diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.test.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.test.ts
index 1b0ccc1d412..dc3c3ed677b 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import "./test-helpers/fast-coding-tools.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import { ensureOpenClawModelsJson } from "./models-config.js";
 
 vi.mock("@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent", async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent")>(
@@ -162,8 +161,6 @@ const makeOpenAiConfig = (modelIds: string[]) =>
     },
   }) satisfies OpenClawConfig;
 
-const ensureModels = (cfg: OpenClawConfig) => ensureOpenClawModelsJson(cfg, agentDir) as unknown;
-
 const nextSessionFile = () => {
   sessionCounter += 1;
   return path.join(workspaceDir, `session-${sessionCounter}.jsonl`);
@@ -184,7 +181,6 @@ const runWithOrphanedSingleUserMessage = async (text: string) => {
   });
 
   const cfg = makeOpenAiConfig(["mock-1"]);
-  await ensureModels(cfg);
   return await runEmbeddedPiAgent({
     sessionId: "session:test",
     sessionKey: testSessionKey,
@@ -230,7 +226,6 @@ const readSessionMessages = async (sessionFile: string) => {
 
 const runDefaultEmbeddedTurn = async (sessionFile: string, prompt: string) => {
   const cfg = makeOpenAiConfig(["mock-1"]);
-  await ensureModels(cfg);
   await runEmbeddedPiAgent({
     sessionId: "session:test",
     sessionKey: testSessionKey,
@@ -305,7 +300,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
         },
       },
     } satisfies OpenClawConfig;
-    await ensureModels(cfg);
 
     const result = await runEmbeddedPiAgent({
       sessionId: "session:test-fallback",
@@ -342,7 +336,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
         ],
       },
     } satisfies OpenClawConfig;
-    await ensureModels(cfg);
 
     await expect(
       runEmbeddedPiAgent({
@@ -381,7 +374,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
   it("persists the user message when prompt fails before assistant output", async () => {
     const sessionFile = nextSessionFile();
     const cfg = makeOpenAiConfig(["mock-error"]);
-    await ensureModels(cfg);
 
     const result = await runEmbeddedPiAgent({
       sessionId: "session:test",
@@ -409,7 +401,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
   it("fails fast on prompt transport errors", async () => {
     const sessionFile = nextSessionFile();
     const cfg = makeOpenAiConfig(["mock-throw"]);
-    await ensureModels(cfg);
 
     await expect(
       runEmbeddedPiAgent({
@@ -493,7 +484,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
   it("persists multi-turn user/assistant ordering across runs", async () => {
     const sessionFile = nextSessionFile();
     const cfg = makeOpenAiConfig(["mock-1"]);
-    await ensureModels(cfg);
 
     await runEmbeddedPiAgent({
       sessionId: "session:test",
@@ -554,11 +544,4 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent", () => {
     expect(result.meta.error).toBeUndefined();
     expect(result.payloads?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
-
-  it("repairs orphaned single-user sessions and continues", async () => {
-    const result = await runWithOrphanedSingleUserMessage("solo user");
-
-    expect(result.meta.error).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(result.payloads?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  });
 });