From f9ebb8d91beabc3233a4d55afc0bcaea38f57a4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:33:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] chore(deadcode): remove unused plugin version validator

---
 scripts/lib/bundled-extension-manifest.ts | 11 +++++++++--
 src/plugins/min-host-version.test.ts      |  7 ++-----
 src/plugins/min-host-version.ts           |  8 --------
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/lib/bundled-extension-manifest.ts b/scripts/lib/bundled-extension-manifest.ts
index 38d8dc6fb89..11ab1f0899e 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/bundled-extension-manifest.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/bundled-extension-manifest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // Bundled Extension Manifest script supports OpenClaw repository automation.
-import { validateMinHostVersion } from "../../src/plugins/min-host-version.ts";
+import {
+  MIN_HOST_VERSION_FORMAT,
+  parseMinHostVersionRequirement,
+} from "../../src/plugins/min-host-version.ts";
 import { isRecord } from "../../src/utils.js";
 
 export type ExtensionPackageJson = {
@@ -35,7 +38,11 @@ export function collectBundledExtensionManifestErrors(extensions: BundledExtensi
         `bundled extension '${extension.id}' manifest invalid | openclaw.install.npmSpec must be a non-empty string`,
       );
     }
-    const minHostVersionError = validateMinHostVersion(install?.minHostVersion);
+    const minHostVersionError =
+      install?.minHostVersion === undefined ||
+      parseMinHostVersionRequirement(install.minHostVersion)
+        ? null
+        : MIN_HOST_VERSION_FORMAT;
     if (minHostVersionError) {
       errors.push(`bundled extension '${extension.id}' manifest invalid | ${minHostVersionError}`);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/min-host-version.test.ts b/src/plugins/min-host-version.test.ts
index a3a60c8f494..9db9adf278f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/min-host-version.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/min-host-version.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   checkMinHostVersion,
   MIN_HOST_VERSION_FORMAT,
   parseMinHostVersionRequirement,
-  validateMinHostVersion,
 } from "./min-host-version.js";
 
 const MIN_HOST_REQUIREMENT = {
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ function expectHostCheckResult(params: {
   ).toEqual(params.expected);
 }
 
-function expectInvalidMinHostVersion(minHostVersion: string | number) {
-  expect(validateMinHostVersion(minHostVersion)).toBe(MIN_HOST_VERSION_FORMAT);
+function expectInvalidHostCheck(minHostVersion: string | number) {
   expectHostCheckResult({
     currentVersion: "2026.3.22",
     minHostVersion,
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ function expectInvalidMinHostVersion(minHostVersion: string | number) {
 
 describe("min-host-version", () => {
   it("accepts empty metadata", () => {
-    expect(validateMinHostVersion(undefined)).toBeNull();
     expect(parseMinHostVersionRequirement(undefined)).toBeNull();
     expectValidHostCheck("2026.3.22");
   });
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ describe("min-host-version", () => {
   it.each(["2026.3.22", 123, ">=2026.3.22 garbage"] as const)(
     "rejects invalid floor syntax and host checks: %p",
     (minHostVersion) => {
-      expectInvalidMinHostVersion(minHostVersion);
+      expectInvalidHostCheck(minHostVersion);
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/min-host-version.ts b/src/plugins/min-host-version.ts
index 11ee7395339..dff5032b2f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/min-host-version.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/min-host-version.ts
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ export function parseMinHostVersionRequirement(
   };
 }
 
-/** Validates a plugin minHostVersion manifest field for schema/reporting callers. */
-export function validateMinHostVersion(raw: unknown): string | null {
-  if (raw === undefined) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return parseMinHostVersionRequirement(raw) ? null : MIN_HOST_VERSION_FORMAT;
-}
-
 /** Checks whether the current host satisfies a plugin minHostVersion requirement. */
 export function checkMinHostVersion(params: {
   currentVersion: string | undefined;