diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.test.ts
index 7b9b329ac41..baf739fe947 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { BrowserWorkspace } from '../../../../../shared/browser-workspace-types'
-import {
-  browserTabsVetoGuestEviction,
-  selectBrowserGuestEvictionWorktreeIds
-} from './browser-guest-worktree-retention'
+import { browserTabsVetoGuestEviction } from './browser-guest-eviction-veto'
+import { selectBrowserGuestEvictionWorktreeIds } from './browser-guest-worktree-retention'
 import { hydrateBrowserDrivers } from '../../../lib/pane-manager/browser-mobile-driver-state'
 import { hydrateBrowserRemoteViewerPages } from '../../../lib/pane-manager/browser-remote-viewer-state'
 import {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f71c875d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { BrowserWorkspace } from '../../../../../shared/browser-workspace-types'
+import { browserTabVisibilityPageIds } from './browser-guest-worktree-retention'
+import { hasActiveBrowserPageDownload } from '../navigate/browser-page-download-activity'
+import { browserPageNeedsPaintRetention } from './browser-guest-paint-retention'
+
+// Why eviction needs more than the paint terms: eviction DESTROYS the guest rather than parking
+// it, and main cancels a page's active downloads when its guest unregisters (tab-close semantics).
+export function browserTabsVetoGuestEviction(tabs: readonly BrowserWorkspace[]): boolean {
+  return tabs.some((tab) =>
+    browserTabVisibilityPageIds(tab).some(
+      (pageId) => browserPageNeedsPaintRetention(pageId) || hasActiveBrowserPageDownload(pageId)
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-worktree-retention.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-worktree-retention.ts
index 00400670308..ca0d0b56dcd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-worktree-retention.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-worktree-retention.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import type { BrowserPage, BrowserWorkspace } from '../../../../../shared/browser-workspace-types'
-import { hasActiveBrowserPageDownload } from '../navigate/browser-page-download-activity'
-import { browserPageNeedsPaintRetention } from './browser-guest-paint-retention'
 
 // Why 4: every hidden worktree that retains browser guests keeps one Electron
 // guest process per page alive purely for instant revisits, so guest memory
@@ -70,16 +68,6 @@ export function worktreeHoldsLiveBrowserGuests(
   })
 }
 
-// Why eviction needs more than the paint terms: eviction DESTROYS the guest rather than parking
-// it, and main cancels a page's active downloads when its guest unregisters (tab-close semantics).
-export function browserTabsVetoGuestEviction(tabs: readonly BrowserWorkspace[]): boolean {
-  return tabs.some((tab) =>
-    browserTabVisibilityPageIds(tab).some(
-      (pageId) => browserPageNeedsPaintRetention(pageId) || hasActiveBrowserPageDownload(pageId)
-    )
-  )
-}
-
 // Mirrors BrowserOverlaySlot's page-id derivation so visibility pinning
 // (automation-visible / mobile-driven) protects exactly the slots it paints.
 export function browserTabVisibilityPageIds(tab: BrowserWorkspace): readonly string[] {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/use-terminal-browser-retention.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/use-terminal-browser-retention.ts
index 34d3b0e1a80..1cc2e8d6740 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/use-terminal-browser-retention.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/use-terminal-browser-retention.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useAppStore } from '../store'
 import { onBrowserGuestPaintRetentionChange } from './browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-paint-retention'
+import { browserTabsVetoGuestEviction } from './browser-pane/host-guest/browser-guest-eviction-veto'
 import {
-  browserTabsVetoGuestEviction,
   selectBrowserGuestEvictionWorktreeIds,
   touchBrowserGuestWorktreeRecency,
   worktreeHoldsLiveBrowserGuests