diff --git a/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/FileHandleProtocols.swift b/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/FileHandleProtocols.swift
index 40a2840..83ade57 100644
--- a/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/FileHandleProtocols.swift
+++ b/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/FileHandleProtocols.swift
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
 import Foundation
 
-/// Protocol abstraction of the reading aspects of FileHandle.
-public protocol FileHandleReader: Sendable {
-
-    /// Gets data that is available for reading.
-    var availableData: Data { get }
-    /// A file descriptor of the handle.
-    var fileDescriptor: Int32 { get }
-    /// The  process ID of the process coonnected to the other end of the FileHandle.
-    var pidOfConnectedProcess: Int32 { get }
-
-}
-
-/// Protocol abstraction of the writing aspects of FileHandle.
-public protocol FileHandleWriter: Sendable {
-
-    /// Writes data to the handle.
-    func write(_ data: Data)
-
-}
-
-extension FileHandle: FileHandleReader, FileHandleWriter {
+extension FileHandle {
 
     public var pidOfConnectedProcess: Int32 {
         let pidPointer = UnsafeMutableRawPointer.allocate(byteCount: 4, alignment: 1)
diff --git a/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/SigningRequestTracer.swift b/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/SigningRequestTracer.swift
index aa8e295..a4f683a 100644
--- a/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/SigningRequestTracer.swift
+++ b/Sources/Packages/Sources/SecretAgentKit/SigningRequestTracer.swift
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ struct SigningRequestTracer {
 
 extension SigningRequestTracer {
 
-    /// Generates a ``SecretKit.SigningRequestProvenance`` from a ``FileHandleReader``.
-    /// - Parameter fileHandleReader: The reader involved in processing the request.
+    /// Generates a ``SecretKit.SigningRequestProvenance`` from a ``FileHandle``.
+    /// - Parameter fileHandle: The reader involved in processing the request.
     /// - Returns: A ``SecretKit.SigningRequestProvenance`` describing the origin of the request.
-    func provenance(from fileHandleReader: FileHandleReader) -> SigningRequestProvenance {
+    func provenance(from fileHandleReader: FileHandle) -> SigningRequestProvenance {
         let firstInfo = process(from: fileHandleReader.pidOfConnectedProcess)
 
         var provenance = SigningRequestProvenance(root: firstInfo)