diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f4f7020de2..03d631410b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3046,6 +3046,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "zcash_note_encryption",
  "zcash_primitives",
  "zcash_proofs",
+ "zcash_protocol",
  "zip32",
 ]
 
diff --git a/components/zcash_protocol/src/lib.rs b/components/zcash_protocol/src/lib.rs
index c597be43a0..b672a5ef3e 100644
--- a/components/zcash_protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/zcash_protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,38 @@
 // Temporary until we have addressed all Result<T, ()> cases.
 #![allow(clippy::result_unit_err)]
 
+use core::fmt;
+
 pub mod consensus;
 pub mod constants;
 #[cfg(feature = "local-consensus")]
 pub mod local_consensus;
 pub mod value;
+
+/// A Zcash shielded transfer protocol.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub enum ShieldedProtocol {
+    /// The Sapling protocol
+    Sapling,
+    /// The Orchard protocol
+    Orchard,
+}
+
+/// A value pool in the Zcash protocol.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PoolType {
+    /// The transparent value pool
+    Transparent,
+    /// A shielded value pool.
+    Shielded(ShieldedProtocol),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for PoolType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            PoolType::Transparent => f.write_str("Transparent"),
+            PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling) => f.write_str("Sapling"),
+            PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Orchard) => f.write_str("Orchard"),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/Cargo.toml b/zcash_client_backend/Cargo.toml
index 61b2785c2e..405d9b76db 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ zcash_encoding.workspace = true
 zcash_keys.workspace = true
 zcash_note_encryption.workspace = true
 zcash_primitives.workspace = true
+zcash_protocol.workspace = true
 zip32.workspace = true
 
 # Dependencies exposed in a public API:
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
index c37cfd1548..78f1e6706e 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ where
                     Some(memo),
                 ))
             }
-            #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
             ShieldedProtocol::Orchard => {
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "orchard"))]
                 return Err(Error::UnsupportedPoolType(PoolType::Shielded(
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/lib.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/lib.rs
index 94f2c4eaef..0b5f44c7ee 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ pub mod zip321;
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-serialization")]
 pub mod serialization;
 
-use std::fmt;
-
 pub use decrypt::{decrypt_transaction, DecryptedOutput, TransferType};
+pub use zcash_protocol::{ShieldedProtocol, PoolType};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[macro_use]
@@ -88,33 +87,3 @@ extern crate assert_matches;
 core::compile_error!(
     "The `orchard` feature flag requires the `zcash_unstable=\"orchard\"` RUSTFLAG."
 );
-
-/// A shielded transfer protocol known to the wallet.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub enum ShieldedProtocol {
-    /// The Sapling protocol
-    Sapling,
-    /// The Orchard protocol
-    #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
-    Orchard,
-}
-
-/// A value pool to which the wallet supports sending transaction outputs.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum PoolType {
-    /// The transparent value pool
-    Transparent,
-    /// A shielded value pool.
-    Shielded(ShieldedProtocol),
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for PoolType {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            PoolType::Transparent => f.write_str("Transparent"),
-            PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling) => f.write_str("Sapling"),
-            #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
-            PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Orchard) => f.write_str("Orchard"),
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
index 027f0ee90e..623095dc60 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ fn pool_type<T>(pool_id: i32) -> Result<PoolType, ProposalDecodingError<T>> {
     match proposal::ValuePool::try_from(pool_id) {
         Ok(proposal::ValuePool::Transparent) => Ok(PoolType::Transparent),
         Ok(proposal::ValuePool::Sapling) => Ok(PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling)),
-        #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
         Ok(proposal::ValuePool::Orchard) => Ok(PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Orchard)),
         _ => Err(ProposalDecodingError::ValuePoolNotSupported(pool_id)),
     }
@@ -338,7 +337,6 @@ impl From<ShieldedProtocol> for proposal::ValuePool {
     fn from(value: ShieldedProtocol) -> Self {
         match value {
             ShieldedProtocol::Sapling => proposal::ValuePool::Sapling,
-            #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
             ShieldedProtocol::Orchard => proposal::ValuePool::Orchard,
         }
     }
diff --git a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet.rs b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet.rs
index 86fdb51d9d..0d6ced6ea6 100644
--- a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ pub(crate) fn pool_code(pool_type: PoolType) -> i64 {
     match pool_type {
         PoolType::Transparent => 0i64,
         PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling) => 2i64,
-        #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
         PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Orchard) => 3i64,
     }
 }
@@ -796,7 +795,6 @@ pub(crate) fn get_received_memo(
             )
             .optional()?
             .flatten(),
-        #[cfg(zcash_unstable = "orchard")]
         _ => {
             return Err(SqliteClientError::UnsupportedPoolType(PoolType::Shielded(
                 note_id.protocol(),