diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.test.ts b/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.test.ts
index d25e28e6439..5bd73456d80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ describe("resolveManifestContractRuntimePluginResolution", () => {
     expect(loadPluginMetadataSnapshot).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       config: {},
       env: process.env,
-      preferPersisted: false,
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.ts b/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.ts
index 5aa1c9963f5..1cd6e686982 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest-contract-runtime.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ export type ManifestContractRuntimePluginResolution = {
   bundledCompatPluginIds: string[];
 };
 
-const DEMAND_ONLY_CONTRACT_LOOKUP_OPTIONS = {
-  preferPersisted: false,
-} as const;
-
 export function resolveManifestContractRuntimePluginResolution(params: {
   cfg?: OpenClawConfig;
   contract: PluginManifestContractListKey;
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ export function resolveManifestContractRuntimePluginResolution(params: {
   const snapshot = loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({
     config: params.cfg ?? {},
     env: process.env,
-    ...DEMAND_ONLY_CONTRACT_LOOKUP_OPTIONS,
   });
   const allContractPlugins = snapshot.plugins.filter((plugin) =>
     hasManifestContractValue({
diff --git a/src/plugins/migration-provider-runtime.test.ts b/src/plugins/migration-provider-runtime.test.ts
index ce3d1f7051f..4803082d715 100644
--- a/src/plugins/migration-provider-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/migration-provider-runtime.test.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ describe("migration provider runtime", () => {
     expect(mocks.loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       config: cfg,
       env: process.env,
-      preferPersisted: false,
     });
     const manifestParams = requireMockCallArg(
       mocks.loadPluginManifestRegistry,
@@ -289,7 +288,6 @@ describe("migration provider runtime", () => {
     expect(mocks.loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       config: {},
       env: process.env,
-      preferPersisted: false,
       workspaceDir: undefined,
     });
     const manifestParams = requireMockCallArg(