diff --git a/scripts/deadcode-unused-files.allowlist.mjs b/scripts/deadcode-unused-files.allowlist.mjs
index f2bb3883a74..14763fcc461 100644
--- a/scripts/deadcode-unused-files.allowlist.mjs
+++ b/scripts/deadcode-unused-files.allowlist.mjs
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export const KNIP_UNUSED_FILE_ALLOWLIST = [
   "src/mcp/plugin-tools-handlers.ts",
   "src/mcp/plugin-tools-serve.ts",
   "src/mcp/tools-stdio-server.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/engine-embeddings.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/engine-foundation.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/engine.ts",
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/batch-error-utils.ts",
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/batch-http.ts",
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/batch-output.ts",
@@ -63,10 +60,6 @@ export const KNIP_UNUSED_FILE_ALLOWLIST = [
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/sqlite-vec.ts",
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/sqlite.ts",
   "src/memory-host-sdk/host/status-format.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/runtime-cli.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/runtime-core.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/runtime-files.ts",
-  "src/memory-host-sdk/runtime.ts",
   "src/plugins/build-smoke-entry.ts",
   "src/plugins/contracts/host-hook-fixture.ts",
   "src/plugins/contracts/rootdir-boundary-canary.ts",