diff --git a/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-liveness-state.ts b/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-liveness-state.ts
index 23eec1876ce..83f625ebe38 100644
--- a/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-liveness-state.ts
+++ b/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-liveness-state.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export const MAX_SSH_PTY_EXIT_TOMBSTONES = 1000
-export const MAX_SSH_PTY_AMBIGUOUS_EXIT_STATES = 1000
 
 export type SshPtyLiveEvidence = { valid: boolean }
 export type SshPtyLiveEvidenceWindow = {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ export type SshPtyLiveEvidenceWindow = {
 export class SshPtyLivenessState {
   readonly livePtyIds = new Set<string>()
   private readonly exitedPtyIds = new Set<string>()
-  private readonly ambiguousExitPtyIds = new Set<string>()
   private readonly pendingLiveEvidenceByPtyId = new Map<string, Set<SshPtyLiveEvidence>>()
   private readonly liveEvidenceWindows = new Set<SshPtyLiveEvidenceWindow>()
 
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ export class SshPtyLivenessState {
     this.liveEvidenceWindows.clear()
     this.livePtyIds.clear()
     this.exitedPtyIds.clear()
-    this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.clear()
   }
 
   probe(id: string): boolean | null {
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ export class SshPtyLivenessState {
 
   acceptLive(id: string): void {
     const appPtyId = this.toAppPtyId(id)
-    this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.delete(appPtyId)
     this.exitedPtyIds.delete(appPtyId)
     this.livePtyIds.add(appPtyId)
   }
@@ -96,7 +92,6 @@ export class SshPtyLivenessState {
 
   acceptExited(id: string): void {
     const appPtyId = this.toAppPtyId(id)
-    this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.delete(appPtyId)
     this.refuseLiveEvidenceAfterExit(appPtyId)
     this.livePtyIds.delete(appPtyId)
     this.exitedPtyIds.delete(appPtyId)
@@ -109,17 +104,12 @@ export class SshPtyLivenessState {
     }
   }
 
+  // Why not a tombstone: an exit nobody could attribute leaves the verdict unverifiable. It differs
+  // from acceptUnverifiable only in also refusing the live claims an open window could still settle.
   acceptUnverifiableExit(id: string): void {
     const appPtyId = this.toAppPtyId(id)
     this.acceptUnverifiable(appPtyId)
     this.refuseLiveEvidenceAfterExit(appPtyId)
-    this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.add(appPtyId)
-    if (this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.size > MAX_SSH_PTY_AMBIGUOUS_EXIT_STATES) {
-      const oldest = this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.values().next().value
-      if (oldest !== undefined) {
-        this.ambiguousExitPtyIds.delete(oldest)
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   // Why: an exit the owning host reported outranks every live claim an open window can still
diff --git a/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-restore-required-reattach.test.ts b/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-restore-required-reattach.test.ts
index a3eb8c9d85f..eefa8f0eae9 100644
--- a/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-restore-required-reattach.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/providers/ssh-pty-restore-required-reattach.test.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import {
   SSH_PTY_RESTORE_REQUIRED_ERROR,
   SSH_SESSION_EXPIRED_ERROR
 } from './ssh-pty-errors'
-import {
-  MAX_SSH_PTY_AMBIGUOUS_EXIT_STATES,
-  MAX_SSH_PTY_EXIT_TOMBSTONES
-} from './ssh-pty-liveness-state'
+import { MAX_SSH_PTY_EXIT_TOMBSTONES } from './ssh-pty-liveness-state'
 import { SshPtyProvider } from './ssh-pty-provider'
 
 // The relay answers `restoreRequired` from its DELIVERY layer only: `requireRestore`
@@ -174,15 +171,16 @@ describe('SSH PTY reattach when the relay requires source restoration', () => {
     ).resolves.toBe(false)
   })
 
-  it('bounds ambiguous exit retention without disturbing the other panes on the host', async () => {
+  it('leaves an unattributable exit unverifiable without disturbing the other panes', async () => {
     const mux = createMockMux()
     const provider = new SshPtyProvider('conn-1', mux as never)
     provider.acceptLivePty('ssh:conn-1@@pty-live')
+    provider.acceptLivePty('ssh:conn-1@@pty-ambiguous')
 
-    for (let index = 0; index <= MAX_SSH_PTY_AMBIGUOUS_EXIT_STATES; index += 1) {
-      provider.acceptAmbiguousExitPty(`pty-${index}`)
-    }
+    provider.acceptAmbiguousExitPty('pty-ambiguous')
 
+    // Why not `false`: no host attributed this exit to the pane, so it is not evidence of death.
+    await expect(provider.probePtyLiveness('ssh:conn-1@@pty-ambiguous')).resolves.toBeNull()
     expect(mux.dispose).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     await expect(provider.probePtyLiveness('ssh:conn-1@@pty-live')).resolves.toBe(true)
   })