diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MacroCacheRefresher.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MacroCacheRefresher.cs
index 40c577444b..0863577487 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MacroCacheRefresher.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MacroCacheRefresher.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Serialization;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Cache
 {
-    public sealed class MacroCacheRefresher : JsonCacheRefresherBase<MacroCacheRefresher, MacroCacheRefresher.JsonPayload>
+    public sealed class MacroCacheRefresher : PayloadCacheRefresherBase<MacroCacheRefresher, MacroCacheRefresher.JsonPayload>
     {
         public MacroCacheRefresher(AppCaches appCaches, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
             : base(appCaches, jsonSerializer)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MemberGroupCacheRefresher.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MemberGroupCacheRefresher.cs
index 1149d499f5..213ca11302 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MemberGroupCacheRefresher.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Cache/MemberGroupCacheRefresher.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Serialization;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Cache
 {
-    public sealed class MemberGroupCacheRefresher : JsonCacheRefresherBase<MemberGroupCacheRefresher, MemberGroupCacheRefresher.JsonPayload>
+    public sealed class MemberGroupCacheRefresher : PayloadCacheRefresherBase<MemberGroupCacheRefresher, MemberGroupCacheRefresher.JsonPayload>
     {
         public MemberGroupCacheRefresher(AppCaches appCaches, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
             : base(appCaches, jsonSerializer)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MacroRenderingController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MacroRenderingController.cs
index 9e9b7efc1b..d96533b165 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MacroRenderingController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MacroRenderingController.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ using System.Web.SessionState;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
 using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Mapping;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Core.Strings;
 
@@ -30,18 +35,39 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
     public class MacroRenderingController : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController, IRequiresSessionState
     {
         private readonly IMacroService _macroService;
-        private readonly IContentService _contentService;
-        private readonly IShortStringHelper _shortStringHelper;
         private readonly IUmbracoComponentRenderer _componentRenderer;
         private readonly IVariationContextAccessor _variationContextAccessor;
 
-        public MacroRenderingController(IUmbracoComponentRenderer componentRenderer, IVariationContextAccessor variationContextAccessor, IMacroService macroService, IContentService contentService, IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper)
+
+        public MacroRenderingController(
+            IGlobalSettings globalSettings,
+            IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor,
+            ISqlContext sqlContext,
+            ServiceContext services,
+            AppCaches appCaches,
+            IProfilingLogger logger,
+            IRuntimeState runtimeState,
+            UmbracoHelper umbracoHelper,
+            IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper,
+            UmbracoMapper umbracoMapper,
+            IUmbracoComponentRenderer componentRenderer,
+            IVariationContextAccessor variationContextAccessor,
+            IMacroService macroService)
+            : base(
+                globalSettings,
+                umbracoContextAccessor,
+                sqlContext,
+                services,
+                appCaches,
+                logger,
+                runtimeState,
+                umbracoHelper,
+                shortStringHelper,
+                umbracoMapper)
         {
             _componentRenderer = componentRenderer;
             _variationContextAccessor = variationContextAccessor;
             _macroService = macroService;
-            _contentService = contentService;
-            _shortStringHelper = shortStringHelper;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -162,7 +188,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             var macroName = model.Filename.TrimEnd(".cshtml");
 
-            var macro = new Macro(_shortStringHelper)
+            var macro = new Macro(ShortStringHelper)
             {
                 Alias = macroName.ToSafeAlias(ShortStringHelper),
                 Name = macroName,
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController.cs
index 1a432981c8..fb4fd929f8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Mapping;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Core.Strings;
+using Umbraco.Web.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
 using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
     {
         protected UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController()
         {
+            ShortStringHelper = Current.ShortStringHelper;
         }
 
         protected UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController(IGlobalSettings globalSettings, IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor, ISqlContext sqlContext, ServiceContext services, AppCaches appCaches, IProfilingLogger logger, IRuntimeState runtimeState, UmbracoHelper umbracoHelper, IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper, UmbracoMapper umbracoMapper)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitInstallStep.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitInstallStep.cs
index 539b261cf3..37e514b370 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitInstallStep.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitInstallStep.cs
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
         PerformsAppRestart = true)]
     internal class StarterKitInstallStep : InstallSetupStep<object>
     {
-        private readonly HttpContextBase _httContext;
+        private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httContextAccessor;
         private readonly IUmbracoContextAccessor _umbracoContextAccessor;
         private readonly IPackagingService _packagingService;
 
-        public StarterKitInstallStep(HttpContextBase httContext, IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor, IPackagingService packagingService)
+        public StarterKitInstallStep(IHttpContextAccessor httContextAccessor, IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor, IPackagingService packagingService)
         {
-            _httContext = httContext;
+            _httContextAccessor = httContextAccessor;
             _umbracoContextAccessor = umbracoContextAccessor;
             _packagingService = packagingService;
         }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
 
             InstallBusinessLogic(packageId);
 
-            UmbracoApplication.Restart(_httContext);
+            UmbracoApplication.Restart(_httContextAccessor.HttpContext);
 
             return Task.FromResult<InstallSetupResult>(null);
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/PublishedRequest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/PublishedRequest.cs
index b1337f3b87..86bca12ef9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/PublishedRequest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Routing/PublishedRequest.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
         private CultureInfo _culture;
         private IPublishedContent _publishedContent;
         private IPublishedContent _initialPublishedContent; // found by finders before 404, redirects, etc
-        private PublishedContentHashtableConverter _umbracoPage; // legacy
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="IPublishedRequest"/> class.
@@ -480,23 +479,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
         public Dictionary<string, string> Headers { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
         #endregion
-
-        #region Legacy
-
-        // for legacy/webforms/macro code -
-        // TODO: get rid of it eventually
-        public PublishedContentHashtableConverter LegacyContentHashTable
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_umbracoPage == null)
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("The UmbracoPage object has not been initialized yet.");
-
-                return _umbracoPage;
-            }
-            set => _umbracoPage = value;
-        }
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index a2db94f9a5..d6a8704510 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Logging\WebProfilerComposer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logging\WebProfilerProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Macros\IMacroRenderer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Macros\PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\PostMigrations\PublishedSnapshotRebuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\UserInvite.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Identity\BackOfficeIdentityUser.cs" />
@@ -697,9 +698,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs">
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Macros\PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs">
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="UmbracoApplication.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UmbracoInjectedModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UriUtility.cs" />