diff --git a/tools/process_registry.py b/tools/process_registry.py
index 184939adf755..6c96a3dcfde2 100644
--- a/tools/process_registry.py
+++ b/tools/process_registry.py
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ def _move_to_finished(self, session: ProcessSession):
     # ----- Query Methods -----
 
     def is_completion_consumed(self, session_id: str) -> bool:
-        """Check if a completion notification was already consumed via wait/poll/log."""
+        """Check if a completion notification was already consumed via wait/read_log."""
         return session_id in self._completion_consumed
 
     def drain_notifications(self) -> "list[tuple[dict, str]]":
@@ -949,7 +949,6 @@ def poll(self, session_id: str) -> dict:
         }
         if session.exited:
             result["exit_code"] = session.exit_code
-            self._completion_consumed.add(session_id)
         if session.detached:
             result["detached"] = True
             result["note"] = "Process recovered after restart -- output history unavailable"