diff --git a/Sources/Lifetime.swift b/Sources/Lifetime.swift
index b4f54b7b6..27a383322 100644
--- a/Sources/Lifetime.swift
+++ b/Sources/Lifetime.swift
@@ -4,46 +4,29 @@ import enum Result.NoError
 /// Represents the lifetime of an object, and provides a hook to observe when
 /// the object deinitializes.
 public final class Lifetime {
-	internal enum Backing {
-		case token(ended: Signal<(), NoError>)
-		case disposable(CompositeDisposable)
-	}
-
-	private let base: Backing
+	private let disposables: CompositeDisposable
 
 	/// A signal that sends a `completed` event when the lifetime ends.
 	///
 	/// - note: Consider using `Lifetime.observeEnded` if only a closure observer
 	///         is to be attached.
 	public var ended: Signal<(), NoError> {
-		switch base {
-		case let .token(ended):
-			return ended
-
-		case let .disposable(disposable):
-			return Signal { observer in
-				return disposable += observer.sendCompleted
-			}
+		return Signal { observer in
+			return disposables += observer.sendCompleted
 		}
 	}
 
 	/// A flag indicating whether the lifetime has ended.
 	public var hasEnded: Bool {
-		switch base {
-		case let .token(ended):
-			return ended.hasTerminated
-
-		case let .disposable(disposable):
-			return disposable.isDisposed
-		}
+		return disposables.isDisposed
 	}
 
-	/// Initialize a `Lifetime` object with the supplied ended signal.
+	/// Initialize a `Lifetime` object with the supplied composite disposable.
 	///
 	/// - parameters:
-	///   - signal: The ended signal.
-	internal init(_ base: Backing) {
-		self.base = base
+	///   - signal: The composite disposable.
+	internal init(_ disposables: CompositeDisposable) {
+		self.disposables = disposables
 	}
 
 	/// Initialize a `Lifetime` from a lifetime token, which is expected to be
@@ -56,7 +39,7 @@ public final class Lifetime {
 	///   - token: A lifetime token for detecting the deinitialization of the
 	///            associated object.
 	public convenience init(_ token: Token) {
-		self.init(.token(ended: token.ended))
+		self.init(token.disposables)
 	}
 
 	/// Observe the termination of `self`.
@@ -68,17 +51,7 @@ public final class Lifetime {
 	///            if `lifetime` has already ended.
 	@discardableResult
 	public func observeEnded(_ action: @escaping () -> Void) -> Disposable? {
-		switch base {
-		case let .token(ended):
-			return ended.observe { event in
-				if event.isTerminating {
-					action()
-				}
-			}
-
-		case let .disposable(disposable):
-			return disposable += action
-		}
+		return disposables += action
 	}
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +65,11 @@ extension Lifetime {
 	}
 
 	/// A `Lifetime` that has already ended.
-	public static let empty = Lifetime(.token(ended: .empty))
+	public static let empty: Lifetime = {
+		let disposables = CompositeDisposable()
+		disposables.dispose()
+		return Lifetime(disposables)
+	}()
 }
 
 extension Lifetime {
@@ -108,16 +85,14 @@ extension Lifetime {
 	/// ```
 	public final class Token {
 		/// A signal that sends a Completed event when the lifetime ends.
-		fileprivate let ended: Signal<(), NoError>
-
-		private let endedObserver: Signal<(), NoError>.Observer
+		fileprivate let disposables: CompositeDisposable
 
 		public init() {
-			(ended, endedObserver) = Signal.pipe()
+			disposables = CompositeDisposable()
 		}
 
 		deinit {
-			endedObserver.sendCompleted()
+			disposables.dispose()
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Signal.swift b/Sources/Signal.swift
index 4ea3747c7..3834ede25 100644
--- a/Sources/Signal.swift
+++ b/Sources/Signal.swift
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ public final class Signal<Value, Error: Swift.Error> {
 	/// Used to ensure that events are serialized during delivery to observers.
 	private let sendLock: Lock
 
-	internal var hasTerminated: Bool {
-		switch state {
-		case .alive: return false
-		case .terminating, .terminated: return true
-		}
-	}
-
 	/// Initialize a Signal that will immediately invoke the given generator,
 	/// then forward events sent to the given observer.
 	///
diff --git a/Sources/SignalProducer.swift b/Sources/SignalProducer.swift
index 7c989145e..83beb765b 100644
--- a/Sources/SignalProducer.swift
+++ b/Sources/SignalProducer.swift
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public struct SignalProducer<Value, Error: Swift.Error> {
 			return
 		}
 
-		startHandler(observer, Lifetime(.disposable(producerDisposable)))
+		startHandler(observer, Lifetime(producerDisposable))
 	}
 }