diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
index f371449597..da4cfd96b4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ fn start_uninitialized(args: InProcessStartArgs) -> InProcessClientHandle {
                 config: args.config,
                 cli_overrides: args.cli_overrides,
                 loader_overrides: args.loader_overrides,
-                cloud_requirements: None,
                 auth_manager: args.auth_manager,
                 thread_manager: args.thread_manager,
                 feedback: args.feedback,
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
index 648d680201..189366eeeb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ pub async fn run_main_with_transport(
             config: Arc::new(config),
             cli_overrides,
             loader_overrides,
-            cloud_requirements: Some(cloud_requirements.clone()),
             auth_manager: None,
             thread_manager: None,
             feedback: feedback.clone(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
index b049dcd816..9e5a67102d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ use codex_core::auth::ExternalAuthRefreshReason;
 use codex_core::auth::ExternalAuthRefresher;
 use codex_core::auth::ExternalAuthTokens;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
-use codex_core::config_loader::CloudRequirementsLoader;
 use codex_core::config_loader::LoaderOverrides;
 use codex_core::default_client::SetOriginatorError;
 use codex_core::default_client::USER_AGENT_SUFFIX;
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ pub(crate) struct MessageProcessorArgs {
     pub(crate) config: Arc<Config>,
     pub(crate) cli_overrides: Vec<(String, TomlValue)>,
     pub(crate) loader_overrides: LoaderOverrides,
-    pub(crate) cloud_requirements: Option<CloudRequirementsLoader>,
     pub(crate) auth_manager: Option<Arc<AuthManager>>,
     pub(crate) thread_manager: Option<Arc<ThreadManager>>,
     pub(crate) feedback: CodexFeedback,
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ impl MessageProcessor {
             config,
             cli_overrides,
             loader_overrides,
-            cloud_requirements,
             auth_manager,
             thread_manager,
             feedback,
@@ -233,13 +230,11 @@ impl MessageProcessor {
         thread_manager
             .plugins_manager()
             .maybe_start_curated_repo_sync_for_config(&config);
-        let cloud_requirements = Arc::new(RwLock::new(cloud_requirements.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            cloud_requirements_loader(
-                auth_manager.clone(),
-                config.chatgpt_base_url.clone(),
-                config.codex_home.clone(),
-            )
-        })));
+        let cloud_requirements = Arc::new(RwLock::new(cloud_requirements_loader(
+            auth_manager.clone(),
+            config.chatgpt_base_url.clone(),
+            config.codex_home.clone(),
+        )));
         let codex_message_processor = CodexMessageProcessor::new(CodexMessageProcessorArgs {
             auth_manager: auth_manager.clone(),
             thread_manager: Arc::clone(&thread_manager),
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor/tracing_tests.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor/tracing_tests.rs
index dcb99e3bdb..04c4173505 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor/tracing_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor/tracing_tests.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ fn build_test_processor(
         config,
         cli_overrides: Vec::new(),
         loader_overrides: LoaderOverrides::default(),
-        cloud_requirements: None,
         auth_manager: None,
         thread_manager: None,
         feedback: CodexFeedback::new(),