diff --git a/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.test.ts b/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.test.ts
index c64bdd1b71ea..3b7f93c87e5a 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   createSessionEntryWithTranscript,
   listSessionEntries,
   loadSessionEntry,
-  loadTranscriptEvents,
   patchSessionEntry,
   persistSessionResetLifecycle,
   persistSessionRolloverLifecycle,
@@ -709,7 +708,7 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(result.previousSessionTranscript.sessionFile ?? "")).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("loads and appends transcript events through a session scope", async () => {
+  it("appends transcript events through a session scope", async () => {
     const scope = {
       sessionFile: transcriptPath,
       sessionId: "session-1",
@@ -724,10 +723,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
     await appendTranscriptEvent(scope, { type: "session", sessionId: "session-1" });
     await appendTranscriptEvent(scope, event);
 
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([
-      { type: "session", sessionId: "session-1" },
-      event,
-    ]);
     expect(fs.statSync(transcriptPath).mode & 0o777).toBe(0o600);
   });
 
@@ -890,7 +885,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
 
     await appendTranscriptEvent(scope, event);
 
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([event]);
     // Explicit-artifact writes never touch entry metadata: no entry appears.
     expect(listSessionEntries({ storePath })).toEqual([]);
   });
@@ -1353,44 +1347,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it("loads transcript events without a session key when the read target is explicit", async () => {
-    const scope = {
-      sessionFile: transcriptPath,
-      sessionId: "session-1",
-    };
-    const event = {
-      payload: { value: "hello" },
-      type: "metadata",
-    };
-
-    await appendTranscriptEvent(
-      {
-        ...scope,
-        sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
-        storePath,
-      },
-      event,
-    );
-
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([event]);
-  });
-
-  it("loads transcript events from a generated read target without a session key", async () => {
-    const event = {
-      payload: { value: "hello" },
-      type: "metadata",
-    };
-
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "session-1.jsonl"), `${JSON.stringify(event)}\n`, "utf-8");
-
-    await expect(
-      loadTranscriptEvents({
-        sessionId: "session-1",
-        storePath,
-      }),
-    ).resolves.toEqual([event]);
-  });
-
   it("appends messages and publishes updates through a session scope", async () => {
     const scope = {
       agentId: "main",
@@ -1438,17 +1394,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
         idempotencyKey: "assistant-once",
       }),
     });
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([
-      expect.objectContaining({ type: "session" }),
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        id: appended.messageId,
-        message: expect.objectContaining({
-          content: "hello",
-          idempotencyKey: "assistant-once",
-        }),
-        type: "message",
-      }),
-    ]);
     expect(updates).toEqual([
       {
         agentId: "main",
@@ -1516,22 +1461,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
       updatedAt: expect.any(Number),
     });
     expect(loadSessionEntry(scope)?.updatedAt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
-    const events = await loadTranscriptEvents({ ...scope, sessionFile: result.sessionFile });
-    expect(events).toEqual([
-      expect.objectContaining({ type: "session" }),
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        id: result.messages[0]?.messageId,
-        message: expect.objectContaining({ role: "user", content: "hello" }),
-        parentId: null,
-        type: "message",
-      }),
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        id: result.messages[1]?.messageId,
-        message: expect.objectContaining({ role: "assistant", content: "hi there" }),
-        parentId: result.messages[0]?.messageId,
-        type: "message",
-      }),
-    ]);
     expect(updates).toEqual([
       {
         lineCount: 3,
@@ -1600,19 +1529,7 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
       }),
     ]);
     expect(completed).toBe(true);
-    const [turnResult] = await results;
-
-    const events = await loadTranscriptEvents({ ...scope, sessionFile: turnResult.sessionFile });
-    expect(
-      events
-        .filter(
-          (event): event is { message?: { content?: unknown }; type?: unknown } =>
-            typeof event === "object" &&
-            event !== null &&
-            (event as { type?: unknown }).type === "message",
-        )
-        .map((event) => event.message?.content),
-    ).toEqual(["batch reply", "queued prompt"]);
+    await results;
   });
 
   it("rejects expected-session transcript turns after a queued session rebind", async () => {
@@ -1726,13 +1643,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ kind: "header" }),
       expect.objectContaining({ kind: "id" }),
     ]);
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([
-      expect.objectContaining({ type: "session" }),
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        message: expect.objectContaining({ content: "owned batch" }),
-        type: "message",
-      }),
-    ]);
   });
 
   it("honors thread fallback paths when resolving transcript scope from the store", async () => {
@@ -1759,7 +1669,6 @@ describe("session accessor file-backed seam", () => {
     expect(fs.realpathSync(loadSessionEntry(scope)?.sessionFile ?? "")).toBe(
       fs.realpathSync(expectedTranscriptPath),
     );
-    await expect(loadTranscriptEvents(scope)).resolves.toEqual([event]);
   });
 
   it("resolves runtime transcript targets from scope without caller-owned paths", async () => {
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.ts b/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.ts
index 4842b458c98a..932b03da4725 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/session-accessor.ts
@@ -835,22 +835,6 @@ export async function persistSessionRolloverLifecycle(params: {
   };
 }
 
-/** Reads parsed transcript records from an explicit or derived transcript target. */
-export async function loadTranscriptEvents(
-  scope: SessionTranscriptAccessScope,
-): Promise<TranscriptEvent[]> {
-  const transcript = await resolveTranscriptReadAccess(scope);
-  const events: TranscriptEvent[] = [];
-  for await (const line of streamSessionTranscriptLines(transcript.sessionFile)) {
-    try {
-      events.push(JSON.parse(line) as TranscriptEvent);
-    } catch {
-      continue;
-    }
-  }
-  return events;
-}
-
 /**
  * Appends a non-message transcript record such as session or metadata events.
  * Message records must use appendTranscriptMessage so parent links, idempotency,
@@ -1767,32 +1751,6 @@ function resolveAccessStorePath(scope: SessionAccessScope): string {
   });
 }
 
-async function resolveTranscriptReadAccess(scope: SessionTranscriptAccessScope): Promise<{
-  sessionFile: string;
-}> {
-  if (scope.sessionFile?.trim()) {
-    return { sessionFile: scope.sessionFile };
-  }
-  if (scope.sessionKey) {
-    return await resolveTranscriptAccess({ ...scope, sessionKey: scope.sessionKey });
-  }
-  if (scope.storePath) {
-    return {
-      sessionFile: resolveSessionTranscriptPathInDir(
-        scope.sessionId,
-        path.dirname(path.resolve(scope.storePath)),
-        scope.threadId,
-      ),
-    };
-  }
-  if (scope.agentId) {
-    return {
-      sessionFile: resolveSessionTranscriptPath(scope.sessionId, scope.agentId, scope.threadId),
-    };
-  }
-  throw new Error(`Cannot resolve transcript read scope without a session target`);
-}
-
 async function resolveTranscriptAccess(scope: SessionTranscriptWriteScope): Promise<{
   sessionFile: string;
 }> {