diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Module.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Module.java
index 3a8cae0..620d658 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Module.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Module.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite;
 
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.ProjectDeletedListener;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.lifecycle.LifecycleModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePaths;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.index.IndexModule;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.kafka.consumer.KafkaConsumerModule;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.kafka.router.ForwardedEventRouterModule;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation.ProjectDeletedSharedDbCleanup;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -82,6 +85,11 @@
       install(new BrokerForwarderModule(config.kafkaPublisher()));
     }
 
+    if (config.getSharedRefDb().isEnabled()) {
+      DynamicSet.bind(binder(), ProjectDeletedListener.class)
+          .to(ProjectDeletedSharedDbCleanup.class);
+    }
+
     bind(Gson.class)
         .annotatedWith(BrokerGson.class)
         .toProvider(GsonProvider.class)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ValidationModule.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ValidationModule.java
index b2602ab..c47b4d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ValidationModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ValidationModule.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.config.FactoryModule;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.ProjectDeletedListener;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
 import com.google.inject.Scopes;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.Configuration;
@@ -48,6 +46,5 @@
           .to(CustomSharedRefEnforcementByProject.class)
           .in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
     }
-    DynamicSet.bind(binder(), ProjectDeletedListener.class).to(ProjectDeletedSharedDbCleanup.class);
   }
 }