diff --git a/src/config/types.telegram.ts b/src/config/types.telegram.ts
index 8faa7a34cef..2a516893557 100644
--- a/src/config/types.telegram.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.telegram.ts
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ export type TelegramDirectConfig = {
   skills?: string[];
   /** Per-topic configuration for DM topics (key is message_thread_id as string) */
   topics?: Record<string, TelegramTopicConfig>;
-  /** Per-DM override for message_thread_id session threading. */
-  threadReplies?: TelegramDmThreadReplies;
   /** If false, disable the bot for this DM (and its topics). */
   enabled?: boolean;
   /** If true, require messages to be from a topic when topics are enabled. */
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
index 83e58cf73ab..5e044fb1fcb 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ export const TelegramDirectSchema = z
     allowFrom: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional(),
     systemPrompt: z.string().optional(),
     topics: z.record(z.string(), TelegramTopicSchema.optional()).optional(),
-    threadReplies: TelegramDmThreadRepliesSchema.optional(),
     errorPolicy: TelegramErrorPolicySchema,
     errorCooldownMs: z.number().int().nonnegative().optional(),
     requireTopic: z.boolean().optional(),