diff --git a/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
index 77dd5cb1e09..a4b4ea7a899 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
+++ b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "provider": "openai-codex",
       "method": "oauth",
       "choiceId": "openai-codex",
-      "deprecatedChoiceIds": ["codex-cli"],
+      "deprecatedChoiceIds": ["codex-cli", "openai-codex-import"],
       "choiceLabel": "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
       "choiceHint": "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
       "assistantPriority": -30,
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.test.ts b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53518a64a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const manifest = JSON.parse(
+  readFileSync(new URL("./openclaw.plugin.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+) as {
+  providerAuthChoices?: Array<{
+    choiceId?: string;
+    deprecatedChoiceIds?: string[];
+  }>;
+};
+
+describe("OpenAI plugin manifest", () => {
+  it("keeps removed Codex CLI import auth choice as a deprecated browser-login alias", () => {
+    const codexBrowserLogin = manifest.providerAuthChoices?.find(
+      (choice) => choice.choiceId === "openai-codex",
+    );
+
+    expect(codexBrowserLogin?.deprecatedChoiceIds).toContain("openai-codex-import");
+  });
+});