diff --git a/repos/base-linux/src/core/stack_area.cc b/repos/base-linux/src/core/stack_area.cc
index a77cb13f5..d1a30ed53 100644
--- a/repos/base-linux/src/core/stack_area.cc
+++ b/repos/base-linux/src/core/stack_area.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Stack_area_region_map : public Genode::Region_map
 };
 
 
-struct Stack_area_ram_session : Genode::Ram_session
+struct Stack_area_ram_allocator : Genode::Ram_allocator
 {
 	Genode::Ram_dataspace_capability alloc(Genode::size_t size,
 	                                       Genode::Cache_attribute) override {
@@ -87,14 +87,6 @@ struct Stack_area_ram_session : Genode::Ram_session
 	void free(Genode::Ram_dataspace_capability) override { }
 
 	Genode::size_t dataspace_size(Genode::Ram_dataspace_capability) const override { return 0; }
-
-	void ref_account(Genode::Ram_session_capability) override { }
-
-	void transfer_quota(Genode::Ram_session_capability, Genode::Ram_quota) override { }
-
-	Genode::Ram_quota ram_quota() const override { return { 0 }; }
-
-	Genode::Ram_quota used_ram() const override { return { 0 }; }
 };
 
 
@@ -103,16 +95,16 @@ struct Stack_area_ram_session : Genode::Ram_session
  */
 namespace Genode {
 
-	Region_map  *env_stack_area_region_map;
-	Ram_session *env_stack_area_ram_session;
+	Region_map    *env_stack_area_region_map;
+	Ram_allocator *env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 
 	void init_stack_area()
 	{
 		static Stack_area_region_map rm_inst;
 		env_stack_area_region_map = &rm_inst;
 
-		static Stack_area_ram_session ram_inst;
-		env_stack_area_ram_session = &ram_inst;
+		static Stack_area_ram_allocator ram_inst;
+		env_stack_area_ram_allocator = &ram_inst;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/base-linux/src/lib/base/platform_env.cc b/repos/base-linux/src/lib/base/platform_env.cc
index 61079d89f..8f3fe9c94 100644
--- a/repos/base-linux/src/lib/base/platform_env.cc
+++ b/repos/base-linux/src/lib/base/platform_env.cc
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ Platform_env::Platform_env()
 {
 	_attach_stack_area();
 
-	env_stack_area_region_map  = &_local_pd_session._stack_area;
-	env_stack_area_ram_session = ram_session();
+	env_stack_area_region_map    = &_local_pd_session._stack_area;
+	env_stack_area_ram_allocator = ram_session();
 
 	/* register TID and PID of the main thread at core */
 	Linux_native_cpu_client native_cpu(cpu_session()->native_cpu());
diff --git a/repos/base-sel4/src/core/stack_area.cc b/repos/base-sel4/src/core/stack_area.cc
index 4d7eeb651..53448634c 100644
--- a/repos/base-sel4/src/core/stack_area.cc
+++ b/repos/base-sel4/src/core/stack_area.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <region_map/region_map.h>
-#include <ram_session/ram_session.h>
+#include <base/ram_allocator.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
 #include <base/synced_allocator.h>
 #include <base/thread.h>
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ class Stack_area_region_map : public Region_map
 
 			/* XXX missing XXX */
 			warning(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, ": not implemented");
-			// Untyped_memory::convert_to_untyped_frames(phys_addr, phys_size)
-			// Untyped_memory::free_pages(phys_alloc, num_pages);
 		}
 
 		void fault_handler(Signal_context_capability) override { }
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ class Stack_area_region_map : public Region_map
 };
 
 
-struct Stack_area_ram_session : Ram_session
+struct Stack_area_ram_allocator : Ram_allocator
 {
 	Ram_dataspace_capability alloc(size_t, Cache_attribute) override {
 		return reinterpret_cap_cast<Ram_dataspace>(Native_capability()); }
@@ -129,28 +127,20 @@ struct Stack_area_ram_session : Ram_session
 		warning(__func__, " not implemented"); }
 
 	size_t dataspace_size(Ram_dataspace_capability) const override { return 0; }
-
-	void ref_account(Ram_session_capability) override { }
-
-	void transfer_quota(Ram_session_capability, Ram_quota) override { }
-
-	Ram_quota ram_quota() const override { return { 0 }; }
-
-	Ram_quota used_ram() const override { return { 0 }; }
 };
 
 
 namespace Genode {
 
-	Region_map  *env_stack_area_region_map;
-	Ram_session *env_stack_area_ram_session;
+	Region_map    *env_stack_area_region_map;
+	Ram_allocator *env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 
 	void init_stack_area()
 	{
 		static Stack_area_region_map rm_inst;
 		env_stack_area_region_map = &rm_inst;
 
-		static Stack_area_ram_session ram_inst;
-		env_stack_area_ram_session = &ram_inst;
+		static Stack_area_ram_allocator ram_inst;
+		env_stack_area_ram_allocator = &ram_inst;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
index dcc787218..d00f01e1d 100644
--- a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
+++ b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ _ZN6Genode23Alarm_timeout_scheduler18_schedule_periodicERNS_7TimeoutENS_12Micros
 _ZN6Genode23Alarm_timeout_scheduler7_enableEv T
 _ZN6Genode23Alarm_timeout_schedulerC1ERNS_11Time_sourceE T
 _ZN6Genode23Alarm_timeout_schedulerC2ERNS_11Time_sourceE T
-_ZN6Genode25env_stack_area_region_mapE B 4
-_ZN6Genode26env_stack_area_ram_sessionE B 4
+_ZN6Genode25env_stack_area_region_mapE B 8
+_ZN6Genode28env_stack_area_ram_allocatorE B 8
 _ZN6Genode29upgrade_pd_quota_non_blockingENS_9Ram_quotaENS_9Cap_quotaE T
 _ZN6Genode3Log3logEv T
 _ZN6Genode3Log8_acquireENS0_4TypeE T
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/stack_area.cc b/repos/base/src/core/stack_area.cc
index 6cbde0489..7bd24db83 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/stack_area.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/stack_area.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <region_map/region_map.h>
-#include <ram_session/ram_session.h>
+#include <pd_session/pd_session.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
 #include <base/synced_allocator.h>
 #include <base/thread.h>
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
 namespace Genode {
 
-	Region_map  *env_stack_area_region_map;
-	Ram_session *env_stack_area_ram_session;
+	Region_map    *env_stack_area_region_map;
+	Ram_allocator *env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 
 	void init_stack_area();
 }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Stack_area_region_map : public Region_map
 };
 
 
-struct Stack_area_ram_session : Ram_session
+struct Stack_area_ram_allocator : Ram_allocator
 {
 	Ram_dataspace_capability alloc(size_t, Cache_attribute) override {
 		return reinterpret_cap_cast<Ram_dataspace>(Native_capability()); }
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ struct Stack_area_ram_session : Ram_session
 	void free(Ram_dataspace_capability) override { }
 
 	size_t dataspace_size(Ram_dataspace_capability) const override { return 0; }
-
-	void ref_account    (Ram_session_capability)            override { }
-	void transfer_quota (Ram_session_capability, Ram_quota) override { }
-
-	Ram_quota ram_quota () const override { return { 0 }; }
-	Ram_quota used_ram  () const override { return { 0 }; }
 };
 
 
@@ -147,6 +141,6 @@ void Genode::init_stack_area()
 	static Stack_area_region_map rm;
 	env_stack_area_region_map = &rm;
 
-	static Stack_area_ram_session ram;
-	env_stack_area_ram_session = &ram;
+	static Stack_area_ram_allocator ram;
+	env_stack_area_ram_allocator = &ram;
 }
diff --git a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
index ec354b735..789eefe72 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/globals.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace Genode {
 	class Env;
 	class Local_session_id_space;
 
-	extern Region_map  *env_stack_area_region_map;
-	extern Ram_session *env_stack_area_ram_session;
+	extern Region_map    *env_stack_area_region_map;
+	extern Ram_allocator *env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 
 	Thread_capability main_thread_cap();
 
diff --git a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/platform_env.h b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/platform_env.h
index f8c30b2e2..9ca476fe0 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/platform_env.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/include/base/internal/platform_env.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class Genode::Platform_env : public Env_deprecated,
 			_heap(&_resources.ram, &_resources.rm, Heap::UNLIMITED),
 			_emergency_ram_ds(_resources.ram.alloc(_emergency_ram_size()))
 		{
-			env_stack_area_ram_session = &_resources.ram;
-			env_stack_area_region_map  = &_stack_area;
+			env_stack_area_ram_allocator = &_resources.ram;
+			env_stack_area_region_map    = &_stack_area;
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/stack_area.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/stack_area.cc
index e476ada16..13db9fba9 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/stack_area.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/stack_area.cc
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <region_map/region_map.h>
-#include <ram_session/ram_session.h>
+#include <base/ram_allocator.h>
 
 /* base-internal includes */
 #include <base/internal/globals.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
-	Region_map  *env_stack_area_region_map;
-	Ram_session *env_stack_area_ram_session;
+	Region_map    *env_stack_area_region_map;
+	Ram_allocator *env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/thread.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/thread.cc
index ba810465a..167bded2f 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/thread.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/thread.cc
@@ -22,21 +22,11 @@
 
 /* base-internal includes */
 #include <base/internal/stack_allocator.h>
+#include <base/internal/globals.h>
 
 using namespace Genode;
 
 
-/**
- * Return the managed dataspace holding the stack area
- *
- * This function is provided by the process environment.
- */
-namespace Genode {
-	extern Region_map  * const env_stack_area_region_map;
-	extern Ram_session * const env_stack_area_ram_session;
-}
-
-
 void Stack::size(size_t const size)
 {
 	/* check if the stack needs to be enhanced */
@@ -57,7 +47,7 @@ void Stack::size(size_t const size)
 	/* allocate and attach backing store for the stack enhancement */
 	addr_t const ds_addr = _base - ds_size - stack_area_virtual_base();
 	try {
-		Ram_session * const ram = env_stack_area_ram_session;
+		Ram_allocator * const ram = env_stack_area_ram_allocator;
 		Ram_dataspace_capability const ds_cap = ram->alloc(ds_size);
 		Region_map * const rm = env_stack_area_region_map;
 		void * const attach_addr = rm->attach_at(ds_cap, ds_addr, ds_size);
@@ -103,7 +93,7 @@ Thread::_alloc_stack(size_t stack_size, char const *name, bool main_thread)
 	/* allocate and attach backing store for the stack */
 	Ram_dataspace_capability ds_cap;
 	try {
-		ds_cap = env_stack_area_ram_session->alloc(ds_size);
+		ds_cap = env_stack_area_ram_allocator->alloc(ds_size);
 		addr_t attach_addr = ds_addr - stack_area_virtual_base();
 		if (attach_addr != (addr_t)env_stack_area_region_map->attach_at(ds_cap, attach_addr, ds_size))
 			throw Stack_alloc_failed();
@@ -133,7 +123,7 @@ void Thread::_free_stack(Stack *stack)
 	stack->~Stack();
 
 	Genode::env_stack_area_region_map->detach((void *)ds_addr);
-	Genode::env_stack_area_ram_session->free(ds_cap);
+	Genode::env_stack_area_ram_allocator->free(ds_cap);
 
 	/* stack ready for reuse */
 	Stack_allocator::stack_allocator().free(stack);