diff --git a/ovos_utils/fakebus.py b/ovos_utils/fakebus.py
index cc80c98f..44899a03 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/fakebus.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/fakebus.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from threading import Event
 
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG, log_deprecation
-from ovos_spec_tools import NamespaceTranslator
 from pyee import EventEmitter
 
 
@@ -17,16 +16,11 @@ def dig_for_message():
     return None
 
 
-# sentinel: lets us tell "kwarg not passed" apart from "kwarg passed True/False"
-_UNSET = object()
-
-
-def _bus_flag(env_var, config_key, default=True):
+def _bus_flag(env_var, config_key, default=False):
     """Resolve a boolean bus flag the way ``MessageBusClient._bus_flag`` does.
 
     Precedence: env var (when set) > ``websocket.<config_key>`` in ovos_config
-    > ``default``. The env var wins when set to a truthy/falsy string; ovos_config
-    is optional, so any failure to read it falls back to ``default``.
+    > ``default``.
 
     Kept layering-clean: mirrors ``ovos_bus_client.client.client._bus_flag``
     without importing from bus-client (bus-client depends on utils, not vice-versa).
@@ -41,20 +35,53 @@ def _bus_flag(env_var, config_key, default=True):
         return default
 
 
-def _resolve_bus_flags(kwargs):
-    """Build the namespace ``NamespaceTranslator`` for a fake bus instance.
-
-    An explicitly-passed ``modernize``/``emit_legacy`` kwarg wins (back-compat for
-    callers passing ``emit_legacy=True/False``); otherwise the flag is resolved via
-    env var -> ``websocket.*`` config -> default ``True``, matching the real client.
+# --- the legacy wire bridge is GONE -----------------------------------------
+#
+# The fake bus used to mirror ``MessageBusClient``'s two migration bridges: the
+# OVOS-MSG-1 namespace bridge (a spec topic also reached listeners on the
+# legacy topic it replaced, and the reverse) and the OVOS-INTENT-4 intent-topic
+# bridge (a canonical ``<skill_id>:<intent>`` dispatch also reached the old
+# ``<skill_id>:<intent>.intent`` spelling). Both were removed from the real
+# client, so both are removed here — a test double that kept them would let a
+# harness pass against behaviour the fleet no longer has.
+
+#: Bus flags that used to steer the bridge.
+_REMOVED_BRIDGE_FLAGS = (
+    ("OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY", "emit_legacy"),
+    ("OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE", "modernize"),
+    ("OVOS_BUS_INTENT_REEMIT_BLANKET", "intent_reemit_blanket"),
+)
+
+
+def _reject_removed_bridge_flags(kwargs):
+    """Handle a caller that still asks for the removed bridge.
+
+    The two spellings get different treatment on purpose.
+
+    An **env var or config entry** is an operator asking a live deployment to
+    keep the legacy topics on the wire. That belief is now wrong, and silence
+    would hand them a fleet that drops messages, so it raises — the same error
+    the real ``MessageBusClient`` raises.
+
+    A **constructor kwarg** is a test harness, not a deployment. Harnesses
+    across the ecosystem pass ``emit_legacy=True`` unconditionally (ovoscope's
+    ``MiniCroft`` is one), and raising there would break every one of them at
+    construction without telling anybody anything useful. The kwarg is
+    accepted, ignored, and warned about instead.
     """
-    modernize = kwargs.get("modernize", _UNSET)
-    if modernize is _UNSET:
-        modernize = _bus_flag("OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE", "modernize", default=True)
-    emit_legacy = kwargs.get("emit_legacy", _UNSET)
-    if emit_legacy is _UNSET:
-        emit_legacy = _bus_flag("OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY", "emit_legacy", default=True)
-    return NamespaceTranslator(modernize=modernize, emit_legacy=emit_legacy)
+    for env_var, config_key in _REMOVED_BRIDGE_FLAGS:
+        if _bus_flag(env_var, config_key, default=False):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"'{config_key}' (env {env_var}) is enabled, but the legacy "
+                "wire bridge was removed from the fake bus, matching "
+                "ovos-bus-client. Legacy bus topics are no longer emitted or "
+                "mirrored. Migrate the producers and consumers to the "
+                f"OVOS-MSG-1 spec topics, then unset '{config_key}'.")
+        if kwargs.get(config_key):
+            log_deprecation(
+                f"the '{config_key}' kwarg no longer does anything: the "
+                "legacy wire bridge was removed from the fake bus. Drop it "
+                "from the call.", "1.0.0")
 
 
 class FakeBus:
@@ -63,13 +90,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.session_id = "default"
         self.ee = kwargs.get("emitter") or EventEmitter()
         self.ee.on("error", self.on_error)
-        # mirror MessageBusClient's namespace migration so the test/satellite
-        # double bridges legacy<->ovos.* topics identically. Flags resolve the
-        # same way the real client does: explicit modernize=/emit_legacy= kwarg
-        # wins, else env var -> websocket.* config -> default on.
-        self._translator = _resolve_bus_flags(kwargs)
-        self._handler_guards = {}        # handler -> shared mirror-guard
-        self._dedup_registrations = {}   # handler -> [(msg_type, wrapped), ...]
+        # the migration window is over: no namespace bridge, no intent-topic
+        # twin, no mirror-guard — matching MessageBusClient.
+        _reject_removed_bridge_flags(kwargs)
         self.on_open()
         try:
             self.session_id = kwargs["session"].session_id
@@ -80,22 +103,6 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 self.on_default_session_update)
 
     def on(self, msg_type, handler):
-        # wrap handlers on migrated topics so a handler subscribed to both the
-        # legacy and ovos.* topic fires once (the mirror is dropped)
-        if self._translator.is_migrated(msg_type):
-            guard = self._handler_guards.get(handler)
-            if guard is None:
-                guard = self._translator.new_mirror_guard()
-                self._handler_guards[handler] = guard
-
-            def wrapped(message=None):
-                if guard(message):
-                    return
-                return handler(message)
-
-            self.ee.on(msg_type, wrapped)
-            self._dedup_registrations.setdefault(handler, []).append((msg_type, wrapped))
-            return
         self.ee.on(msg_type, handler)
 
     def once(self, msg_type, handler):
@@ -126,20 +133,6 @@ def emit(self, message):
             self.ee.emit(message.msg_type, message)
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.exception(f"Error in event handler for '{message.msg_type}': {e}")
-        # namespace migration: also dispatch the counterpart topic(s) so a
-        # listener on either namespace receives the event (consumers dedupe).
-        # the mirrored payload is reshaped into the counterpart topic's shape
-        # (identity for payload-compatible renames, a per-topic transform for
-        # shape-changing ones) so a listener on it receives the payload in *its*
-        # shape -- matching MessageBusClient's bridge.
-        for topic in self._translator.counterpart_topics(message.msg_type):
-            try:
-                translated = self._translator.translate_payload(
-                    from_topic=message.msg_type, to_topic=topic,
-                    data=message.data)
-                self.ee.emit(topic, message.forward(topic, translated))
-            except Exception as e:
-                LOG.exception(f"Error in counterpart dispatch for '{topic}': {e}")
 
     def on_message(self, *args):
         """
@@ -228,18 +221,6 @@ def rcv(m):
         return msg
 
     def remove(self, msg_type, handler):
-        regs = self._dedup_registrations.get(handler)
-        if regs:
-            for ev, wrapped in [r for r in regs if r[0] == msg_type]:
-                try:
-                    self.ee.remove_listener(ev, wrapped)
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                regs.remove((ev, wrapped))
-            if not regs:
-                self._dedup_registrations.pop(handler, None)
-                self._handler_guards.pop(handler, None)
-            return
         try:
             self.ee.remove_listener(msg_type, handler)
         except Exception:
@@ -357,7 +338,7 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         return FakeMessage(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class AsyncFakeBus:
+class AsyncFakeBus():
     """In-process stand-in for ``AsyncMessageBusClient``.
 
     Mirrors the same surface as the real async bus client: ``connect`` /
@@ -381,10 +362,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.session_id = "default"
         self.ee = kwargs.get("emitter") or EventEmitter()
         self.ee.on("error", self.on_error)
-        # mirror MessageBusClient's namespace migration (see FakeBus.__init__).
-        self._translator = _resolve_bus_flags(kwargs)
-        self._handler_guards = {}        # handler -> shared mirror-guard
-        self._dedup_registrations = {}   # handler -> [(msg_type, wrapped), ...]
+        # no legacy wire bridge (see FakeBus.__init__).
+        _reject_removed_bridge_flags(kwargs)
         self.connected_event = asyncio.Event()
         self.connected_event.set()
         self.on_open()
@@ -401,41 +380,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def on(self, msg_type, handler):
-        # wrap handlers on migrated topics so a handler subscribed to both the
-        # legacy and ovos.* topic fires once (the mirror is dropped) -- same as
-        # FakeBus.on / MessageBusClient.on.
-        if self._translator.is_migrated(msg_type):
-            guard = self._handler_guards.get(handler)
-            if guard is None:
-                guard = self._translator.new_mirror_guard()
-                self._handler_guards[handler] = guard
-
-            def wrapped(message=None):
-                if guard(message):
-                    return
-                return handler(message)
-
-            self.ee.on(msg_type, wrapped)
-            self._dedup_registrations.setdefault(handler, []).append((msg_type, wrapped))
-            return
         self.ee.on(msg_type, handler)
 
     def once(self, msg_type, handler):
         self.ee.once(msg_type, handler)
 
     def remove(self, msg_type, handler):
-        regs = self._dedup_registrations.get(handler)
-        if regs:
-            for ev, wrapped in [r for r in regs if r[0] == msg_type]:
-                try:
-                    self.ee.remove_listener(ev, wrapped)
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                regs.remove((ev, wrapped))
-            if not regs:
-                self._dedup_registrations.pop(handler, None)
-                self._handler_guards.pop(handler, None)
-            return
         try:
             self.ee.remove_listener(msg_type, handler)
         except Exception:
@@ -483,16 +433,6 @@ async def emit(self, message):
             self.ee.emit(message.msg_type, message)
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.exception(f"Error in event handler for '{message.msg_type}': {e}")
-        # namespace migration: also dispatch the counterpart topic(s) with the
-        # payload reshaped into each counterpart's shape -- same as FakeBus.emit.
-        for topic in self._translator.counterpart_topics(message.msg_type):
-            try:
-                translated = self._translator.translate_payload(
-                    from_topic=message.msg_type, to_topic=topic,
-                    data=message.data)
-                self.ee.emit(topic, message.forward(topic, translated))
-            except Exception as e:
-                LOG.exception(f"Error in counterpart dispatch for '{topic}': {e}")
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Sync helpers used internally — same as FakeBus
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 597e101a..1071640b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "rich-click~=1.7",
     "rich~=13.7",
     "python-dateutil",
-    "ovos-spec-tools>=0.16.1a2",
+    "ovos-spec-tools>=1.6.0a2",  # intent_topics helpers for the FakeBus legacy re-emit
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/test/unittests/log_test/configured.log b/test/unittests/log_test/configured.log
index c889d3fa..66ca1d13 100644
--- a/test/unittests/log_test/configured.log
+++ b/test/unittests/log_test/configured.log
@@ -1,126 +1,59 @@
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.787 - configured - ovos_utils.network_utils:get_external_ip:78 - ERROR - Got resp=503: 
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.789 - configured - ovos_utils.network_utils:get_external_ip:80 - ERROR - Unable to get external IP Address: network error
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.796 - configured - ovos_utils.network_utils:check_captive_portal:162 - ERROR - Error checking for captive portal
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.438 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:191. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.443 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:191. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.455 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:202. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.460 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:203. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.468 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:184. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.472 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:184. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.481 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:213. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.486 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:213. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.493 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:70. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.501 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:41. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.507 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:151. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.515 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:135. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.523 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:100. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.530 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:29. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.538 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:56. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.546 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:85. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.561 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:get_dialog - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:248. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.574 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:get_dialog - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:224. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.586 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:get_dialog - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:263. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.599 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:get_dialog - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:237. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.604 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_dialog:237. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.629 - configured - ovos_utils.messagebus:<module>:5 - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_messagebus:37. ovos_utils.messagebus has been deprecated since version 0.1.0!! please import from ovos_utils.fakebus or ovos_bus_client directly
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.654 - configured - ovos_utils.messagebus:<module>:5 - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_messagebus:30. ovos_utils.messagebus has been deprecated since version 0.1.0!! please import from ovos_utils.fakebus or ovos_bus_client directly
+2026-08-01 14:14:22.783 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:available_extractors - WARNING - Deprecation version=0.1.0. Caller=test_ocp:402. import ovos_utils.available_extractors from ovos_plugin_manager.ocp instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:23.002 - configured - ovos_utils.events:EventSchedulerInterface.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_events:530. EventSchedulerInterface moved to ovos_bus_client. 'from ovos_bus_client.apis.events import EventSchedulerInterface'
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.083 - configured - ovos_utils.events:EventSchedulerInterface.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_events:200. EventSchedulerInterface moved to ovos_bus_client. 'from ovos_bus_client.apis.events import EventSchedulerInterface'
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.138 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:get_language_dir - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:89. use 'closest_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' (or 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources')
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.144 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:get_language_dir - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:71. use 'closest_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' (or 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources')
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.160 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:59. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.164 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:61. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.171 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:34. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.175 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:35. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.181 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:49. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.186 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:50. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.192 - configured - ovos_utils.lang:standardize_lang_tag - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_lang:42. use 'standardize_lang' from 'ovos_spec_tools' instead
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.241 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=dialog.test_dialog:27. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.260 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=dialog.test_dialog:100. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.264 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=dialog.test_dialog:100. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.293 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:load_dialogs - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=dialog.test_dialog:94. use 'ovos_spec_tools.LocaleResources' to load .dialog resources
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.298 - configured - ovos_utils.dialog:MustacheDialogRenderer.__init__ - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=dialog.test_dialog:94. use the OVOS-INTENT-2 §4.2 dialog renderer in 'ovos_spec_tools' ('render' / 'DialogRenderer')
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.560 - configured - ovos_utils.sound:_find_player:66 - ERROR - Can't find player for: test.xyz
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.575 - configured - ovos_utils.sound:play_audio:107 - ERROR - Failed to play: No playback functionality available
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.583 - configured - ovos_utils.sound:play_audio:119 - ERROR - Failed to play: ['broken', 'test.mp3']
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.587 - configured - ovos_utils.sound:play_audio:120 - ERROR - no such file
 Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "/home/miro/PycharmProjects/OpenVoiceOS Workspace/ovos-utils/ovos_utils/network_utils.py", line 156, in check_captive_portal
-    html_doc = requests.get(host).text
-               ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
-  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.13.12-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.13/unittest/mock.py", line 1169, in __call__
+  File "/home/miro/tmp/ovos-utils-compat-drop/ovos_utils/sound.py", line 117, in play_audio
+    return subprocess.Popen(play_cmd, env=environment)
+           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.12.13-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.12/unittest/mock.py", line 1139, in __call__
     return self._mock_call(*args, **kwargs)
-           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.13.12-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.13/unittest/mock.py", line 1173, in _mock_call
+           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.12.13-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.12/unittest/mock.py", line 1143, in _mock_call
     return self._execute_mock_call(*args, **kwargs)
-           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.13.12-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.13/unittest/mock.py", line 1228, in _execute_mock_call
+           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/home/miro/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.12.13-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.12/unittest/mock.py", line 1198, in _execute_mock_call
     raise effect
-Exception: timeout
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.823 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:from_dict:254 - ERROR - track dictionary does not contain 'uri', it is not a valid MediaEntry
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.824 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:from_dict:256 - WARNING - DEPRECATED: use dict2entry() for Playlists and PluginStreams, MediaEntry.from_dict is only for regular media, will start throwing ValueError in 0.1.0
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.837 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:available_extractors:165 - ERROR - please install/update ovos_plugin_manager
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.841 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:586 - DEBUG - New playlist position: 1
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.842 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:586 - DEBUG - New playlist position: 0
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.842 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:586 - DEBUG - New playlist position: 0
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.843 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:588 - ERROR - requested track not in the playlist: MediaEntry(uri='http://missing.com/x.mp3', title='', artist='', match_confidence=0, skill_id='ovos.common_play', playback=<PlaybackType.UNDEFINED: 100>, status=<TrackState.DISAMBIGUATION: 1>, media_type=<MediaType.GENERIC: 0>, length=0, image='', skill_icon='', javascript='')
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.852 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:586 - DEBUG - New playlist position: 2
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.853 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:586 - DEBUG - New playlist position: 1
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.854 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:goto_track:588 - ERROR - requested track not in the playlist: MediaEntry(uri='nonexistent', title='nonexistent', artist='', match_confidence=0, skill_id='ovos.common_play', playback=<PlaybackType.UNDEFINED: 100>, status=<TrackState.DISAMBIGUATION: 1>, media_type=<MediaType.GENERIC: 0>, length=0, image='', skill_icon='', javascript='')
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.857 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (3! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.858 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (-1! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.859 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (-1! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.860 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (100! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.877 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (0! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.878 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (-1! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.878 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (1! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.879 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (1! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.880 - configured - ovos_utils.ocp:_validate_position:607 - ERROR - Playlist pointer is in an invalid position (10! Going to start of playlist
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.882 - configured - ovos_utils.parse:_validate_matching_strategy:27 - ERROR - rapidfuzz is not installed, falling back to SequenceMatcher for all match strategies
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.882 - configured - ovos_utils.parse:_validate_matching_strategy:29 - WARNING - pip install rapidfuzz
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.904 - configured - ovos_utils.security:decrypt:93 - ERROR - run pip install pycryptodomex
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.906 - configured - ovos_utils.security:decrypt:103 - ERROR - decryption failed, invalid key?
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.910 - configured - ovos_utils.security:encrypt:80 - ERROR - run pip install pycryptodomex
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.912 - configured - ovos_utils.security:create_self_signed_cert:34 - ERROR - run pip install pyopenssl
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.917 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.918 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'my_service'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.918 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.919 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.920 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.921 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.923 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.924 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.924 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:handle_install_python:391 - ERROR - pip disabled in mycroft.conf
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.925 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.926 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.927 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.928 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.929 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.931 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.932 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.932 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.933 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:handle_uninstall_python:427 - ERROR - pip disabled in mycroft.conf
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.934 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.934 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:230 - ERROR - no package list provided to install
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.935 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.937 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.938 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [ovos_test] (pip) Installing my-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.938 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /usr/bin/uv pip install -c http://example.com/c.txt my-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.939 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.940 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [ovos_test] (pip) Installing my-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.940 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/PycharmProjects/OpenVoiceOS Workspace/ovos-utils/.venv/bin/python3 -m pip install -c http://example.com/c.txt my-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.941 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.942 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [ovos_test] (pip) Installing bad-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.943 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-releases/refs/heads/main/constraints-stable.txt bad-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.944 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.945 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [ovos_test] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.945 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.947 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:205 - ERROR - Couldn't find the constraints file
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.948 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:191 - DEBUG - Constraints url: http://example.com/c.txt
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.949 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:191 - DEBUG - Constraints url: http://example.com/missing.txt
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.949 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:195 - ERROR - Remote constraints file not accessible: 404
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.950 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:191 - DEBUG - Constraints url: http://example.com/c.txt
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.951 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:validate_constraints:201 - ERROR - Error accessing remote constraints: timeout
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.952 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.953 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.954 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.954 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.955 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.956 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.956 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.957 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt --break-system-packages pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.958 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.959 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.959 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt --pre pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.960 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.961 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.961 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.962 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.963 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:256 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Installing pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.963 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_install:258 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip install -c http://x.com/c.txt pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.964 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.965 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:295 - ERROR - no package list provided to uninstall
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.966 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:11.967 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'ovos_test'
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.298 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:330 - ERROR - tried to uninstall a protected package: ['ovos-core']
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.299 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.461 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.462 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /usr/bin/uv pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.464 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.925 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.926 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/PycharmProjects/OpenVoiceOS Workspace/ovos-utils/.venv/bin/python3 -m pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:12.929 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.262 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.263 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.267 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.269 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.294 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.296 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.296 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.297 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.298 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.569 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.570 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip uninstall -y --break-system-packages custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.571 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:__init__:146 - INFO - ServiceInstaller registered for service 'svc'
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.859 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:344 - INFO - [svc] (pip) Uninstalling custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.859 - configured - ovos_utils.skill_installer:pip_uninstall:348 - DEBUG - /home/miro/.local/bin/uv pip uninstall -y custom-pkg
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.913 - configured - ovos_utils.system:system_reboot:83 - DEBUG - sudo systemctl reboot -i
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.915 - configured - ovos_utils.system:system_shutdown:66 - DEBUG - sudo systemctl poweroff -i
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.916 - configured - ovos_utils.system:system_shutdown:66 - DEBUG - systemctl poweroff -i
+OSError: no such file
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.598 - configured - ovos_utils.security:create_self_signed_cert - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_security_extra:68. create_self_signed_cert is unmaintained and generates a 1024-bit RSA / SHA-1 certificate that modern OpenSSL (SECLEVEL=2, the Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora default) refuses to load ('EE_KEY_TOO_SMALL'). Callers should bundle their own self-signed cert generation (RSA >= 2048, SHA-256, with a Subject Alternative Name) instead of relying on this helper.
+2026-08-01 14:14:26.604 - configured - ovos_utils.security:create_self_signed_cert - WARNING - Deprecation version=1.0.0. Caller=test_security_extra:49. create_self_signed_cert is unmaintained and generates a 1024-bit RSA / SHA-1 certificate that modern OpenSSL (SECLEVEL=2, the Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora default) refuses to load ('EE_KEY_TOO_SMALL'). Callers should bundle their own self-signed cert generation (RSA >= 2048, SHA-256, with a Subject Alternative Name) instead of relying on this helper.
diff --git a/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log b/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log
deleted file mode 100644
index dd7d75aa..00000000
--- a/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.924 - rotate - ovos_utils.system:ssh_enable - WARNING - Deprecation version=0.2.0. Caller=test_system:165. DEPRECATED: use ovos-PHAL-plugin-system
diff --git a/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log.1 b/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log.1
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f4286ae..00000000
--- a/test/unittests/log_test/rotate.log.1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2026-03-11 04:12:13.923 - rotate - ovos_utils.system:ssh_disable - WARNING - Deprecation version=0.2.0. Caller=test_system:175. DEPRECATED: use ovos-PHAL-plugin-system
diff --git a/test/unittests/test_async_fakebus.py b/test/unittests/test_async_fakebus.py
index a3a1f79d..a4babe51 100644
--- a/test/unittests/test_async_fakebus.py
+++ b/test/unittests/test_async_fakebus.py
@@ -198,56 +198,58 @@ def test_run_in_thread_alias(self):
         self.assertTrue(bus.started_running)
 
 
-class TestAsyncFakeBusNamespaceMigration(unittest.TestCase):
-    """AsyncFakeBus mirrors FakeBus / MessageBusClient namespace migration."""
+class TestAsyncFakeBusNoLegacyBridge(unittest.TestCase):
+    """AsyncFakeBus mirrors MessageBusClient: the legacy bridge is gone."""
 
-    def test_legacy_emit_reaches_spec_listener(self):
-        bus = AsyncFakeBus()  # both flags default on
+    def test_legacy_emit_does_not_reach_spec_listener(self):
+        bus = AsyncFakeBus()
         got = []
         bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
         _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
-        self.assertEqual(got, ["ovos.utterance.speak"])  # modernize bridged it
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
 
-    def test_spec_emit_reaches_legacy_listener(self):
+    def test_spec_emit_does_not_reach_legacy_listener(self):
         bus = AsyncFakeBus()
         got = []
         bus.on("speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
         _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("ovos.utterance.speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
-        self.assertEqual(got, ["speak"])  # emit_legacy bridged it
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
 
-    def test_counterpart_payload_is_translated(self):
-        # a spec listener on the counterpart of a SHAPE-CHANGING legacy topic
-        # receives the payload reshaped into ITS shape. detach_intent ->
-        # ovos.intent.deregister splits "skill:intent" into skill_id/intent_name.
+    def test_no_payload_reshaping_for_shape_changing_renames(self):
+        # detach_intent -> ovos.intent.deregister used to be reshaped for a
+        # listener on the counterpart. There is no counterpart delivery now.
         bus = AsyncFakeBus()
         got = []
         bus.on("ovos.intent.deregister", lambda m: got.append(dict(m.data)))
         _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("detach_intent",
                                   {"intent_name": "skill.foo:HelloIntent"})))
-        self.assertEqual(got, [{"skill_id": "skill.foo", "intent_name": "HelloIntent"}])
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
 
-    def test_dual_listener_fires_once(self):
+    def test_dual_listener_fires_per_real_emit(self):
+        # no mirror means no mirror-guard: two subscriptions to two topics are
+        # two ordinary subscriptions.
         bus = AsyncFakeBus()
         calls = []
         handler = lambda m: calls.append(m.msg_type)
         bus.on("speak", handler)
         bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
         _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
-        self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)  # mirror deduped
+        self.assertEqual(calls, ["speak"])
+        _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("ovos.utterance.speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
+        self.assertEqual(calls, ["speak", "ovos.utterance.speak"])
 
-    def test_distinct_listeners_each_fire_once(self):
+    def test_spec_listener_receives_the_spec_topic(self):
         bus = AsyncFakeBus()
-        legacy, spec = [], []
-        bus.on("speak", lambda m: legacy.append(1))
+        spec = []
         bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: spec.append(1))
-        _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
-        self.assertEqual((len(legacy), len(spec)), (1, 1))
+        _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("ovos.utterance.speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
+        self.assertEqual(len(spec), 1)
 
-    def test_flags_off_no_bridging(self):
-        bus = AsyncFakeBus(modernize=False, emit_legacy=False)
+    def test_a_removed_flag_kwarg_is_ignored_not_fatal(self):
+        bus = AsyncFakeBus(emit_legacy=True)
         got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
+        bus.on("speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+        _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("ovos.utterance.speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
         self.assertEqual(got, [])
 
     def test_remove_cleans_up(self):
@@ -255,10 +257,7 @@ def test_remove_cleans_up(self):
         calls = []
         handler = lambda m: calls.append(1)
         bus.on("speak", handler)
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
         bus.remove("speak", handler)
-        bus.remove("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
-        self.assertNotIn(handler, bus._handler_guards)
         _run(bus.emit(FakeMessage("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
         self.assertEqual(calls, [])
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/test_fakebus_namespace_migration.py b/test/unittests/test_fakebus_namespace_migration.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3eb4b79b..00000000
--- a/test/unittests/test_fakebus_namespace_migration.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-"""FakeBus mirrors MessageBusClient's legacy<->ovos.* namespace migration, so
-e2e/satellite tests exercise the real cross-namespace behaviour."""
-import asyncio
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
-from ovos_utils.fakebus import AsyncFakeBus, FakeBus, Message
-
-
-def _run(coro):
-    return asyncio.run(coro)
-
-
-class TestFakeBusNamespaceMigration(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_legacy_emit_reaches_spec_listener(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()  # both flags default on
-        got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual(got, ["ovos.utterance.speak"])  # modernize bridged it
-
-    def test_spec_emit_reaches_legacy_listener(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        got = []
-        bus.on("speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        bus.emit(Message("ovos.utterance.speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual(got, ["speak"])  # emit_legacy bridged it
-
-    def test_dual_listener_fires_once(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        calls = []
-        handler = lambda m: calls.append(m.msg_type)
-        bus.on("speak", handler)
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)  # mirror deduped
-
-    def test_distinct_listeners_each_fire_once(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        legacy, spec = [], []
-        bus.on("speak", lambda m: legacy.append(1))
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: spec.append(1))
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual((len(legacy), len(spec)), (1, 1))
-
-    def test_flags_off_no_bridging(self):
-        bus = FakeBus(modernize=False, emit_legacy=False)
-        got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual(got, [])  # no translation -> spec listener not reached
-
-    def test_unmapped_topic_untouched(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        got = []
-        bus.on("my.custom.topic", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        bus.emit(Message("my.custom.topic", {"x": 1}))
-        self.assertEqual(got, ["my.custom.topic"])
-
-    def test_shape_changing_payload_reshaped_for_spec_listener(self):
-        # a spec listener on the counterpart of a SHAPE-CHANGING legacy topic
-        # receives the payload in ITS shape, not a verbatim legacy copy.
-        # detach_intent -> ovos.intent.deregister splits the compound
-        # "skill:intent" name into skill_id + intent_name.
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.intent.deregister", lambda m: got.append(dict(m.data)))
-        bus.emit(Message("detach_intent", {"intent_name": "skill.foo:HelloIntent"}))
-        self.assertEqual(len(got), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(got[0], {"skill_id": "skill.foo", "intent_name": "HelloIntent"})
-
-    def test_shape_changing_payload_reshaped_for_legacy_listener(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        got = []
-        bus.on("detach_intent", lambda m: got.append(dict(m.data)))
-        bus.emit(Message("ovos.intent.deregister",
-                         {"skill_id": "skill.foo", "intent_name": "HelloIntent"}))
-        self.assertEqual(len(got), 1)
-        # rejoined to the legacy compound shape
-        self.assertEqual(got[0].get("intent_name"), "skill.foo:HelloIntent")
-
-    def test_payload_compatible_rename_delivered_equivalent(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(dict(m.data)))
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi", "lang": "en-us"}))
-        self.assertEqual(got, [{"utterance": "hi", "lang": "en-us"}])  # identity
-
-    def test_remove_cleans_up(self):
-        bus = FakeBus()
-        calls = []
-        handler = lambda m: calls.append(1)
-        bus.on("speak", handler)
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
-        bus.remove("speak", handler)
-        bus.remove("ovos.utterance.speak", handler)
-        self.assertNotIn(handler, bus._handler_guards)
-        bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        self.assertEqual(calls, [])
-
-
-class TestFakeBusFlagResolution(unittest.TestCase):
-    """When the kwarg is omitted, flags resolve via env -> websocket.* config ->
-    default True, matching MessageBusClient._bus_flag. An explicit kwarg wins."""
-
-    def _legacy_mirrored(self, bus):
-        # emit a legacy topic; if emit_legacy bridging is on a spec listener fires
-        got = []
-        bus.on("ovos.utterance.speak", lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
-        if isinstance(bus, AsyncFakeBus):
-            _run(bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"})))
-        else:
-            bus.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": "hi"}))
-        return got == ["ovos.utterance.speak"]
-
-    def test_default_true_no_env_mirrors(self):
-        with patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=False):
-            import os
-            os.environ.pop("OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE", None)
-            os.environ.pop("OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY", None)
-            self.assertTrue(self._legacy_mirrored(FakeBus()))
-            self.assertTrue(self._legacy_mirrored(AsyncFakeBus()))
-
-    def test_env_false_disables_mirror(self):
-        with patch.dict("os.environ",
-                        {"OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE": "false",
-                         "OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY": "false"}):
-            self.assertFalse(self._legacy_mirrored(FakeBus()))
-            self.assertFalse(self._legacy_mirrored(AsyncFakeBus()))
-
-    def test_explicit_kwarg_beats_env(self):
-        # env says off, but an explicit modernize=True kwarg still mirrors
-        with patch.dict("os.environ",
-                        {"OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE": "false",
-                         "OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY": "false"}):
-            self.assertTrue(self._legacy_mirrored(FakeBus(modernize=True)))
-            self.assertTrue(self._legacy_mirrored(AsyncFakeBus(modernize=True)))
-
-    def test_explicit_false_kwarg_beats_unset_env(self):
-        import os
-        with patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=False):
-            os.environ.pop("OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE", None)
-            os.environ.pop("OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY", None)
-            # default would mirror; explicit modernize=False suppresses it
-            self.assertFalse(self._legacy_mirrored(FakeBus(modernize=False)))
-            self.assertFalse(self._legacy_mirrored(AsyncFakeBus(modernize=False)))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/unittests/test_fakebus_no_legacy_compat.py b/test/unittests/test_fakebus_no_legacy_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09ffed36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unittests/test_fakebus_no_legacy_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+"""Guards for the post-compat world: FakeBus carries no legacy wire bridge.
+
+These are the inverted twins of the old
+``test_fakebus_namespace_migration.py`` and
+``test_fakebus_intent_legacy_reemit.py``. Those files proved the bridge
+worked; this one proves it is absent.
+
+A test double that kept the bridge would be worse than useless — every
+harness built on it would pass against behaviour the real
+``MessageBusClient`` no longer has.
+"""
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from ovos_utils import fakebus as fakebus_mod
+from ovos_utils.fakebus import FakeBus, FakeMessage
+from ovos_spec_tools import MIGRATION_MAP
+
+LEGACY_SPEAK = "speak"
+SPEC_SPEAK = MIGRATION_MAP[LEGACY_SPEAK].value
+SKILL_ID = "ovos-skill-fake.openvoiceos"
+CANONICAL_INTENT = f"{SKILL_ID}:food.order"
+LEGACY_INTENT = f"{CANONICAL_INTENT}.intent"
+
+
+class TestNoNamespaceBridge(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_spec_emit_does_not_reach_legacy_listeners(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        got = []
+        bus.on(LEGACY_SPEAK, lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(SPEC_SPEAK, {"utterance": "hi"}))
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
+
+    def test_legacy_emit_does_not_reach_spec_listeners(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        got = []
+        bus.on(SPEC_SPEAK, lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(LEGACY_SPEAK, {"utterance": "hi"}))
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
+
+    def test_no_migrated_topic_is_bridged_in_either_direction(self):
+        """Sweep the whole map rather than trusting one sample pair."""
+        for legacy, spec in MIGRATION_MAP.items():
+            with self.subTest(topic=legacy):
+                bus = FakeBus()
+                seen = []
+                bus.on(legacy, lambda m: seen.append("legacy"))
+                bus.on(spec.value, lambda m: seen.append("spec"))
+                bus.emit(FakeMessage(spec.value))
+                self.assertEqual(seen, ["spec"])
+                seen.clear()
+                bus.emit(FakeMessage(legacy))
+                self.assertEqual(seen, ["legacy"])
+
+    def test_handler_on_both_namespaces_is_no_longer_deduped(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        calls = []
+
+        def handler(message):
+            calls.append(message.msg_type)
+
+        bus.on(LEGACY_SPEAK, handler)
+        bus.on(SPEC_SPEAK, handler)
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(SPEC_SPEAK))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(LEGACY_SPEAK))
+        self.assertEqual(calls, [SPEC_SPEAK, LEGACY_SPEAK])
+
+    def test_on_registers_the_handler_itself_not_a_wrapper(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+
+        def handler(message):
+            pass
+
+        bus.on(SPEC_SPEAK, handler)
+        self.assertEqual(bus.ee.listeners(SPEC_SPEAK), [handler])
+        bus.remove(SPEC_SPEAK, handler)
+        self.assertEqual(bus.ee.listeners(SPEC_SPEAK), [])
+
+
+class TestNoIntentTopicTwin(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_canonical_dispatch_does_not_reach_the_suffixed_twin(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        got = []
+        bus.on(LEGACY_INTENT, lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(CANONICAL_INTENT, {"utterance": "order food"}))
+        self.assertEqual(got, [])
+
+    def test_canonical_listener_still_receives_the_canonical_dispatch(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        got = []
+        bus.on(CANONICAL_INTENT, lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(CANONICAL_INTENT, {"utterance": "order food"}))
+        self.assertEqual(got, [CANONICAL_INTENT])
+
+    def test_no_reemit_marker_is_stamped_on_the_dispatch(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        got = []
+        bus.on(CANONICAL_INTENT, lambda m: got.append(m))
+        bus.emit(FakeMessage(CANONICAL_INTENT))
+        self.assertNotIn("__legacy_intent_reemit__", got[0].context)
+
+
+class TestBridgeSurfaceIsGone(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_module_exports_no_bridge_symbols(self):
+        for name in ("INTENT_REEMIT_CONTEXT_KEY", "IntentAliasRegistry",
+                     "legacy_reemit_targets", "NamespaceTranslator",
+                     "_LegacyIntentBridge", "_resolve_bus_flags"):
+            self.assertFalse(hasattr(fakebus_mod, name), name)
+
+    def test_instances_carry_no_bridge_state(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        for name in ("_translator", "_handler_guards", "_dedup_registrations",
+                     "_intent_aliases", "_intent_reemit_blanket"):
+            self.assertFalse(hasattr(bus, name), name)
+
+
+class TestRemovedFlagsAreLoud(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_kwarg_is_accepted_and_ignored(self):
+        """A harness kwarg is not an operator decision — it warns, not raises,
+        so every ecosystem harness that still passes it keeps booting."""
+        for key in ("emit_legacy", "modernize", "intent_reemit_blanket"):
+            with self.subTest(key=key):
+                bus = FakeBus(**{key: True})
+                got = []
+                bus.on(LEGACY_SPEAK, lambda m: got.append(m.msg_type))
+                bus.emit(FakeMessage(SPEC_SPEAK))
+                self.assertEqual(got, [])
+
+    def test_env_flag_raises(self):
+        for env_var in ("OVOS_BUS_EMIT_LEGACY", "OVOS_BUS_MODERNIZE",
+                        "OVOS_BUS_INTENT_REEMIT_BLANKET"):
+            with self.subTest(env_var=env_var):
+                with patch.dict(fakebus_mod.environ, {env_var: "true"}):
+                    with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+                        FakeBus()
+
+    def test_explicitly_disabled_flags_are_accepted(self):
+        FakeBus(emit_legacy=False, modernize=False,
+                intent_reemit_blanket=False)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()