diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6e39af6b18453d..ab5874283bc759 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9018,11 +9018,12 @@ name = "solana-svm-transaction"
 version = "2.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "solana-hash",
+ "solana-message",
  "solana-nonce",
- "solana-program",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-signature",
+ "solana-system-interface",
  "solana-transaction",
  "static_assertions",
 ]
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index a91d145496c440..4aabc16f3c955e 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -7600,7 +7600,7 @@ name = "solana-svm-transaction"
 version = "2.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "solana-hash",
- "solana-program",
+ "solana-message",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-signature",
diff --git a/svm-transaction/Cargo.toml b/svm-transaction/Cargo.toml
index cbd28187241dff..e6d690a501332b 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/Cargo.toml
+++ b/svm-transaction/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
 solana-hash = { workspace = true }
-solana-program = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+solana-message = { workspace = true }
 solana-pubkey = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk-ids = { workspace = true }
 solana-signature = { workspace = true }
 solana-transaction = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+solana-message = { workspace = true, features = ["bincode"] }
 solana-nonce = { workspace = true }
+solana-system-interface = { workspace = true }
 static_assertions = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/instruction.rs b/svm-transaction/src/instruction.rs
index bd8804764dbe38..acf1cb06502909 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/instruction.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/instruction.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use solana_program::instruction::CompiledInstruction;
+use solana_message::compiled_instruction::CompiledInstruction;
 
 /// A non-owning version of [`CompiledInstruction`] that references
 /// slices of account indexes and data.
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/message_address_table_lookup.rs b/svm-transaction/src/message_address_table_lookup.rs
index 2edb3792d1e8ca..4bb013df36f1f6 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/message_address_table_lookup.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/message_address_table_lookup.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use {solana_program::message::v0, solana_pubkey::Pubkey};
+use {solana_message::v0, solana_pubkey::Pubkey};
 
 /// A non-owning version of [`v0::MessageAddressTableLookup`].
 /// This simply references the data in the original message.
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message.rs b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message.rs
index b9f0efc2c6f92b..3b2e6fd9a41d79 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use {
     },
     core::fmt::Debug,
     solana_hash::Hash,
-    solana_program::message::AccountKeys,
+    solana_message::AccountKeys,
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_sdk_ids::system_program,
 };
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_message.rs b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_message.rs
index fe3c524336e69a..c225cb975bd2b1 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_message.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_message.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use {
         svm_message::SVMMessage,
     },
     solana_hash::Hash,
-    solana_program::message::{AccountKeys, SanitizedMessage},
+    solana_message::{AccountKeys, SanitizedMessage},
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
 };
 
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_transaction.rs b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_transaction.rs
index e45085a4c71f17..8486981140f20a 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_transaction.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/svm_message/sanitized_transaction.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use {
         svm_message::SVMMessage,
     },
     solana_hash::Hash,
-    solana_program::message::AccountKeys,
+    solana_message::AccountKeys,
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_transaction::sanitized::SanitizedTransaction,
 };
diff --git a/svm-transaction/src/tests.rs b/svm-transaction/src/tests.rs
index 6f0d5097d4417f..36c80eece4d36d 100644
--- a/svm-transaction/src/tests.rs
+++ b/svm-transaction/src/tests.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 use {
     crate::svm_message::SVMMessage,
     solana_hash::Hash,
-    solana_program::{
-        instruction::CompiledInstruction,
-        message::{
-            legacy,
-            v0::{self, LoadedAddresses, MessageAddressTableLookup},
-            MessageHeader, SanitizedMessage, SanitizedVersionedMessage, SimpleAddressLoader,
-            VersionedMessage,
-        },
-        system_instruction::SystemInstruction,
+    solana_message::{
+        compiled_instruction::CompiledInstruction,
+        legacy,
+        v0::{self, LoadedAddresses, MessageAddressTableLookup},
+        MessageHeader, SanitizedMessage, SanitizedVersionedMessage, SimpleAddressLoader,
+        VersionedMessage,
     },
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_sdk_ids::system_program,
+    solana_system_interface::instruction::SystemInstruction,
     std::collections::HashSet,
 };
 
diff --git a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
index 014dfa0e8af56a..7bd58e61e953d3 100644
--- a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
+++ b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
@@ -6945,7 +6945,7 @@ name = "solana-svm-transaction"
 version = "2.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "solana-hash",
- "solana-program",
+ "solana-message",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-signature",