diff --git a/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.test.ts b/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c537f4e5121..00000000000
--- a/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import type * as fs from 'fs'
-import { sep } from 'path'
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath, selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair } from './local-pty-utils'
-
-const { existsSyncMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  existsSyncMock: vi.fn<(path: string) => boolean>()
-}))
-
-vi.mock('fs', async () => {
-  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof fs>('fs')
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    existsSync: existsSyncMock
-  }
-})
-
-function normalizePathForAssertion(path: string): string {
-  return sep === '\\' ? path.replaceAll('\\', '/') : path
-}
-
-describe('selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair', () => {
-  afterEach(() => {
-    existsSyncMock.mockReset()
-  })
-
-  it('does not repair when the resolved helper already exists', () => {
-    existsSyncMock.mockImplementation((path) => path === '/resolved/spawn-helper')
-
-    expect(
-      selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair({
-        resolvedHelperPath: '/resolved/spawn-helper',
-        candidates: ['/resolved/spawn-helper', '/prebuilds/spawn-helper']
-      })
-    ).toEqual({ needsRepair: false, repairSourcePath: null })
-  })
-
-  it('repairs from an alternate existing helper when the resolved path is missing', () => {
-    existsSyncMock.mockImplementation((path) => path === '/prebuilds/spawn-helper')
-
-    expect(
-      selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair({
-        resolvedHelperPath: '/build/Release/spawn-helper',
-        candidates: ['/build/Release/spawn-helper', '/prebuilds/spawn-helper']
-      })
-    ).toEqual({
-      needsRepair: true,
-      repairSourcePath: '/prebuilds/spawn-helper'
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('does not claim a repair when no helper exists anywhere', () => {
-    existsSyncMock.mockReturnValue(false)
-
-    expect(
-      selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair({
-        resolvedHelperPath: '/build/Release/spawn-helper',
-        candidates: ['/build/Release/spawn-helper', '/prebuilds/spawn-helper']
-      })
-    ).toEqual({ needsRepair: false, repairSourcePath: null })
-  })
-})
-
-describe('resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath', () => {
-  it('matches node-pty path resolution for relative native dirs', () => {
-    expect(
-      normalizePathForAssertion(
-        resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath({
-          unixTerminalPath: '/app/node_modules/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js',
-          nativeDir: '../build/Release/'
-        })
-      )
-    ).toBe('/app/node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/spawn-helper')
-  })
-
-  it('targets the unpacked asar path used by node-pty at runtime', () => {
-    expect(
-      normalizePathForAssertion(
-        resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath({
-          unixTerminalPath:
-            '/App.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js',
-          nativeDir: '../build/Release/'
-        })
-      )
-    ).toBe(
-      '/App.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/spawn-helper'
-    )
-  })
-
-  it('does not double-apply the unpacked asar transform', () => {
-    expect(
-      normalizePathForAssertion(
-        resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath({
-          unixTerminalPath:
-            '/App.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js',
-          nativeDir: '../build/Release/'
-        })
-      )
-    ).toBe(
-      '/App.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/spawn-helper'
-    )
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.ts b/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.ts
index ddc618fa874..0c5235b9264 100644
--- a/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.ts
+++ b/src/main/providers/local-pty-utils.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-import { basename, dirname, join } from 'path'
-import {
-  existsSync,
-  accessSync,
-  statSync,
-  chmodSync,
-  copyFileSync,
-  mkdirSync,
-  constants as fsConstants
-} from 'fs'
+import { basename, join } from 'path'
+import { existsSync, accessSync, statSync, chmodSync, constants as fsConstants } from 'fs'
 import type * as pty from 'node-pty'
 
 let didEnsureSpawnHelperExecutable = false
@@ -32,39 +24,6 @@ export function getNodePtySpawnHelperCandidates(): string[] {
   ].map(toUnpackedAsarPath)
 }
 
-export function resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath(args: {
-  unixTerminalPath: string
-  nativeDir: string
-}): string {
-  return toUnpackedAsarPath(join(dirname(args.unixTerminalPath), args.nativeDir, 'spawn-helper'))
-}
-
-export function getResolvedNodePtySpawnHelperPath(): string {
-  const { loadNativeModule } = require('node-pty/lib/utils') as {
-    loadNativeModule: (name: string) => { dir: string }
-  }
-  const native = loadNativeModule('pty')
-  return resolveNodePtySpawnHelperPath({
-    unixTerminalPath: require.resolve('node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js'),
-    nativeDir: native.dir
-  })
-}
-
-export function selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair(args: {
-  resolvedHelperPath: string
-  candidates: readonly string[]
-}): { needsRepair: boolean; repairSourcePath: string | null } {
-  if (existsSync(args.resolvedHelperPath)) {
-    return { needsRepair: false, repairSourcePath: null }
-  }
-
-  const repairSourcePath =
-    args.candidates.find(
-      (candidate) => candidate !== args.resolvedHelperPath && existsSync(candidate)
-    ) ?? null
-  return { needsRepair: repairSourcePath !== null, repairSourcePath }
-}
-
 /**
  * Validate that a shell binary exists and is executable.
  * Returns an error message string if invalid, null if valid.
@@ -98,16 +57,8 @@ export function ensureNodePtySpawnHelperExecutable(): void {
   didEnsureSpawnHelperExecutable = true
 
   try {
-    const candidates = getNodePtySpawnHelperCandidates()
-    const resolvedHelperPath = getResolvedNodePtySpawnHelperPath()
-    const repair = selectNodePtySpawnHelperRepair({ resolvedHelperPath, candidates })
-    if (repair.needsRepair && repair.repairSourcePath) {
-      mkdirSync(dirname(resolvedHelperPath), { recursive: true })
-      copyFileSync(repair.repairSourcePath, resolvedHelperPath)
-    }
-
-    for (const candidate of [resolvedHelperPath, ...candidates]) {
-      if (!existsSync(candidate) || !statSync(candidate).isFile()) {
+    for (const candidate of getNodePtySpawnHelperCandidates()) {
+      if (!existsSync(candidate)) {
         continue
       }
       const mode = statSync(candidate).mode