diff --git a/tests/e2e/windows/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/windows/e2e_test.go
index 6db27b9..4b27ace 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/windows/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/windows/e2e_test.go
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ func buildImage(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, repoRoot, image, platform, ba
 // runOne starts one long-lived container per combo and drives the whole
 // E2E flow (setup -> install -> verify) through pwsh exec calls, asserting
 // in Go. A combo passes when every phase exits 0 and the outputs carry the
-// expected markers. vfox main combos run against a VFOX_HOME containing a
-// space (see vfoxHome).
+// expected markers. Every combo runs against a VFOX_HOME containing a
+// space (see spacedVfoxHome).
 func runOne(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, image, platform, arch string, c common.Combo) {
 	t.Helper()
 	prefix := c.Prefix(platform)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func runOne(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, image, platform, arch string, c c
 	procArch := procArchOfContainer(ctx, t, ctr)
 	t.Logf("=== vfox %s, java@%s, %s (%s) ===", c.Vfox, common.Spec(c.Distribution, version), platform, procArch)
 
-	box := setupSlotEnv(ctx, t, ctr, c.Slug(), c.Vfox)
+	box := setupSlotEnv(ctx, t, ctr, c.Slug())
 	setupVfox(ctx, t, ctr, box, c.Vfox)
 	checkMissingVersionRejected(ctx, t, ctr, box, c.Distribution, version, arch)
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/windows/matrix_test.go b/tests/e2e/windows/matrix_test.go
index a758fda..16d5591 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/windows/matrix_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/windows/matrix_test.go
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
 
 package windows
 
-import (
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-)
+import "testing"
 
 func TestMaxJobsDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("E2E_MAX_JOBS", "")
@@ -31,21 +28,6 @@ func TestMaxJobsDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestVfoxHome(t *testing.T) {
-	profile := `C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator`
-	if got, want := vfoxHome(profile, "latest-tem", "latest"),
-		`C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\vfox-e2e-runs\latest-tem\.vfox`; got != want {
-		t.Errorf("vfoxHome(latest) = %q, want %q", got, want)
-	}
-	got := vfoxHome(profile, "main-tem", "main")
-	if got != spacedVfoxHome {
-		t.Errorf("vfoxHome(main) = %q, want %q", got, spacedVfoxHome)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(got, " ") {
-		t.Errorf("vfoxHome(main) = %q, want a path containing a space", got)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestPwshQuote(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := pwshQuote(`C:\a\b`); got != `'C:\a\b'` {
 		t.Errorf("pwshQuote = %q", got)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/windows/setup.go b/tests/e2e/windows/setup.go
index 53f3de0..7650f1a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/windows/setup.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/windows/setup.go
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@ const (
 	spacedVfoxHome = `C:\Users\John Doe\.vfox`
 )
 
-// vfoxHome returns the $VFOX_HOME for a combo. The fix for Windows homes
-// containing a space (https://github.com/version-fox/vfox/pull/712) is on
-// vfox main only: released builds still fail on such paths, so only main
-// runs against spacedVfoxHome while the others keep an unspaced slot home.
-func vfoxHome(userProfile, slot, vfoxVersion string) string {
-	if vfoxVersion == "main" {
-		return spacedVfoxHome
-	}
-	return userProfile + `\vfox-e2e-runs\` + slot + `\.vfox`
-}
-
 // pwshQuote renders a single-quoted PowerShell string literal.
 func pwshQuote(s string) string {
 	return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''") + "'"
@@ -69,15 +58,17 @@ type slotBox struct {
 }
 
 // setupSlotEnv isolates the combo: USERPROFILE/TEMP/TMP point under
-// vfox-e2e-runs\<slot>, while VFOX_HOME is a sibling .vfox (spacedVfoxHome
-// for main), so parallel combos on one daemon never share vfox state.
-func setupSlotEnv(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, ctr tc.Container, slot, vfoxVersion string) slotBox {
+// vfox-e2e-runs\<slot>, while VFOX_HOME is spacedVfoxHome. Each combo runs in
+// its own container, so the shared VFOX_HOME never leaks between combos. Both
+// vfox main and releases since v1.0.13 handle a home containing a space
+// (https://github.com/version-fox/vfox/pull/712).
+func setupSlotEnv(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, ctr tc.Container, slot string) slotBox {
 	t.Helper()
 	userProfile := strings.TrimSpace(execOK(ctx, t, ctr, "$env:USERPROFILE"))
 	containerPath := strings.TrimSpace(execOK(ctx, t, ctr, "$env:PATH"))
 	procArch := strings.TrimSpace(execOK(ctx, t, ctr, "$env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"))
 
-	home := vfoxHome(userProfile, slot, vfoxVersion)
+	home := spacedVfoxHome
 	box := slotBox{slot: slot}
 	box.slotRoot = userProfile + `\vfox-e2e-runs\` + slot
 	box.tmp = box.slotRoot + `\tmp`