diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.test.ts
index a91790200771..5827e38e406f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
 import {
   normalizeLinuxPasswordStorePreference,
   resolveLinuxPasswordStoreSwitch,
-  resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage,
 } from "./linuxSecretStorage.ts";
 
 const autoSwitch = (env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv) =>
@@ -124,80 +123,4 @@ describe("linuxSecretStorage", () => {
       }),
     ).toBe("gnome-libsecret");
   });
-
-  it("uses GNOME Keyring remediation for libsecret and unknown backends", () => {
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "gnome_libsecret",
-        env: { XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: "niri" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("GNOME Keyring");
-  });
-
-  it("prefers explicit libsecret selection over KDE desktop heuristics", () => {
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "gnome-libsecret",
-        selectedBackend: "unknown",
-        env: { XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: "KDE" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("GNOME Keyring");
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "gnome_libsecret",
-        env: { XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: "KDE" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("GNOME Keyring");
-  });
-
-  it("prefers explicit KWallet preference over selected gnome-libsecret backend", () => {
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "kwallet6",
-        selectedBackend: "gnome_libsecret",
-        env: { XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: "niri" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("KWallet");
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "kwallet",
-        selectedBackend: "gnome-libsecret",
-        env: {},
-      }),
-    ).toContain("KWallet");
-  });
-
-  it("uses KWallet remediation wording for KDE-looking sessions", () => {
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "kwallet6",
-        env: {},
-      }),
-    ).toContain("KWallet");
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "unknown",
-        env: { XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: "KDE" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("KWallet");
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "unknown",
-        env: { DESKTOP_SESSION: "plasmawayland" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("KWallet");
-    // A desktop name outranks a bare KDE marker when choosing the wording.
-    expect(
-      resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage({
-        configuredPreference: "auto",
-        selectedBackend: "unknown",
-        env: { GDMSESSION: "gnome", KDE_FULL_SESSION: "true" },
-      }),
-    ).toContain("GNOME Keyring");
-  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.ts b/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.ts
index fe3e21eadb92..3aa7a440d1e8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/linuxSecretStorage.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ const ELECTRON_KDE_DESKTOP = "KDE";
 // Chromium recognizes LXQt and still selects basic text for it, so it does need a forced backend.
 const ELECTRON_UNPROTECTED_DESKTOPS = new Set(["LXQt"]);
 
-const KDE_NAME_PREFIXES = ["kde", "plasma"];
-const NEGATIVE_FLAG_VALUES = new Set(["0", "false", "no", "off"]);
-
 export function normalizeLinuxPasswordStorePreference(
   value: unknown,
 ): LinuxPasswordStorePreference {
@@ -77,102 +74,6 @@ function electronSelectsProtectedBackend(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
-export function resolveLinuxSecretStorageUnavailableMessage(input: {
-  readonly configuredPreference: LinuxPasswordStorePreference;
-  readonly selectedBackend: string | null;
-  readonly env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
-}): string {
-  if (input.configuredPreference === "gnome-libsecret") {
-    return getGnomeKeyringRemediationMessage();
-  }
-
-  if (
-    input.configuredPreference === "kwallet" ||
-    input.configuredPreference === "kwallet5" ||
-    input.configuredPreference === "kwallet6"
-  ) {
-    return getKWalletRemediationMessage();
-  }
-
-  const backend = normalizeSelectedStorageBackend(input.selectedBackend);
-  if (backend === "gnome-libsecret") {
-    return getGnomeKeyringRemediationMessage();
-  }
-
-  if (
-    backend === "kwallet" ||
-    backend === "kwallet5" ||
-    backend === "kwallet6" ||
-    looksLikeKdeSession(input.env)
-  ) {
-    return getKWalletRemediationMessage();
-  }
-
-  return getGnomeKeyringRemediationMessage();
-}
-
-function getGnomeKeyringRemediationMessage(): string {
-  return "T3 Code could not access GNOME Keyring to save this environment credential. Install and start GNOME Keyring, then restart T3 Code.";
-}
-
-function getKWalletRemediationMessage(): string {
-  return "T3 Code could not access KWallet to save this environment credential. Enable the KDE wallet subsystem in System Settings, then restart T3 Code.";
-}
-
-// Advisory only: this picks between the GNOME Keyring and KWallet wording in the failure notice. It
-// never decides which backend to select, so a loose match costs a user slightly wrong instructions
-// rather than an unprotected credential store.
-function looksLikeKdeSession(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): boolean {
-  const currentDesktopNames = nonEmptyDesktopNames(env.XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP);
-  if (currentDesktopNames.length > 0) {
-    return currentDesktopNames.some(isKdeDesktopName);
-  }
-
-  const legacyNames = legacyDesktopNames(env);
-  if (legacyNames.length > 0) {
-    return legacyNames.some(isKdeDesktopName);
-  }
-
-  return isSet(env.KDE_SESSION_VERSION) || isAffirmativeFlag(env.KDE_FULL_SESSION);
-}
-
-function isKdeDesktopName(name: string): boolean {
-  return KDE_NAME_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => name.startsWith(prefix));
-}
-
-function legacyDesktopNames(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): string[] {
-  return [env.XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP, env.DESKTOP_SESSION, env.GDMSESSION].flatMap((entry) => {
-    const normalized = normalizeDesktopName(entry);
-    return normalized ? [normalized] : [];
-  });
-}
-
-function nonEmptyDesktopNames(value: string | undefined): string[] {
-  return splitDesktopNameList(value).flatMap((entry) => {
-    const normalized = normalizeDesktopName(entry);
-    return normalized ? [normalized] : [];
-  });
-}
-
-function isSet(value: string | undefined): boolean {
-  return Boolean(value?.trim());
-}
-
-function isAffirmativeFlag(value: string | undefined): boolean {
-  const normalized = value?.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return normalized ? !NEGATIVE_FLAG_VALUES.has(normalized) : false;
-}
-
 function splitDesktopNameList(value: string | undefined): string[] {
   return value?.split(":") ?? [];
 }
-
-function normalizeDesktopName(value: string | undefined): string | null {
-  const normalized = value?.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return normalized && normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : null;
-}
-
-function normalizeSelectedStorageBackend(value: string | null): string | null {
-  const normalized = value?.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/_/gu, "-");
-  return normalized && normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : null;
-}