diff --git a/api/storage_service.cc b/api/storage_service.cc
index 90542fa088..740380e2a6 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.cc
+++ b/api/storage_service.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "service/storage_proxy.hh"
 #include "locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh"
 #include "sstables_loader.hh"
+#include "db/view/view_builder.hh"
 
 extern logging::logger apilog;
 
@@ -329,10 +330,10 @@ void unset_sstables_loader(http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
 }
 
 void set_view_builder(http_context& ctx, routes& r, sharded<db::view::view_builder>& vb, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss) {
-    ss::view_build_statuses.set(r, [&ctx, &ss] (std::unique_ptr<request> req) {
+    ss::view_build_statuses.set(r, [&ctx, &vb] (std::unique_ptr<request> req) {
         auto keyspace = validate_keyspace(ctx, req->param);
         auto view = req->param["view"];
-        return ss.local().view_build_statuses(std::move(keyspace), std::move(view)).then([] (std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> status) {
+        return vb.local().view_build_statuses(std::move(keyspace), std::move(view)).then([] (std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> status) {
             std::vector<storage_service_json::mapper> res;
             return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>(map_to_key_value(std::move(status), res));
         });
diff --git a/db/view/view.cc b/db/view/view.cc
index 85354f84b5..88a7407e5b 100644
--- a/db/view/view.cc
+++ b/db/view/view.cc
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
 #include "utils/fb_utilities.hh"
 #include "query-result-writer.hh"
 
-#include "service/storage_service.hh" // temporary
-
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 static logging::logger vlogger("view");
@@ -1727,15 +1725,12 @@ future<> view_builder::calculate_shard_build_step(view_builder_init_state& vbi)
     });
 }
 
-}} // temporary break db::view
-namespace service {
-
 future<std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>>
-storage_service::view_build_statuses(sstring keyspace, sstring view_name) const {
-    return _sys_dist_ks.local().view_status(std::move(keyspace), std::move(view_name)).then([this] (std::unordered_map<utils::UUID, sstring> status) {
-        auto& endpoint_to_host_id = get_token_metadata().get_endpoint_to_host_id_map_for_reading();
+view_builder::view_build_statuses(sstring keyspace, sstring view_name) const {
+    return _sys_dist_ks.view_status(std::move(keyspace), std::move(view_name)).then([this] (std::unordered_map<utils::UUID, sstring> status) {
+        auto& endpoint_to_host_id = service::get_local_storage_proxy().get_token_metadata_ptr()->get_endpoint_to_host_id_map_for_reading();
         return boost::copy_range<std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>>(endpoint_to_host_id
-                | boost::adaptors::transformed([&status] (const std::pair<inet_address, utils::UUID>& p) {
+                | boost::adaptors::transformed([&status] (const std::pair<gms::inet_address, utils::UUID>& p) {
                     auto it = status.find(p.second);
                     auto s = it != status.end() ? std::move(it->second) : "UNKNOWN";
                     return std::pair(p.first.to_sstring(), std::move(s));
@@ -1743,10 +1738,6 @@ storage_service::view_build_statuses(sstring keyspace, sstring view_name) const
     });
 }
 
-}
-namespace db {
-namespace view { // temporary break
-
 future<> view_builder::add_new_view(view_ptr view, build_step& step) {
     vlogger.info0("Building view {}.{}, starting at token {}", view->ks_name(), view->cf_name(), step.current_token());
     step.build_status.emplace(step.build_status.begin(), view_build_status{view, step.current_token(), std::nullopt});
diff --git a/db/view/view_builder.hh b/db/view/view_builder.hh
index 082e9c8a18..b942ba2c9c 100644
--- a/db/view/view_builder.hh
+++ b/db/view/view_builder.hh
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ public:
     // For tests
     future<> wait_until_built(const sstring& ks_name, const sstring& view_name);
 
+    future<std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>> view_build_statuses(sstring keyspace, sstring view_name) const;
+
 private:
     build_step& get_or_create_build_step(utils::UUID);
     future<> initialize_reader_at_current_token(build_step&);
diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index 59c3dc6ea7..145ab5ef3e 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -790,8 +790,6 @@ public:
 
     future<std::map<gms::inet_address, float>> effective_ownership(sstring keyspace_name);
 
-    future<std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>> view_build_statuses(sstring keyspace, sstring view_name) const;
-
 private:
     promise<> _drain_finished;
     std::optional<shared_promise<>> _transport_stopped;