diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_context.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_context.ts
index 40cbed5ee8df..a78242847bd2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_context.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_context.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { PublicPersistableStateManager } from '../state_manager/state_manag
 import type { AvmExecutionEnvironment } from './avm_execution_environment.js';
 import { type Gas, gasToGasLeft } from './avm_gas.js';
 import { AvmMachineState } from './avm_machine_state.js';
-import type { AvmSimulator } from './avm_simulator.js';
+import type { AvmSimulatorInterface } from './avm_simulator_interface.js';
 
 /**
  * An execution context includes the information necessary to initiate AVM
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class AvmContext {
 
   // This is needed to break a dependency cycle created by the CALL opcode,
   // which needs to create a new simulator but cannot depend directly on AvmSimulator.
-  public provideSimulator?: (ctx: this) => Promise<AvmSimulator>;
+  public provideSimulator?: (context: AvmContext) => Promise<AvmSimulatorInterface>;
 
   /**
    * Prepare a new AVM context that will be ready for an external/nested call
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator.ts
index 29d4c61f709d..c36311ef64ce 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { AvmContractCallResult } from './avm_contract_call_result.js';
 import { AvmExecutionEnvironment } from './avm_execution_environment.js';
 import type { Gas } from './avm_gas.js';
 import { AvmMachineState } from './avm_machine_state.js';
+import type { AvmSimulatorInterface } from './avm_simulator_interface.js';
 import {
   AvmExecutionError,
   AvmRevertReason,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type OpcodeTally = {
   gas: Gas;
 };
 
-export class AvmSimulator {
+export class AvmSimulator implements AvmSimulatorInterface {
   private log: Logger;
   private bytecode: Buffer | undefined;
   private opcodeTallies: Map<string, OpcodeTally> = new Map();
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator_interface.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator_interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd06517fe112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/avm/avm_simulator_interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Interface for AvmSimulator to break the circular dependency between avm_context.ts and avm_simulator.ts
+ */
+export interface AvmSimulatorInterface {
+  execute(): Promise<any>; // Using any here to avoid importing AvmContractCallResult
+  executeBytecode(bytecode: Buffer): Promise<any>;
+  getBytecode(): Buffer | undefined;
+}