diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/annotation/AnnotationService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/annotation/AnnotationService.java
index ff605286..1da0dd55 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/annotation/AnnotationService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/annotation/AnnotationService.java
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.audit.AuditKind;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.audit.AuditService;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.annotation.CreateAnnotationDTO;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.annotation.UpdateAnnotationDTO;
-import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.transcription.TranscriptionService;
+import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.transcription.TranscriptionBlockRepository;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.exception.DomainException;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.exception.ErrorCode;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.annotation.DocumentAnnotation;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.annotation.AnnotationRepository;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
@@ -27,11 +26,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public class AnnotationService {
 
     private final AnnotationRepository annotationRepository;
-    // @Lazy: AnnotationService and TranscriptionService have a mutual cleanup
-    // dependency (deleting an annotation cascades to its blocks; deleting a block
-    // cascades to its annotation). Lazy resolution lets Spring construct both beans.
-    @Lazy
-    private final TranscriptionService transcriptionService;
+    private final TranscriptionBlockRepository transcriptionBlockRepository;
     private final AuditService auditService;
 
     public List<DocumentAnnotation> listAnnotations(UUID documentId) {
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ public class AnnotationService {
             throw DomainException.forbidden("Only the annotation author can delete it");
         }
 
-        transcriptionService.deleteByAnnotationId(annotationId);
+        transcriptionBlockRepository.deleteByAnnotationId(annotationId);
         annotationRepository.delete(annotation);
     }