diff --git a/actors/runtime/src/runtime/fvm.rs b/actors/runtime/src/runtime/fvm.rs
index 2651c8361..3db06dcb6 100644
--- a/actors/runtime/src/runtime/fvm.rs
+++ b/actors/runtime/src/runtime/fvm.rs
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ where
         fvm::crypto::compute_unsealed_sector_cid(proof_type, pieces)
             .map_err(|e| anyhow!("failed to compute unsealed sector CID; exit code: {}", e))
     }
+
+    fn install_actor(&self, code_id: &Cid) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        fvm::actor::install_actor(code_id).map_err(|_| Error::msg("failed to install actor"))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "fake-proofs"))]
@@ -430,10 +434,6 @@ where
             Ok(false) | Err(_) => Err(Error::msg("invalid replica")),
         }
     }
-
-    fn install_actor(&self, code_id: &Cid) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        fvm::actor::install_actor(code_id).map_err(|_| Error::msg("failed to install actor"))
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "fake-proofs")]
diff --git a/actors/runtime/src/runtime/mod.rs b/actors/runtime/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 7bcb9fa91..b167bd840 100644
--- a/actors/runtime/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/actors/runtime/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ pub trait Primitives {
         signer: &Address,
         plaintext: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
+
+    fn install_actor(&self, code_cid: &Cid) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
 }
 
 /// filcrypto verification primitives provided by the runtime
@@ -230,6 +232,4 @@ pub trait Verifier {
     ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
 
     fn verify_replica_update(&self, replica: &ReplicaUpdateInfo) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
-
-    fn install_actor(&self, code_cid: &Cid) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
 }
diff --git a/actors/runtime/src/test_utils.rs b/actors/runtime/src/test_utils.rs
index bff65791e..f338a47a0 100644
--- a/actors/runtime/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/actors/runtime/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -1053,6 +1053,10 @@ impl Primitives for MockRuntime {
         }
         Ok(exp.cid)
     }
+
+    fn install_actor(&self, _code_cid: &Cid) -> anyhow::Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Verifier for MockRuntime {
@@ -1181,10 +1185,6 @@ impl Verifier for MockRuntime {
         );
         exp.result
     }
-
-    fn install_actor(&self, _code_cid: &Cid) -> anyhow::Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl RuntimePolicy for MockRuntime {
diff --git a/test_vm/src/lib.rs b/test_vm/src/lib.rs
index 689b09a18..d0141e185 100644
--- a/test_vm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -767,6 +767,10 @@ impl Primitives for InvocationCtx<'_, '_> {
     ) -> Result<Cid, anyhow::Error> {
         panic!("TODO implement me")
     }
+
+    fn install_actor(&self, code_id: &Cid) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        panic!("TODO implement me")
+    }
 }
 
 impl Verifier for InvocationCtx<'_, '_> {