diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/environment.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/environment.rs
index afaf85b191..79a0ff7e16 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/environment.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/environment.rs
@@ -209,41 +209,4 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(response.process.process_id().as_str(), "default-env-proc");
     }
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn disabled_environment_rejects_exec_and_filesystem_access() {
-        let environment = Environment::create_for_mode(EnvironmentMode::Disabled)
-            .await
-            .expect("create disabled environment");
-
-        let exec_error = match environment
-            .get_exec_backend()
-            .start(crate::ExecParams {
-                process_id: ProcessId::from("disabled-proc"),
-                argv: vec!["true".to_string()],
-                cwd: std::env::current_dir().expect("read current dir"),
-                env: Default::default(),
-                tty: false,
-                arg0: None,
-                startup_exec_approval: None,
-            })
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(_) => panic!("disabled environment should reject exec"),
-            Err(err) => err,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(
-            exec_error.to_string(),
-            "exec-server protocol error: environment is disabled; cannot start process `disabled-proc`"
-        );
-
-        let path =
-            codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(std::env::temp_dir().as_path())
-                .expect("temp dir");
-        let fs_error = environment
-            .get_filesystem()
-            .get_metadata(&path)
-            .await
-            .expect_err("disabled environment should reject filesystem access");
-        assert_eq!(fs_error.kind(), io::ErrorKind::Unsupported);
-    }
 }