diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b018f55fc1a365..8be944bcb267a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -10352,7 +10352,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-instruction",
  "solana-keypair",
  "solana-packet",
- "solana-program",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-sha256-hasher",
@@ -10360,6 +10359,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-signer",
  "solana-svm-transaction",
  "solana-transaction",
+ "solana-vote-interface",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
 ]
 
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index 088475fa4be053..19f47560597e5e 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -8560,12 +8560,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-hash",
  "solana-instruction",
  "solana-packet",
- "solana-program",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-signature",
  "solana-svm-transaction",
  "solana-transaction",
+ "solana-vote-interface",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
 ]
 
diff --git a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
index 62c12a624076a9..0bf6b980647d00 100644
--- a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
+++ b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
@@ -7906,12 +7906,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-hash",
  "solana-instruction",
  "solana-packet",
- "solana-program",
  "solana-pubkey",
  "solana-sdk-ids",
  "solana-signature",
  "solana-svm-transaction",
  "solana-transaction",
+ "solana-vote-interface",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
 ]
 
diff --git a/vote/Cargo.toml b/vote/Cargo.toml
index 9ea95b72841a95..05c6e40cf387b3 100644
--- a/vote/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vote/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ solana-frozen-abi-macro = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = [
 solana-hash = { workspace = true }
 solana-instruction = { workspace = true }
 solana-packet = { workspace = true }
-solana-program = { workspace = true }
 solana-pubkey = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk-ids = { workspace = true }
 solana-signature = { workspace = true }
 solana-svm-transaction = { workspace = true }
 solana-transaction = { workspace = true }
+solana-vote-interface = { workspace = true, features = ["bincode"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/vote/benches/vote_account.rs b/vote/benches/vote_account.rs
index 1f2b07e29605b9..47f7c8a7881d7f 100644
--- a/vote/benches/vote_account.rs
+++ b/vote/benches/vote_account.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ extern crate test;
 use {
     rand::Rng,
     solana_account::AccountSharedData,
-    solana_program::vote::state::{VoteInit, VoteState, VoteStateVersions},
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_vote::vote_account::VoteAccount,
+    solana_vote_interface::state::{VoteInit, VoteState, VoteStateVersions},
     test::Bencher,
 };
 
diff --git a/vote/src/vote_account.rs b/vote/src/vote_account.rs
index 18fffa5ddf5465..b119778b2386ad 100644
--- a/vote/src/vote_account.rs
+++ b/vote/src/vote_account.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use {
     },
     solana_account::{AccountSharedData, ReadableAccount},
     solana_instruction::error::InstructionError,
-    solana_program::vote::state::VoteState,
     solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+    solana_vote_interface::state::VoteState,
     std::{
         cmp::Ordering,
         collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap},
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl VoteAccount {
         use {
             rand::Rng as _,
             solana_clock::Clock,
-            solana_program::vote::state::{VoteInit, VoteStateVersions},
+            solana_vote_interface::state::{VoteInit, VoteStateVersions},
         };
 
         let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ mod tests {
         rand::Rng,
         solana_account::WritableAccount,
         solana_clock::Clock,
-        solana_program::vote::state::{VoteInit, VoteStateVersions},
         solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+        solana_vote_interface::state::{VoteInit, VoteStateVersions},
         std::iter::repeat_with,
     };
 
diff --git a/vote/src/vote_parser.rs b/vote/src/vote_parser.rs
index b64657f268c6fe..55fc07222c12e4 100644
--- a/vote/src/vote_parser.rs
+++ b/vote/src/vote_parser.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use {
     crate::vote_transaction::VoteTransaction, solana_bincode::limited_deserialize,
-    solana_hash::Hash, solana_program::vote::instruction::VoteInstruction, solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
-    solana_signature::Signature, solana_svm_transaction::svm_transaction::SVMTransaction,
-    solana_transaction::Transaction,
+    solana_hash::Hash, solana_pubkey::Pubkey, solana_signature::Signature,
+    solana_svm_transaction::svm_transaction::SVMTransaction, solana_transaction::Transaction,
+    solana_vote_interface::instruction::VoteInstruction,
 };
 
 pub type ParsedVote = (Pubkey, VoteTransaction, Option<Hash>, Signature);
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ mod test {
         super::*,
         solana_clock::Slot,
         solana_keypair::Keypair,
-        solana_program::vote::{instruction as vote_instruction, state::Vote},
         solana_sha256_hasher::hash,
         solana_signer::Signer,
+        solana_vote_interface::{instruction as vote_instruction, state::Vote},
     };
 
     // Reimplemented locally from Vote program.
diff --git a/vote/src/vote_transaction.rs b/vote/src/vote_transaction.rs
index c88ea0a2f7ea35..8c6346ec371b65 100644
--- a/vote/src/vote_transaction.rs
+++ b/vote/src/vote_transaction.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use {
     solana_clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
     solana_hash::Hash,
-    solana_program::vote::state::{TowerSync, Vote, VoteStateUpdate},
+    solana_vote_interface::state::{TowerSync, Vote, VoteStateUpdate},
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]