diff --git a/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.test.ts
index deb90f51952..a86cf1062c6 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { withEnv } from "../test-utils/env.js";
-import { formatToolAggregate, formatToolPrefix, shortenMeta, shortenPath } from "./tool-meta.js";
+import { formatToolAggregate, shortenMeta } from "./tool-meta.js";
 
 // Use path.resolve so inputs match the resolved HOME on every platform.
 const home = path.resolve("/Users/test");
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ function withHome<T>(run: () => T): T {
 }
 
 describe("tool meta formatting", () => {
-  it("shortens paths under HOME", () => {
-    withHome(() => {
-      expect(shortenPath(home)).toBe("~");
-      expect(shortenPath(`${home}/a/b.txt`)).toBe("~/a/b.txt");
-      expect(shortenPath("/opt/x")).toBe("/opt/x");
-    });
-  });
-
   it("shortens meta strings with optional colon suffix", () => {
     withHome(() => {
       expect(shortenMeta(`${home}/a.txt`)).toBe("~/a.txt");
@@ -64,11 +56,4 @@ describe("tool meta formatting", () => {
       expect(out).toBe("🛠️ elevated · `cd ~/dir && gemini 2>&1`");
     });
   });
-
-  it("formats prefixes with default labels", () => {
-    withHome(() => {
-      expect(formatToolPrefix(undefined, undefined)).toBe("🧩 Tool");
-      expect(formatToolPrefix("x", `${home}/a.txt`)).toBe("🧩 X: ~/a.txt");
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.ts b/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.ts
index 796cddbac97..23f0aab7c25 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/tool-meta.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 /** Formats compact tool metadata labels for auto-reply progress/status messages. */
 import { normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty } from "@openclaw/normalization-core/string-coerce";
-import { formatToolSummary, resolveToolDisplay } from "../agents/tool-display.js";
-import { shortenHomeInString, shortenHomePath } from "../utils.js";
+import { resolveToolDisplay } from "../agents/tool-display.js";
+import { shortenHomeInString } from "../utils.js";
 
 type ToolAggregateOptions = {
   markdown?: boolean;
 };
 
-/** Shortens a filesystem path for display. */
-export function shortenPath(p: string): string {
-  return shortenHomePath(p);
-}
-
 /** Shortens user-home paths inside arbitrary tool metadata. */
 export function shortenMeta(meta: string): string {
   if (!meta) {
@@ -78,13 +73,6 @@ export function formatToolAggregate(
   return compactCommandSummary ? `${prefix} ${formattedMeta}` : `${prefix}: ${formattedMeta}`;
 }
 
-/** Formats the prefix for a single tool event. */
-export function formatToolPrefix(toolName?: string, meta?: string) {
-  const extra = meta?.trim() ? shortenMeta(meta) : undefined;
-  const display = resolveToolDisplay({ name: toolName, meta: extra });
-  return formatToolSummary(display);
-}
-
 function formatMetaForDisplay(
   toolName: string | undefined,
   meta: string,