diff --git a/lib/globs.js b/lib/globs.js
index 132c7424ab..09d92fba25 100644
--- a/lib/globs.js
+++ b/lib/globs.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 	normalizePattern,
 	normalizePatterns
 } from './glob-helpers.cjs';
-import providerManager from './provider-manager.js';
 
 export {
 	classify,
@@ -69,10 +68,8 @@ export function normalizeGlobs({extensions, files: filePatterns, ignoredByWatche
 
 	ignoredByWatcherPatterns = ignoredByWatcherPatterns ? [...defaultIgnoredByWatcherPatterns, ...normalizePatterns(ignoredByWatcherPatterns)] : [...defaultIgnoredByWatcherPatterns];
 
-	for (const {level, main} of providers) {
-		if (level >= providerManager.levels.pathRewrites) {
-			({filePatterns, ignoredByWatcherPatterns} = main.updateGlobs({filePatterns, ignoredByWatcherPatterns}));
-		}
+	for (const {main} of providers) {
+		({filePatterns, ignoredByWatcherPatterns} = main.updateGlobs({filePatterns, ignoredByWatcherPatterns}));
 	}
 
 	return {extensions, filePatterns, ignoredByWatcherPatterns};
diff --git a/lib/provider-manager.js b/lib/provider-manager.js
index 81fa8ca340..1bee5ff7bf 100644
--- a/lib/provider-manager.js
+++ b/lib/provider-manager.js
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import * as globs from './globs.js';
 import pkg from './pkg.cjs';
 
 const levels = {
-	ava3: 1,
-	pathRewrites: 2
+	// As the protocol changes, comparing levels by integer allows AVA to be
+	// compatible with different versions. Currently there is only one supported
+	// version, so this is effectively unused. The infrastructure is retained for
+	// future use.
+	levelIntegersAreCurrentlyUnused: 0
 };
 
 const levelsByProtocol = {
-	'ava-3': levels.ava3,
-	'ava-3.2': levels.pathRewrites
+	'ava-3.2': levels.levelIntegersAreCurrentlyUnused
 };
 
 async function load(providerModule, projectDir) {
diff --git a/lib/watcher.js b/lib/watcher.js
index fe512eb383..a8b2b99ea7 100644
--- a/lib/watcher.js
+++ b/lib/watcher.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import flatten from 'lodash/flatten.js';
 
 import {chalk} from './chalk.js';
 import {applyTestFileFilter, classify, getChokidarIgnorePatterns} from './globs.js';
-import providerManager from './provider-manager.js';
 
 let chokidar = chokidar_;
 export function _testOnlyReplaceChokidar(replacement) {
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ export default class Watcher {
 
 		const patternFilters = filter.map(({pattern}) => pattern);
 
-		this.providers = providers.filter(({level}) => level >= providerManager.levels.pathRewrites);
+		this.providers = providers;
 		this.run = (specificFiles = [], updateSnapshots = false) => {
 			const clearLogOnNextRun = this.clearLogOnNextRun && this.runVector > 0;
 			if (this.runVector > 0) {