diff --git a/src/agents/builtin-agents/general-agents.ts b/src/agents/builtin-agents/general-agents.ts
index 0c88d56b..7de6dafa 100644
--- a/src/agents/builtin-agents/general-agents.ts
+++ b/src/agents/builtin-agents/general-agents.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { BrowserAutomationProvider } from "../../config/schema"
 import type { AvailableAgent } from "../dynamic-agent-prompt-builder"
 import { AGENT_MODEL_REQUIREMENTS, isModelAvailable } from "../../shared"
 import { buildAgent, isFactory } from "../agent-builder"
-import { applyCategoryOverride, applyOverrides } from "./agent-overrides"
+import { applyOverrides } from "./agent-overrides"
 import { applyEnvironmentContext } from "./environment-context"
 import { applyModelResolution } from "./model-resolution"
 
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ export function collectPendingBuiltinAgents(input: {
       config = { ...config, variant: resolvedVariant }
     }
 
-    // Expand override.category into concrete properties (higher priority than factory/resolved)
-    const overrideCategory = (override as Record<string, unknown> | undefined)?.category as string | undefined
-    if (overrideCategory) {
-      config = applyCategoryOverride(config, overrideCategory, mergedCategories)
-    }
-
     if (agentName === "librarian") {
       config = applyEnvironmentContext(config, directory)
     }