diff --git a/agents/default.json b/agents/default.json
index a1bd314..34c2643 100644
--- a/agents/default.json
+++ b/agents/default.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   "maxTokens": 16384,
   "hooks": {
     "agentSpawn": [
-      "$OLLIE_CFG_PATH/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start 2>/dev/null || true"
     ],
     "postTurn": [
     ],
diff --git a/doc/ARCHITECTURE.md b/doc/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 570c9f1..2c88a87 100644
--- a/doc/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/doc/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ Agent configs are JSON files in `~/.config/ollie/agents/`:
     "$OLLIE_CFG_PATH/scripts/x/prime tools-reasoning"
   ],
   "hooks": {
-    "agentSpawn": ["$OLLIE_CFG_PATH/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start"],
+    "agentSpawn": [],
     "turnError": ["$OLLIE_CFG_PATH/scripts/x/freeloader $OLLIE_SESSION_ID"]
   },
   "maxTokens": 8192,
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index bdbd908..0fa59c4 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ install-scripts:
     install -m755 scripts/u/cascade   {{cfg}}/scripts/u/cascade
     install -m755 scripts/x/elevate {{cfg}}/scripts/x/elevate
     install -m755 scripts/x/elevate-adapter-superpowerd {{cfg}}/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-superpowerd
-    install -m755 scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start {{cfg}}/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start
+
     install -m755 scripts/x/bd     {{cfg}}/scripts/x/bd
     install -m755 scripts/x/prime  {{cfg}}/scripts/x/prime
     install -m755 scripts/x/freeloader {{cfg}}/scripts/x/freeloader
diff --git a/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start b/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start
deleted file mode 100755
index c171a1d..0000000
--- a/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-start
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Idempotently start the elevation adapter in the background.
-# Used as an agentSpawn hook; exits 0 always so it never blocks a session.
-OLLIE_CFG_PATH="${OLLIE_CFG_PATH:-${HOME}/.config/ollie}"
-export OLLIE_CFG_PATH
-sock="${OLLIE_ELEVATE_SOCKET:-${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}/ollie/elevate.sock}"
-export OLLIE_ELEVATE_SOCKET="$sock"
-
-# Already listening? Connect test: exit 0 = running, exit 1 = not running.
-python3 -c "
-import os, socket, sys
-s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-s.settimeout(1)
-sys.exit(0 if s.connect_ex(os.environ['OLLIE_ELEVATE_SOCKET']) == 0 else 1)
-" 2>/dev/null && exit 0
-
-# Not running; start adapter in the background.
-python3 "${OLLIE_CFG_PATH}/scripts/x/elevate-adapter-superpowerd" >/dev/null 2>&1 &