diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/daemon.js b/packages/daemon/src/daemon.js
index a06c313490..96bdd71e18 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/daemon.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/daemon.js
@@ -584,15 +584,6 @@ const makeDaemonCore = async (
     });
   };
 
-  /**
-   * @param {import('./types.js').Formula} formula
-   * @param {string} formulaType
-   */
-  const provideValueForFormula = async (formula, formulaType) => {
-    const formulaNumber = await randomHex512();
-    return provideValueForNumberedFormula(formulaType, formulaNumber, formula);
-  };
-
   /** @type {import('./types.js').ProvideControllerForFormulaIdentifier} */
   const provideControllerForFormulaIdentifier = formulaIdentifier => {
     const { type: formulaType, number: formulaNumber } =
@@ -873,6 +864,25 @@ const makeDaemonCore = async (
     return provideValueForNumberedFormula(formula.type, formulaNumber, formula);
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @param {string} powersFormulaIdentifier
+   * @param {string} bundleFormulaIdentifier
+   * @returns {Promise<{ formulaIdentifier: string, value: unknown }>}
+   */
+  const incarnateWebBundle = async (
+    powersFormulaIdentifier,
+    bundleFormulaIdentifier,
+  ) => {
+    const formulaNumber = await randomHex512();
+    /** @type {import('./types.js').WebBundleFormula} */
+    const formula = {
+      type: 'web-bundle',
+      powers: powersFormulaIdentifier,
+      bundle: bundleFormulaIdentifier,
+    };
+    return provideValueForNumberedFormula(formula.type, formulaNumber, formula);
+  };
+
   /**
    * @param {string} [specifiedFormulaNumber]
    * @returns {Promise<{ formulaIdentifier: string, value: import('./types').EndoBootstrap }>}
@@ -916,18 +926,16 @@ const makeDaemonCore = async (
 
   const makeIdentifiedHost = makeHostMaker({
     provideValueForFormulaIdentifier,
-    provideValueForFormula,
-    provideValueForNumberedFormula,
     provideControllerForFormulaIdentifier,
     incarnateHost,
     incarnateGuest,
     incarnateEval,
     incarnateUnconfined,
     incarnateBundle,
+    incarnateWebBundle,
     incarnateHandle,
     storeReaderRef,
     randomHex512,
-    makeSha512,
     makeMailbox,
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/host.js b/packages/daemon/src/host.js
index 641e43daa6..e72b58107e 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/host.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/host.js
@@ -7,17 +7,15 @@ const { quote: q } = assert;
 
 export const makeHostMaker = ({
   provideValueForFormulaIdentifier,
-  provideValueForFormula,
-  provideValueForNumberedFormula,
   provideControllerForFormulaIdentifier,
   incarnateHost,
   incarnateGuest,
   incarnateEval,
   incarnateUnconfined,
   incarnateBundle,
+  incarnateWebBundle,
   incarnateHandle,
   storeReaderRef,
-  makeSha512,
   randomHex512,
   makeMailbox,
 }) => {
@@ -452,24 +450,10 @@ export const makeHostMaker = ({
         powersName,
       );
 
-      const digester = makeSha512();
-      digester.updateText(
-        `${bundleFormulaIdentifier},${powersFormulaIdentifier}`,
-      );
-      const formulaNumber = digester.digestHex().slice(32, 64);
-
-      const formula = {
-        type: 'web-bundle',
-        bundle: bundleFormulaIdentifier,
-        powers: powersFormulaIdentifier,
-      };
-
       // Behold, recursion:
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
-      const { value, formulaIdentifier } = await provideValueForNumberedFormula(
-        'web-bundle',
-        formulaNumber,
-        formula,
+      const { value, formulaIdentifier } = await incarnateWebBundle(
+        powersFormulaIdentifier,
+        bundleFormulaIdentifier,
       );
 
       if (webPageName !== undefined) {