diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-ads-bow.md b/.changeset/breezy-ads-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..571a9e83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-ads-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@exactly/protocol": patch
+---
+
+🔥 escrow: drop unchained initializers
diff --git a/contracts/periphery/EscrowedEXA.sol b/contracts/periphery/EscrowedEXA.sol
index df0d0f7f2..76897f581 100644
--- a/contracts/periphery/EscrowedEXA.sol
+++ b/contracts/periphery/EscrowedEXA.sol
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ contract EscrowedEXA is ERC20VotesUpgradeable, AccessControlUpgradeable {
   /// @dev can only be called once.
   function initialize(uint40 vestingPeriod_, uint256 reserveRatio_) external initializer {
     __ERC20_init("escrowed EXA", "esEXA");
-    __ERC20Permit_init_unchained("escrowed EXA");
-    __ERC20Votes_init_unchained();
-    __AccessControl_init_unchained();
+    __ERC20Permit_init("escrowed EXA");
+    __ERC20Votes_init();
+    __AccessControl_init();
 
     _grantRole(DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE, msg.sender);
     /// @dev address(0) holds the TRANSFERRER_ROLE so the token can be minted or burnt.