diff --git a/packages/backend/src/global/DependencyService.ts b/packages/backend/src/global/DependencyService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d0e4fc71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/global/DependencyService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: hazelnoot and other Sharkey contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+import nodePath from 'node:path';
+import nodeFs from 'node:fs';
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { CacheManagementService, type ManagedMemoryKVCache } from '@/global/CacheManagementService.js';
+import { bindThis } from '@/decorators.js';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class DependencyService {
+	protected readonly dependencyVersionCache: ManagedMemoryKVCache<string | null>;
+
+	constructor(cacheManagementService: CacheManagementService) {
+		this.dependencyVersionCache = cacheManagementService.createMemoryKVCache<string | null>(Infinity);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the installed version of a given dependency, or null if not installed.
+	 */
+	@bindThis
+	public async getDependencyVersion(dependency: string): Promise<string | null> {
+		return await this.dependencyVersionCache.fetch(dependency, async () => {
+			const packageJsonPath = nodePath.join(import.meta.dirname, '../../package.json');
+			const packageJsonText = nodeFs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8');
+
+			// No "dependencies" section -> infer not installed.
+			const packageJson = JSON.parse(packageJsonText) as { dependencies?: Partial<Record<string, string>> };
+			if (packageJson.dependencies == null) return null;
+
+			// Not listed -> not installed.
+			const version = packageJson.dependencies['mfm-js'];
+			if (version == null) return null;
+
+			// Just in case some other value is there
+			return String(version);
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/global/EnvService.ts b/packages/backend/src/global/EnvService.ts
index a638c20292..bb73ff57f9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/global/EnvService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/global/EnvService.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,15 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
 
-import nodePath from 'node:path';
-import nodeFs from 'node:fs';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { bindThis } from '@/decorators.js';
-import { type ManagedMemoryKVCache, CacheManagementService } from '@/global/CacheManagementService.js';
-import { type EnvOption, createEnvOptions } from '@/env.js';
+import { createEnvOptions, type EnvOption } from '@/env.js';
 
 /**
  * Provides structured, mockable access to runtime/environment details.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class EnvService {
-	protected readonly dependencyVersionCache: ManagedMemoryKVCache<string | null>;
-	protected readonly envOptions: EnvOption;
-
-	constructor(cacheManagementService: CacheManagementService) {
-		this.dependencyVersionCache = cacheManagementService.createMemoryKVCache<string | null>(Infinity);
-		this.envOptions = createEnvOptions(() => this.env);
-	}
+	protected readonly envOptions: EnvOption = createEnvOptions(() => this.env);
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the environment variables of the process.
@@ -38,26 +28,4 @@ export class EnvService {
 	public get options(): EnvOption {
 		return this.envOptions;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the installed version of a given dependency, or null if not installed.
-	 */
-	@bindThis
-	public async getDependencyVersion(dependency: string): Promise<string | null> {
-		return await this.dependencyVersionCache.fetch(dependency, async () => {
-			const packageJsonPath = nodePath.join(import.meta.dirname, '../../package.json');
-			const packageJsonText = nodeFs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8');
-
-			// No "dependencies" section -> infer not installed.
-			const packageJson = JSON.parse(packageJsonText) as { dependencies?: Partial<Record<string, string>> };
-			if (packageJson.dependencies == null) return null;
-
-			// Not listed -> not installed.
-			const version = packageJson.dependencies['mfm-js'];
-			if (version == null) return null;
-
-			// Just in case some other value is there
-			return String(version);
-		});
-	}
 }