diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
index a994a3ccea6..3a9351dc211 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
@@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(
   if (directives.hasFastDirective && directives.fastMode !== undefined) {
     sessionEntry.fastMode = directives.fastMode;
   }
-  if (shouldDowngradeXHigh) {
-    sessionEntry.thinkingLevel = "high";
-  }
   if (directives.hasVerboseDirective && directives.verboseLevel) {
     applyVerboseOverride(sessionEntry, directives.verboseLevel);
   }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.ts
index c8451fd88f6..fabc6f87a23 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   resolveSessionFilePath,
   resolveSessionFilePathOptions,
   type SessionEntry,
-  updateSessionStore,
 } from "../../config/sessions.js";
 import { logVerbose } from "../../globals.js";
 import { clearCommandLane, getQueueSize } from "../../process/command-queue.js";
@@ -402,16 +401,6 @@ export async function runPreparedReply(
       };
     }
     resolvedThinkLevel = "high";
-    if (sessionEntry && sessionStore && sessionKey && sessionEntry.thinkingLevel === "xhigh") {
-      sessionEntry.thinkingLevel = "high";
-      sessionEntry.updatedAt = Date.now();
-      sessionStore[sessionKey] = sessionEntry;
-      if (storePath) {
-        await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
-          store[sessionKey] = sessionEntry;
-        });
-      }
-    }
   }
   if (resetTriggered && command.isAuthorizedSender) {
     await sendResetSessionNotice({