diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
index c0b1e37c60..3f1dd2d6bc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ impl GuardianReviewSessionManager {
             && matches!(outcome, GuardianReviewSessionOutcome::Completed(_))
             && trunk.refresh_last_committed_fork_snapshot().await.is_some()
         {
-            trunk.schedule_eager_compaction(params).await;
+            trunk.schedule_eager_compaction().await;
         }
 
         if keep_review_session {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session/eager_compaction.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session/eager_compaction.rs
index a86903a685..4869b1b3d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session/eager_compaction.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session/eager_compaction.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use codex_protocol::protocol::CompactedItem;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::sync::OwnedMutexGuard;
 use tracing::warn;
@@ -9,10 +8,8 @@ use crate::guardian::GUARDIAN_REVIEW_TIMEOUT;
 use crate::session::turn;
 
 use super::GuardianReviewSession;
-use super::GuardianReviewSessionParams;
 use super::InitialHistory;
 use super::RolloutItem;
-use super::spawn_guardian_review_session;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(super) enum GuardianEagerCompactionOutcome {
@@ -25,10 +22,7 @@ pub(super) enum GuardianEagerCompactionOutcome {
 pub(super) type GuardianEagerCompaction = Arc<Mutex<GuardianEagerCompactionOutcome>>;
 
 impl GuardianReviewSession {
-    pub(super) async fn schedule_eager_compaction(
-        self: &Arc<Self>,
-        params: GuardianReviewSessionParams,
-    ) {
+    pub(super) async fn schedule_eager_compaction(self: &Arc<Self>) {
         let turn_context = self.codex.session.new_default_turn().await;
         if !turn::auto_compact_needed(self.codex.session.as_ref(), turn_context.as_ref()).await {
             return;
@@ -38,10 +32,7 @@ impl GuardianReviewSession {
 
         let review_session = Arc::clone(self);
         drop(tokio::spawn(async move {
-            if review_session
-                .run_eager_compaction(turn_context, params)
-                .await
-            {
+            if review_session.run_eager_compaction(turn_context).await {
                 *outcome_guard = GuardianEagerCompactionOutcome::Reusable;
             }
         }));
@@ -56,7 +47,6 @@ impl GuardianReviewSession {
     async fn run_eager_compaction(
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         turn_context: Arc<crate::session::turn_context::TurnContext>,
-        params: GuardianReviewSessionParams,
     ) -> bool {
         let Ok(_review_guard) = self.review_lock.acquire().await else {
             return false;
@@ -68,42 +58,14 @@ impl GuardianReviewSession {
             return false;
         };
         let rollout_item_count = items.len();
-        let shadow_cancel = self.cancel_token.child_token();
-        let mut shadow_config = params.spawn_config.clone();
-        shadow_config.ephemeral = true;
-        let shadow = match spawn_guardian_review_session(
-            &params,
-            shadow_config,
-            self.reuse_key.clone(),
-            shadow_cancel.clone(),
-            Some(fork_snapshot),
-        )
-        .await
-        {
-            Ok(shadow) => Arc::new(shadow),
-            Err(err) => {
-                warn!(
-                    guardian_thread_id = %self.codex.session.thread_id,
-                    "failed to spawn eager guardian compaction session: {err}"
-                );
-                return false;
-            }
-        };
-        let shadow_for_events = Arc::clone(&shadow);
-        let event_drain =
-            tokio::spawn(
-                async move { while shadow_for_events.codex.next_event().await.is_ok() {} },
-            );
-
-        let shadow_turn = shadow.codex.session.new_default_turn().await;
-        let mut client_session = shadow.codex.session.services.model_client.new_session();
+        let mut client_session = self.codex.session.services.model_client.new_session();
         let compact_result = tokio::select! {
             _ = self.cancel_token.cancelled() => None,
             result = tokio::time::timeout(
                 GUARDIAN_REVIEW_TIMEOUT,
                 turn::run_pre_turn_auto_compact(
-                    &shadow.codex.session,
-                    &shadow_turn,
+                    &self.codex.session,
+                    &turn_context,
                     &mut client_session,
                 ),
             ) => match result {
@@ -117,31 +79,8 @@ impl GuardianReviewSession {
                 }
             },
         };
-        let reusable = match compact_result {
+        match compact_result {
             Some(Ok(())) => {
-                let history = shadow
-                    .codex
-                    .session
-                    .clone_history()
-                    .await
-                    .raw_items()
-                    .to_vec();
-                let compacted_item = CompactedItem {
-                    message: String::new(),
-                    replacement_history: Some(history.clone()),
-                };
-                self.codex
-                    .session
-                    .replace_compacted_history(
-                        history,
-                        shadow.codex.session.reference_context_item().await,
-                        compacted_item,
-                    )
-                    .await;
-                self.codex
-                    .session
-                    .recompute_token_usage(&turn_context)
-                    .await;
                 let durable = self
                     .refresh_last_committed_fork_snapshot()
                     .await
@@ -175,10 +114,6 @@ impl GuardianReviewSession {
                 false
             }
             None => false,
-        };
-        shadow_cancel.cancel();
-        shadow.shutdown().await;
-        let _ = event_drain.await;
-        reusable
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
index eb8721a0d2..17e9c0fa3d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
@@ -2279,12 +2279,6 @@ async fn run_eager_compaction_recovery_case(
     seed_guardian_parent_history(&session, &turn).await;
 
     run_eager_compaction_review(&session, &turn, /*retry_reason*/ None).await?;
-    let discarded_rollout_path = session
-        .guardian_review_session
-        .trunk_rollout_path()
-        .await
-        .expect("discarded guardian rollout path");
-    let committed_rollout = tokio::fs::read(&discarded_rollout_path).await?;
     tokio::time::timeout(
         EAGER_COMPACTION_TEST_TIMEOUT,
         server.wait_for_request_count(/*count*/ 2),
@@ -2306,10 +2300,6 @@ async fn run_eager_compaction_recovery_case(
     if let Some(compaction_tx) = compaction_tx {
         let _ = compaction_tx.send(());
     }
-    assert_eq!(
-        tokio::fs::read(&discarded_rollout_path).await?,
-        committed_rollout
-    );
     assert!(matches!(
         metadata.guardian_session_kind,
         Some(GuardianReviewSessionKind::EphemeralForked)