diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6a4a4e0ec44a388d793f37cf381c88431633a8c7..567d1fd78d9a8d5d4d040b18afcfdad750d1aa54 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ require (
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210121222442-b714136536e9
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210121204803-2caab60ff687
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.4
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210121204717-e15ada7f0a73
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210122185056-ad244787d961
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210121204701-7a1eb0542424
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210121204626-b251b926e4f7
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210121203635-8a771fc14f8a
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201180820-639f0a366d52
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201224014010-6772e930b67b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210105210732-16f7687f5001 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f28c68b50b466371024cb14540a1c62b6054c9c8..0c6eefea51c6f1a490a482a0e42de313c7142dbc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210107183456-9cf6fe2de1e5 h1:50HbCJWirp
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210107183456-9cf6fe2de1e5/go.mod h1:Ph6isHUDVjmRUd9DioyKpd8W9J52gKBiDeue4DCygXA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210121204717-e15ada7f0a73 h1:9h+pCc1ceIWDR1CM5sdoV7KHvNYzKQRJjeIfc26fyDU=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210121204717-e15ada7f0a73/go.mod h1:bGYfAGerVVZhNzh+PxOMZVG7iYAUfInYvtdAkAqgiY8=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210122185056-ad244787d961 h1:BUN6bUBmTeebwYvTQ5yVi1iJlNAhjR7kEndcsV339dE=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210122185056-ad244787d961/go.mod h1:bGYfAGerVVZhNzh+PxOMZVG7iYAUfInYvtdAkAqgiY8=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20201130190834-365ddae56e7b/go.mod h1:YViGbRj7FjJYoaO4NpALGEd9dK/l8uUT000FEBbUTL8=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20201217200138-87075d5b4ffd h1:4LjS3UuBNA/AaglIJ+k1IBoxYgCWt+FM1MPYxjAFfaQ=
@@ -369,6 +371,16 @@ gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210118193646-93176e2e6925 h1:n40/5N6
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210118193646-93176e2e6925/go.mod h1:cs0QlFpdMDI6lAo61lDRH2JZz+3aVkHy+QogOB6F/qc=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210121203635-8a771fc14f8a h1:ZDv8RHUsl9pjIkgqd8u6y00P+6TXEASwBg9dpvHSsT0=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210121203635-8a771fc14f8a/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210127181825-f9178f9d19b5 h1:dI/3SkJie/Twy4ZZnsNncyiLI6KHJboaRagSU5V96YY=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210127181825-f9178f9d19b5/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210129181607-5b719add9171 h1:9nvaBYeOH/f8Ev/1b3IhoJdrxXaQZ5Lb/tFe1GzqH00=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210129181607-5b719add9171/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201174745-f294e495260d h1:tXEJOJq6rIizJyo/fgs6G17isq9UMahHx6BPtXgheLg=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201174745-f294e495260d/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201180649-48711cee9127 h1:DYYHQeNyh/6Cj3swZYy8bAYFL4yqxedu2dFZMDt8D3M=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201180649-48711cee9127/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201180820-639f0a366d52 h1:gZk8XTQOAFt3IUd2LUsWWYpQQz5ktQF5uD+gV4pu4e8=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210201180820-639f0a366d52/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.2 h1:TlPjlbFdhtJrwvRgIg4ScdngMTaynx/ByHBRZiXCoL0=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.2/go.mod h1:aLzpP2TiZTQut/PVHR40EJAomzugDdHXetbieRClXIM=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
diff --git a/network/ephemeral/check_test.go b/network/ephemeral/check_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..847b63ea2a6d25bc7a1fd04fb7f967044a416617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/ephemeral/check_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package ephemeral
diff --git a/network/ephemeral/identity.go b/network/ephemeral/identity.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..847b63ea2a6d25bc7a1fd04fb7f967044a416617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/ephemeral/identity.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package ephemeral
diff --git a/network/manager.go b/network/manager.go
index fe1438705500fb699ddea3028f44d5b23a058d51..28d8bea14306f31f3d6cc6c8396a424d3a955e27 100644
--- a/network/manager.go
+++ b/network/manager.go
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ func (m *manager) Follow() (stoppable.Stoppable, error) {
 
 	// Round processing
 	multi.Add(m.round.StartProcessors())
-	m.Session.Ephemeral()
 	// Ephemeral ID tracking
 	multi.Add(ephemeral.Check(m.Session, m.Comms.Id))
 
diff --git a/storage/ephemeral/store.go b/storage/ephemeral/store.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dbff903235cc6e342cd7fd88bc9f224b4e207ae..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/storage/ephemeral/store.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                          //
-//                                                                           //
-// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the //
-// LICENSE file                                                              //
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-package ephemeral
-
-import (
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-)
-
-const (
-	storePrefix = "ephemeralTimestamp"
-    ephemeralVersion = 0
-    timestampKey = "timestampKeyStore"
-)
-
-type Store struct {
-	kv        *versioned.KV
-	// Timestamp of last check for ephemeral Ids
-	timestamp time.Time
-	mux       sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-// NewStore creates a new store.
-func NewStore(kv *versioned.KV) (*Store, error) {
-	kv = kv.Prefix(storePrefix)
-	s := &Store{
-		kv:        kv,
-		timestamp: time.Time{},
-	}
-
-	return s, s.save()
-}
-
-// loads the ephemeral storage object
-func LoadStore(kv *versioned.KV) (*Store, error) {
-	kv = kv.Prefix(storePrefix)
-	s := &Store{
-		timestamp: time.Time{},
-		kv:        kv,
-	}
-
-	obj, err := kv.Get(timestampKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if err = s.unmarshal(obj.Data); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return s, nil
-}
-
-// Returns the stored timestamp. If a timestamp is empty, we check disk.
-// If the disk's timestamp is empty. we return an error.
-// Otherwise, we return the valid timestamp found
-func (s *Store) GetTimestamp() (time.Time, error) {
-	s.mux.RLock()
-	defer 	s.mux.RUnlock()
-
-	ts := s.timestamp
-
-	// Check that t
-	if ts.Equal(time.Time{}) {
-		obj, err := s.kv.Get(timestampKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			return time.Time{}, err
-		}
-
-		ts = time.Time{}
-		if err := ts.UnmarshalBinary(obj.Data); err != nil {
-			return time.Time{}, err
-		}
-
-		// If still an empty time object, then no timestamp exists
-		if ts.Equal(time.Time{}) {
-			return time.Time{}, errors.Errorf("No timestamp has been found")
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ts, nil
-}
-
-// Updates the stored time stamp with the time passed in
-func (s *Store) UpdateTimestamp(ts time.Time) error {
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	defer s.mux.Unlock()
-
-
-	s.timestamp = ts
-
-	if err := s.save(); err != nil {
-		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to update timestamp of last check for ephemeral IDs")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// stores the ephemeral store
-func (s *Store) save() error {
-
-	data, err := s.marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	obj := versioned.Object{
-		Version:   ephemeralVersion,
-		Timestamp: time.Now(),
-		Data:      data,
-	}
-
-	return s.kv.Set(timestampKey, &obj)
-}
-
-// builds a byte representation of the store
-func (s *Store) marshal() ([]byte, error) {
-	return s.timestamp.MarshalBinary()
-}
-
-// restores the data for a store from the byte representation of the store
-func (s *Store) unmarshal(b []byte) error {
-	ts := time.Time{}
-	if err := ts.UnmarshalBinary(b); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	s.timestamp = ts
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/storage/ephemeral/store_test.go b/storage/ephemeral/store_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bd94ae90d7d39564c195788ccb042a8e313069d8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/storage/ephemeral/store_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                          //
-//                                                                           //
-// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the //
-// LICENSE file                                                              //
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-package ephemeral
-
-
diff --git a/storage/session.go b/storage/session.go
index 0773cccf3d952c9f07f02e1336caf639efed1e58..db4e21e1cb9d6d2277cd9f5e34e79f1cb000cb51 100644
--- a/storage/session.go
+++ b/storage/session.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/cmix"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/conversation"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/e2e"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/ephemeral"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/partition"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/reception"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/user"
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ type Session struct {
 	criticalRawMessages *utility.CmixMessageBuffer
 	garbledMessages     *utility.MeteredCmixMessageBuffer
 	checkedRounds       *utility.KnownRounds
-	ephemeral           *ephemeral.Store
 	reception          *reception.Store
 
 }
@@ -277,12 +275,6 @@ func (s *Session) Partition() *partition.Store {
 	return s.partition
 }
 
-func (s *Session) Ephemeral() *ephemeral.Store  {
-	s.mux.RLock()
-	defer s.mux.RUnlock()
-	return s.ephemeral
-}
-
 func (s *Session) Reception() *reception.Store  {
 	s.mux.RLock()
 	defer s.mux.RUnlock()