diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-6f857451605a0453c82b4faada248689c02edde28433eb388092d30c94922e76.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-6f857451605a0453c82b4faada248689c02edde28433eb388092d30c94922e76.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ebaaabdfd..0000000000
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-6f857451605a0453c82b4faada248689c02edde28433eb388092d30c94922e76.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "SELECT path,\n                  typ as \"typ!: UserDraftItemKind\",\n                  created_at as \"saved_at!\"\n           FROM draft\n           WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND email = $2\n           ORDER BY created_at DESC",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [
-      {
-        "ordinal": 0,
-        "name": "path",
-        "type_info": "Varchar"
-      },
-      {
-        "ordinal": 1,
-        "name": "typ!: UserDraftItemKind",
-        "type_info": {
-          "Custom": {
-            "name": "draft_kind",
-            "kind": {
-              "Enum": [
-                "script",
-                "flow",
-                "app",
-                "raw_app",
-                "resource",
-                "variable",
-                "trigger_schedule",
-                "trigger_webhook",
-                "trigger_default_email",
-                "trigger_email",
-                "trigger_http",
-                "trigger_websocket",
-                "trigger_postgres",
-                "trigger_kafka",
-                "trigger_nats",
-                "trigger_mqtt",
-                "trigger_sqs",
-                "trigger_gcp",
-                "trigger_azure",
-                "trigger_poll",
-                "trigger_cli",
-                "trigger_nextcloud",
-                "trigger_google",
-                "trigger_github"
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        "ordinal": 2,
-        "name": "saved_at!",
-        "type_info": "Timestamptz"
-      }
-    ],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Left": [
-        "Text",
-        "Text"
-      ]
-    },
-    "nullable": [
-      false,
-      false,
-      false
-    ]
-  },
-  "hash": "6f857451605a0453c82b4faada248689c02edde28433eb388092d30c94922e76"
-}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
index f6822ef8be..d35163333a 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
@@ -7910,33 +7910,6 @@ paths:
                     format: date-time
                 required: [status, current_timestamp]
 
-  /w/{workspace}/drafts/list_drafts:
-    get:
-      summary: list the current user's drafts in a workspace (metadata only)
-      operationId: listDrafts
-      tags:
-        - draft
-      parameters:
-        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
-      responses:
-        "200":
-          description: list of (path, kind, saved_at) tuples
-          content:
-            application/json:
-              schema:
-                type: array
-                items:
-                  type: object
-                  properties:
-                    path:
-                      type: string
-                    typ:
-                      $ref: "#/components/schemas/UserDraftItemKind"
-                    saved_at:
-                      type: string
-                      format: date-time
-                  required: [path, typ, saved_at]
-
   /w/{workspace}/drafts/get_draft/{kind}/{path}:
     get:
       summary: fetch the current user's draft at a path
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
index d9858393a2..85c6073f99 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pub fn workspaced_service() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/get/{kind}/{*path}", get(get_draft_for_user))
         .route("/save_draft/{kind}/{*path}", post(save_draft))
-        .route("/list_drafts", get(list_drafts))
         .route("/get_draft/{kind}/{*path}", get(get_draft))
 }
 
@@ -165,36 +164,6 @@ async fn save_draft(
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
-pub struct DraftListItem {
-    pub path: String,
-    pub typ: UserDraftItemKind,
-    pub saved_at: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>,
-}
-
-/// Metadata-only listing of the current user's drafts in a workspace.
-/// Excludes the legacy NULL-email rows. Ordered most-recently-saved first.
-async fn list_drafts(
-    authed: ApiAuthed,
-    Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
-    Path(w_id): Path<String>,
-) -> Result<Json<Vec<DraftListItem>>> {
-    let rows = sqlx::query_as!(
-        DraftListItem,
-        r#"SELECT path,
-                  typ as "typ!: UserDraftItemKind",
-                  created_at as "saved_at!"
-           FROM draft
-           WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND email = $2
-           ORDER BY created_at DESC"#,
-        &w_id,
-        &authed.email,
-    )
-    .fetch_all(&db)
-    .await?;
-    Ok(Json(rows))
-}
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct OwnDraft {
     pub value: sqlx::types::Json<Box<serde_json::value::RawValue>>,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
index 0b96cbfd9b..ac28f6216e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
@@ -151,13 +151,7 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', async () => {
 					)
 				}
 				return { value: entry.value, saved_at: entry.saved_at }
-			}),
-			listDrafts: vi.fn(async () =>
-				[...draftDb.store.entries()].map(([k, v]) => {
-					const slash = k.indexOf('/')
-					return { typ: k.slice(0, slash), path: k.slice(slash + 1), saved_at: v.saved_at }
-				})
-			)
+			})
 		})
 	}
 })
@@ -179,7 +173,7 @@ import {
 	setOpenPreviewHandler
 } from './core'
 import { UserDraft, __resetUserDraftForTesting } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
-import { clearGlobalDrafts } from './userDraftAdapter'
+import { clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValues } from './userDraftAdapter'
 import { bundleRawAppDraft } from './rawAppBundlerBridge'
 import {
 	AppService,
@@ -273,7 +267,7 @@ describe('global AI tools', () => {
 		__resetUserDraftForTesting()
 		localStorage.clear()
 		draftDb.reset()
-		await clearGlobalDrafts(WORKSPACE)
+		clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValues(WORKSPACE)
 		vi.clearAllMocks()
 	})
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
index 664f06ff39..807e71c09d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
  *
  * When the mode is ready to ship to everyone, replace every call to
  * `isGlobalAiEnabled()` with `true` and delete this file. The references are
- * intentionally narrow (chat mode visibility, custom prompt settings, the
- * `change_mode` tool enum, and the `/global_drafts` dev route) so the rip-out
- * is a small grep.
+ * intentionally narrow (chat mode visibility, custom prompt settings, and the
+ * `change_mode` tool enum) so the rip-out is a small grep.
  */
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'wm_dev_global_ai'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
index e2c38a4d9e..e48ff9397f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
@@ -37,24 +37,6 @@ const TRIGGER_KIND_BY_DRAFT_KIND = Object.fromEntries(
 	])
 ) as Partial<Record<UserDraftItemKind, TriggerKind>>
 
-const GLOBAL_DRAFT_KINDS = [
-	'script',
-	'flow',
-	'raw_app',
-	'trigger_schedule',
-	'trigger_http',
-	'trigger_websocket',
-	'trigger_kafka',
-	'trigger_nats',
-	'trigger_postgres',
-	'trigger_mqtt',
-	'trigger_sqs',
-	'trigger_gcp',
-	'trigger_azure',
-	'resource',
-	'variable'
-] as const satisfies UserDraftItemKind[]
-
 const secretVariableDraftValues = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>()
 
 function clone<T>(value: T): T {
@@ -103,7 +85,7 @@ export function clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue(workspace: string, path:
 	if (workspaceValues.size === 0) secretVariableDraftValues.delete(workspace)
 }
 
-function clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValues(workspace: string): void {
+export function clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValues(workspace: string): void {
 	secretVariableDraftValues.delete(workspace)
 }
 
@@ -569,24 +551,3 @@ export async function deleteGlobalDraft(
 	})
 	if (type === 'variable') clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue(workspace, storagePath)
 }
-
-export async function clearGlobalDrafts(workspace: string): Promise<void> {
-	// `UserDraft.list` only sees in-tab mounted entries post #9351, so
-	// enumerate the user's persisted drafts from the DB instead and delete
-	// each global-mode kind.
-	const kinds = new Set<UserDraftItemKind>(GLOBAL_DRAFT_KINDS)
-	const drafts = await DraftService.listDrafts({ workspace })
-	for (const draft of drafts) {
-		if (!kinds.has(draft.typ)) continue
-		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({
-			workspace,
-			itemKind: draft.typ,
-			path: draft.path,
-			value: null,
-			immediate: true,
-			force: true,
-			throwOnError: true
-		})
-	}
-	clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValues(workspace)
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/userDraft.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/userDraft.svelte.ts
index 9a106bff39..0ebca0004b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/userDraft.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/userDraft.svelte.ts
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ export const UserDraft = {
 	/**
 	 * List currently-mounted live entries for `workspace`. Without the
 	 * localStorage layer, "list" is meaningful only for in-tab entries —
-	 * for a workspace-wide view across sessions, call
-	 * `DraftService.listDrafts` instead.
+	 * for a workspace-wide view across sessions, use the deployed list
+	 * endpoints with `includeDraftOnly` (which flag the caller's drafts).
 	 */
 	list<V = unknown>(opts?: UserDraftListOptions): UserDraftEntry<V>[] {
 		const ws = resolveWorkspace(opts)
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.js b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d62178ddb3..0000000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export function load() {
-	return {
-		stuff: { title: 'Global AI drafts' }
-	}
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index fed900526c..0000000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
-	import { DraftService, type ListDraftsResponse } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { isGlobalAiEnabled } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
-	import { goto } from '$lib/navigation'
-	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { Trash2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte'
-
-	type DraftRow = ListDraftsResponse[number]
-
-	let enabled = $state(false)
-	let drafts = $state<DraftRow[]>([])
-
-	async function loadDrafts() {
-		drafts = $workspaceStore ? await DraftService.listDrafts({ workspace: $workspaceStore }) : []
-	}
-
-	// `value: null` is the canonical delete; `force` skips the conflict check
-	// (this is a debug tool, the user just wants the row gone).
-	async function removeDraft(ws: string, row: DraftRow): Promise<void> {
-		await DraftService.saveDraft({
-			workspace: ws,
-			kind: row.typ,
-			path: row.path,
-			requestBody: { value: null, force: true }
-		})
-	}
-
-	onMount(() => {
-		// Dev-only route. Bounce to home when the global mode gate is closed.
-		enabled = isGlobalAiEnabled()
-		if (!enabled) {
-			goto('/')
-			return
-		}
-
-		void loadDrafts()
-		// Drafts live in the DB; poll so the inspector reflects writes from this
-		// and other tabs (same-tab saves emit no DOM event).
-		const interval = window.setInterval(() => void loadDrafts(), 1000)
-		return () => window.clearInterval(interval)
-	})
-
-	function draftKey(row: DraftRow): string {
-		return `${row.typ}:${row.path}`
-	}
-
-	async function deleteDraft(row: DraftRow) {
-		if (!$workspaceStore) return
-		await removeDraft($workspaceStore, row)
-		await loadDrafts()
-	}
-
-	async function clearAll() {
-		const ws = $workspaceStore
-		if (!ws) return
-		await Promise.all(drafts.map((row) => removeDraft(ws, row)))
-		await loadDrafts()
-	}
-</script>
-
-{#if enabled}
-	<div class="p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
-		<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
-			<div>
-				<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Global drafts</h1>
-				<p class="text-sm text-tertiary">
-					Dev-only inspector for the current user's DB-backed drafts.
-				</p>
-			</div>
-			<Button
-				variant="default"
-				startIcon={{ icon: Trash2 }}
-				disabled={drafts.length === 0}
-				onclick={clearAll}
-			>
-				Clear all
-			</Button>
-		</div>
-
-		{#if drafts.length === 0}
-			<p class="text-sm text-tertiary">No drafts.</p>
-		{:else}
-			<ul class="space-y-2">
-				{#each drafts as draft (draftKey(draft))}
-					<li class="border rounded p-3 flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-						<div class="font-mono text-sm min-w-0 truncate">
-							<span class="font-semibold">{draft.typ}</span>
-							<span class="text-tertiary">·</span>
-							<span>{draft.path}</span>
-							<span class="text-tertiary text-xs ml-2">{draft.saved_at}</span>
-						</div>
-						<Button
-							variant="default"
-							startIcon={{ icon: Trash2 }}
-							iconOnly
-							onclick={() => deleteDraft(draft)}
-						/>
-					</li>
-				{/each}
-			</ul>
-		{/if}
-	</div>
-{/if}