diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index 6d697cbd2a..08a8f48121 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_task(
 
                 // as long as compaction works well in getting us way below the token limit, we shouldn't worry about being in an infinite loop.
                 if token_limit_reached {
-                    if should_use_remote_compact_task(&sess).await {
+                    if should_use_remote_compact_task(&sess) {
                         run_inline_remote_auto_compact_task(sess.clone(), turn_context.clone())
                             .await;
                     } else {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/compact.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/compact.rs
index c494b0652b..7ce325a75a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/compact.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/compact.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub const SUMMARIZATION_PROMPT: &str = include_str!("../templates/compact/prompt
 pub const SUMMARY_PREFIX: &str = include_str!("../templates/compact/summary_prefix.md");
 const COMPACT_USER_MESSAGE_MAX_TOKENS: usize = 20_000;
 
-pub(crate) async fn should_use_remote_compact_task(session: &Session) -> bool {
+pub(crate) fn should_use_remote_compact_task(session: &Session) -> bool {
     session
         .services
         .auth_manager
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/compact.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/compact.rs
index 893c0c476a..293116c167 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/compact.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/compact.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl SessionTask for CompactTask {
         _cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     ) -> Option<String> {
         let session = session.clone_session();
-        if crate::compact::should_use_remote_compact_task(&session).await {
+        if crate::compact::should_use_remote_compact_task(&session) {
             crate::compact_remote::run_remote_compact_task(session, ctx).await
         } else {
             crate::compact::run_compact_task(session, ctx, input).await