diff --git a/scripts/check-changed.mjs b/scripts/check-changed.mjs
index d91003ef3ab9..703cbe385c88 100644
--- a/scripts/check-changed.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-changed.mjs
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ export function shouldSkipAppLintForMissingSwiftlint(options = {}) {
   const env = options.env ?? process.env;
   const platform = options.platform ?? process.platform;
   const swiftlintAvailable = options.swiftlintAvailable ?? executableExistsOnPath("swiftlint", env);
-  return (
-    isTruthyEnvFlag(env.OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_REMOTE_RUN) && platform !== "darwin" && !swiftlintAvailable
-  );
+  return platform !== "darwin" && !swiftlintAvailable;
 }
 
 export function shouldDelegateChangedCheckToCrabbox(argv = [], env = process.env) {
@@ -231,11 +229,11 @@ export function createChangedCheckPlan(result, options = {}) {
   }
   if (lanes.apps && shouldSkipAppLintForMissingSwiftlint({ ...options, env: baseEnv })) {
     addCommand(
-      "lint apps (swiftlint unavailable in Testbox)",
+      "lint apps (swiftlint unavailable on this host)",
       "node",
       [
         "-e",
-        "console.error('[check:changed] Swift app lint skipped: swiftlint is unavailable in this Linux Testbox; macOS CI owns SwiftLint coverage.')",
+        "console.error('[check:changed] Swift app lint skipped: swiftlint is unavailable on this non-macOS host; macOS CI owns SwiftLint coverage.')",
       ],
       baseEnv,
     );
diff --git a/test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts b/test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts
index 8eab0f5c7327..84d21d001a73 100644
--- a/test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts
@@ -865,12 +865,12 @@ describe("scripts/changed-lanes", () => {
     expect(plan.commands.map((command) => command.args[0])).not.toContain("tsgo:all");
   });
 
-  it("keeps app lint explicit when Linux Testbox lacks SwiftLint", () => {
+  it("keeps app lint explicit when non-macOS hosts lack SwiftLint", () => {
     const result = detectChangedLanes([
       "apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawProtocol/GatewayModels.swift",
     ]);
     const plan = createChangedCheckPlan(result, {
-      env: { OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_REMOTE_RUN: "1", PATH: "/usr/bin" },
+      env: { PATH: "/usr/bin" },
       platform: "linux",
       swiftlintAvailable: false,
     });
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ describe("scripts/changed-lanes", () => {
     expect(plan.commands.map((command) => command.args[0])).not.toContain("lint:apps");
     expect(plan.commands).toContainEqual(
       expect.objectContaining({
-        name: "lint apps (swiftlint unavailable in Testbox)",
+        name: "lint apps (swiftlint unavailable on this host)",
         bin: "node",
       }),
     );