diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
index eb892e68cb7..407226cb015 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { getUserStartupWarnings } from './userStartupWarnings.js';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-// Mock os.homedir to control the home directory in tests
-vi.mock('os', async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actualOs = await importOriginal<typeof os>();
-  return {
-    ...actualOs,
-    homedir: vi.fn(),
-  };
-});
-
 describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
   let testRootDir: string;
-  let homeDir: string;
   let startupOptions: {
     workspaceRoot: string;
     useRipgrep: boolean;
@@ -30,9 +20,6 @@ describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     testRootDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'warnings-test-'));
-    homeDir = path.join(testRootDir, 'home');
-    await fs.mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
-    vi.mocked(os.homedir).mockReturnValue(homeDir);
     startupOptions = {
       workspaceRoot: testRootDir,
       useRipgrep: true,
@@ -42,31 +29,6 @@ describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
 
   afterEach(async () => {
     await fs.rm(testRootDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  describe('home directory check', () => {
-    it('should return a warning when running in home directory', async () => {
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings({
-        ...startupOptions,
-        workspaceRoot: homeDir,
-      });
-      expect(warnings).toContainEqual(
-        expect.stringContaining('home directory'),
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should not return a warning when running in a project directory', async () => {
-      const projectDir = path.join(testRootDir, 'project');
-      await fs.mkdir(projectDir);
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings({
-        ...startupOptions,
-        workspaceRoot: projectDir,
-      });
-      expect(warnings).not.toContainEqual(
-        expect.stringContaining('home directory'),
-      );
-    });
   });
 
   describe('root directory check', () => {
@@ -106,7 +68,7 @@ describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
       });
       const expectedWarning =
         'Could not verify the current directory due to a file system error.';
-      expect(warnings).toEqual([expectedWarning, expectedWarning]);
+      expect(warnings).toEqual([expectedWarning]);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
index e2e7c440c18..ca0d91656b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
-import * as os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { canUseRipgrep } from '@qwen-code/qwen-code-core';
 
@@ -21,25 +20,6 @@ type WarningCheck = {
 };
 
 // Individual warning checks
-const homeDirectoryCheck: WarningCheck = {
-  id: 'home-directory',
-  check: async (options: WarningCheckOptions) => {
-    try {
-      const [workspaceRealPath, homeRealPath] = await Promise.all([
-        fs.realpath(options.workspaceRoot),
-        fs.realpath(os.homedir()),
-      ]);
-
-      if (workspaceRealPath === homeRealPath) {
-        return 'You are running Qwen Code in your home directory. It is recommended to run in a project-specific directory.';
-      }
-      return null;
-    } catch (_err: unknown) {
-      return 'Could not verify the current directory due to a file system error.';
-    }
-  },
-};
-
 const rootDirectoryCheck: WarningCheck = {
   id: 'root-directory',
   check: async (options: WarningCheckOptions) => {
@@ -81,7 +61,6 @@ const ripgrepAvailabilityCheck: WarningCheck = {
 
 // All warning checks
 const WARNING_CHECKS: readonly WarningCheck[] = [
-  homeDirectoryCheck,
   rootDirectoryCheck,
   ripgrepAvailabilityCheck,
 ];