diff --git a/git-hooks/pre-commit b/git-hooks/pre-commit
index 51c3421d2af..fcbe9b663c3 100755
--- a/git-hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -50,15 +50,14 @@ git add -- "${files[@]}"
 
 # This hook is also exercised from lightweight temp repos in tests, where the
 # staged-file safety behavior matters but the full OpenClaw workspace does not
-# exist. Only run the repo-wide gate inside a real checkout.
+# exist. Only run the repo-wide validation gate inside a real checkout.
 if [[ -f "$ROOT_DIR/package.json" ]] && [[ -f "$ROOT_DIR/pnpm-lock.yaml" ]]; then
   cd "$ROOT_DIR"
   case "${FAST_COMMIT:-}" in
     1|true|TRUE|yes|YES|on|ON)
-      echo "FAST_COMMIT enabled: skipping pnpm format and pnpm check in pre-commit hook."
+      echo "FAST_COMMIT enabled: skipping pnpm check in pre-commit hook."
       ;;
     *)
-      pnpm format
       pnpm check
       ;;
   esac
diff --git a/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts b/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
index 2a162e80950..7229a91fb44 100644
--- a/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
+++ b/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("git-hooks/pre-commit (integration)", () => {
     expect(staged).toEqual(["--all"]);
   });
 
-  it("skips pnpm format and pnpm check when FAST_COMMIT is enabled", () => {
+  it("skips pnpm check when FAST_COMMIT is enabled", () => {
     const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-pre-commit-yolo-"));
     run(dir, "git", ["init", "-q", "--initial-branch=main"]);
 
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ describe("git-hooks/pre-commit (integration)", () => {
       FAST_COMMIT: "1",
     });
 
-    expect(output).toContain(
-      "FAST_COMMIT enabled: skipping pnpm format and pnpm check in pre-commit hook.",
-    );
+    expect(output).toContain("FAST_COMMIT enabled: skipping pnpm check in pre-commit hook.");
   });
 });