diff --git a/src/agents/runtime-plugins.test.ts b/src/agents/runtime-plugins.test.ts
index 8ef6dd4479b..7616ac88f8f 100644
--- a/src/agents/runtime-plugins.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/runtime-plugins.test.ts
@@ -45,23 +45,4 @@ describe("ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded", () => {
       },
     });
   });
-
-  it("reloads when the current active registry is incompatible with the request", async () => {
-    const { ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded } = await import("./runtime-plugins.js");
-
-    ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded({
-      config: {} as never,
-      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
-      allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
-    });
-
-    expect(hoisted.resolveRuntimePluginRegistry).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      config: {} as never,
-      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
-      runtimeOptions: {
-        allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(hoisted.resolveRuntimePluginRegistry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/image-generation/provider-registry.test.ts b/src/image-generation/provider-registry.test.ts
index ce67dcedfce..5706cd00519 100644
--- a/src/image-generation/provider-registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/image-generation/provider-registry.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry.js";
-import { resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest, setActivePluginRegistry } from "../plugins/runtime.js";
 
 const { resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock: vi.fn<
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ describe("image-generation provider registry", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReset();
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue(undefined);
-    resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest();
   });
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ describe("image-generation provider registry", () => {
         }),
       },
     });
-    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue(registry);
 
     const provider = getImageGenerationProvider("custom-image");
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ describe("image-generation provider registry", () => {
         },
       },
     );
-    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue(registry);
 
     expect(listImageGenerationProviders().map((provider) => provider.id)).toEqual(["safe-image"]);
diff --git a/src/plugins/capability-provider-runtime.test.ts b/src/plugins/capability-provider-runtime.test.ts
index bc4b5bfe47e..fccd7f8bbf8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/capability-provider-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/capability-provider-runtime.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "./registry.js";
-import { resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest } from "./runtime.js";
 
 type MockManifestRegistry = {
   plugins: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ function setBundledCapabilityFixture(contractKey: string) {
 describe("resolvePluginCapabilityProviders", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.resetModules();
-    resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest();
     mocks.resolveRuntimePluginRegistry.mockReset();
     mocks.resolveRuntimePluginRegistry.mockReturnValue(undefined);
     mocks.loadPluginManifestRegistry.mockReset();
diff --git a/src/tts/provider-registry.test.ts b/src/tts/provider-registry.test.ts
index 7320cb2b1aa..8385045ece1 100644
--- a/src/tts/provider-registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/tts/provider-registry.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry-empty.js";
-import { resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest, setActivePluginRegistry } from "../plugins/runtime.js";
 import type { SpeechProviderPlugin } from "../plugins/types.js";
 
 const resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock = vi.fn();
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ function createSpeechProvider(id: string, aliases?: string[]): SpeechProviderPlu
 describe("speech provider registry", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.resetModules();
-    resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest();
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReset();
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue(undefined);
     ({
@@ -45,21 +43,9 @@ describe("speech provider registry", () => {
     } = await import("./provider-registry.js"));
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest();
-  });
+  afterEach(() => {});
 
   it("uses active plugin speech providers without reloading plugins", () => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry({
-      ...createEmptyPluginRegistry(),
-      speechProviders: [
-        {
-          pluginId: "test-demo-speech",
-          source: "test",
-          provider: createSpeechProvider("demo-speech"),
-        },
-      ],
-    });
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue({
       ...createEmptyPluginRegistry(),
       speechProviders: [
@@ -112,16 +98,6 @@ describe("speech provider registry", () => {
   });
 
   it("canonicalizes the legacy edge alias to microsoft", () => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry({
-      ...createEmptyPluginRegistry(),
-      speechProviders: [
-        {
-          pluginId: "test-microsoft",
-          source: "test",
-          provider: createSpeechProvider("microsoft", ["edge"]),
-        },
-      ],
-    });
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue({
       ...createEmptyPluginRegistry(),
       speechProviders: [