diff --git a/src/GovernanceStaker.sol b/src/GovernanceStaker.sol
index e618514..4617a2c 100644
--- a/src/GovernanceStaker.sol
+++ b/src/GovernanceStaker.sol
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ abstract contract GovernanceStaker is INotifiableRewardReceiver, Multicall, EIP7
   /// @notice Emitted when a reward notifier address is enabled or disabled.
   event RewardNotifierSet(address indexed account, bool isEnabled);
 
-  /// @notice Emitted when a surrogate contract is deployed.
-  event SurrogateDeployed(address indexed delegatee, address indexed surrogate);
-
   /// @notice Thrown when an account attempts a call for which it lacks appropriate permission.
   /// @param reason Human readable code explaining why the call is unauthorized.
   /// @param caller The address that attempted the unauthorized call.
@@ -822,23 +819,10 @@ abstract contract GovernanceStaker is INotifiableRewardReceiver, Multicall, EIP7
     _useNonce(msg.sender);
   }
 
-  /// @notice Internal method which finds the existing surrogate contract—or deploys a new one if
-  /// none exists—for a given delegatee.
-  /// @param _delegatee Account for which a surrogate is sought.
-  /// @return _surrogate The address of the surrogate contract for the delegatee.
   function _fetchOrDeploySurrogate(address _delegatee)
     internal
     virtual
-    returns (DelegationSurrogate _surrogate)
-  {
-    _surrogate = surrogates[_delegatee];
-
-    if (address(_surrogate) == address(0)) {
-      _surrogate = new DelegationSurrogateVotes(STAKE_TOKEN, _delegatee);
-      surrogates[_delegatee] = _surrogate;
-      emit SurrogateDeployed(_delegatee, address(_surrogate));
-    }
-  }
+    returns (DelegationSurrogate _surrogate);
 
   /// @notice Internal convenience method which calls the `transferFrom` method on the stake token
   /// contract and reverts on failure.
diff --git a/src/GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes.sol b/src/GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00822f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+pragma solidity ^0.8.23;
+
+import {DelegationSurrogate} from "src/DelegationSurrogate.sol";
+import {DelegationSurrogateVotes} from "src/DelegationSurrogateVotes.sol";
+import {GovernanceStaker} from "src/GovernanceStaker.sol";
+
+abstract contract GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes is GovernanceStaker {
+  /// @notice Emitted when a surrogate contract is deployed.
+  event SurrogateDeployed(address indexed delegatee, address indexed surrogate);
+
+  /// @notice Internal method which finds the existing surrogate contract—or deploys a new one if
+  /// none exists—for a given delegatee.
+  /// @param _delegatee Account for which a surrogate is sought.
+  /// @return _surrogate The address of the surrogate contract for the delegatee.
+  function _fetchOrDeploySurrogate(address _delegatee)
+    internal
+    virtual
+    override
+    returns (DelegationSurrogate _surrogate)
+  {
+    _surrogate = surrogates[_delegatee];
+
+    if (address(_surrogate) == address(0)) {
+      _surrogate = new DelegationSurrogateVotes(STAKE_TOKEN, _delegatee);
+      surrogates[_delegatee] = _surrogate;
+      emit SurrogateDeployed(_delegatee, address(_surrogate));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/harnesses/GovernanceStakerHarness.sol b/test/harnesses/GovernanceStakerHarness.sol
index c8a451b..83a8118 100644
--- a/test/harnesses/GovernanceStakerHarness.sol
+++ b/test/harnesses/GovernanceStakerHarness.sol
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ pragma solidity ^0.8.23;
 
 import {DelegationSurrogateVotes} from "src/DelegationSurrogateVotes.sol";
 import {GovernanceStaker} from "src/GovernanceStaker.sol";
+import {GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes} from
+  "src/GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes.sol";
 
 import {IERC20} from "openzeppelin/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
 import {SafeERC20} from "openzeppelin/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol";
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ import {IERC20Delegates} from "src/interfaces/IERC20Delegates.sol";
 import {IEarningPowerCalculator} from "src/interfaces/IEarningPowerCalculator.sol";
 import {DelegationSurrogate} from "src/DelegationSurrogate.sol";
 
-contract GovernanceStakerHarness is GovernanceStaker {
+contract GovernanceStakerHarness is GovernanceStaker, GovernanceStakerDelegateSurrogateVotes {
   constructor(
     IERC20 _rewardsToken,
     IERC20Delegates _stakeToken,