2 files changed, 2 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index f5d0ddf8..64ecdbb8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -1007,16 +1007,6 @@ describe('loadCliConfig ideModeFeature', () => {
     const config = await loadCliConfig(settings, [], 'test-session', argv);
     expect(config.getIdeModeFeature()).toBe(false);
   });
-
-  it('should be false when settings.ideModeFeature is true, but SANDBOX is set', async () => {
-    process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
-    const argv = await parseArguments();
-    process.env.TERM_PROGRAM = 'vscode';
-    process.env.SANDBOX = 'true';
-    const settings: Settings = { ideModeFeature: true };
-    const config = await loadCliConfig(settings, [], 'test-session', argv);
-    expect(config.getIdeModeFeature()).toBe(false);
-  });
 });
 
 vi.mock('fs', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index d3d37c6a..beba9602 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   FileDiscoveryService,
   TelemetryTarget,
   FileFilteringOptions,
-  IdeClient,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { Settings } from './settings.js';
 
@@ -296,13 +295,10 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     ) ||
     false;
   const memoryImportFormat = settings.memoryImportFormat || 'tree';
-  const ideMode = settings.ideMode ?? false;
 
+  const ideMode = settings.ideMode ?? false;
   const ideModeFeature =
-    (argv.ideModeFeature ?? settings.ideModeFeature ?? false) &&
-    !process.env.SANDBOX;
-
-  const ideClient = IdeClient.getInstance(ideMode && ideModeFeature);
+    argv.ideModeFeature ?? settings.ideModeFeature ?? false;
 
   const allExtensions = annotateActiveExtensions(
     extensions,
@@ -471,7 +467,6 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     summarizeToolOutput: settings.summarizeToolOutput,
     ideMode,
     ideModeFeature,
-    ideClient,
   });
 }