diff --git a/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.cc b/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.cc
index e3a5cde..c893f0f 100644
--- a/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.cc
+++ b/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
   // 3. The number -1, accompanied by the file descriptor for the shared
   //    memory.
-  if (!SendSocketInfo(QemuFDMsg::kSharedMem, shmem.SharedMemFD())) {
+  if (!SendSocketInfo(kSharedMem, shmem.SharedMemFD())) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to send Shared Memory socket: "
                << client_socket_->StrError();
     return false;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   //    vectors, it closes the extra file descriptors.  If it is configured
   //    for more, the extra vectors remain unconnected.
   for (const auto region_data : shmem.Regions()) {
-    if (!SendSocketInfo(QemuFDMsg::kHostSideHald, region_data.host_fd)) {
+    if (!SendSocketInfo(kHostID, region_data.host_fd)) {
       LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to send Host Side FD for region "
                  << region_data.device_name << ": " << client_socket_->StrError();
       return false;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   //    the extra file descriptors.  If it is configured for more, the
   //    extra vectors remain unconnected.
   for (const auto region_data : shmem.Regions()) {
-    if (!SendSocketInfo(QemuFDMsg::kGuestSideHal, region_data.guest_fd)) {
+    if (!SendSocketInfo(kGuestID, region_data.guest_fd)) {
       LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to send Guest Side FD for region "
                  << region_data.device_name << ": " << client_socket_->StrError();
       return false;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-bool QemuClient::SendSocketInfo(QemuFDMsg message,
+bool QemuClient::SendSocketInfo(QemuConstants message,
                                 const cvd::SharedFD& socket) {
   struct iovec vec {
     &message, sizeof(message)
diff --git a/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.h b/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.h
index 658b42c..2e0a7ee 100644
--- a/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.h
+++ b/host/libs/ivserver/qemu_client.h
@@ -37,28 +37,18 @@
  private:
   enum QemuConstants : int64_t {
     kIvshMemProtocolVersion = 0,
+    // Marker for the shared memory file
+    kSharedMem = -1,
     // HostID is in fact a Peer ID and can take multiple values, depending on
     // how many subsystems we would like Guest to talk to.
-    kHostBaseID = 0,
+    kHostID = 0,
     // GuestID is a unique form of Peer ID (see above), that identifies newly
     // created quest in IvSharedMem world.
-    kGuestID = 1024
+    kGuestID = 1
   };
 
-  static_assert(QemuConstants::kHostBaseID < QemuConstants::kGuestID,
+  static_assert(QemuConstants::kHostID != QemuConstants::kGuestID,
                 "Guest and host should have different IDs");
-  // Type of QEmu FD messages.
-  // QEmu uses these messages to identify purpose of socket it is
-  // receiving.
-  enum class QemuFDMsg : int64_t {
-    // Represents SharedMemory FD.
-    kSharedMem = -1,
-    // Represents primary (and currently only) FD that is owned and managed by
-    // Host side.
-    kHostSideHald = QemuConstants::kHostBaseID,
-    // Represents FDs that are owned by Guest.
-    kGuestSideHal = QemuConstants::kGuestID,
-  };
 
   cvd::SharedFD client_socket_;
 
@@ -70,7 +60,7 @@
   bool PerformHandshake(const VSoCSharedMemory &shmem_fd);
 
   // Send socket data to Qemu.
-  bool SendSocketInfo(QemuFDMsg message, const cvd::SharedFD &socket);
+  bool SendSocketInfo(QemuConstants message, const cvd::SharedFD &socket);
 
   QemuClient(const QemuClient &) = delete;
   QemuClient &operator=(const QemuClient &) = delete;