diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 24f31fdc43..fbe45b4b2e 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, user, metadata, model):
                 if name not in tools_dict:
                     tools_dict[name] = tool_dict
 
-        # Only advertise user-shell tools when the originating browser has a connected shell.
+        # Automations and sub-agents never have a user's browser shell, so they never get these tools.
         shell_tools = {
             name: tool
             for name, tool in tools_dict.items()
@@ -3128,32 +3128,8 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, user, metadata, model):
                 or (tool.get('direct') and tool.get('server', {}).get('url') == terminal_id)
             )
         }
-        connected = False
-        if (
-            selected
-            and event_caller
-            and metadata.get('session_id')
-            and metadata.get('chat_id')
-            and not metadata.get('automation_id')
-            and not metadata.get('internal')
-        ):
-            try:
-                state = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                    event_caller(
-                        {
-                            'type': 'request:terminal:state',
-                            'data': {'terminal_id': terminal_id, 'session_id': metadata['session_id']},
-                        }
-                    ),
-                    timeout=2,
-                )
-                connected = isinstance(state, dict) and state.get('connected') is True
-            except Exception:
-                # Old/disconnected browsers cannot confirm availability; other tools still work.
-                pass
-
         for name in shell_tools:
-            if not connected or name not in selected:
+            if name not in selected or metadata.get('automation_id') or metadata.get('internal'):
                 tools_dict.pop(name)
 
         if tools_dict:
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/XTerminal.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/XTerminal.svelte
index d9163812ed..e4e420068e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/XTerminal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/XTerminal.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	import { WebLinksAddon } from '@xterm/addon-web-links';
 	import '@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css';
 	import { terminalRequest, type TerminalConnection } from '$lib/apis/terminal';
-	import { connectedUserTerminals } from '$lib/stores';
 
 	export let connection: TerminalConnection;
 	export let chatId: string | null = null;
@@ -23,13 +22,8 @@
 	let pingInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
 	let destroyed = false;
 	let sessionId = '';
-	const terminalOwner = Symbol();
 
 	function disconnect() {
-		connectedUserTerminals.update((entries) => {
-			entries.delete(terminalOwner);
-			return entries;
-		});
 		connected = false;
 		connecting = false;
 		clearInterval(pingInterval);
@@ -75,10 +69,6 @@
 				ws?.send(
 					JSON.stringify({ type: 'auth', token: connection.key.trim(), chat_id: chatId ?? '' })
 				);
-				if (connection.selector && chatId) {
-					const shell = { terminalId: connection.selector, chatId };
-					connectedUserTerminals.update((entries) => entries.set(terminalOwner, shell));
-				}
 				connected = true;
 				connecting = false;
 				fit();
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/index.ts b/src/lib/stores/index.ts
index c42bff8a68..334290c10b 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/index.ts
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ export type FileNavOpenRequest = string | { path: string; page?: number | null }
 export const showFileNavPath: Writable<FileNavOpenRequest | null> = writable(null);
 export const showFileNavDir: Writable<string | null> = writable(null);
 export const selectedTerminalId: Writable<string | null> = writable(null);
-export const connectedUserTerminals = writable(
-	new Map<symbol, { terminalId: string; chatId: string }>()
-);
 
 export const artifactCode = writable(null);
 export const artifactContents = writable(null);
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index a9b3c78730..5233e9541c 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 		channels,
 		channelId,
 		terminalServers,
-		connectedUserTerminals,
 		showControls,
 		showFileNavPath,
 		showFileNavDir,
@@ -566,21 +565,6 @@
 	};
 
 	const chatEventHandler = async (event, cb) => {
-		// Answer this session's availability check even when another chat is active.
-		if (
-			event?.data?.type === 'request:terminal:state' &&
-			event.data.data?.session_id === $socket?.id
-		) {
-			cb?.({
-				connected:
-					$config?.features?.enable_tool_servers &&
-					[...$connectedUserTerminals.values()].some(
-						(shell) =>
-							shell.terminalId === event.data.data?.terminal_id && shell.chatId === event.chat_id
-					)
-			});
-			return;
-		}
 		const chat = $page.url.pathname.includes(`/c/${event.chat_id}`);
 
 		// Skip events from temporary chats that are not the current chat.