diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/canvas/DashboardCanvas.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/canvas/DashboardCanvas.tsx
index 3f7e9073..437e013b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/canvas/DashboardCanvas.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/canvas/DashboardCanvas.tsx
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ const DashboardCanvas: React.FC<DashboardCanvasProps> = ({
             onHighlightCard?.(cardId);
           }}
           onApplications={() => setAppsWindowOpen((v) => !v)}
-          onNewAgent={onNewAgent}
           onAddBrowser={onAddBrowser}
           onAddNote={onAddNote}
         />
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/desktop/DesktopDock.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/desktop/DesktopDock.tsx
index a429199a..15a4c773 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/desktop/DesktopDock.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/desktop/DesktopDock.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import Tooltip from '@mui/material/Tooltip';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 import LanguageIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Language';
-import ChatBubbleOutlineIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ChatBubbleOutline';
 import EventRepeatIcon from '@mui/icons-material/EventRepeat';
 import StickyNote2OutlinedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/StickyNote2Outlined';
 import HistoryIcon from '@mui/icons-material/History';
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ interface DesktopDockProps {
   selectedIds: string[];
   onFocusCard: (id: string, rect: CardRect) => void;
   onApplications: () => void;
-  onNewAgent: () => void;
   onAddBrowser: () => void;
   onAddNote: () => void;
 }
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ function DesktopDock({
   selectedIds,
   onFocusCard,
   onApplications,
-  onNewAgent,
   onAddBrowser,
   onAddNote,
 }: DesktopDockProps): React.ReactElement | null {
@@ -205,9 +202,8 @@ function DesktopDock({
       {entries.length > 0 && (
         <Box sx={{ width: TILE - 8, height: '1px', background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.14)' }} />
       )}
-      {/* The og toolbar's actions, dock-resident: chat, browser, workflow, note, history, then settings + apps below their own divider. */}
+      {/* The og toolbar's actions, dock-resident: browser, workflow, note, history, then settings + apps below their own divider. No New-chat tile; the spawn pill at the bottom is always there. */}
       {([
-        { label: 'New chat', icon: <ChatBubbleOutlineIcon sx={{ fontSize: 16, color: '#e8e8ee' }} />, act: onNewAgent },
         { label: 'New browser', icon: <LanguageIcon sx={{ fontSize: 17, color: '#e8e8ee' }} />, act: onAddBrowser },
         { label: 'Workflows', icon: <EventRepeatIcon sx={{ fontSize: 16, color: '#e8e8ee' }} />, act: () => dispatch(openWorkflowsApp()) },
         { label: 'New note', icon: <StickyNote2OutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: 16, color: '#e8e8ee' }} />, act: onAddNote },