diff --git a/writer/multi_writer.go b/writer/multi_writer.go
index 1721ebeab..05442c106 100644
--- a/writer/multi_writer.go
+++ b/writer/multi_writer.go
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ type multiSender struct {
 	mch     chan interface{} // monitor funneling channel
 }
 
-// newMultiSenderFactory returns a new factory to generate multiSender.
-func newMultiSenderFactory(cfg config.QueuablePayloadSenderConf) func([]Endpoint) PayloadSender {
-	return func(endpoints []Endpoint) PayloadSender {
-		return newMultiSender(endpoints, cfg)
-	}
-}
-
 // newMultiSender returns a new PayloadSender which forwards all sent payloads to all
 // the given endpoints, as well as funnels all monitoring channels.
 func newMultiSender(endpoints []Endpoint, cfg config.QueuablePayloadSenderConf) PayloadSender {
diff --git a/writer/multi_writer_test.go b/writer/multi_writer_test.go
index 434aaf868..8e3a09281 100644
--- a/writer/multi_writer_test.go
+++ b/writer/multi_writer_test.go
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewMultiSenderFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.DefaultQueuablePayloadSenderConf()
-	fn := newMultiSenderFactory(cfg)
 
 	t.Run("one", func(t *testing.T) {
 		endpoint := &DatadogEndpoint{Host: "host1", APIKey: "key1"}
-		sender, ok := fn([]Endpoint{endpoint}).(*QueuablePayloadSender)
+		sender, ok := newMultiSender([]Endpoint{endpoint}, cfg).(*QueuablePayloadSender)
 		assert := assert.New(t)
 		assert.True(ok)
 		assert.EqualValues(endpoint, sender.BasePayloadSender.endpoint)
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func TestNewMultiSenderFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			&DatadogEndpoint{Host: "host2", APIKey: "key2"},
 			&DatadogEndpoint{Host: "host3", APIKey: "key3"},
 		}
-		sender, ok := fn(endpoints).(*multiSender)
+		sender, ok := newMultiSender(endpoints, cfg).(*multiSender)
 		assert := assert.New(t)
 		assert.True(ok)
 		assert.Len(sender.senders, 3)
diff --git a/writer/service_writer.go b/writer/service_writer.go
index 6c3bfee3c..b8df953dc 100644
--- a/writer/service_writer.go
+++ b/writer/service_writer.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	writerconfig "github.com/DataDog/datadog-trace-agent/writer/config"
 )
 
+const pathServices = "/api/v0.2/services"
+
 // ServiceWriter ingests service metadata and flush them to the API.
 type ServiceWriter struct {
 	stats      info.ServiceWriterInfo
@@ -23,25 +25,29 @@ type ServiceWriter struct {
 
 	serviceBuffer model.ServicesMetadata
 
-	BaseWriter
+	sender PayloadSender
+	exit   chan struct{}
 }
 
 // NewServiceWriter returns a new writer for services.
 func NewServiceWriter(conf *config.AgentConfig, InServices <-chan model.ServicesMetadata) *ServiceWriter {
-	writerConf := conf.ServiceWriterConfig
-	log.Infof("Service writer initializing with config: %+v", writerConf)
+	cfg := conf.ServiceWriterConfig
+	endpoints := NewEndpoints(conf, pathServices)
+	sender := newMultiSender(endpoints, cfg.SenderConfig)
+	log.Infof("Service writer initializing with config: %+v", cfg)
 
 	return &ServiceWriter{
-		conf:          writerConf,
+		conf:          cfg,
 		InServices:    InServices,
 		serviceBuffer: model.ServicesMetadata{},
-		BaseWriter:    *NewBaseWriter(conf, "/api/v0.2/services", newMultiSenderFactory(writerConf.SenderConfig)),
+		sender:        sender,
+		exit:          make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
 // Start starts the writer.
 func (w *ServiceWriter) Start() {
-	w.BaseWriter.Start()
+	w.sender.Start()
 	go func() {
 		defer watchdog.LogOnPanic()
 		w.Run()
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ func (w *ServiceWriter) Run() {
 
 	// Monitor sender for events
 	go func() {
-		for event := range w.payloadSender.Monitor() {
+		for event := range w.sender.Monitor() {
 			if event == nil {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ func (w *ServiceWriter) Run() {
 func (w *ServiceWriter) Stop() {
 	w.exit <- struct{}{}
 	<-w.exit
-	w.BaseWriter.Stop()
+	w.sender.Stop()
 }
 
 func (w *ServiceWriter) handleServiceMetadata(metadata model.ServicesMetadata) {
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ func (w *ServiceWriter) flush() {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&w.stats.Bytes, int64(len(data)))
 
 	payload := NewPayload(data, headers)
-	w.payloadSender.Send(payload)
+	w.sender.Send(payload)
 
 	w.serviceBuffer = make(model.ServicesMetadata)
 }
diff --git a/writer/service_writer_test.go b/writer/service_writer_test.go
index 54bd39bee..378206871 100644
--- a/writer/service_writer_test.go
+++ b/writer/service_writer_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestServiceWriter_SenderMaxPayloads(t *testing.T) {
 	defer teardown()
 
 	// When checking its default sender configuration
-	queuableSender := serviceWriter.BaseWriter.payloadSender.(*QueuablePayloadSender)
+	queuableSender := serviceWriter.sender.(*QueuablePayloadSender)
 
 	// Then the MaxQueuedPayloads setting should be -1 (unlimited)
 	assert.Equal(-1, queuableSender.conf.MaxQueuedPayloads)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func testServiceWriter() (*ServiceWriter, chan model.ServicesMetadata, *testEndp
 	}
 	serviceWriter := NewServiceWriter(conf, serviceChannel)
 	testEndpoint := &testEndpoint{}
-	serviceWriter.BaseWriter.payloadSender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
+	serviceWriter.sender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
 	testStatsClient := &testutil.TestStatsClient{}
 	originalClient := statsd.Client
 	statsd.Client = testStatsClient
diff --git a/writer/stats_writer.go b/writer/stats_writer.go
index c6bef46d7..fa162e504 100644
--- a/writer/stats_writer.go
+++ b/writer/stats_writer.go
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ import (
 	writerconfig "github.com/DataDog/datadog-trace-agent/writer/config"
 )
 
+const pathStats = "/api/v0.2/stats"
+
 // StatsWriter ingests stats buckets and flushes them to the API.
 type StatsWriter struct {
-	BaseWriter
+	sender PayloadSender
+	exit   chan struct{}
 
 	// InStats is the stream of stat buckets to send out.
 	InStats <-chan []model.StatsBucket
@@ -39,22 +42,24 @@ type StatsWriter struct {
 
 // NewStatsWriter returns a new writer for stats.
 func NewStatsWriter(conf *config.AgentConfig, InStats <-chan []model.StatsBucket) *StatsWriter {
-	writerConf := conf.StatsWriterConfig
-	log.Infof("Stats writer initializing with config: %+v", writerConf)
+	cfg := conf.StatsWriterConfig
+	endpoints := NewEndpoints(conf, pathStats)
+	sender := newMultiSender(endpoints, cfg.SenderConfig)
+	log.Infof("Stats writer initializing with config: %+v", cfg)
 
-	bw := *NewBaseWriter(conf, "/api/v0.2/stats", newMultiSenderFactory(writerConf.SenderConfig))
 	return &StatsWriter{
-		BaseWriter: bw,
-		InStats:    InStats,
-		hostName:   conf.Hostname,
-		env:        conf.DefaultEnv,
-		conf:       writerConf,
+		sender:   sender,
+		exit:     make(chan struct{}),
+		InStats:  InStats,
+		hostName: conf.Hostname,
+		env:      conf.DefaultEnv,
+		conf:     cfg,
 	}
 }
 
 // Start starts the writer, awaiting stat buckets and flushing them.
 func (w *StatsWriter) Start() {
-	w.BaseWriter.Start()
+	w.sender.Start()
 
 	go func() {
 		defer watchdog.LogOnPanic()
@@ -89,11 +94,7 @@ func (w *StatsWriter) Run() {
 func (w *StatsWriter) Stop() {
 	w.exit <- struct{}{}
 	<-w.exit
-
-	// Closing the base writer, among other things, will close the
-	// w.payloadSender.Monitor() channel, stoping the monitoring
-	// goroutine.
-	w.BaseWriter.Stop()
+	w.sender.Stop()
 }
 
 func (w *StatsWriter) handleStats(stats []model.StatsBucket) {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (w *StatsWriter) handleStats(stats []model.StatsBucket) {
 		}
 
 		payload := NewPayload(data, headers)
-		w.payloadSender.Send(payload)
+		w.sender.Send(payload)
 
 		atomic.AddInt64(&w.info.Bytes, int64(len(data)))
 	}
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func (w *StatsWriter) buildPayloads(stats []model.StatsBucket, maxEntriesPerPayl
 //   them, send out statsd metrics, and updates the writer info
 // - periodically dumps the writer info
 func (w *StatsWriter) monitor() {
-	monC := w.payloadSender.Monitor()
+	monC := w.sender.Monitor()
 
 	infoTicker := time.NewTicker(w.conf.UpdateInfoPeriod)
 	defer infoTicker.Stop()
diff --git a/writer/stats_writer_test.go b/writer/stats_writer_test.go
index 8bae38fdf..33ad6e719 100644
--- a/writer/stats_writer_test.go
+++ b/writer/stats_writer_test.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func testStatsWriter() (*StatsWriter, chan []model.StatsBucket, *testEndpoint, *
 	}
 	statsWriter := NewStatsWriter(conf, statsChannel)
 	testEndpoint := &testEndpoint{}
-	statsWriter.BaseWriter.payloadSender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
+	statsWriter.sender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
 	testStatsClient := &testutil.TestStatsClient{}
 	originalClient := statsd.Client
 	statsd.Client = testStatsClient
diff --git a/writer/trace_writer.go b/writer/trace_writer.go
index 0a3fa2a7a..0da3a108e 100644
--- a/writer/trace_writer.go
+++ b/writer/trace_writer.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
+const pathTraces = "/api/v0.2/traces"
+
 // SampledTrace represents the result of a trace sample operation.
 type SampledTrace struct {
 	Trace        *model.Trace
@@ -41,16 +43,19 @@ type TraceWriter struct {
 	transactions  []*model.Span
 	spansInBuffer int
 
-	BaseWriter
+	sender PayloadSender
+	exit   chan struct{}
 }
 
 // NewTraceWriter returns a new writer for traces.
 func NewTraceWriter(conf *config.AgentConfig, in <-chan *SampledTrace) *TraceWriter {
-	writerConf := conf.TraceWriterConfig
-	log.Infof("Trace writer initializing with config: %+v", writerConf)
+	cfg := conf.TraceWriterConfig
+	endpoints := NewEndpoints(conf, pathTraces)
+	sender := newMultiSender(endpoints, cfg.SenderConfig)
+	log.Infof("Trace writer initializing with config: %+v", cfg)
 
 	return &TraceWriter{
-		conf:     writerConf,
+		conf:     cfg,
 		hostName: conf.Hostname,
 		env:      conf.DefaultEnv,
 
@@ -59,13 +64,14 @@ func NewTraceWriter(conf *config.AgentConfig, in <-chan *SampledTrace) *TraceWri
 
 		in: in,
 
-		BaseWriter: *NewBaseWriter(conf, "/api/v0.2/traces", newMultiSenderFactory(writerConf.SenderConfig)),
+		sender: sender,
+		exit:   make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
 // Start starts the writer.
 func (w *TraceWriter) Start() {
-	w.BaseWriter.Start()
+	w.sender.Start()
 	go func() {
 		defer watchdog.LogOnPanic()
 		w.Run()
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ func (w *TraceWriter) Run() {
 
 	// Monitor sender for events
 	go func() {
-		for event := range w.payloadSender.Monitor() {
+		for event := range w.sender.Monitor() {
 			if event == nil {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ func (w *TraceWriter) Run() {
 func (w *TraceWriter) Stop() {
 	w.exit <- struct{}{}
 	<-w.exit
-	w.BaseWriter.Stop()
+	w.sender.Stop()
 }
 
 func (w *TraceWriter) handleSampledTrace(sampledTrace *SampledTrace) {
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ func (w *TraceWriter) flush() {
 	payload := NewPayload(serialized, headers)
 
 	log.Debugf("flushing traces=%v transactions=%v", len(w.traces), len(w.transactions))
-	w.payloadSender.Send(payload)
+	w.sender.Send(payload)
 	w.resetBuffer()
 }
 
diff --git a/writer/trace_writer_test.go b/writer/trace_writer_test.go
index d04b5b58c..2b16d874c 100644
--- a/writer/trace_writer_test.go
+++ b/writer/trace_writer_test.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func testTraceWriter() (*TraceWriter, chan *SampledTrace, *testEndpoint, *testut
 	}
 	traceWriter := NewTraceWriter(conf, payloadChannel)
 	testEndpoint := &testEndpoint{}
-	traceWriter.BaseWriter.payloadSender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
+	traceWriter.sender.setEndpoint(testEndpoint)
 	testStatsClient := &testutil.TestStatsClient{}
 	originalClient := statsd.Client
 	statsd.Client = testStatsClient
diff --git a/writer/writer.go b/writer/writer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ae2d6939..000000000
--- a/writer/writer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package writer
-
-import "github.com/DataDog/datadog-trace-agent/config"
-
-// BaseWriter encodes the base components and behaviour of a typical Writer.
-type BaseWriter struct {
-	payloadSender PayloadSender
-	exit          chan struct{}
-}
-
-// NewBaseWriter creates a new instance of a BaseWriter.
-func NewBaseWriter(conf *config.AgentConfig, path string, senderFactory func([]Endpoint) PayloadSender) *BaseWriter {
-	endpoints := NewEndpoints(conf, path)
-	return &BaseWriter{
-		payloadSender: senderFactory(endpoints),
-		exit:          make(chan struct{}),
-	}
-}
-
-// Start starts the necessary components of a BaseWriter.
-func (w *BaseWriter) Start() {
-	w.payloadSender.Start()
-}
-
-// Stop stops any the stoppable components of a BaseWriter.
-func (w *BaseWriter) Stop() {
-	w.payloadSender.Stop()
-}