diff --git a/scripts/runtime.sh b/scripts/runtime.sh
index c8b3fcdb..fec6375e 100755
--- a/scripts/runtime.sh
+++ b/scripts/runtime.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ SKILLHUB_HOME_DEFAULT="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/skillhub-runtime"
 SKILLHUB_HOME="${SKILLHUB_HOME:-$SKILLHUB_HOME_DEFAULT}"
 SKILLHUB_VERSION_VALUE="${SKILLHUB_VERSION:-}"
 SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL_VALUE="${SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL:-}"
-SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH_VALUE="${SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH:-}"
 SKILLHUB_ALIYUN_REGISTRY="${SKILLHUB_ALIYUN_REGISTRY:-crpi-ptu2rqimrigtq0qx.cn-hangzhou.personal.cr.aliyuncs.com}"
 SKILLHUB_ALIYUN_NAMESPACE="${SKILLHUB_ALIYUN_NAMESPACE:-skill_hub}"
 SKILLHUB_MIRROR_REGISTRY_VALUE="${SKILLHUB_MIRROR_REGISTRY:-}"
@@ -90,11 +89,6 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
       SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL_VALUE="$2"
       shift 2
       ;;
-    --base-path)
-      [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || { echo "Missing value for --base-path" >&2; exit 1; }
-      SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH_VALUE="$2"
-      shift 2
-      ;;
     --help|-h)
       cat <<EOF
 Usage: sh runtime.sh [up|down|clean|ps|logs|pull] [options]
@@ -106,7 +100,6 @@ Options:
   --home <dir>          Store runtime files in a specific directory
   --ref <git-ref>       Download runtime files from a specific Git ref
   --public-url <url>    Public access URL (e.g. https://skill.example.com)
-  --base-path <path>    Serve Web UI under a sub-path, e.g. /skillhub/
   --server-image <img>  Override backend image repository
   --web-image <img>     Override frontend image repository
   --scanner-image <img> Override scanner image repository
@@ -190,46 +183,6 @@ set_env_value() {
   secure_env_file
 }
 
-normalize_base_path() {
-  value="$1"
-  [ -n "$value" ] || { echo "--base-path must not be empty" >&2; exit 1; }
-
-  case "$value" in
-    /)
-      printf '/'
-      return 0
-      ;;
-    /*/) ;;
-    /*) value="$value/" ;;
-    *) value="/$value/" ;;
-  esac
-
-  case "$value" in
-    *//*|*[!A-Za-z0-9._~/-]*)
-      echo "--base-path contains unsupported characters: $value" >&2
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  case "$value" in
-    */./*|*/../*)
-      echo "--base-path must not contain '.' or '..' path segments: $value" >&2
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  first_segment=${value#/}
-  first_segment=${first_segment%%/*}
-  case "$first_segment" in
-    api|oauth2|login|assets|registry|nginx-health|.well-known|runtime-config.js)
-      echo "--base-path must not start with a reserved SkillHub path segment: $first_segment" >&2
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  printf '%s' "$value"
-}
-
 secure_env_file() {
   if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
     chmod 600 "$ENV_FILE"
@@ -406,16 +359,6 @@ prepare_runtime_files() {
     set_env_value "SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL" "$SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL_VALUE"
   fi
 
-  if [ -n "$SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH_VALUE" ]; then
-    normalized_base_path="$(normalize_base_path "$SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH_VALUE")"
-    set_env_value "SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH" "$normalized_base_path"
-    if [ "$normalized_base_path" = "/" ]; then
-      set_env_value "SKILLHUB_WEB_API_BASE_URL" ""
-    else
-      set_env_value "SKILLHUB_WEB_API_BASE_URL" "${normalized_base_path%/}"
-    fi
-  fi
-
   if [ "$DISABLE_SCANNER" = "true" ]; then
     set_env_value "SKILLHUB_SECURITY_SCANNER_ENABLED" "false"
   fi
diff --git a/scripts/tests/runtime-secret-test.sh b/scripts/tests/runtime-secret-test.sh
index 81d56a86..506b58fd 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/runtime-secret-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/runtime-secret-test.sh
@@ -120,18 +120,4 @@ grep -Fq "SKILLHUB_SECURITY_SCANNER_ENABLED=false" "$home_no_scanner/.env.releas
 grep -Fq -- "up -d --no-deps --scale skill-scanner=0 server web" "$home_no_scanner/docker.log" \
   || fail "runtime --no-scanner should start server/web without waiting on scanner dependencies"
 
-home_sub_path="$tmp/sub-path"
-stdout_sub_path="$tmp/sub-path.out"
-mkdir -p "$home_sub_path"
-run_runtime "$home_sub_path" "$bin_dir" "$stdout_sub_path" \
-  --public-url http://localhost/skillhub \
-  --base-path skillhub
-
-grep -Fq "SKILLHUB_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost/skillhub" "$home_sub_path/.env.release" \
-  || fail "runtime should persist the public URL for sub-path deployments"
-grep -Fq "SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH=/skillhub/" "$home_sub_path/.env.release" \
-  || fail "runtime should normalize and persist SKILLHUB_WEB_BASE_PATH"
-grep -Fq "SKILLHUB_WEB_API_BASE_URL=/skillhub" "$home_sub_path/.env.release" \
-  || fail "runtime should align SKILLHUB_WEB_API_BASE_URL with the base path"
-
 echo "runtime-secret-test passed"