diff --git a/sdk/src/gsd-tools.ts b/sdk/src/gsd-tools.ts
index 3d67696dd..169cf948c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/gsd-tools.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/gsd-tools.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ export class GSDTools {
     return resolveQueryCommand(command, args, this.registry);
   }
 
-  private toToolsError(command: string, args: string[], err: unknown): GSDToolsError {
-    return toToolsErrorFromUnknown(command, args, err);
-  }
-
   private async dispatchNativeHotpath(
     legacyCommand: string,
     legacyArgs: string[],
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ export class GSDTools {
       return await work();
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof GSDToolsError) throw err;
-      throw this.toToolsError(command, args, err);
+      throw toToolsErrorFromUnknown(command, args, err);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/query-gsd-tools-runtime.ts b/sdk/src/query-gsd-tools-runtime.ts
index 9dab6fbb3..c86efc6cd 100644
--- a/sdk/src/query-gsd-tools-runtime.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/query-gsd-tools-runtime.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export function createGSDToolsRuntime(opts: {
       request.registryCommand,
       request.registryArgs,
     ),
-    execSubprocessJson: async (legacyCommand, legacyArgs) => subprocessAdapter.execJson(legacyCommand, legacyArgs),
-    execSubprocessRaw: async (legacyCommand, legacyArgs) => subprocessAdapter.execRaw(legacyCommand, legacyArgs),
+    execSubprocessJson: (legacyCommand, legacyArgs) => subprocessAdapter.execJson(legacyCommand, legacyArgs),
+    execSubprocessRaw: (legacyCommand, legacyArgs) => subprocessAdapter.execRaw(legacyCommand, legacyArgs),
     formatNativeRaw: (registryCommand, data) => formatQueryRawOutput(registryCommand, data),
   });