diff --git a/src/channels/config-presence.test.ts b/src/channels/config-presence.test.ts
index acfac5380c33..beff93d31563 100644
--- a/src/channels/config-presence.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/config-presence.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import {
   hasMeaningfulChannelConfig,
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels,
   listExplicitlyDisabledChannelIdsForConfig,
   listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals,
   listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds,
@@ -33,16 +32,12 @@ function expectPotentialConfiguredChannelCase(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
   expectedIds: string[];
-  expectedConfigured: boolean;
   options?: Parameters<typeof listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds>[2];
 }) {
   const options = params.options ?? matrixPresenceOptions;
   expect(listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds(params.cfg, params.env, options)).toEqual(
     params.expectedIds,
   );
-  expect(hasPotentialConfiguredChannels(params.cfg, params.env, options)).toBe(
-    params.expectedConfigured,
-  );
 }
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@ describe("config presence", () => {
       cfg,
       env,
       expectedIds: [],
-      expectedConfigured: false,
       options: { includePersistedAuthState: false },
     });
   });
@@ -97,7 +91,6 @@ describe("config presence", () => {
       cfg: {},
       env,
       expectedIds: ["matrix"],
-      expectedConfigured: true,
       options: { includePersistedAuthState: false },
     });
     expect(
@@ -120,7 +113,6 @@ describe("config presence", () => {
       cfg: {},
       env,
       expectedIds: ["matrix"],
-      expectedConfigured: true,
       options: {
         persistedAuthStateProbe: {
           listChannelIds: () => ["matrix"],
diff --git a/src/channels/config-presence.ts b/src/channels/config-presence.ts
index 41eb7e6708eb..8b7208ceda90 100644
--- a/src/channels/config-presence.ts
+++ b/src/channels/config-presence.ts
@@ -186,46 +186,3 @@ export function listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals(
 
   return signals.filter((signal) => configuredChannelIds.has(signal.channelId));
 }
-
-function hasEnvConfiguredChannel(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
-  options: ChannelPresenceOptions = {},
-): boolean {
-  const channelIds = options.channelIds ?? listBundledChannelIds(env, options.discovery);
-  const channelEnvPrefixes = listChannelEnvPrefixes(channelIds);
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(env)) {
-    if (!hasNonEmptyString(value)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (channelEnvPrefixes.some(([prefix]) => key.startsWith(prefix))) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-  if (options.includePersistedAuthState === false || !hasPersistedChannelState(env)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return listPersistedAuthStateChannelIds(options).some((channelId) =>
-    hasPersistedAuthState({ channelId, cfg, env, options }),
-  );
-}
-
-/** Returns true when any channel appears configured from config, env, or persisted auth state. */
-export function hasPotentialConfiguredChannels(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig | null | undefined,
-  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
-  options: ChannelPresenceOptions = {},
-): boolean {
-  const channels = isRecord(cfg?.channels) ? cfg.channels : null;
-  if (channels) {
-    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(channels)) {
-      if (IGNORED_CHANNEL_CONFIG_KEYS.has(key)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (hasMeaningfulChannelConfig(value)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return hasEnvConfiguredChannel(cfg ?? {}, env, options);
-}
diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan-overview.test.ts b/src/commands/status.scan-overview.test.ts
index d95e63fe007d..e226cd0b6678 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan-overview.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan-overview.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { collectStatusScanOverview } from "./status.scan-overview.ts";
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: vi.fn(),
+  hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: vi.fn(),
   resolveCommandConfigWithSecrets: vi.fn(),
   getStatusCommandSecretTargetIds: vi.fn(),
   readBestEffortConfigSnapshot: vi.fn(),
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../plugins/channel-plugin-ids.js", () => ({
-  hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels,
+  hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: mocks.hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../cli/command-config-resolution.js", () => ({
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("collectStatusScanOverview", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
 
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope.mockReturnValue(true);
     mocks.getStatusCommandSecretTargetIds.mockReturnValue([]);
     mocks.readBestEffortConfigSnapshot.mockResolvedValue({
       config: { session: {} },
diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
index 419a2bb0f999..dccee3f05218 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
 
 describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   it("does not preload configured channel plugins for the lean JSON path", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({}, {} as never);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps resolved and source channel configs available without loading runtime plugins", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
     applyStatusScanDefaults(mocks, {
       hasConfiguredChannels: true,
       sourceConfig: {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("skips plugin compatibility loading even when configured channels are present", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({}, {} as never);
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps default fast JSON update scans local-only", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({ timeoutMs: 1234 }, {} as never);
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("restores registry-backed update checks and remote git fetches when --all is requested", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({ all: true }, {} as never);
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps the local status RPC fallback off the default fast JSON path", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
     mocks.callGateway.mockResolvedValue({ sessions: 1 });
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({}, {} as never);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("honors explicit gateway probe timeouts on the lean JSON path", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({ timeoutMs: 5000 }, {} as never);
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps configured gateway handshake timeouts on the lean JSON path", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
     applyStatusScanDefaults(mocks, {
       resolvedConfig: {
         ...createStatusMemorySearchConfig(),
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("restores the local status RPC fallback when --all is requested", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
     mocks.callGateway.mockResolvedValue({ sessions: 1 });
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({ all: true }, {} as never);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps the fast JSON summary off the channel plugin summary path", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({}, {} as never);
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
     const result = await scanStatusJsonFast({}, {} as never);
 
     expect(result.memory).toBeNull();
-    expect(mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.hasConfiguredChannels).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mocks.resolveMemorySearchConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mocks.getMemorySearchManager).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.test-helpers.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.test-helpers.ts
index 55db10b51bc4..471bee4f121d 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.test-helpers.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type ResolveConfigPathMock = Mock<() => string>;
 
 type StatusScanSharedMocks = {
   resolveConfigPath: ResolveConfigPathMock;
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: UnknownMock;
+  hasConfiguredChannels: UnknownMock;
   hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: UnknownMock;
   readBestEffortConfig: UnknownMock;
   resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway: UnknownMock;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type StatusScanSharedMocks = {
 export function createStatusScanSharedMocks(configPathLabel: string): StatusScanSharedMocks {
   return {
     resolveConfigPath: vi.fn(() => `/tmp/openclaw-${configPathLabel}-missing-${process.pid}.json`),
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: vi.fn(),
+    hasConfiguredChannels: vi.fn(),
     hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: vi.fn(),
     readBestEffortConfig: vi.fn(),
     resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway: vi.fn(),
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ export async function loadStatusScanModuleForTest(
     mocks.resolveMemorySearchConfig ??
     vi.fn(() => ({ store: { databasePath: "/tmp/main.sqlite" } }));
 
-  vi.doMock("../channels/config-presence.js", () => ({
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels,
-  }));
   vi.doMock("../plugins/channel-plugin-ids.js", () => ({
     hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope: (params: {
       config: OpenClawConfig;
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ export async function loadStatusScanModuleForTest(
       env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
       includePersistedAuthState?: boolean;
     }) =>
-      mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels(
+      mocks.hasConfiguredChannels(
         params.config,
         params.env,
         params.includePersistedAuthState === undefined
@@ -408,7 +405,7 @@ export function applyStatusScanDefaults(
   const sourceConfig = options.sourceConfig ?? createStatusScanConfig();
   const resolvedConfig = options.resolvedConfig ?? sourceConfig;
 
-  mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(options.hasConfiguredChannels ?? false);
+  mocks.hasConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(options.hasConfiguredChannels ?? false);
   mocks.hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope.mockImplementation((rawParams: unknown) => {
     const params = rawParams as {
       config: OpenClawConfig;
@@ -416,7 +413,7 @@ export function applyStatusScanDefaults(
       includePersistedAuthState?: boolean;
     };
     return Boolean(
-      mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels(
+      mocks.hasConfiguredChannels(
         params.config,
         params.env,
         params.includePersistedAuthState === undefined
diff --git a/src/commands/status.test.ts b/src/commands/status.test.ts
index 3e60dc51f81a..d1036fc27bc0 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ async function withEnvVar<T>(key: string, value: string, run: () => Promise<T>):
 }
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: vi.fn(() => true),
   loadConfig: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ session: {} }),
   loadSessionStore: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
     "+1000": createDefaultSessionStoreEntry(),
@@ -501,7 +500,6 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../channels/config-presence.js", () => ({
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels: mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels,
   hasMeaningfulChannelConfig: (entry: unknown) =>
     Boolean(
       entry && typeof entry === "object" && Object.keys(entry as Record<string, unknown>).length,
@@ -896,8 +894,6 @@ vi.mock("./status.daemon.js", () => ({
 
 describe("statusCommand", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReset();
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
     mocks.loadConfig.mockReset();
     mocks.loadConfig.mockReturnValue({ session: {} });
     mocks.loadSessionStore.mockReset();
@@ -1002,7 +998,6 @@ describe("statusCommand", () => {
   });
 
   it("prints JSON and includes security audit only when all is requested", async () => {
-    mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(false);
     mocks.buildPluginCompatibilityNotices.mockReturnValue([
       createCompatibilityNotice({ pluginId: "legacy-plugin", code: "legacy-before-agent-start" }),
     ]);
diff --git a/src/plugins/channel-plugin-ids.test.ts b/src/plugins/channel-plugin-ids.test.ts
index 94013a0f3e52..a7b2a9d8933e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/channel-plugin-ids.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/channel-plugin-ids.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const listExplicitlyDisabledChannelIdsForConfig = vi.hoisted(() =>
   }),
 );
 const listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-const hasPotentialConfiguredChannels = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const hasMeaningfulChannelConfig = vi.hoisted(() =>
   vi.fn((value: unknown) => {
     return (
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ vi.mock("../channels/config-presence.js", () => ({
   listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds,
   listExplicitlyDisabledChannelIdsForConfig,
   listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals,
-  hasPotentialConfiguredChannels,
   hasMeaningfulChannelConfig,
 }));
 
@@ -739,12 +737,6 @@ describe("resolveGatewayStartupPluginIds", () => {
           source: "config",
         }));
       });
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReset().mockImplementation((config: OpenClawConfig) => {
-      if (Object.hasOwn(config, "channels")) {
-        return Object.keys(config.channels ?? {}).length > 0;
-      }
-      return true;
-    });
     useManifestRegistryFixture();
     loadPluginManifestRegistryForInstalledIndex
       .mockReset()
@@ -2813,12 +2805,6 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredChannelPluginIds", () => {
           source: "config",
         }));
       });
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReset().mockImplementation((config: OpenClawConfig) => {
-      if (Object.hasOwn(config, "channels")) {
-        return Object.keys(config.channels ?? {}).length > 0;
-      }
-      return false;
-    });
     useManifestRegistryFixture();
   });
 
@@ -2995,7 +2981,6 @@ describe("listConfiguredChannelIdsForReadOnlyScope", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds.mockReset().mockReturnValue([]);
     listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals.mockReset().mockReturnValue([]);
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReset().mockReturnValue(false);
     hasMeaningfulChannelConfig.mockClear();
     useManifestRegistryFixture();
   });
@@ -3592,7 +3577,6 @@ describe("listConfiguredChannelIdsForReadOnlyScope", () => {
   it("uses manifest env vars for read-only channel presence checks", () => {
     listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds.mockReturnValue([]);
     listPotentialConfiguredChannelPresenceSignals.mockReturnValue([]);
-    hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(false);
 
     expect(
       hasConfiguredChannelsForReadOnlyScope({