diff --git a/src/providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts b/src/application/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts
rename to src/application/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts
index c80e5cd168..4aea451470 100644
--- a/src/providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts
+++ b/src/application/AnalysisClientCleanup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ProviderCleanupError } from "../domain/providerCleanupError.js";
 import { err, type Result } from "../domain/result.js";
 import { AnalysisError } from "../domain/analysisErrorBase.js";
-import type { AnalysisClient } from "../application/AnalysisProvider.js";
+import type { AnalysisClient } from "./AnalysisProvider.js";
 
 /** Close one provider client and normalize unexpected adapter rejection. */
 export const closeAnalysisClient = async (
diff --git a/src/application/binary/AnalysisClientCleanup.test.ts b/src/application/binary/AnalysisClientCleanup.test.ts
index 4dff023c8d..9100fe2ac3 100644
--- a/src/application/binary/AnalysisClientCleanup.test.ts
+++ b/src/application/binary/AnalysisClientCleanup.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ProviderAdapterError } from "../../domain/providerAdapterError.js";
 import { ProviderCleanupError } from "../../domain/providerCleanupError.js";
 import { err } from "../../domain/result.js";
 import type { AnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisProvider.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../../providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 import { analysisErrorWithCleanupFailure } from "../../domain/analysisErrorCleanup.js";
 
 const clientClosingWith = (cause: unknown): AnalysisClient => ({
diff --git a/src/application/binary/BinarySession.ts b/src/application/binary/BinarySession.ts
index 1068ce09a0..494f4f660b 100644
--- a/src/application/binary/BinarySession.ts
+++ b/src/application/binary/BinarySession.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import {
   commitExecutionProfile,
   prepareSessionExecution,
 } from "./BinarySessionExecution.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../../providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 import { analysisErrorWithCleanupFailure } from "../../domain/analysisErrorCleanup.js";
 import { ProviderAdapterError } from "../../domain/providerAdapterError.js";
 import { profilelessNativeDispatchProfile } from "./ProfilelessNativeWorkflowSnapshot.js";
diff --git a/src/application/binary/BundleResourceSession.ts b/src/application/binary/BundleResourceSession.ts
index a0371f6e98..2e11804af9 100644
--- a/src/application/binary/BundleResourceSession.ts
+++ b/src/application/binary/BundleResourceSession.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { AnalysisCapabilityUnavailableError } from "../../domain/analysisErrorCo
 import { analysisErrorWithCleanupFailure } from "../../domain/analysisErrorCleanup.js";
 import { err, ok } from "../../domain/result.js";
 import type { ResolvedAppBundleResourceRoot } from "../AppBundleExecutable.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../../providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 
 export const BUNDLE_NATIVE_RESOURCE_OPERATIONS = new Set<AnalysisOperation>([
   "inspect_plist",
diff --git a/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.test.ts b/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.test.ts
index b35aec68af..174bed3716 100644
--- a/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.test.ts
+++ b/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { ProviderCleanupError } from "../../domain/providerCleanupError.js";
 import { projectAnalysisError } from "../../domain/analysisErrorProjection.js";
 import { err, ok } from "../../domain/result.js";
 import { CompositeProvider } from "./CompositeProvider.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../../providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 import type { AnalysisError } from "../../domain/analysisErrorBase.js";
 
 const identity = (id: string): ProviderIdentity => ({
diff --git a/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.ts b/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.ts
index 8bcdc710cb..a3572024b9 100644
--- a/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.ts
+++ b/src/application/binary/CompositeProvider.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type {
   ExecutionOptions,
   ProviderIdentity,
 } from "../AnalysisProvider.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../../providers/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 import { compareUnicodeCodePoints } from "../../domain/unicodeCodePointOrder.js";
 
 /** Synthetic identity for a deterministic provider set. */
diff --git a/src/providers/AnalysisClientCreation.ts b/src/providers/AnalysisClientCreation.ts
index 352b9d6250..8384999b09 100644
--- a/src/providers/AnalysisClientCreation.ts
+++ b/src/providers/AnalysisClientCreation.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { ProviderAdapterError } from "../domain/providerAdapterError.js";
 import { analysisErrorWithCleanupFailure } from "../domain/analysisErrorCleanup.js";
 import { err, ok, type Result } from "../domain/result.js";
 import { SharedStartupAttempt } from "../process/SharedStartupAttempt.js";
-import { closeAnalysisClient } from "./AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
+import { closeAnalysisClient } from "../application/AnalysisClientCleanup.js";
 
 /** Own deferred client creation while callers wait independently and close joins it. */
 export class AnalysisClientCreation {