diff --git a/fvm/src/kernel/default.rs b/fvm/src/kernel/default.rs
index 2a706b3c8..09ae8bf3d 100644
--- a/fvm/src/kernel/default.rs
+++ b/fvm/src/kernel/default.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ where
     C: CallManager,
 {
     type CallManager = C;
+    type Limiter = <<C as CallManager>::Machine as Machine>::Limiter;
 
     fn into_inner(self) -> (Self::CallManager, BlockRegistry)
     where
@@ -264,6 +265,10 @@ where
             Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
+
+    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter {
+        self.call_manager.limiter_mut()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C> DefaultKernel<C>
@@ -949,17 +954,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<C> LimiterOps for DefaultKernel<C>
-where
-    C: CallManager,
-{
-    type Limiter = <<C as CallManager>::Machine as Machine>::Limiter;
-
-    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter {
-        self.call_manager.limiter_mut()
-    }
-}
-
 impl<C> EventOps for DefaultKernel<C>
 where
     C: CallManager,
diff --git a/fvm/src/kernel/filecoin.rs b/fvm/src/kernel/filecoin.rs
index 04c18d579..d63b78567 100644
--- a/fvm/src/kernel/filecoin.rs
+++ b/fvm/src/kernel/filecoin.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ pub trait FilecoinKernel: Kernel {
 #[delegate(NetworkOps)]
 #[delegate(RandomnessOps)]
 #[delegate(SelfOps)]
-#[delegate(LimiterOps)]
 pub struct DefaultFilecoinKernel<K>(pub K)
 where
     K: Kernel;
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ where
     C: CallManager,
 {
     type CallManager = C;
+    type Limiter = <DefaultKernel<C> as Kernel>::Limiter;
 
     fn into_inner(self) -> (Self::CallManager, BlockRegistry)
     where
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ where
             read_only,
         ))
     }
+
+    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter {
+        self.0.call_manager.limiter_mut()
+    }
 }
 
 fn catch_and_log_panic<F: FnOnce() -> Result<R> + UnwindSafe, R>(context: &str, f: F) -> Result<R> {
diff --git a/fvm/src/kernel/mod.rs b/fvm/src/kernel/mod.rs
index 3d1879565..b0fe0055b 100644
--- a/fvm/src/kernel/mod.rs
+++ b/fvm/src/kernel/mod.rs
@@ -33,23 +33,11 @@ pub struct CallResult {
 ///
 /// Actors may call into the kernel via the syscalls defined in the [`syscalls`][crate::syscalls]
 /// module.
-pub trait Kernel:
-    SyscallHandler<Self>
-    + ActorOps
-    + IpldBlockOps
-    + CryptoOps
-    + DebugOps
-    + EventOps
-    + GasOps
-    + MessageOps
-    + NetworkOps
-    + RandomnessOps
-    + SelfOps
-    + LimiterOps
-    + 'static
-{
+pub trait Kernel: GasOps + SyscallHandler<Self> + 'static {
     /// The [`Kernel`]'s [`CallManager`] is
     type CallManager: CallManager;
+    /// The [`Kernel`]'s memory allocation tracker.
+    type Limiter: MemoryLimiter;
 
     /// Consume the [`Kernel`] and return the underlying [`CallManager`] and [`BlockRegistry`].
     fn into_inner(self) -> (Self::CallManager, BlockRegistry)
@@ -101,6 +89,9 @@ pub trait Kernel:
         new_code_cid: Cid,
         params_id: BlockId,
     ) -> Result<CallResult>;
+
+    /// Give access to the limiter of the underlying call manager.
+    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter;
 }
 
 pub trait SyscallHandler<K: Kernel>: Sized {
@@ -293,18 +284,6 @@ pub trait DebugOps {
     fn store_artifact(&self, name: &str, data: &[u8]) -> Result<()>;
 }
 
-/// Track and limit memory expansion.
-///
-/// This interface is not one of the operations the kernel provides to actors.
-/// It's only part of the kernel out of necessity to pass it through to the
-/// call manager which tracks the limits across the whole execution stack.
-#[delegatable_trait]
-pub trait LimiterOps {
-    type Limiter: MemoryLimiter;
-    /// Give access to the limiter of the underlying call manager.
-    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter;
-}
-
 /// Eventing APIs.
 #[delegatable_trait]
 pub trait EventOps {
@@ -322,17 +301,16 @@ pub trait EventOps {
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use {
     ambassador_impl_CryptoOps, ambassador_impl_DebugOps, ambassador_impl_EventOps,
-    ambassador_impl_GasOps, ambassador_impl_IpldBlockOps, ambassador_impl_LimiterOps,
-    ambassador_impl_MessageOps, ambassador_impl_NetworkOps, ambassador_impl_RandomnessOps,
-    ambassador_impl_SelfOps,
+    ambassador_impl_GasOps, ambassador_impl_IpldBlockOps, ambassador_impl_MessageOps,
+    ambassador_impl_NetworkOps, ambassador_impl_RandomnessOps, ambassador_impl_SelfOps,
 };
 
 /// Import this module (with a glob) if you're implementing a kernel, _especially_ if you want to
 /// use ambassador to delegate the implementation.
 pub mod prelude {
     pub use super::{
-        ActorOps, CryptoOps, DebugOps, EventOps, GasOps, IpldBlockOps, LimiterOps, MessageOps,
-        NetworkOps, RandomnessOps, SelfOps,
+        ActorOps, CryptoOps, DebugOps, EventOps, GasOps, IpldBlockOps, MessageOps, NetworkOps,
+        RandomnessOps, SelfOps,
     };
     pub use super::{Block, BlockId, BlockRegistry, BlockStat, CallResult, Kernel, SyscallHandler};
     pub use crate::gas::{Gas, GasTimer, PriceList};
@@ -355,8 +333,8 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use {
         ambassador_impl_ActorOps, ambassador_impl_CryptoOps, ambassador_impl_DebugOps,
         ambassador_impl_EventOps, ambassador_impl_GasOps, ambassador_impl_IpldBlockOps,
-        ambassador_impl_LimiterOps, ambassador_impl_MessageOps, ambassador_impl_NetworkOps,
-        ambassador_impl_RandomnessOps, ambassador_impl_SelfOps,
+        ambassador_impl_MessageOps, ambassador_impl_NetworkOps, ambassador_impl_RandomnessOps,
+        ambassador_impl_SelfOps,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/fvm/src/syscalls/mod.rs b/fvm/src/syscalls/mod.rs
index 89b551ff6..9541c1a0d 100644
--- a/fvm/src/syscalls/mod.rs
+++ b/fvm/src/syscalls/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ use wasmtime::{AsContextMut, ExternType, Global, Linker, Memory, Module, Val};
 use crate::call_manager::{backtrace, CallManager};
 use crate::gas::{Gas, GasInstant, GasTimer};
 use crate::kernel::filecoin::DefaultFilecoinKernel;
-use crate::kernel::{ExecutionError, SyscallHandler};
+use crate::kernel::{
+    ActorOps, CryptoOps, DebugOps, EventOps, ExecutionError, GasOps, IpldBlockOps, MessageOps,
+    NetworkOps, RandomnessOps, SelfOps, SyscallHandler,
+};
 
 use crate::machine::limiter::MemoryLimiter;
 use crate::{DefaultKernel, Kernel};
@@ -238,7 +241,17 @@ use self::bind::BindSyscall;
 
 impl<K> SyscallHandler<K> for DefaultKernel<K::CallManager>
 where
-    K: Kernel,
+    K: Kernel
+        + ActorOps
+        + IpldBlockOps
+        + CryptoOps
+        + DebugOps
+        + EventOps
+        + GasOps
+        + MessageOps
+        + NetworkOps
+        + RandomnessOps
+        + SelfOps,
 {
     fn bind_syscalls(
         &self,
diff --git a/testing/conformance/src/vm.rs b/testing/conformance/src/vm.rs
index e849857d1..6c0642124 100644
--- a/testing/conformance/src/vm.rs
+++ b/testing/conformance/src/vm.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ where
 #[delegate(NetworkOps)]
 #[delegate(RandomnessOps)]
 #[delegate(SelfOps)]
-#[delegate(LimiterOps)]
 pub struct TestKernel<K = DefaultFilecoinKernel<DefaultKernel<DefaultCallManager<TestMachine>>>>(
     pub K,
 );
@@ -182,6 +181,7 @@ where
     K: Kernel<CallManager = C>,
 {
     type CallManager = K::CallManager;
+    type Limiter = K::Limiter;
 
     fn into_inner(self) -> (Self::CallManager, BlockRegistry)
     where
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ where
     fn upgrade_actor<KK>(&mut self, new_code_cid: Cid, params_id: BlockId) -> Result<CallResult> {
         self.0.upgrade_actor::<Self>(new_code_cid, params_id)
     }
+
+    fn limiter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Limiter {
+        self.0.limiter_mut()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<M, C, K> SyscallHandler<TestKernel<K>> for TestKernel<K>