diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e936aac2aba..e8bb30387a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Doctor: honor `OPENCLAW_SERVICE_REPAIR_POLICY=external` by reporting gateway service health while skipping service install/start/restart/bootstrap, supervisor rewrites, and legacy service cleanup for externally managed environments. Thanks @shakkernerd.
+
 ## 2026.4.25
 
 ### Changes
@@ -79,7 +83,6 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
-- Doctor: honor `OPENCLAW_SERVICE_REPAIR_POLICY=external` by reporting gateway service health while skipping service install/start/restart/bootstrap, supervisor rewrites, and legacy service cleanup for externally managed environments. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - UI/Windows: quote resolved pnpm `.cmd` launcher paths before spawning UI install/build/test commands so Node installs under `C:\Program Files` no longer fail as `C:\Program`. Fixes #45275. Thanks @Kobevictor, @stoppieboy, and @iubns.
 - Codex/agent: translate `--thinking minimal` to `low` for modern Codex models (gpt-5.5, gpt-5.4, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.2) at request build time so the first turn is accepted instead of paying a wasted call + retry-with-low fallback. Older Codex models still receive `minimal` directly. Fixes #71946. Thanks @hclsys.
 - Plugins/uninstall: remove tracked plugin files from their recorded managed extensions root even when the current state directory points somewhere else, so `openclaw plugins uninstall --force` does not leave the plugin discoverable. Thanks @shakkernerd.
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts b/src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts
index 35d411d2211..6eb81e2ce45 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts
@@ -335,27 +335,15 @@ export async function maybeRepairGatewayServiceConfig(
     return;
   }
 
-  const repair =
-    serviceRepairPolicy === "prompt"
-      ? await confirmDoctorServiceRepair(
-          prompter,
-          {
-            message: needsAggressive
-              ? "Overwrite gateway service config with current defaults now?"
-              : "Update gateway service config to the recommended defaults now?",
-            initialValue: needsAggressive ? prompter.shouldForce : true,
-          },
-          serviceRepairPolicy,
-        )
-      : needsAggressive
-        ? await prompter.confirmAggressiveAutoFix({
-            message: "Overwrite gateway service config with current defaults now?",
-            initialValue: prompter.shouldForce,
-          })
-        : await prompter.confirmAutoFix({
-            message: "Update gateway service config to the recommended defaults now?",
-            initialValue: true,
-          });
+  const repair = needsAggressive
+    ? await prompter.confirmAggressiveAutoFix({
+        message: "Overwrite gateway service config with current defaults now?",
+        initialValue: prompter.shouldForce,
+      })
+    : await prompter.confirmAutoFix({
+        message: "Update gateway service config to the recommended defaults now?",
+        initialValue: true,
+      });
   if (!repair) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-prompter.ts b/src/commands/doctor-prompter.ts
index cfd40385d5c..32f08f53d5b 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-prompter.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-prompter.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export type DoctorPrompter = {
   confirmAutoFix: (params: Parameters<typeof confirm>[0]) => Promise<boolean>;
   confirmAggressiveAutoFix: (params: Parameters<typeof confirm>[0]) => Promise<boolean>;
   confirmRuntimeRepair: (params: Parameters<typeof confirm>[0]) => Promise<boolean>;
-  confirmServiceRepair?: (params: Parameters<typeof confirm>[0]) => Promise<boolean>;
   select: <T>(params: Parameters<typeof select>[0], fallback: T) => Promise<T>;
   shouldRepair: boolean;
   shouldForce: boolean;
@@ -89,18 +88,6 @@ export function createDoctorPrompter(params: {
         params.runtime,
       );
     },
-    confirmServiceRepair: async (p) => {
-      if (repairMode.nonInteractive || !repairMode.canPrompt) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return guardCancel(
-        await confirm({
-          ...p,
-          message: stylePromptMessage(p.message),
-        }),
-        params.runtime,
-      );
-    },
     select: async <T>(p: Parameters<typeof select>[0], fallback: T) => {
       if (!repairMode.canPrompt || repairMode.shouldRepair) {
         return fallback;
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-service-repair-policy.ts b/src/commands/doctor-service-repair-policy.ts
index f2b64d967e3..683fe6cdfe0 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-service-repair-policy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-service-repair-policy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { DoctorPrompter } from "./doctor-prompter.js";
 
-export type ServiceRepairPolicy = "auto" | "prompt" | "external" | "disabled";
+export type ServiceRepairPolicy = "auto" | "external";
 
 export const SERVICE_REPAIR_POLICY_ENV = "OPENCLAW_SERVICE_REPAIR_POLICY";
 
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ export function resolveServiceRepairPolicy(
   const value = env[SERVICE_REPAIR_POLICY_ENV]?.trim().toLowerCase();
   switch (value) {
     case "auto":
-    case "prompt":
     case "external":
-    case "disabled":
       return value;
     default:
       return "auto";
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ export function resolveServiceRepairPolicy(
 export function isServiceRepairExternallyManaged(
   policy: ServiceRepairPolicy = resolveServiceRepairPolicy(),
 ): boolean {
-  return policy === "external" || policy === "disabled";
+  return policy === "external";
 }
 
 export async function confirmDoctorServiceRepair(
@@ -37,12 +35,5 @@ export async function confirmDoctorServiceRepair(
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (policy === "prompt") {
-    if (!prompter.repairMode.canPrompt) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    return await (prompter.confirmServiceRepair?.(params) ?? prompter.confirmRuntimeRepair(params));
-  }
-
   return await prompter.confirmRuntimeRepair(params);
 }