diff --git a/frontend/common/utils/__tests__/featureStateToValue.test.ts b/frontend/common/utils/__tests__/featureStateToValue.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3708551480e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/common/utils/__tests__/featureStateToValue.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { featureStateToValue } from 'common/utils/featureStateToValue'
+
+describe('featureStateToValue', () => {
+  it.each([
+    ['unicode', { string_value: '{"a":1}', type: 'unicode' }, '{"a":1}'],
+    ['bool', { boolean_value: true, type: 'bool' }, true],
+    ['float', { float_value: 1.5, type: 'float' }, 1.5],
+    ['int', { integer_value: 7, type: 'int' }, 7],
+  ])('flattens a nested %s value', (_label, nested, expected) => {
+    expect(featureStateToValue(nested as never)).toBe(expected)
+  })
+
+  it('reads value_type when present (core traits)', () => {
+    expect(
+      featureStateToValue({ integer_value: 3, value_type: 'int' } as never),
+    ).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('normalises a missing int/float to null', () => {
+    expect(featureStateToValue({ type: 'int' } as never)).toBeNull()
+    expect(featureStateToValue({ type: 'float' } as never)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for null or undefined', () => {
+    expect(featureStateToValue(null)).toBeNull()
+    expect(featureStateToValue(undefined)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it.each([
+    ['string', 'already-flat'],
+    ['number', 42],
+    ['boolean false', false],
+    ['empty string', ''],
+  ])('passes an already-flat %s through unchanged', (_label, flat) => {
+    expect(featureStateToValue(flat)).toBe(flat)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/common/utils/featureStateToValue.ts b/frontend/common/utils/featureStateToValue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..730b47e336e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/common/utils/featureStateToValue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { FeatureStateValue, FlagsmithValue } from 'common/types/responses'
+
+/**
+ * Flattens a feature state (or core trait) value into its typed scalar.
+ *
+ * Accepts either the nested `{ type, string_value, ... }` shape returned by the
+ * featurestates endpoint or an already-flat value, and returns the flat value.
+ *
+ * Kept in its own module, free of `common/utils` imports, so consumers (and
+ * their unit tests) don't pull the Flux stores in through `utils.tsx`.
+ */
+export function featureStateToValue(
+  value: FlagsmithValue | FeatureStateValue | undefined,
+): FlagsmithValue {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+    return null
+  }
+  if (typeof value !== 'object') {
+    return value
+  }
+  // `value_type` is the type key on core traits; `type` on feature states.
+  const type =
+    (value as { value_type?: FeatureStateValue['type'] }).value_type ??
+    value.type
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'bool':
+      return value.boolean_value
+    case 'float':
+      return value.float_value ?? null
+    case 'int':
+      return value.integer_value ?? null
+    default:
+      return value.string_value
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/common/utils/utils.tsx b/frontend/common/utils/utils.tsx
index 9c9ab4e0d6cd..30df0c6165ae 100644
--- a/frontend/common/utils/utils.tsx
+++ b/frontend/common/utils/utils.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Project from 'common/project'
 import {
   ContentType,
   FeatureState,
-  FeatureStateValue,
   FlagsmithValue,
   MultivariateFeatureStateValue,
   MultivariateOption,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import ErrorMessage from 'components/ErrorMessage'
 import WarningMessage from 'components/WarningMessage'
 import Constants from 'common/constants'
 import { getDefaultVariantKey } from './multivariate'
+import { featureStateToValue } from './featureStateToValue'
 import { defaultFlags } from 'common/stores/default-flags'
 import Color from 'color'
 import { selectBuildVersion } from 'common/services/useBuildVersion'
@@ -180,23 +180,9 @@ const Utils = Object.assign({}, BaseUtils, {
     }
     return null
   },
-  featureStateToValue(featureState: FeatureStateValue) {
-    if (!featureState) {
-      return null
-    }
-
-    //@ts-ignore value_type is the type key on core traits
-    switch (featureState.value_type || featureState.type) {
-      case 'bool':
-        return featureState.boolean_value
-      case 'float':
-        return featureState.float_value
-      case 'int':
-        return featureState.integer_value
-      default:
-        return featureState.string_value
-    }
-  },
+  // Delegates to the standalone, Flux-free module so callers that can't import
+  // this file (e.g. unit-tested hooks) can use the same logic directly.
+  featureStateToValue,
   findOperator(
     operator: SegmentCondition['operator'],
     value: string,
diff --git a/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/__tests__/deepLinkedFeature.test.ts b/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/__tests__/deepLinkedFeature.test.ts
index d0ebaf8606d7..3994a8e8693c 100644
--- a/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/__tests__/deepLinkedFeature.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/__tests__/deepLinkedFeature.test.ts
@@ -83,20 +83,12 @@ describe('pickEnvironmentFlag', () => {
     expect(pickEnvironmentFlag(undefined, 99)).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
-  it.each([
-    ['unicode', { string_value: '{"a":1}', type: 'unicode' }, '{"a":1}'],
-    ['bool', { boolean_value: true, type: 'bool' }, true],
-    ['float', { float_value: 1.5, type: 'float' }, 1.5],
-    ['int', { integer_value: 7, type: 'int' }, 7],
-    ['int missing', { type: 'int' }, null],
-    ['no value', undefined, null],
-  ])(
-    'flattens a nested feature_state_value (%s) to the typed value',
-    (_label, nested, expected) => {
-      const results = [make(11, 99, nested)]
-      expect(pickEnvironmentFlag(results, 99)?.feature_state_value).toBe(
-        expected,
-      )
-    },
-  )
+  it('flattens the nested feature_state_value via featureStateToValue', () => {
+    // Branch coverage lives in featureStateToValue.test.ts; this just proves the
+    // nested value is flattened rather than passed through as an object.
+    const results = [make(11, 99, { string_value: '{"a":1}', type: 'unicode' })]
+    expect(pickEnvironmentFlag(results, 99)?.feature_state_value).toBe(
+      '{"a":1}',
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/deepLinkedFeature.ts b/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/deepLinkedFeature.ts
index 99f70cfd7150..4448c808e1a2 100644
--- a/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/deepLinkedFeature.ts
+++ b/frontend/web/components/pages/features/hooks/deepLinkedFeature.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,5 @@
-import type {
-  FeatureState,
-  FeatureStateValue,
-  FlagsmithValue,
-} from 'common/types/responses'
-
-type FlattenableFeatureStateValue = FlagsmithValue | FeatureStateValue
-
-// The featurestates endpoint returns a nested value; the list path is flat.
-// Mirrors Utils.featureStateToValue, inlined to keep the Flux stores out.
-function flattenFeatureStateValue(
-  value: FlattenableFeatureStateValue | undefined,
-): FlagsmithValue {
-  if (value === null || value === undefined) {
-    return null
-  }
-  if (typeof value !== 'object') {
-    return value
-  }
-  switch (value.type) {
-    case 'bool':
-      return value.boolean_value
-    case 'float':
-      return value.float_value ?? null
-    case 'int':
-      return value.integer_value ?? null
-    default:
-      return value.string_value
-  }
-}
+import { featureStateToValue } from 'common/utils/featureStateToValue'
+import type { FeatureState } from 'common/types/responses'
 
 /**
  * Decides whether the `?feature=` deep link targets a feature that is NOT on the
@@ -68,6 +40,6 @@ export function pickEnvironmentFlag(
   }
   return {
     ...match,
-    feature_state_value: flattenFeatureStateValue(match.feature_state_value),
+    feature_state_value: featureStateToValue(match.feature_state_value),
   }
 }