diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
index 3a3936623275..81fd6047f13e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { useSupportsMultiplePullRequests } from "~/hooks/useSupportsMultiplePullRequests";
 import { GitPullRequestIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { LinkBranchPullRequestButton } from "./pullRequest/LinkBranchPullRequestButton";
-import {
-  resolveThreadCurrentPullRequestLink,
-  visibleThreadPullRequests,
-} from "@t3tools/shared/threadPullRequests";
+import { resolveThreadCurrentPullRequestLink } from "@t3tools/shared/threadPullRequests";
 import { Spinner } from "~/components/ui/spinner";
 import {
   ArchiveIcon,
@@ -764,12 +760,6 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: SidebarThreadRowP
               <GitPullRequestIcon className="size-3" />
             </a>
           ) : null}
-          {pr &&
-          (supportsMultiplePullRequests
-            ? visibleThreadPullRequests(thread.pullRequests).length === 0
-            : thread.linkedPullRequest == null) ? (
-            <LinkBranchPullRequestButton threadRef={threadRef} url={pr.url} />
-          ) : null}
           {threadStatus && <ThreadStatusLabel status={threadStatus} />}
           {renamingThreadKey === threadKey ? (
             <input
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index b1583a346b56..c269b73ee761 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import { useSupportsMultiplePullRequests } from "~/hooks/useSupportsMultiplePullRequests";
-import { LinkBranchPullRequestButton } from "./pullRequest/LinkBranchPullRequestButton";
-import {
-  resolveThreadCurrentPullRequestLink,
-  visibleThreadPullRequests,
-} from "@t3tools/shared/threadPullRequests";
+import { resolveThreadCurrentPullRequestLink } from "@t3tools/shared/threadPullRequests";
 import { useAtomValue } from "@effect/atom-react";
 import * as Schema from "effect/Schema";
 import {
@@ -1617,14 +1613,6 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
               remain visible AND clickable while the row is hovered. Only
               the time/jump label yields to the settle affordance. */}
             {prBadge}
-            {prBadge &&
-            variantAction !== "unsettle" &&
-            pr &&
-            (supportsMultiplePullRequests
-              ? visibleThreadPullRequests(thread.pullRequests).length === 0
-              : thread.linkedPullRequest == null) ? (
-              <LinkBranchPullRequestButton threadRef={threadRef} url={pr.url} />
-            ) : null}
             {sortable?.isDragging ? (
               dragDestination
             ) : (
@@ -1925,13 +1913,6 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
               )}
               {terminalStatusIcon}
               {prBadge}
-              {prBadge &&
-              pr &&
-              (supportsMultiplePullRequests
-                ? visibleThreadPullRequests(thread.pullRequests).length === 0
-                : thread.linkedPullRequest == null) ? (
-                <LinkBranchPullRequestButton threadRef={threadRef} url={pr.url} />
-              ) : null}
               {diff ? (
                 <span className="shrink-0 font-mono">
                   <span className="text-diff-addition-foreground">+{diff.insertions}</span>{" "}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/LinkBranchPullRequestButton.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/LinkBranchPullRequestButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index bbcb9e144190..000000000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/LinkBranchPullRequestButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import type { ScopedThreadRef } from "@t3tools/contracts";
-import { Link2 } from "lucide-react";
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { usePullRequestLinking } from "~/hooks/usePullRequestLinking";
-import { Button } from "../ui/button";
-import { toastManager } from "../ui/toast";
-import { Tooltip, TooltipPopup, TooltipTrigger } from "../ui/tooltip";
-
-/** Adopts a branch discovery as a durable link, even after the thread changes branches. */
-export function LinkBranchPullRequestButton({
-  threadRef,
-  url,
-}: {
-  threadRef: ScopedThreadRef;
-  url: string;
-}) {
-  const linking = usePullRequestLinking(threadRef.environmentId);
-  const [pending, setPending] = useState(false);
-  if (!linking.canLink(url)) return null;
-  return (
-    <Tooltip>
-      <TooltipTrigger
-        render={
-          <Button
-            size="icon-tiny"
-            variant="ghost-muted"
-            aria-label="Link this PR"
-            disabled={pending}
-            onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-            onClick={async (event) => {
-              event.preventDefault();
-              event.stopPropagation();
-              setPending(true);
-              try {
-                await linking.changeLink(threadRef, url, true);
-              } catch (error) {
-                toastManager.add({
-                  type: "error",
-                  title: "Could not link pull request",
-                  description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
-                });
-              } finally {
-                setPending(false);
-              }
-            }}
-          >
-            <Link2 className="size-3" />
-          </Button>
-        }
-      />
-      <TooltipPopup>Link this PR to keep it with this thread</TooltipPopup>
-    </Tooltip>
-  );
-}