diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs b/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
index 002b91dc..12ba8d8a 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -363,10 +363,6 @@ pub enum Event {
         max_attempts: u32,
         reason: String,
     },
-    /// Any transient streaming blocks that were not committed to history were
-    /// discarded at a run boundary. Clients should remove live in-flight lines
-    /// without modifying persisted transcript entries.
-    InFlightCleared,
     TextDelta {
         text: String,
     },
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/app.rs b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
index 0469967d..af2abaf0 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -1030,12 +1030,6 @@ impl App {
                     "LLM stream interrupted; continuing generation ({attempt}/{max_attempts}): {reason}"
                 ));
             }
-            Event::InFlightCleared => {
-                self.assistant_streaming = false;
-                self.latest_llm_wait_event = None;
-                self.mark_orphan_tool_calls_incomplete();
-                self.current_tool = None;
-            }
             Event::TextDelta { text } => {
                 self.latest_llm_wait_event = None;
                 self.append_assistant_text(&text);
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/in_flight.rs b/crates/worker/src/in_flight.rs
index 5b545f81..6a08d881 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/in_flight.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/in_flight.rs
@@ -202,13 +202,8 @@ impl InFlightEvents {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn clear(&self) {
-        let cleared = {
-            let mut inner = self.lock();
-            inner.clear()
-        };
-        if cleared {
-            let _ = self.event_tx.send(Event::InFlightCleared);
-        }
+        let mut inner = self.lock();
+        inner.clear();
     }
 
     fn lock(&self) -> MutexGuard<'_, InFlightInner> {
@@ -589,7 +584,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn clear_discards_uncommitted_blocks_and_notifies_clients() {
+    fn clear_discards_uncommitted_blocks_without_protocol_event() {
         let (event_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(16);
         let mut rx = event_tx.subscribe();
         let in_flight = InFlightEvents::new(event_tx);
@@ -615,7 +610,6 @@ mod tests {
             rx.try_recv().unwrap(),
             Event::ToolCallArgsDelta { .. }
         ));
-        assert!(matches!(rx.try_recv().unwrap(), Event::InFlightCleared));
         assert!(rx.try_recv().is_err());
     }
 
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
index 9d619e65..b639802a 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ export type Event =
       reason: string;
     };
   }
-  | { "event": "in_flight_cleared" }
   | { "event": "text_delta"; "data": { text: string } }
   | { "event": "text_done"; "data": { text: string } }
   | { "event": "thinking_start" }
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
index faea91c7..d1c5253c 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
@@ -859,53 +859,6 @@ Deno.test("projectConsole renders snapshot entries and in-flight output", () =>
   );
 });
 
-Deno.test("projectConsole clears transient in-flight rows", () => {
-  const projection = projectConsole([
-    {
-      eventId: "20",
-      event: {
-        event: "snapshot",
-        data: {
-          entries: [
-            {
-              kind: "assistant_item",
-              ts: 1,
-              item: {
-                kind: "message",
-                role: "assistant",
-                content: [{ kind: "text", text: "latest committed" }],
-              },
-            },
-          ],
-          greeting: {
-            worker_name: "Worker",
-            cwd: "/repo",
-            provider: "provider",
-            model: "model",
-            scope_summary: "bounded",
-            tools: [],
-            context_window: 100,
-            context_tokens: 20,
-          },
-          status: "running",
-          in_flight: {
-            blocks: [{ kind: "text", text: "stale partial" }],
-          },
-        },
-      } satisfies Event,
-    },
-    {
-      eventId: "21",
-      event: { event: "in_flight_cleared" } satisfies Event,
-    },
-  ]);
-
-  assertEquals(
-    projection.lines.map((line) => `${line.kind}:${line.body}`),
-    ["assistant:latest committed"],
-  );
-});
-
 Deno.test("projectConsole reseeds visible rows from segment rotation", () => {
   const projection = projectConsole([
     {
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
index 218708d1..abfa3d52 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ export function applyProtocolEvent(
         next.lines.push(inFlightLine(envelope.eventId, block, next.cwd));
       }
       break;
-    case "in_flight_cleared":
-      next.lines = next.lines.filter((line) => line.kind !== "in_flight");
-      break;
     case "status":
       next.status = event.data.status;
       break;