool() mempool.Mempool
+		RPCEnvironment() *rpccore.Environment
 	})
 	require.True(t, ok)
-	return n.Mempool()
+	return n.RPCEnvironment().Mempool
 }
 
 // these cases are roughly the same as the TestClientMethodCalls, but