diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/.changes/prompt-subagent-deletion-user-only.md b/packages/coding-agent/.changes/prompt-subagent-deletion-user-only.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f8a72c615..0000000000
--- a/packages/coding-agent/.changes/prompt-subagent-deletion-user-only.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-- The system prompt no longer tells the model to delete finished subagents by default; deletion is now described as user-requested only, so idle children stay available for follow-ups.
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/prompts/rlm.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/prompts/rlm.ts
index 64f17830dc..ef610268e6 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/prompts/rlm.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/prompts/rlm.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function buildRlmPrompt(options: RlmPromptOptions): string {
 			parts.push("Inspect files a child wrote when you need to collect its work without an observation capability.");
 		}
 		parts.push(
-			"Spawn independent children in separate calls and end your turn instead of awaiting completion. Multiple replies may arrive over multiple turns. You can delete a direct child explicitly with `await rlm.delete_subagent(child)`. Only do this if and when a user asks for it.",
+			"Spawn independent children in separate calls and end your turn instead of awaiting completion. Multiple replies may arrive over multiple turns. Delete a direct child explicitly with `await rlm.delete_subagent(child)` when it is no longer needed.",
 		);
 	}