diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-gate/cmd/mesh-delivery-gate/catalogue_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-gate/cmd/mesh-delivery-gate/catalogue_test.go
index 3f46a2fd4..917e77ac8 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-gate/cmd/mesh-delivery-gate/catalogue_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-gate/cmd/mesh-delivery-gate/catalogue_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	seat "git.novox.be/novox/mesh-delivery/contracts/go/seats/meshdelivery"
 )
 
 // **The gate is the only claimant of the seat `mesh-delivery` in the catalogue** (novox/hq ADR 0437 §1, ADR 0449 §4, ADR 0454,
@@ -50,6 +52,20 @@ func TestTheCatalogueHoldsTheGateAsTheOnlyClaimantOfTheSeat(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		var generic any
 		_ = json.Unmarshal(raw, &generic)
+		// A `consumes` entry `mesh-delivery.<event>` is the seat's event (design 47 G A-30, §507): a manifest names a
+		// seat's events by the seat, so an entry naming one of the seat's own events is no module's name.
+		if top, ok := generic.(map[string]any); ok {
+			if entries, ok := top["consumes"].([]any); ok {
+				kept := []any{}
+				for _, e := range entries {
+					name, _ := e.(string)
+					if !slices.ContainsFunc(seat.Events(), func(ev string) bool { return name == "mesh-delivery."+ev }) {
+						kept = append(kept, e)
+					}
+				}
+				top["consumes"] = kept
+			}
+		}
 		var walk func(v any)
 		walk = func(v any) {
 			switch x := v.(type) {