diff --git a/rockcraft/pebble.py b/rockcraft/pebble.py
index 38ce7cdf2..0e1080696 100644
--- a/rockcraft/pebble.py
+++ b/rockcraft/pebble.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 from craft_application.errors import CraftValidationError
 from craft_cli import emit
 
-from rockcraft.constants import ROCK_CONTROL_DIR
-
 
 def _alias_generator(name: str) -> str:
     """Convert underscores to dashes in aliases."""
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ class Pebble:
 
     PEBBLE_PATH = "var/lib/pebble/default"
     PEBBLE_LAYERS_PATH = f"{PEBBLE_PATH}/layers"
-    PEBBLE_BINARY_DIR = f"{ROCK_CONTROL_DIR}/bin"
+    PEBBLE_BINARY_DIR = "usr/bin"
     PEBBLE_BINARY_PATH = f"{PEBBLE_BINARY_DIR}/pebble"
     PEBBLE_BINARY_PATH_PREVIOUS = "bin/pebble"
     _BASE_PART_SPEC = {
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/base-devel/task.yaml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/base-devel/task.yaml
index a3fcc7b48..3418635a0 100644
--- a/tests/spread/rockcraft/base-devel/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/base-devel/task.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ execute: |
       docker-daemon:base-devel:0.1
   rm base-devel_0.1_amd64.rock
   docker images base-devel:0.1
-  id=$(docker run --rm -d base-devel:0.1)
-  test "$(docker inspect "$id" -f '{{json .Config.Entrypoint}}')" = '["/.rock/bin/pebble","enter"]'
+  id=$(docker run -d base-devel:0.1)
+  test "$(docker inspect "$id" -f '{{json .Config.Entrypoint}}')" = '["/usr/bin/pebble","enter"]'
+  docker exec "$id" pebble services
   docker rm -f "$id"
 
 restore: |
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_application.py b/tests/unit/test_application.py
index 99915343f..799db803a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_application.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_application_expand_environment(new_dir, default_application):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("base", "build_base", "expected_spec"),
     [
-        # 24.04 and beyond: pebble exists in .rock/bin/
+        # 24.04 and beyond: pebble exists in usr/bin/
         ("bare", "devel", Pebble.PEBBLE_PART_SPEC),
         ("ubuntu@24.04", "devel", Pebble.PEBBLE_PART_SPEC),
         # 20.04 and 22.04: pebble exists in bin/
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_pebble.py b/tests/unit/test_pebble.py
index 2dd7454ad..473c9ed44 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_pebble.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_pebble.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TestPebble:
     def test_attributes(self):
         assert Pebble.PEBBLE_PATH == "var/lib/pebble/default"
         assert Pebble.PEBBLE_LAYERS_PATH == "var/lib/pebble/default/layers"
-        assert Pebble.PEBBLE_BINARY_PATH == ".rock/bin/pebble"
+        assert Pebble.PEBBLE_BINARY_PATH == "usr/bin/pebble"
         assert Pebble.PEBBLE_BINARY_PATH_PREVIOUS == "bin/pebble"
         assert all(
             field in Pebble.PEBBLE_PART_SPEC