diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ComposeView.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ComposeView.tsx
index 26ddab7c..f38e7a6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ComposeView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/ComposeView.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/shared/hooks';
 import { createWorkflow, updateWorkflow } from '@/shared/state/workflowsSlice';
 import { sendMessage } from '@/shared/state/agentsSlice';
-import { defaultSchedule, stepsSignature, needsScheduleTestWarning } from '@/app/pages/Workflows/scheduleUtils';
-import { runWorkflowTest } from '@/app/pages/Workflows/runWorkflowTest';
+import { defaultSchedule } from '@/app/pages/Workflows/scheduleUtils';
 import AgentChat from '@/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat';
 import InlineEditableTitle from '@/app/components/InlineEditableTitle';
 import { Typewriter } from '@/app/components/feedback/Animated';
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import { useEditAgentSession } from './useEditAgentSession';
 import { useWorkflowPatch } from './useWorkflowPatch';
 import ScheduleCard from './ScheduleCard';
 import StepsCard from './StepsCard';
-import SaveGuard from './SaveGuard';
 import type { AppNav } from './types';
 
 // Short pill label for the clean cluster, plus the richer prompt actually sent so the agent gets real detail. Spread across personas (work, money, research, lifestyle, monitoring) so most people see one that fits. Keep labels similar length so they cluster two-per-row.
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ const ComposeView: React.FC<{ nav: AppNav }> = ({ nav }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const patch = useWorkflowPatch();
   const [draftId, setDraftId] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [testing, setTesting] = useState(false);
-  const [guardOpen, setGuardOpen] = useState(false);
   // null = follow the auto open-on-first-message behavior; true/false = user override.
   const [paneManual, setPaneManual] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
   const created = useRef(false);
@@ -100,25 +96,6 @@ const ComposeView: React.FC<{ nav: AppNav }> = ({ nav }) => {
     );
   }
 
-  const tested = workflow.steps.length > 0 && stepsSignature(workflow.steps) === (workflow.tested_signature ?? '');
-
-  const doTest = async () => {
-    if (testing || workflow.steps.length === 0) return;
-    setTesting(true);
-    try { await runWorkflowTest(workflow.id, workflow.steps, async () => {}); }
-    finally { setTesting(false); }
-  };
-
-  // No steps / no title is fine, you can save a bare workflow and fill it in later. No If-Match: this is the user's own brand-new draft, so there's no concurrent edit to guard against and a stale stamp shouldn't block the save.
-  const finalizeSave = () => {
-    dispatch(updateWorkflow({ id: workflow.id, patch: { unsaved: false } }));
-    nav.selectWorkflow(workflow.id);
-  };
-  const onSave = () => {
-    if (needsScheduleTestWarning(workflow)) { setGuardOpen(true); return; }
-    finalizeSave();
-  };
-
   return (
     <>
       <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', background: WC.page, position: 'relative' }}>
@@ -174,14 +151,6 @@ const ComposeView: React.FC<{ nav: AppNav }> = ({ nav }) => {
           )}
         </div>
 
-        {guardOpen && (
-          <SaveGuard
-            title={workflow.title || 'this workflow'}
-            onClose={() => setGuardOpen(false)}
-            onSaveAnyway={() => { setGuardOpen(false); finalizeSave(); }}
-            onRunTest={() => { setGuardOpen(false); doTest(); }}
-          />
-        )}
       </div>
 
       {/* Hidden on the blank landing page; opens with a smooth width/fade once
@@ -192,23 +161,6 @@ const ComposeView: React.FC<{ nav: AppNav }> = ({ nav }) => {
           <ScheduleCard workflow={workflow} />
           <StepsCard workflow={workflow} />
         </div>
-        <div style={{ flex: 'none', borderTop: `1px solid rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.08)`, background: WC.rail, padding: '13px 18px', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 10 }}>
-          {!tested && (
-            <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'flex-start', gap: 7, fontSize: 11.5, lineHeight: 1.4, color: WC.muted }}>
-              <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke={WC.warn} strokeWidth="2" style={{ flex: 'none', marginTop: 1 }}><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" /><path d="M12 8v5" /><path d="M12 16h.01" /></svg>
-              <span>Not tested yet. A test run grants the tool access this workflow needs.</span>
-            </div>
-          )}
-          <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 9 }}>
-            <button onClick={doTest} disabled={testing || workflow.steps.length === 0} style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 7, flex: 'none', padding: '10px 15px', borderRadius: 9, border: `1px solid rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.14)`, background: WC.paper, color: testing || workflow.steps.length === 0 ? WC.muted2 : WC.ink, fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, cursor: testing || workflow.steps.length === 0 ? 'default' : 'pointer' }}>
-              {testing
-                ? <div style={{ width: 12, height: 12, borderRadius: '50%', border: '2px solid rgba(140,133,122,0.3)', borderTopColor: WC.muted, animation: 'os-spin 0.7s linear infinite', flex: 'none' }} />
-                : <div style={{ width: 0, height: 0, borderTop: '5px solid transparent', borderBottom: '5px solid transparent', borderLeft: `8px solid ${WC.accent}`, flex: 'none' }} />}
-              <span>{testing ? 'Testing…' : tested ? 'Run again' : 'Test run'}</span>
-            </button>
-            <button onClick={onSave} style={{ flex: 1, background: WC.accent, color: '#fff', border: 'none', borderRadius: 9, padding: 10, fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, cursor: 'pointer' }}>Save workflow</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
        </div>
       </div>
     </>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/SaveGuard.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/SaveGuard.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b4734e1..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/SaveGuard.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { useWC } from './uiKit';
-
-// Test-first nudge before scheduling: a test run grants the tool access the workflow needs, so unattended runs don't stall reaching for them.
-const SaveGuard: React.FC<{
-  title: string;
-  onClose: () => void;
-  onSaveAnyway: () => void;
-  onRunTest: () => void;
-}> = ({ title, onClose, onSaveAnyway, onRunTest }) => {
-  const WC = useWC();
-  return (
-    <div onClick={onClose} style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, background: `rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.34)`, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', zIndex: 60, padding: 28 }}>
-      <div onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} style={{ width: 430, maxWidth: '100%', background: WC.paper, borderRadius: WC.radius.lg, boxShadow: WC.shadow.lg, overflow: 'hidden' }}>
-        <div style={{ padding: '24px 24px 18px' }}>
-          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 10, marginBottom: 10 }}>
-            <div style={{ width: 30, height: 30, borderRadius: 9, background: 'rgba(185,138,46,0.15)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flex: 'none' }}>
-              <svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke={WC.warn} strokeWidth="2"><path d="M12 3l9 16H3z" /><path d="M12 10v4" /><path d="M12 17h.01" /></svg>
-            </div>
-            <h3 style={{ margin: 0, fontFamily: "'Newsreader',serif", fontSize: 20, fontWeight: 500, color: WC.ink }}>Test run recommended</h3>
-          </div>
-          <p style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: 13, lineHeight: 1.6, color: WC.ink4 }}>
-            You haven’t tested “{title}” yet. A quick test run confirms the steps work and grants the tool access it needs before it goes on a schedule.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div style={{ padding: '0 24px 22px', display: 'flex', gap: 10, justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}>
-          <button onClick={onSaveAnyway} style={{ background: 'transparent', border: `1px solid rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.16)`, borderRadius: 9, padding: '9px 16px', fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, color: WC.ink3, cursor: 'pointer' }}>Save anyway</button>
-          <button onClick={onRunTest} style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 7, background: WC.accent, color: '#fff', border: 'none', borderRadius: 9, padding: '9px 18px', fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, cursor: 'pointer' }}>
-            <div style={{ width: 0, height: 0, borderTop: '5px solid transparent', borderBottom: '5px solid transparent', borderLeft: '8px solid #fff', flex: 'none' }} />
-            <span>Run test now</span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-export default SaveGuard;