diff --git a/hathor/builder.py b/hathor/builder.py
index b569ab888..6da0adfe2 100644
--- a/hathor/builder.py
+++ b/hathor/builder.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from twisted.web import server
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 
+from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.event import EventManager
 from hathor.event.resources.event import EventResource
 from hathor.exception import BuilderError
@@ -163,6 +164,9 @@ def create_manager(self, reactor: PosixReactorBase, args: Namespace) -> HathorMa
             self.log.debug('enable utxo index')
             tx_storage.indexes.enable_utxo_index()
 
+        soft_voided_tx_ids = set(settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS)
+        consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=pubsub)
+
         self.manager = HathorManager(
             reactor,
             pubsub=pubsub,
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ def create_manager(self, reactor: PosixReactorBase, args: Namespace) -> HathorMa
             checkpoints=settings.CHECKPOINTS,
             enable_sync_v1=enable_sync_v1,
             enable_sync_v2=enable_sync_v2,
-            soft_voided_tx_ids=set(settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS),
+            consensus_algorithm=consensus_algorithm,
             environment_info=get_environment_info(args=str(args), peer_id=peer_id.id),
         )
 
diff --git a/hathor/manager.py b/hathor/manager.py
index ef04a2a7e..24e8a3dc1 100644
--- a/hathor/manager.py
+++ b/hathor/manager.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Iterable, Iterator, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Iterator, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from hathorlib.base_transaction import tx_or_block_from_bytes as lib_tx_or_block_from_bytes
 from structlog import get_logger
@@ -80,15 +80,25 @@ class UnhealthinessReason(str, Enum):
     # This is the interval to be used by the task to check if the node is synced
     CHECK_SYNC_STATE_INTERVAL = 30  # seconds
 
-    def __init__(self, reactor: Reactor, *, pubsub: PubSubManager, peer_id: Optional[PeerId] = None,
-                 network: Optional[str] = None, hostname: Optional[str] = None,
-                 wallet: Optional[BaseWallet] = None, tx_storage: Optional[TransactionStorage] = None,
+    def __init__(self,
+                 reactor: Reactor,
+                 *,
+                 pubsub: PubSubManager,
+                 consensus_algorithm: ConsensusAlgorithm,
+                 peer_id: Optional[PeerId] = None,
+                 network: Optional[str] = None,
+                 hostname: Optional[str] = None,
+                 wallet: Optional[BaseWallet] = None,
+                 tx_storage: Optional[TransactionStorage] = None,
                  event_manager: Optional[EventManager] = None,
-                 stratum_port: Optional[int] = None, ssl: bool = True,
-                 enable_sync_v1: bool = True, enable_sync_v2: bool = False,
-                 capabilities: Optional[List[str]] = None, checkpoints: Optional[List[Checkpoint]] = None,
-                 rng: Optional[Random] = None, soft_voided_tx_ids: Optional[Set[bytes]] = None,
-                 environment_info: Optional[EnvironmentInfo] = None) -> None:
+                 stratum_port: Optional[int] = None,
+                 ssl: bool = True,
+                 enable_sync_v1: bool = True,
+                 enable_sync_v2: bool = False,
+                 capabilities: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+                 checkpoints: Optional[List[Checkpoint]] = None,
+                 rng: Optional[Random] = None,
+                 environment_info: Optional[EnvironmentInfo] = None):
         """
         :param reactor: Twisted reactor which handles the mainloop and the events.
         :param peer_id: Id of this node. If not given, a new one is created.
@@ -166,8 +176,7 @@ def __init__(self, reactor: Reactor, *, pubsub: PubSubManager, peer_id: Optional
             self.tx_storage.indexes.enable_deps_index()
             self.tx_storage.indexes.enable_mempool_index()
 
-        self.soft_voided_tx_ids = soft_voided_tx_ids or set()
-        self.consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(self.soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=self.pubsub)
+        self.consensus_algorithm = consensus_algorithm
 
         self.peer_discoveries: List[PeerDiscovery] = []
 
@@ -402,7 +411,7 @@ def _initialize_components(self) -> None:
         # a database that already has the soft voided transaction before marking them in the metadata
         # Any new sync from the beginning should work fine or starting with the latest snapshot
         # that already has the soft voided transactions marked
-        for soft_voided_id in settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS:
+        for soft_voided_id in self.consensus_algorithm.soft_voided_tx_ids:
             try:
                 soft_voided_tx = self.tx_storage.get_transaction(soft_voided_id)
             except TransactionDoesNotExist:
@@ -595,7 +604,7 @@ def _initialize_components_new(self) -> None:
         # a database that already has the soft voided transaction before marking them in the metadata
         # Any new sync from the beginning should work fine or starting with the latest snapshot
         # that already has the soft voided transactions marked
-        for soft_voided_id in settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS:
+        for soft_voided_id in self.consensus_algorithm.soft_voided_tx_ids:
             try:
                 soft_voided_tx = self.tx_storage.get_transaction(soft_voided_id)
             except TransactionDoesNotExist:
diff --git a/hathor/simulator/simulator.py b/hathor/simulator/simulator.py
index e21f6f4fe..329af090e 100644
--- a/hathor/simulator/simulator.py
+++ b/hathor/simulator/simulator.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from mnemonic import Mnemonic
 from structlog import get_logger
 
+from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.daa import TestMode, _set_test_mode
 from hathor.manager import HathorManager
 from hathor.p2p.peer_id import PeerId
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ def create_peer(self, network: Optional[str] = None, peer_id: Optional[PeerId] =
 
         pubsub = PubSubManager(self._clock)
 
+        if soft_voided_tx_ids is None:
+            soft_voided_tx_ids = set()
+        consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=pubsub)
+
         assert peer_id is not None  # XXX: temporary, for checking that tests are using the peer_id
         if peer_id is None:
             peer_id = PeerId()
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ def create_peer(self, network: Optional[str] = None, peer_id: Optional[PeerId] =
         manager = HathorManager(
             self._clock,
             pubsub=pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=consensus_algorithm,
             peer_id=peer_id,
             network=network,
             wallet=wallet,
@@ -152,7 +158,6 @@ def create_peer(self, network: Optional[str] = None, peer_id: Optional[PeerId] =
             enable_sync_v2=enable_sync_v2,
             tx_storage=tx_storage,
             rng=Random(self.rng.getrandbits(64)),
-            soft_voided_tx_ids=soft_voided_tx_ids,
         )
 
         manager.reactor = self._clock
diff --git a/tests/consensus/test_soft_voided2.py b/tests/consensus/test_soft_voided2.py
index 9628fdb04..67f24d1d4 100644
--- a/tests/consensus/test_soft_voided2.py
+++ b/tests/consensus/test_soft_voided2.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def do_step(self, i, manager1, tx_base):
         self.graphviz.labels[txF1.hash] = f'txF1-{i}'
 
         if not self.skip_asserts:
-            self.assertIn(txF1.hash, manager1.soft_voided_tx_ids)
-            self.assertIn(txF2.hash, manager1.soft_voided_tx_ids)
+            self.assertIn(txF1.hash, manager1.consensus_algorithm.soft_voided_tx_ids)
+            self.assertIn(txF2.hash, manager1.consensus_algorithm.soft_voided_tx_ids)
 
         txG = add_custom_tx(manager1, [(txF2, 0)], base_parent=tx_base, address=address)
         self.graphviz.labels[txG.hash] = f'txG-{i}'
diff --git a/tests/others/test_init_manager.py b/tests/others/test_init_manager.py
index 375f74c32..ee3e7bce8 100644
--- a/tests/others/test_init_manager.py
+++ b/tests/others/test_init_manager.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Iterator
 
 from hathor.conf import HathorSettings
+from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.manager import HathorManager
 from hathor.pubsub import PubSubManager
 from hathor.transaction import BaseTransaction
@@ -41,35 +42,69 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.tx_storage = ModifiedTransactionMemoryStorage()
         self.pubsub = PubSubManager(self.clock)
 
+        soft_voided_tx_ids = set(settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS)
+        self.consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=self.pubsub)
+
     def test_invalid_arguments(self):
         # this is a base case, it shouldn't raise any error
         # (otherwise we might not be testing the correct thing below)
-        manager = HathorManager(self.clock, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage)
+        manager = HathorManager(
+            self.clock,
+            pubsub=self.pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+            tx_storage=self.tx_storage
+        )
         del manager
 
         # disabling both sync versions should be invalid
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            HathorManager(self.clock, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage,
-                          enable_sync_v1=False, enable_sync_v2=False)
+            HathorManager(
+                self.clock,
+                pubsub=self.pubsub,
+                consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+                tx_storage=self.tx_storage,
+                enable_sync_v1=False,
+                enable_sync_v2=False
+            )
 
         # not passing a storage should be invalid
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            HathorManager(self.clock)
+            HathorManager(
+                self.clock,
+                pubsub=self.pubsub,
+                consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+            )
 
     def tests_init_with_stratum(self):
-        manager = HathorManager(self.clock, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage, stratum_port=50505)
+        manager = HathorManager(
+            self.clock,
+            pubsub=self.pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+            tx_storage=self.tx_storage,
+            stratum_port=50505
+        )
         manager.start()
         manager.stop()
         del manager
 
     def test_double_start(self):
-        manager = HathorManager(self.clock, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage)
+        manager = HathorManager(
+            self.clock,
+            pubsub=self.pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+            tx_storage=self.tx_storage
+        )
         manager.start()
         with self.assertRaises(Exception):
             manager.start()
 
     def test_wrong_stop(self):
-        manager = HathorManager(self.clock, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage)
+        manager = HathorManager(
+            self.clock,
+            pubsub=self.pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=self.consensus_algorithm,
+            tx_storage=self.tx_storage
+        )
         with self.assertRaises(Exception):
             manager.stop()
         manager.start()
diff --git a/tests/tx/test_tx_storage.py b/tests/tx/test_tx_storage.py
index 226ff08e2..f5f8ec17b 100644
--- a/tests/tx/test_tx_storage.py
+++ b/tests/tx/test_tx_storage.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 from hathor.conf import HathorSettings
+from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.daa import TestMode, _set_test_mode
 from hathor.pubsub import PubSubManager
 from hathor.simulator.clock import MemoryReactorHeapClock
@@ -57,7 +58,17 @@ def setUp(self, tx_storage, reactor=None):
         self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         wallet = Wallet(directory=self.tmpdir)
         wallet.unlock(b'teste')
-        self.manager = HathorManager(self.reactor, pubsub=self.pubsub, tx_storage=self.tx_storage, wallet=wallet)
+
+        soft_voided_tx_ids = set(settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS)
+        consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=self.pubsub)
+
+        self.manager = HathorManager(
+            self.reactor,
+            pubsub=self.pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=consensus_algorithm,
+            tx_storage=self.tx_storage,
+            wallet=wallet
+        )
 
         self.tx_storage.indexes.enable_address_index(self.manager.pubsub)
         self.tx_storage.indexes.enable_tokens_index()
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index f0efcafc3..723cd918b 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from hathor.builder import CliBuilder
 from hathor.conf import HathorSettings
+from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.daa import TestMode, _set_test_mode
 from hathor.manager import HathorManager
 from hathor.p2p.peer_id import PeerId
@@ -169,9 +170,13 @@ def create_peer(self, network, peer_id=None, wallet=None, tx_storage=None, unloc
         if utxo_index:
             tx_storage.indexes.enable_utxo_index()
 
+        soft_voided_tx_ids = set(settings.SOFT_VOIDED_TX_IDS)
+        consensus_algorithm = ConsensusAlgorithm(soft_voided_tx_ids, pubsub=pubsub)
+
         manager = HathorManager(
             self.clock,
             pubsub=pubsub,
+            consensus_algorithm=consensus_algorithm,
             peer_id=peer_id,
             network=network,
             wallet=wallet,