diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/examples/stakeBld.contract.js b/packages/orchestration/src/examples/stakeBld.contract.js
index 969ad3a88ed..cf282ee650b 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/examples/stakeBld.contract.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/examples/stakeBld.contract.js
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
  * @file Stake BLD contract
  */
 import { makeTracer } from '@agoric/internal';
+import { heapVowE as E, prepareVowTools } from '@agoric/vow/vat.js';
 import { prepareRecorderKitMakers } from '@agoric/zoe/src/contractSupport/recorder.js';
 import { withdrawFromSeat } from '@agoric/zoe/src/contractSupport/zoeHelpers.js';
 import { InvitationShape } from '@agoric/zoe/src/typeGuards.js';
 import { makeDurableZone } from '@agoric/zone/durable.js';
-import { prepareVowTools, heapVowE as E } from '@agoric/vow/vat.js';
 import { deeplyFulfilled } from '@endo/marshal';
 import { M } from '@endo/patterns';
-import { prepareLocalOrchestrationAccountKit } from '../exos/local-orchestration-account.js';
 import { makeChainHub } from '../exos/chain-hub.js';
-import { prepareChainHubAdmin } from '../exos/chain-hub-admin.js';
+import { prepareLocalOrchestrationAccountKit } from '../exos/local-orchestration-account.js';
+import fetchedChainInfo from '../fetched-chain-info.js';
 
 /**
  * @import {NameHub} from '@agoric/vats';
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ export const start = async (zcf, privateArgs, baggage) => {
   const BLD = zcf.getTerms().brands.In;
   const bldAmountShape = await E(BLD).getAmountShape();
 
+  // XXX big dependency, will probably already be registered in agoricNames
+  chainHub.registerChain('agoric', fetchedChainInfo.agoric);
+  chainHub.registerAsset('ubld', {
+    baseName: 'agoric',
+    baseDenom: 'ubld',
+    brand: BLD,
+    chainName: 'agoric',
+  });
+
   async function makeLocalAccountKit() {
     const account = await E(privateArgs.localchain).makeAccount();
     const address = await E(account).getAddress();
@@ -124,6 +133,6 @@ export const start = async (zcf, privateArgs, baggage) => {
     },
   );
 
-  return { creatorFacet: prepareChainHubAdmin(zone, chainHub), publicFacet };
+  return { publicFacet };
 };
 harden(start);
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/stake-bld.contract.test.ts b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/stake-bld.contract.test.ts
index 85c132ad68d..7af3470583d 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/stake-bld.contract.test.ts
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/stake-bld.contract.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { setUpZoeForTest } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/setup-zoe.js';
 import path from 'path';
 import type { CosmosChainInfo } from '../../src/cosmos-api.js';
 import { commonSetup } from '../supports.js';
-import knownChains from '../../src/fetched-chain-info.js';
 
 const dirname = path.dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname);
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ const startContract = async ({
   const installation: Installation<StartFn> =
     await bundleAndInstall(contractFile);
 
-  const { creatorFacet, publicFacet } = await E(zoe).startInstance(
+  const { publicFacet } = await E(zoe).startInstance(
     installation,
     { In: bld.issuer },
     {},
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ const startContract = async ({
       timerService: timer,
     },
   );
-  return { creatorFacet, publicFacet, zoe };
+  return { publicFacet, zoe };
 };
 
 test('makeAccount, deposit, withdraw', async t => {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ test('makeAccount, deposit, withdraw', async t => {
     brands: { bld },
     utils,
   } = await commonSetup(t);
-  const { creatorFacet, publicFacet } = await startContract({
+  const { publicFacet } = await startContract({
     ...bootstrap,
     bld,
   });
@@ -68,16 +67,6 @@ test('makeAccount, deposit, withdraw', async t => {
   const depositResp = await E(account).deposit(
     await utils.pourPayment(bld.units(100)),
   );
-  await t.throwsAsync(E(account).getBalance('ubld'), {
-    message: '"denom" not found: "ubld"',
-  });
-  // try again after registering the asset
-  await E(creatorFacet).registerAsset('ubld', {
-    baseName: 'agoric',
-    baseDenom: 'ubld',
-    brand: bld.brand,
-    chainName: 'agoric',
-  });
   t.deepEqual(await E(account).getBalance('ubld'), {
     denom: 'ubld',
     value: bld.units(100).value,
@@ -104,7 +93,7 @@ test('makeStakeBldInvitation', async t => {
     brands: { bld },
     utils,
   } = await commonSetup(t);
-  const { creatorFacet, publicFacet, zoe } = await startContract({
+  const { publicFacet, zoe } = await startContract({
     ...bootstrap,
     bld,
   });
@@ -124,13 +113,6 @@ test('makeStakeBldInvitation', async t => {
   const { invitationMakers } = await E(userSeat).getOfferResult();
   t.truthy(invitationMakers, 'received continuing invitation');
 
-  await E(creatorFacet).registerAsset('ubld', {
-    baseName: 'agoric',
-    baseDenom: 'ubld',
-    brand: bld.brand,
-    chainName: 'agoric',
-  });
-
   t.log('make Delegate offer using invitationMakers');
   {
     const delegateInv = await E(invitationMakers).Delegate(