diff --git a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/persistence/provider.go b/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/persistence/provider.go
index cbd1ec82c..300c49a38 100644
--- a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/persistence/provider.go
+++ b/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/persistence/provider.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package persistence
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/pokt-network/pocket/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider"
 	typesP2P "github.com/pokt-network/pocket/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/pokt-network/pocket/shared/modules"
@@ -58,5 +60,16 @@ func (persistencePSP *persistencePeerstoreProvider) GetStakedPeerstoreAtHeight(h
 
 // GetStakedPeerstoreAtHeight implements the respective `PeerstoreProvider` interface method.
 func (persistencePSP *persistencePeerstoreProvider) GetUnstakedPeerstore() (typesP2P.Peerstore, error) {
-	return peerstore_provider.GetUnstakedPeerstore(persistencePSP.GetBus())
+	// TECHDEBT(#810, #811): use `bus.GetUnstakedActorRouter()` once it's available.
+	unstakedActorRouterMod, err := persistencePSP.GetBus().GetModulesRegistry().GetModule(typesP2P.UnstakedActorRouterSubmoduleName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	unstakedActorRouter, ok := unstakedActorRouterMod.(typesP2P.Router)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected unstaked actor router submodule type: %T", unstakedActorRouterMod)
+	}
+
+	return unstakedActorRouter.GetPeerstore(), nil
 }
diff --git a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/rpc/provider.go b/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/rpc/provider.go
index b0da88f69..c36963604 100644
--- a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/rpc/provider.go
+++ b/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/rpc/provider.go
@@ -92,7 +92,18 @@ func (rpcPSP *rpcPeerstoreProvider) GetStakedPeerstoreAtHeight(height uint64) (t
 }
 
 func (rpcPSP *rpcPeerstoreProvider) GetUnstakedPeerstore() (typesP2P.Peerstore, error) {
-	return peerstore_provider.GetUnstakedPeerstore(rpcPSP.GetBus())
+	// TECHDEBT(#810, #811): use `bus.GetUnstakedActorRouter()` once it's available.
+	unstakedActorRouterMod, err := rpcPSP.GetBus().GetModulesRegistry().GetModule(typesP2P.UnstakedActorRouterSubmoduleName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	unstakedActorRouter, ok := unstakedActorRouterMod.(typesP2P.Router)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected unstaked actor router submodule type: %T", unstakedActorRouterMod)
+	}
+
+	return unstakedActorRouter.GetPeerstore(), nil
 }
 
 func (rpcPSP *rpcPeerstoreProvider) initRPCClient() {
diff --git a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/unstaked.go b/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/unstaked.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b107922fe..000000000
--- a/p2p/providers/peerstore_provider/unstaked.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package peerstore_provider
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	typesP2P "github.com/pokt-network/pocket/p2p/types"
-	"github.com/pokt-network/pocket/shared/modules"
-)
-
-// unstakedPeerstoreProvider is an interface which the p2p module supports in
-// order to allow access to the unstaked-actor-router's peerstore.
-//
-// NB: this peerstore includes all actors which participate in P2P (e.g. full
-// and light clients but also validators, servicers, etc.).
-//
-// TECHDEBT(#811): will become unnecessary after `modules.P2PModule#GetUnstakedPeerstore` is added.`
-// CONSIDERATION: split `PeerstoreProvider` into `StakedPeerstoreProvider` and `UnstakedPeerstoreProvider`.
-// (see: https://github.com/pokt-network/pocket/pull/804#issuecomment-1576531916)
-type unstakedPeerstoreProvider interface {
-	GetUnstakedPeerstore() (typesP2P.Peerstore, error)
-}
-
-func GetUnstakedPeerstore(bus modules.Bus) (typesP2P.Peerstore, error) {
-	p2pModule := bus.GetP2PModule()
-	if p2pModule == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("p2p module is not registered to bus and is required")
-	}
-
-	unstakedPSP, ok := p2pModule.(unstakedPeerstoreProvider)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("p2p module does not implement unstakedPeerstoreProvider")
-	}
-	return unstakedPSP.GetUnstakedPeerstore()
-}