diff --git a/src/client/chunk-loader.ts b/src/client/chunk-loader.ts
index 0a9e87a..d89fdbf 100644
--- a/src/client/chunk-loader.ts
+++ b/src/client/chunk-loader.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
  *    arbitrary file names, so the plugin's own host route serves the chunks),
  * 2. read the factory from the global registry,
  * 3. call it with a require that resolves the platform externals through
- *    `__DSH_MODULES__.import(spec)` — the seed-word branch, the one part of
- *    the module system that is stable across versions.
+ *    the injected module system's `import(spec)` (the `ctx.modules` service)
+ *    — the seed-word branch, the one part of the module system that is
+ *    stable across versions.
  *
  * Caching contract (three layers, each with a failure path):
  * - In-memory: one in-flight promise per chunk, memoized until
@@ -90,8 +91,7 @@ const CHUNK_REVALIDATE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000
  * The client module system surface this loader needs to resolve externals.
  * DSH 0.1.0-rc.8 provides it as the `ctx.modules` service (no page global
  * anymore); the plugin injects it at activation via
- * {@link setChunkModuleSystem}. The rc.7-era `window.__DSH_MODULES__` global
- * remains as a fallback so older hosts and the test harness keep working.
+ * {@link setChunkModuleSystem}.
  */
 export interface ChunkModuleSystem {
   import(specifier: string): Promise<unknown>
@@ -123,12 +123,11 @@ export function setChunkModuleSystem(system: ChunkModuleSystem | undefined): voi
 }
 
 /** Resolve the shell-installed module system (injected, then the plugin
- *  global shared with chunk-bundle copies, then the rc.7 page global). */
+ *  global shared with chunk-bundle copies). */
 function moduleSystem(): ChunkModuleSystem | undefined {
   const g = globalThis as Record<string, unknown>
   return injectedModuleSystem
     ?? g[MODULE_SYSTEM_GLOBAL] as ChunkModuleSystem | undefined
-    ?? (g as { __DSH_MODULES__?: ChunkModuleSystem }).__DSH_MODULES__
 }
 
 /** The plugin-owned chunk factory registry the chunk scripts populate. */
diff --git a/src/client/index.tsx b/src/client/index.tsx
index 3fdb559..aed2ee8 100644
--- a/src/client/index.tsx
+++ b/src/client/index.tsx
@@ -188,10 +188,9 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context): void {
     }
   }
   try {
-    // rc.8+ exposes the client module system as the `ctx.modules` service
-    // (no window.__DSH_MODULES__ page global anymore); the chunk loader needs
-    // it to resolve its externals, so inject it before anything can load a
-    // lazy chunk. The loader falls back to the rc.7 global when absent.
+    // rc.8+ exposes the client module system as the `ctx.modules` service;
+    // the chunk loader needs it to resolve its externals, so inject it
+    // before anything can load a lazy chunk.
     setChunkModuleSystem(ctx.modules)
     // Fresh chunk state for this activation: drop per-test fixtures and
     // revalidate loaded chunk scripts against the bundle route's ETags —
diff --git a/tests/add-plugin-modal.spec.tsx b/tests/add-plugin-modal.spec.tsx
index c787950..06bdefd 100644
--- a/tests/add-plugin-modal.spec.tsx
+++ b/tests/add-plugin-modal.spec.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils'
 import * as primitives from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-primitives'
 import { type PluginEntry } from '../src/client/plugins-shared.ts'
+import { builtinTabPlugins } from '../src/client/plugins-tabs.ts'
 import { builtinViewerPlugins } from '../src/client/plugins-viewers.ts'
 import { AddPluginModal, PluginListBody } from '../src/client/add-plugin-modal.tsx'
 import { createBetterSidebarService } from '../src/client/service.ts'
diff --git a/tests/chunk-loader.spec.ts b/tests/chunk-loader.spec.ts
index b94327b..86eb83d 100644
--- a/tests/chunk-loader.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/chunk-loader.spec.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
  * - externals resolve through the module system's seed branch (the stable,
  *   version-independent part), once per page,
  * - resetChunks drops the cache and the externals memo (HMR).
- * The production path runs against a fake `window.__DSH_MODULES__` and a
- * stub script loader that simulates the executed chunk script by assigning
- * the plugin-owned global factory registry.
+ * The production path runs against a fake module system injected via
+ * {@link setChunkModuleSystem} (mirroring the client half's `ctx.modules`
+ * injection) and a stub script loader that simulates the executed chunk
+ * script by assigning the plugin-owned global factory registry.
  */
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import './browser-globals.ts'
@@ -33,14 +34,10 @@ function installModuleSystem(): FakeModuleSystem {
   const fake: FakeModuleSystem = {
     import: vi.fn(async (specifier: string) => ({ seed: specifier })),
   }
-  ;(globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__DSH_MODULES__ = fake
+  setChunkModuleSystem(fake)
   return fake
 }
 
-function removeModuleSystem(): void {
-  delete (globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__DSH_MODULES__
-}
-
 /** Simulate a chunk script executing: it assigns its factory to the registry. */
 function simulateScript(name: string, factory: (require: (spec: string) => unknown) => ChunkExports): void {
   const g = globalThis as { __dshChunks__?: Record<string, unknown> }
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ function simulateScript(name: string, factory: (require: (spec: string) => unkno
 }
 
 beforeEach(() => {
-  removeModuleSystem()
   setChunkModuleSystem(undefined)
   delete (globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__dshChunks__
   resetChunks()
@@ -89,9 +85,6 @@ describe('test-registry path (vitest / jsdom-less environments)', () => {
 describe('production path (script injection + global registry + externals require)', () => {
   it('resolves externals through an injected ctx.modules system (rc.8 — no page global)', async () => {
     const modules = installModuleSystem()
-    // rc.8 drops window.__DSH_MODULES__; the client half injects ctx.modules.
-    removeModuleSystem()
-    setChunkModuleSystem(modules)
     const loaded: string[] = []
     setChunkScriptLoaderForTests(async (src) => {
       loaded.push(src)