diff --git a/ui/src/app/native-bridge.test.ts b/ui/src/app/native-bridge.test.ts
index 6e33af51db66..46b69391c6cb 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/native-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/native-bridge.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   navigateChatInputHistory,
   type ChatInputHistoryState,
 } from "../pages/chat/input-history.ts";
-import { createNativeChatDrafts, isWebView2, sendToNative } from "./native-bridge.ts";
+import { createNativeChatDrafts } from "./native-bridge.ts";
 
 type FakeBridge = {
   postMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe("native chat drafts", () => {
-  it("detects WebView2 and sends native messages", () => {
-    expect(isWebView2()).toBe(false);
-    const bridge = makeBridge();
-    expect(isWebView2()).toBe(true);
-    sendToNative({ type: "ready" });
-    expect(bridge.posted).toEqual([{ type: "ready" }]);
-  });
-
   it("registers the listener before the ready handshake", () => {
     const callOrder: string[] = [];
     vi.stubGlobal("chrome", {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/native-bridge.ts b/ui/src/app/native-bridge.ts
index c23092b3ebfd..8df889409b76 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/native-bridge.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/native-bridge.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ type WebView2Bridge = {
   removeEventListener(type: "message", listener: (event: MessageEvent) => void): void;
 };
 
-type NativeBridgeMessage =
-  | { type: "draft-text"; payload: { text: string } }
-  | { type: "ready"; payload?: Record<string, unknown> };
-
 export type NativeChatDrafts = {
   subscribe: (listener: (draft: string) => void) => () => void;
   dispose: () => void;
@@ -19,12 +15,9 @@ function getWebview(): WebView2Bridge | undefined {
   return webview;
 }
 
-export function isWebView2(): boolean {
-  return getWebview() !== undefined;
-}
-
-export function sendToNative(msg: NativeBridgeMessage): void {
-  getWebview()?.postMessage(msg);
+// Keep WebView2 messaging distinct from the DOM Window.postMessage contract.
+function sendToNative(message: unknown): void {
+  getWebview()?.postMessage(message);
 }
 
 function readNativeDraft(raw: unknown): string | null {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/settings.node.test.ts b/ui/src/app/settings.node.test.ts
index 7294cd0bc1ff..b11e7b47c53a 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/settings.node.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/settings.node.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   loadGatewaySessionSelection,
   loadLocalUserIdentity,
   loadSettings,
-  saveLocalUserIdentity,
   saveSettings,
   type UiSettings,
 } from "./settings.ts";
@@ -837,14 +836,16 @@ describe("loadSettings default gateway URL derivation", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("persists local user identity separately from gateway settings", () => {
+  it("loads local user identity separately from gateway settings", () => {
     setTestLocation({
       protocol: "https:",
       host: "gateway.example:8443",
       pathname: "/",
     });
-
-    saveLocalUserIdentity({ name: "Buns", avatar: "🦞" });
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "openclaw.control.user.v1",
+      JSON.stringify({ name: "Buns", avatar: "🦞" }),
+    );
 
     expect(loadLocalUserIdentity()).toEqual({
       name: "Buns",
@@ -870,15 +871,4 @@ describe("loadSettings default gateway URL derivation", () => {
       avatar: null,
     });
   });
-
-  it("removes the persisted local user identity when cleared", () => {
-    saveLocalUserIdentity({ name: "Buns", avatar: "data:image/png;base64,AAA" });
-    saveLocalUserIdentity({ name: null, avatar: null });
-
-    expect(loadLocalUserIdentity()).toEqual({
-      name: null,
-      avatar: null,
-    });
-    expect(localStorage.getItem("openclaw.control.user.v1")).toBeNull();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/app/settings.ts b/ui/src/app/settings.ts
index c4d339b47477..b96bbce1b6ab 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/settings.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/settings.ts
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ import { normalizeChatSplitLayout, type ChatSplitLayout } from "../pages/chat/sp
 import { parseImportedCustomTheme, type ImportedCustomTheme } from "./custom-theme.ts";
 import { normalizeGatewayTokenScope } from "./gateway-scope.ts";
 import { parseThemeSelection, type ThemeMode, type ThemeName } from "./theme.ts";
-import {
-  hasLocalUserIdentity,
-  normalizeLocalUserIdentity,
-  type LocalUserIdentity,
-} from "./user-identity.ts";
+import { normalizeLocalUserIdentity, type LocalUserIdentity } from "./user-identity.ts";
 
 export const BORDER_RADIUS_STOPS = [0, 25, 50, 75, 100] as const;
 export type BorderRadiusStop = (typeof BORDER_RADIUS_STOPS)[number];
@@ -129,8 +125,6 @@ export type UiSettings = {
   locale?: string;
 };
 
-export type { LocalUserIdentity } from "./user-identity.ts";
-
 type LastActiveSessionHost = {
   settings: UiSettings;
   applySettings(next: UiSettings): void;
@@ -668,21 +662,6 @@ export function loadLocalUserIdentity(): LocalUserIdentity {
   }
 }
 
-export function saveLocalUserIdentity(next: LocalUserIdentity) {
-  const storage = getSafeLocalStorage();
-  const normalized = normalizeLocalUserIdentity(next);
-  try {
-    if (!hasLocalUserIdentity(normalized)) {
-      storage?.removeItem(LOCAL_USER_IDENTITY_KEY);
-      return;
-    }
-    storage?.setItem(LOCAL_USER_IDENTITY_KEY, JSON.stringify(normalized));
-  } catch {
-    // best-effort — quota exceeded or security restrictions should not
-    // prevent in-memory identity updates from being applied
-  }
-}
-
 function persistSettings(next: UiSettings, options: { selectGateway?: boolean } = {}) {
   persistSessionToken(next.gatewayUrl, next.token);
   const storage = getSafeLocalStorage();
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/sessions/drag.ts b/ui/src/lib/sessions/drag.ts
index da606d184401..688bed84ee4d 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/sessions/drag.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/sessions/drag.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Private MIME keeps stray text and file drags from becoming session actions.
 export const SESSION_DRAG_MIME = "application/x-openclaw-session-key";
 
 export function writeSessionDragData(dataTransfer: DataTransfer, sessionKey: string): void {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/sessions/view.ts b/ui/src/pages/sessions/view.ts
index 87f235409dbc..8b0c141a9cd4 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/sessions/view.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/sessions/view.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { formatSessionTokens } from "../../lib/presenter.ts";
 import { formatGoalDetail, formatGoalSummary } from "../../lib/session-goal.ts";
 import { sessionModelMatchesDefaults } from "../../lib/session-model-defaults.ts";
 import { isSessionRunActive } from "../../lib/session-run-state.ts";
+import { SESSION_DRAG_MIME } from "../../lib/sessions/drag.ts";
 import {
   groupSessionRows,
   SESSION_GROUP_MODES,
@@ -484,8 +485,6 @@ function sessionDetailItems(params: {
 }
 
 const NEW_GROUP_OPTION = "__new-group__";
-// Private MIME so stray text/file drags never become sessions.patch calls.
-const SESSION_DRAG_MIME = "application/x-openclaw-session-key";
 
 function sessionsTableColumnCount(props: SessionsProps): number {
   return props.groupBy === "category" ? 9 : 8;