diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index dd41d6f..c607b11 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ requires 'Sub::Name'                => '0.04';
 requires 'Data::Dumper::Concise'    => '1.000';

 my %replication_requires = (
-  'Moose',                    => '0.87',
-  'MooseX::AttributeHelpers'  => '0.21',
+  'Moose',                    => '0.90',
   'MooseX::Types',            => '0.16',
   'namespace::clean'          => '0.11',
   'Hash::Merge',              => '0.11',
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated.pm
index 1589b5f..d8a5f6d 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated.pm
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ BEGIN {
   ## use, so we explicitly test for these.

   my %replication_required = (
-    'Moose' => '0.87',
-    'MooseX::AttributeHelpers' => '0.21',
+    'Moose' => '0.90',
     'MooseX::Types' => '0.16',
     'namespace::clean' => '0.11',
     'Hash::Merge' => '0.11'
@@ -119,8 +118,7 @@ to force a query to run against Master when needed.

 Replicated Storage has additional requirements not currently part of L<DBIx::Class>

-  Moose => '0.87',
-  MooseX::AttributeHelpers => '0.20',
+  Moose => '0.90',
   MooseX::Types => '0.16',
   namespace::clean => '0.11',
   Hash::Merge => '0.11'
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated/Pool.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated/Pool.pm
index e5fa1a1..a7a1dfa 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated/Pool.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI/Replicated/Pool.pm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool;

 use Moose;
-use MooseX::AttributeHelpers;
 use DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Replicant;
 use List::Util 'sum';
 use Scalar::Util 'reftype';
@@ -125,26 +124,31 @@ removes the replicant under $key from the pool

 has 'replicants' => (
   is=>'rw',
-  metaclass => 'Collection::Hash',
+  traits => ['Hash'],
   isa=>HashRef['Object'],
   default=>sub {{}},
-  provides  => {
-    'set' => 'set_replicant',
-    'get' => 'get_replicant',
-    'empty' => 'has_replicants',
-    'count' => 'num_replicants',
-    'delete' => 'delete_replicant',
-    'values' => 'all_replicant_storages',
+  handles  => {
+    'set_replicant' => 'set',
+    'get_replicant' => 'get',
+    'has_replicants' => 'is_empty',
+    'num_replicants' => 'count',
+    'delete_replicant' => 'delete',
+    'all_replicant_storages' => 'values',
   },
 );

+around has_replicants => sub {
+    my ($orig, $self) = @_;
+    return !$self->$orig;
+};
+
 has next_unknown_replicant_id => (
   is => 'rw',
-  metaclass => 'Counter',
+  traits => ['Counter'],
   isa => Int,
   default => 1,
-  provides => {
-    inc => 'inc_unknown_replicant_id'
+  handles => {
+    'inc_unknown_replicant_id' => 'inc',
   },
 );