diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 3fa25b646f..a8ada0bf17 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "./runtimes": "./runtimes/index.ts",
     "./runtimes/queries": "./runtimes/queries.ts",
     "./runtimes/mutations": "./runtimes/mutations.ts",
-    "./runtimes/hooks": "./runtimes/hooks.ts",
     "./runtimes/custom-pricing-store": "./runtimes/custom-pricing-store.ts",
     "./dashboard": "./dashboard/index.ts",
     "./dashboard/queries": "./dashboard/queries.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/runtimes/hooks.ts b/packages/core/runtimes/hooks.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f77304f963..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/runtimes/hooks.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { useAuthStore } from "../auth";
-import type { AgentRuntime } from "../types";
-import { runtimeListOptions, latestCliVersionOptions } from "./queries";
-
-function stripV(v: string): string {
-  return v.replace(/^v/, "");
-}
-
-function isNewer(latest: string, current: string): boolean {
-  const l = stripV(latest).split(".").map(Number);
-  const c = stripV(current).split(".").map(Number);
-  for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(l.length, c.length); i++) {
-    const lv = l[i] ?? 0;
-    const cv = c[i] ?? 0;
-    if (lv > cv) return true;
-    if (lv < cv) return false;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-function runtimeNeedsUpdate(
-  rt: AgentRuntime,
-  latestVersion: string,
-  userId: string,
-): boolean {
-  if (rt.runtime_mode !== "local") return false;
-  // Only show to the user who owns this runtime.
-  if (rt.owner_id !== userId) return false;
-  // Desktop-managed runtimes are updated by the Desktop app's own auto-updater;
-  // the platform should not surface CLI update prompts for them.
-  if (rt.metadata && rt.metadata.launched_by === "desktop") {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const cliVersion =
-    rt.metadata && typeof rt.metadata.cli_version === "string"
-      ? rt.metadata.cli_version
-      : null;
-  if (!cliVersion) return false;
-  return isNewer(latestVersion, cliVersion);
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a Set of runtime IDs that belong to the current user and have updates available.
- * Accepts wsId as parameter so callers outside WorkspaceIdProvider can use it safely.
- */
-export function useUpdatableRuntimeIds(wsId: string | undefined): Set<string> {
-  const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id);
-  const { data: runtimes } = useQuery({
-    ...runtimeListOptions(wsId ?? ""),
-    enabled: !!wsId,
-  });
-  const { data: latestVersion } = useQuery(latestCliVersionOptions());
-
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    if (!runtimes || !latestVersion || !userId) return new Set<string>();
-    const ids = new Set<string>();
-    for (const rt of runtimes) {
-      if (runtimeNeedsUpdate(rt, latestVersion, userId)) {
-        ids.add(rt.id);
-      }
-    }
-    return ids;
-  }, [runtimes, latestVersion, userId]);
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/runtimes/index.ts b/packages/core/runtimes/index.ts
index 1287d6ac18..09f8a0d47f 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtimes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/runtimes/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export * from "./queries";
 export * from "./profiles";
 export * from "./mutations";
-export * from "./hooks";
 export * from "./models";
 export * from "./local-skills";
 export * from "./types";
diff --git a/packages/core/runtimes/queries.ts b/packages/core/runtimes/queries.ts
index 47d0aaf187..851c0d10fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtimes/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/core/runtimes/queries.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export const runtimeKeys = {
   // by-hour now follows the viewer's tz, like the other reports.
   usageByHour: (rid: string, days: number, tz: string) =>
     ["runtimes", "usage", "by-hour", rid, days, tz] as const,
-  latestVersion: () => ["runtimes", "latestVersion"] as const,
 };
 
 // `tz` is the viewer's IANA name — all reports follow the viewer's tz.
@@ -54,25 +53,3 @@ export function runtimeListOptions(wsId: string, owner?: "me") {
     queryFn: () => api.listRuntimes({ workspace_id: wsId, owner }),
   });
 }
-
-const GITHUB_RELEASES_URL =
-  "https://api.github.com/repos/multica-ai/multica/releases/latest";
-
-export function latestCliVersionOptions() {
-  return queryOptions({
-    queryKey: runtimeKeys.latestVersion(),
-    queryFn: async (): Promise<string | null> => {
-      try {
-        const resp = await fetch(GITHUB_RELEASES_URL, {
-          headers: { Accept: "application/vnd.github+json" },
-        });
-        if (!resp.ok) return null;
-        const data = await resp.json();
-        return (data.tag_name as string) ?? null;
-      } catch {
-        return null;
-      }
-    },
-    staleTime: 10 * 60 * 1000, // 10 minutes
-  });
-}