diff --git a/src/accountant.rs b/src/accountant.rs
index df2addeef6..43e4c8e259 100644
--- a/src/accountant.rs
+++ b/src/accountant.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub struct Accountant {
     historian: Historian,
     balances: HashMap<PublicKey, i64>,
     pending: HashMap<Signature, Plan>,
+    signatures: HashSet<Signature>,
     time_sources: HashSet<PublicKey>,
     last_time: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ impl Accountant {
             historian: hist,
             balances: HashMap::new(),
             pending: HashMap::new(),
+            signatures: HashSet::new(),
             time_sources: HashSet::new(),
             last_time: Utc.timestamp(0, 0),
         };
@@ -124,13 +126,21 @@ impl Accountant {
         self.log_verified_transaction(tr)
     }
 
+    fn reserve_signature(&mut self, sig: &Signature) -> bool {
+        if self.signatures.contains(sig) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.signatures.insert(*sig);
+        true
+    }
+
     /// Process a Transaction that has already been verified.
     fn process_verified_transaction(
         self: &mut Self,
         tr: &Transaction,
         allow_deposits: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        if !self.historian.reserve_signature(&tr.sig) {
+        if !self.reserve_signature(&tr.sig) {
             return Err(AccountingError::InvalidTransferSignature);
         }
 
@@ -400,4 +410,13 @@ mod tests {
         acc.process_verified_sig(alice.pubkey(), sig).unwrap(); // <-- Attack! Attempt to cancel completed transaction.
         assert_ne!(acc.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), Some(2));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_duplicate_event_signature() {
+        let alice = Mint::new(1);
+        let mut acc = Accountant::new(&alice, None);
+        let sig = Signature::default();
+        assert!(acc.reserve_signature(&sig));
+        assert!(!acc.reserve_signature(&sig));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/historian.rs b/src/historian.rs
index 3bf92668d0..bc77b64164 100644
--- a/src/historian.rs
+++ b/src/historian.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 use entry::Entry;
 use hash::Hash;
 use recorder::{ExitReason, Recorder, Signal};
-use signature::Signature;
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{sync_channel, Receiver, SyncSender};
 use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ pub struct Historian {
     pub sender: SyncSender<Signal>,
     pub receiver: Receiver<Entry>,
     pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<ExitReason>,
-    pub signatures: HashSet<Signature>,
 }
 
 impl Historian {
@@ -23,23 +20,13 @@ impl Historian {
         let (entry_sender, receiver) = sync_channel(1000);
         let thread_hdl =
             Historian::create_recorder(*start_hash, ms_per_tick, event_receiver, entry_sender);
-        let signatures = HashSet::new();
         Historian {
             sender,
             receiver,
             thread_hdl,
-            signatures,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn reserve_signature(&mut self, sig: &Signature) -> bool {
-        if self.signatures.contains(sig) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        self.signatures.insert(*sig);
-        true
-    }
-
     /// A background thread that will continue tagging received Event messages and
     /// sending back Entry messages until either the receiver or sender channel is closed.
     fn create_recorder(
@@ -110,15 +97,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_duplicate_event_signature() {
-        let zero = Hash::default();
-        let mut hist = Historian::new(&zero, None);
-        let sig = Signature::default();
-        assert!(hist.reserve_signature(&sig));
-        assert!(!hist.reserve_signature(&sig));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_ticking_historian() {
         let zero = Hash::default();