diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
index 71d0b14bb..29d1be5b8 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
@@ -855,66 +855,6 @@ describe("runReplyAgent memory flush", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("uses configured prompts for memory flush runs", async () => {
-    await withTempStore(async (storePath) => {
-      const sessionKey = "main";
-      const sessionEntry = {
-        sessionId: "session",
-        updatedAt: Date.now(),
-        totalTokens: 80_000,
-        compactionCount: 1,
-      };
-
-      await seedSessionStore({ storePath, sessionKey, entry: sessionEntry });
-
-      const calls: Array<EmbeddedRunParams> = [];
-      state.runEmbeddedPiAgentMock.mockImplementation(async (params: EmbeddedRunParams) => {
-        calls.push(params);
-        if (params.prompt?.includes("Pre-compaction memory flush.")) {
-          return { payloads: [], meta: {} };
-        }
-        return {
-          payloads: [{ text: "ok" }],
-          meta: { agentMeta: { usage: { input: 1, output: 1 } } },
-        };
-      });
-
-      const baseRun = createBaseRun({
-        storePath,
-        sessionEntry,
-        config: {
-          agents: {
-            defaults: {
-              compaction: {
-                memoryFlush: {
-                  prompt: "Write notes.",
-                  systemPrompt: "Flush memory now.",
-                },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-        runOverrides: { extraSystemPrompt: "extra system" },
-      });
-
-      await runReplyAgentWithBase({
-        baseRun,
-        storePath,
-        sessionKey,
-        sessionEntry,
-        commandBody: "hello",
-      });
-
-      const flushCall = calls[0];
-      expect(flushCall?.prompt).toContain("Write notes.");
-      expect(flushCall?.prompt).toContain("NO_REPLY");
-      expect(flushCall?.extraSystemPrompt).toContain("extra system");
-      expect(flushCall?.extraSystemPrompt).toContain("Flush memory now.");
-      expect(flushCall?.extraSystemPrompt).toContain("NO_REPLY");
-      expect(calls[1]?.prompt).toBe("hello");
-    });
-  });
-
   it("runs a memory flush turn and updates session metadata", async () => {
     await withTempStore(async (storePath) => {
       const sessionKey = "main";