diff --git a/src/route/fib.cpp b/src/route/fib.cpp
index 1e8b9ed..2010858 100644
--- a/src/route/fib.cpp
+++ b/src/route/fib.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 void
 Fib::cancelScheduledExpiringEvent(EventId eid)
 {
-  m_nlsr.getScheduler().cancelEvent(eid);
+  m_scheduler.cancelEvent(eid);
 }
 
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 {
   _LOG_DEBUG("Fib::scheduleEntryExpiration Called");
   _LOG_INFO("Name: " << name << " Seq Num: " << feSeqNum);
-  return m_nlsr.getScheduler().scheduleEvent(expTime,
-                                             ndn::bind(&Fib::remove, this, name));
+
+  return m_scheduler.scheduleEvent(expTime, ndn::bind(&Fib::remove, this, name));
 }
 
 void
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     entry.setSeqNo(entry.getSeqNo() + 1);
 
     // Cancel previosuly scheduled event
-    m_nlsr.getScheduler().cancelEvent(entry.getExpiringEventId());
+    m_scheduler.cancelEvent(entry.getExpiringEventId());
 
     // Schedule entry to be refreshed
     entry.setExpiringEventId(scheduleEntryExpiration(name , entry.getSeqNo(),
diff --git a/src/route/fib.hpp b/src/route/fib.hpp
index 6b448fb..9893ff2 100644
--- a/src/route/fib.hpp
+++ b/src/route/fib.hpp
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@
 class Fib
 {
 public:
-  Fib(Nlsr& nlsr, ndn::Face& face)
+  Fib(Nlsr& nlsr, ndn::Face& face, ndn::Scheduler& scheduler)
     : m_nlsr(nlsr)
+    , m_scheduler(scheduler)
     , m_table()
     , m_refreshTime(0)
     , m_controller(face)
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@
 
 private:
   Nlsr& m_nlsr;
+  ndn::Scheduler& m_scheduler;
+
   std::list<FibEntry> m_table;
   int32_t m_refreshTime;
   ndn::nfd::Controller m_controller;
diff --git a/src/route/routing-table.cpp b/src/route/routing-table.cpp
index 7ab5b8e..e05db49 100644
--- a/src/route/routing-table.cpp
+++ b/src/route/routing-table.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
 RoutingTable::scheduleRoutingTableCalculation(Nlsr& pnlsr)
 {
   if (pnlsr.getIsRouteCalculationScheduled() != true) {
-    pnlsr.getScheduler().scheduleEvent(ndn::time::seconds(15),
-                                       ndn::bind(&RoutingTable::calculate, this,
-                                                 ndn::ref(pnlsr)));
+    m_scheduler.scheduleEvent(ndn::time::seconds(15),
+                              ndn::bind(&RoutingTable::calculate, this, ndn::ref(pnlsr)));
+
     pnlsr.setIsRouteCalculationScheduled(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/route/routing-table.hpp b/src/route/routing-table.hpp
index 3a3c96a..6dd3ef2 100644
--- a/src/route/routing-table.hpp
+++ b/src/route/routing-table.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <string>
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/scheduler.hpp>
 
 #include "routing-table-entry.hpp"
 
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@
 class RoutingTable
 {
 public:
-  RoutingTable()
-    : m_NO_NEXT_HOP(-12345)
+  RoutingTable(ndn::Scheduler& scheduler)
+    : m_scheduler(scheduler)
+    , m_NO_NEXT_HOP(-12345)
   {
   }
   void
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@
   void
   writeLog(int hyperbolicState);
 
+private:
+  ndn::Scheduler& m_scheduler;
+
   const int m_NO_NEXT_HOP;
 
   std::list<RoutingTableEntry> m_rTable;