diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/thread_history.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/thread_history.rs
index d7482b10c3..549bf966ba 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/thread_history.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/thread_history.rs
@@ -2738,6 +2738,7 @@ mod tests {
                 content: vec![codex_protocol::models::ContentItem::InputText {
                     text: "plain text".into(),
                 }],
+                metadata: None,
                 end_turn: None,
                 phase: None,
             }),
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index 5023f9ee39..59d05f58a8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -3947,14 +3947,7 @@ impl Session {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn prepend_pending_input(&self, input: Vec<ResponseInputItem>) -> Result<(), ()> {
-        self.prepend_pending_input_with_metadata(
-            input.into_iter().map(|item| (item, None)).collect(),
-        )
-        .await
-    }
-
-    async fn prepend_pending_input_with_metadata(
+    pub(crate) async fn prepend_pending_input_with_metadata(
         &self,
         input: Vec<(ResponseInputItem, Option<UserMessageType>)>,
     ) -> Result<(), ()> {
@@ -3965,10 +3958,12 @@ impl Session {
                 ts.prepend_pending_input(
                     input
                         .into_iter()
-                        .map(|(input, user_message_type)| crate::state::PendingInputItem {
-                            input,
-                            user_message_type,
-                        })
+                        .map(
+                            |(input, user_message_type)| crate::state::PendingInputItem {
+                                input,
+                                user_message_type,
+                            },
+                        )
                         .collect(),
                 );
                 Ok(())
@@ -3977,17 +3972,6 @@ impl Session {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_pending_input(&self) -> Vec<ResponseInputItem> {
-        let mut active = self.active_turn.lock().await;
-        match active.as_mut() {
-            Some(at) => {
-                let mut ts = at.turn_state.lock().await;
-                ts.take_pending_input()
-            }
-            None => Vec::with_capacity(0),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub async fn has_pending_input(&self) -> bool {
         let active = self.active_turn.lock().await;
         match active.as_ref() {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
index 6805ca07ad..d8e3e7129c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
@@ -4514,8 +4514,8 @@ async fn prepend_pending_input_keeps_older_tail_ahead_of_newer_input() {
         .await
         .expect("inject initial pending input into active turn");
 
-    let drained = sess.get_pending_input().await;
-    assert_eq!(drained, vec![blocked, later.clone()]);
+    let drained = sess.get_pending_input_with_metadata().await;
+    assert_eq!(drained, vec![(blocked, None), (later.clone(), None)]);
 
     sess.inject_response_items(vec![newer.clone()])
         .await
@@ -4523,11 +4523,14 @@ async fn prepend_pending_input_keeps_older_tail_ahead_of_newer_input() {
 
     let mut drained_iter = drained.into_iter();
     let _blocked = drained_iter.next().expect("blocked prompt should exist");
-    sess.prepend_pending_input(drained_iter.collect())
+    sess.prepend_pending_input_with_metadata(drained_iter.collect())
         .await
         .expect("requeue later pending input at the front of the queue");
 
-    assert_eq!(sess.get_pending_input().await, vec![later, newer]);
+    assert_eq!(
+        sess.get_pending_input_with_metadata().await,
+        vec![(later, None), (newer, None)]
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/event_mapping_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/event_mapping_tests.rs
index 5c77991d97..befd9463bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/event_mapping_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/event_mapping_tests.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ fn parses_hook_prompt_and_hides_other_contextual_fragments() {
                         .to_string(),
             },
         ],
+        metadata: None,
         end_turn: None,
         phase: None,
     };
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/state/turn.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/state/turn.rs
index 4718f24c14..1aac95ae0a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/state/turn.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/state/turn.rs
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ impl TurnState {
         self.pending_input = input;
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn take_pending_input(&mut self) -> Vec<ResponseInputItem> {
-        self.take_pending_input_with_metadata()
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|item| item.input)
-            .collect()
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn has_pending_input(&self) -> bool {
         !self.pending_input.is_empty()
     }