diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.test.ts
index c97d3b7c9ab..7a6c713f37f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const PRIMARY_GROUP = 'primary-group'
 const SECONDARY_GROUP = 'secondary-group'
 
 afterEach(() => {
-  delete (window as unknown as { __ORCA_WEB_CLIENT__?: boolean }).__ORCA_WEB_CLIENT__
   resetLocalStructuredSessionVersionForTests()
   resetWebSessionFocusIntentForTests()
   resetWebSessionTabsSnapshotFreshnessForTests()
@@ -234,58 +233,6 @@ describe('local structured session tab projection', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('refreshes host capabilities and reconnects when the paired client closes a subscription', async () => {
-    vi.useFakeTimers()
-    const priorApi = window.api
-    ;(window as unknown as { __ORCA_WEB_CLIENT__?: boolean }).__ORCA_WEB_CLIENT__ = true
-    const onCloseCallbacks: (() => void)[] = []
-    const subscribe = vi.fn(
-      async (
-        _args: unknown,
-        callbackOrCallbacks: ((response: unknown) => void) | { onClose?: () => void },
-        lifecycle?: { onClose?: () => void }
-      ) => {
-        const callbacks =
-          typeof callbackOrCallbacks === 'function' ? lifecycle : callbackOrCallbacks
-        onCloseCallbacks.push(callbacks?.onClose ?? (() => undefined))
-        return { unsubscribe: vi.fn(), sendBinary: vi.fn() }
-      }
-    )
-    const getStatus = vi
-      .fn()
-      .mockResolvedValue({ capabilities: [STRUCTURED_AGENT_SESSION_RUNTIME_CAPABILITY] })
-    Object.defineProperty(window, 'api', {
-      configurable: true,
-      value: {
-        runtime: {
-          getStatus,
-          call: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, result: { snapshots: [] } })
-        },
-        runtimeEnvironments: {
-          subscribe
-        }
-      }
-    })
-    try {
-      await startLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync({
-        isDisposed: () => false,
-        setUnsubscribe: () => undefined
-      })
-      expect(subscribe).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
-
-      // Replacing the active paired host closes the child subscription without an RPC end frame.
-      onCloseCallbacks[0]?.()
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(249)
-      expect(subscribe).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1)
-      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(subscribe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2))
-
-      expect(getStatus.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2)
-    } finally {
-      Object.defineProperty(window, 'api', { configurable: true, value: priorApi })
-    }
-  })
-
   it('ignores an in-flight inventory response after toggle-off clears the mirror', async () => {
     let resolveInventory: ((response: unknown) => void) | undefined
     const pendingInventory = new Promise((resolve) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.ts b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.ts
index 4c993234b39..722bd93af8b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useAppStore } from '../store'
-import { isWebClientLocation } from '../lib/web-client-location'
 import { clearLocalStructuredSessionTabs } from './local-structured-session-tabs-sync/snapshot-apply'
 import { startLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync } from './local-structured-session-tabs-sync/subscription'
 
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ export function useLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync(): void {
     (state) => state.workspaceSessionReady && state.terminalStartupRestorationReady
   )
   const enabled = useAppStore((state) => state.settings?.experimentalStructuredNativeChat === true)
-  // The web preload swaps its sole active runtime environment in place when a new host is paired.
-  // Restart the host-owned mirror so status/capability reads cannot bleed across that boundary.
-  const webEnvironmentId = useAppStore((state) =>
-    isWebClientLocation() ? (state.runtimeEnvironments[0]?.id ?? null) : null
-  )
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ready) {
       return
@@ -48,7 +42,6 @@ export function useLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync(): void {
     return () => {
       disposed = true
       unsubscribe()
-      clearLocalStructuredSessionTabs()
     }
-  }, [enabled, ready, webEnvironmentId])
+  }, [enabled, ready])
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync/subscription.ts b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync/subscription.ts
index a23eb687442..b074cfb1c41 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync/subscription.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runtime/local-structured-session-tabs-sync/subscription.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { STRUCTURED_AGENT_SESSION_RUNTIME_CAPABILITY } from '../../../../shared/protocol-version'
 import type { RuntimeMobileSessionTabsResult } from '../../../../shared/runtime-types'
-import type { RuntimeRpcResponse } from '../../../../shared/runtime-rpc-envelope'
 import { refreshLocalRuntimeCapabilities } from '../local-runtime-capabilities'
-import { isWebClientLocation } from '../../lib/web-client-location'
 import {
   isCurrentLocalStructuredSessionGeneration,
   localStructuredSessionGeneration
@@ -41,17 +39,6 @@ export async function startLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync(args: {
   let reconnectTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   let reconnectAttempt = 0
   let activeHandle: { unsubscribe: () => void } | null = null
-  const handleSubscriptionTermination = (): void => {
-    if (!isCurrent()) {
-      return
-    }
-    subscriptionGeneration += 1
-    if (activeHandle !== null) {
-      activeHandle.unsubscribe()
-      activeHandle = null
-    }
-    scheduleSubscribeRetry()
-  }
   const scheduleSubscribeRetry = (): void => {
     if (!isCurrent() || reconnectTimer !== null) {
       return
@@ -60,8 +47,7 @@ export async function startLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync(args: {
     reconnectAttempt += 1
     reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       reconnectTimer = null
-      void refreshLocalRuntimeCapabilities()
-        .then(() => refreshLocalStructuredSessionTabs(syncGeneration))
+      void refreshLocalStructuredSessionTabs(syncGeneration)
         .catch((error) => console.warn('[structured-session-tabs] resync failed', error))
         .finally(() => {
           if (isCurrent()) {
@@ -79,35 +65,42 @@ export async function startLocalStructuredSessionTabsSync(args: {
     }
     const generation = ++subscriptionGeneration
     let handle: { unsubscribe: () => void } | null = null
-    const onResponse = (response: RuntimeRpcResponse<unknown>): void => {
-      if (!isCurrent() || generation !== subscriptionGeneration) {
-        return
+    handle = await window.api.runtime.subscribe(
+      { method: 'session.tabs.subscribeAll', params: {} },
+      (response) => {
+        if (!isCurrent() || generation !== subscriptionGeneration) {
+          return
+        }
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          // A streaming RPC can terminate with an error response before its
+          // handle resolves; fence that generation and retry the subscription.
+          subscriptionGeneration += 1
+          handle?.unsubscribe()
+          if (activeHandle === handle) {
+            activeHandle = null
+          }
+          scheduleSubscribeRetry()
+          return
+        }
+        const event = response.result as SessionTabsEvent
+        if (event.type === 'snapshots') {
+          applyStructuredSessionTabSnapshots(event.snapshots)
+        } else if (event.type === 'snapshot' || event.type === 'updated') {
+          applyStructuredSessionTabSnapshots([event])
+        } else if (event.type === 'end' && generation === subscriptionGeneration) {
+          // Reattach with one refresh so a runtime-restart boundary cannot strand stale tabs.
+          subscriptionGeneration += 1
+          handle?.unsubscribe()
+          if (activeHandle === handle) {
+            activeHandle = null
+          }
+          if (reconnectTimer !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(reconnectTimer)
+          }
+          scheduleSubscribeRetry()
+        }
       }
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        // A streaming RPC can terminate with an error response before its
-        // handle resolves; fence that generation and retry the subscription.
-        handleSubscriptionTermination()
-        return
-      }
-      const event = response.result as SessionTabsEvent
-      if (event.type === 'snapshots') {
-        applyStructuredSessionTabSnapshots(event.snapshots)
-      } else if (event.type === 'snapshot' || event.type === 'updated') {
-        applyStructuredSessionTabSnapshots([event])
-      } else if (event.type === 'end' && generation === subscriptionGeneration) {
-        // Reattach with one refresh so a runtime-restart boundary cannot strand stale tabs.
-        handleSubscriptionTermination()
-      }
-    }
-    handle = isWebClientLocation()
-      ? await window.api.runtimeEnvironments.subscribe(
-          { selector: 'active', method: 'session.tabs.subscribeAll', params: {} },
-          { onResponse, onClose: handleSubscriptionTermination }
-        )
-      : await window.api.runtime.subscribe(
-          { method: 'session.tabs.subscribeAll', params: {} },
-          onResponse
-        )
+    )
     if (!isCurrent() || generation !== subscriptionGeneration) {
       handle.unsubscribe()
     } else {