diff --git a/packages/test-kit/package.json b/packages/test-kit/package.json
index fba5bef435..5f7d065876 100644
--- a/packages/test-kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-kit/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "@agent-device/capture-kit": "workspace:*",
     "@agent-device/command-registry": "workspace:*",
     "@agent-device/contracts": "workspace:*",
-    "@agent-device/daemon-contracts": "workspace:*",
     "@agent-device/host-kit": "workspace:*",
     "@agent-device/kernel": "workspace:*"
   },
diff --git a/packages/test-kit/src/index.ts b/packages/test-kit/src/index.ts
index 6075087256..4e18cb8069 100644
--- a/packages/test-kit/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/test-kit/src/index.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export {
   withMockedPlatform,
 } from './host-execution.ts';
 export { pinOwnProcessStartTime } from './host-process-mock.ts';
-export { spawnLegacyDaemonFixture } from './legacy-daemon-fixture.ts';
 export {
   closeLoopbackServer,
   listenOnLoopback,
diff --git a/packages/test-kit/tsconfig.json b/packages/test-kit/tsconfig.json
index 5cc3fe88c7..ab0246c7e8 100644
--- a/packages/test-kit/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/test-kit/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     { "path": "../capture-kit" },
     { "path": "../command-registry" },
     { "path": "../contracts" },
-    { "path": "../daemon-contracts" },
     { "path": "../host-kit" },
     { "path": "../kernel" }
   ]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index aadb93b9c0..1963fa7ebe 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -736,9 +736,6 @@ importers:
       '@agent-device/contracts':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../contracts
-      '@agent-device/daemon-contracts':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../daemon-contracts
       '@agent-device/host-kit':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../host-kit
diff --git a/packages/test-kit/src/legacy-daemon-fixture.ts b/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.fixtures.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/test-kit/src/legacy-daemon-fixture.ts
rename to src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.fixtures.ts
index 8e2d526096..4148af46bd 100644
--- a/packages/test-kit/src/legacy-daemon-fixture.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.fixtures.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ export function spawnLegacyDaemonFixture(paths: DaemonPaths, acquisitionBarrier?
   fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(entry), { recursive: true });
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(codeDir, 'package.json'), '{"type":"module"}');
   const processUrl = new URL(
-    '../../../packages/daemon-contracts/src/daemon-process.ts',
+    '../../packages/daemon-contracts/src/daemon-process.ts',
     import.meta.url,
   ).href;
-  const hostProcessUrl = new URL('../../../packages/host-kit/src/process.ts', import.meta.url).href;
+  const hostProcessUrl = new URL('../../packages/host-kit/src/process.ts', import.meta.url).href;
   fs.writeFileSync(
     entry,
     `
diff --git a/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.test.ts b/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.test.ts
index 618a1bd8d5..da8e9e7227 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/daemon-registration-owner.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import {
 } from '@agent-device/daemon-contracts/daemon-resolution';
 import { readRegisteredDaemonOwnership } from '@agent-device/daemon-contracts/daemon-registration';
 import { readDaemonShutdownReport } from '@agent-device/daemon-contracts/daemon-shutdown-report';
-import { mkdtempForTestSync, spawnLegacyDaemonFixture } from '@agent-device/test-kit';
+import { mkdtempForTestSync } from '@agent-device/test-kit';
+import { spawnLegacyDaemonFixture } from './daemon-registration-owner.fixtures.ts';
 import {
   registeredDaemonFixtureArgs,
   spawnRegisteredDaemonFixture,