4 files changed, 5 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index ccdcf74b..2f989883 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: settings.fileFiltering?.respectGitIgnore,
     fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts:
       settings.fileFiltering?.allowBuildArtifacts,
-    enableModifyWithExternalEditors: settings.enableModifyWithExternalEditors,
     checkpoint: argv.checkpoint,
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index af1278a6..df557e25 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export interface Settings {
   contextFileName?: string;
   accessibility?: AccessibilitySettings;
   telemetry?: boolean;
-  enableModifyWithExternalEditors?: boolean;
   preferredEditor?: string;
 
   // Git-aware file filtering settings
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.tsx
index 0de85ba4..b747cabc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface ToolConfirmationMessageProps {
 
 export const ToolConfirmationMessage: React.FC<
   ToolConfirmationMessageProps
-> = ({ confirmationDetails, config, isFocused = true }) => {
+> = ({ confirmationDetails, isFocused = true }) => {
   const { onConfirm } = confirmationDetails;
 
   useInput((_, key) => {
@@ -85,18 +85,12 @@ export const ToolConfirmationMessage: React.FC<
         label: 'Yes, allow always',
         value: ToolConfirmationOutcome.ProceedAlways,
       },
-    );
-
-    const externalEditorsEnabled =
-      config?.getEnableModifyWithExternalEditors() ?? false;
-    if (externalEditorsEnabled) {
-      options.push({
+      {
         label: 'Modify with external editor',
         value: ToolConfirmationOutcome.ModifyWithEditor,
-      });
-    }
-
-    options.push({ label: 'No (esc)', value: ToolConfirmationOutcome.Cancel });
+      },
+      { label: 'No (esc)', value: ToolConfirmationOutcome.Cancel },
+    );
   } else if (confirmationDetails.type === 'exec') {
     const executionProps =
       confirmationDetails as ToolExecuteConfirmationDetails;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index b94585a5..b94a88a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
   telemetryLogUserPromptsEnabled?: boolean;
   fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore?: boolean;
   fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts?: boolean;
-  enableModifyWithExternalEditors?: boolean;
   checkpoint?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ export class Config {
   private readonly geminiIgnorePatterns: string[] = [];
   private readonly fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: boolean;
   private readonly fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts: boolean;
-  private readonly enableModifyWithExternalEditors: boolean;
   private fileDiscoveryService: FileDiscoveryService | null = null;
   private gitService: GitService | undefined = undefined;
   private readonly checkpoint: boolean;
@@ -147,8 +145,6 @@ export class Config {
       params.fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore ?? true;
     this.fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts =
       params.fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts ?? false;
-    this.enableModifyWithExternalEditors =
-      params.enableModifyWithExternalEditors ?? false;
     this.checkpoint = params.checkpoint ?? false;
 
     if (params.contextFileName) {
@@ -297,10 +293,6 @@ export class Config {
     return this.fileFilteringAllowBuildArtifacts;
   }
 
-  getEnableModifyWithExternalEditors(): boolean {
-    return this.enableModifyWithExternalEditors;
-  }
-
   getCheckpointEnabled(): boolean {
     return this.checkpoint;
   }