diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/Composer.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/Composer.tsx
index b84d93f62..2ffc3cfc8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/Composer.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/Composer.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import {
 import { useComposerAttachments } from "../features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerAttachments";
 import { useComposerDraft } from "../features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerDraft";
 import { useComposerSubmit } from "../features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerSubmit";
-import { useComposerSpeech } from "../features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerSpeech";
 import { ComposerInput } from "../features/chat/composer/ComposerInput";
 import { useComposerModelMenu } from "../features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerModelMenu";
 import { ComposerToolbar } from "../features/chat/composer/ComposerToolbar";
@@ -437,16 +436,6 @@ export function Composer({
     submit,
   } = submitController;
 
-  const speech = useComposerSpeech({
-    activeSessionId,
-    value,
-    enhancementDraft,
-    activeFileReferences,
-    applyEditorDraft,
-    t,
-    showToast,
-    controlsBlocked,
-  });
   const composerAc = useComposerAutocomplete({
     value,
     cursor,
@@ -617,12 +606,6 @@ export function Composer({
             clearEnhancementError={clearEnhancementError}
             runActive={runActive}
             hasDraftContent={hasDraftContent}
-            transcribeEnabled={speech.transcribeEnabled}
-            speakEnabled={speech.speakEnabled}
-            transcribing={speech.transcribing}
-            speaking={speech.speaking}
-            transcribe={speech.transcribe}
-            speak={speech.speak}
             abort={abort}
             submit={submit}
           />
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/ComposerToolbar.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/ComposerToolbar.tsx
index 587e3b886..d2c899052 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/ComposerToolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/ComposerToolbar.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import {
   IconSparkles,
   IconStop,
   IconUndo2,
-  IconMic,
-  IconAudio,
 } from "../../../components/icons";
 import { ModeIcon } from "./ComposerModeIcon";
 import { ComposerModelPicker } from "./ComposerModelPicker";
@@ -64,12 +62,6 @@ export type ComposerToolbarProps = {
   clearEnhancementError: () => void;
   runActive: boolean;
   hasDraftContent: boolean;
-  transcribeEnabled: boolean;
-  speakEnabled: boolean;
-  transcribing: boolean;
-  speaking: boolean;
-  transcribe: () => Promise<void>;
-  speak: () => Promise<void>;
   abort: AppState["abort"];
   submit: () => Promise<void>;
 };
@@ -105,12 +97,6 @@ export function ComposerToolbar({
   clearEnhancementError,
   runActive,
   hasDraftContent,
-  transcribeEnabled,
-  speakEnabled,
-  transcribing,
-  speaking,
-  transcribe,
-  speak,
   abort,
   submit,
 }: ComposerToolbarProps) {
@@ -257,28 +243,6 @@ export function ComposerToolbar({
           controlsBlocked={controlsBlocked}
           onCloseOtherMenus={() => setPermissionOpen(false)}
         />
-        <TooltipButton
-          type="button"
-          className={`icon-btn icon-btn-square${transcribing ? " is-loading" : ""}`}
-          tooltip={t("chat.transcribe")}
-          ariaLabel={transcribing ? t("chat.transcribing") : t("chat.transcribe")}
-          aria-busy={transcribing}
-          disabled={!transcribeEnabled || transcribing || speaking}
-          onClick={() => void transcribe()}
-        >
-          {transcribing ? <span className="tool-spinner" aria-hidden="true" /> : <IconMic size={15} aria-hidden="true" />}
-        </TooltipButton>
-        <TooltipButton
-          type="button"
-          className={`icon-btn icon-btn-square${speaking ? " is-loading" : ""}`}
-          tooltip={t("chat.speak")}
-          ariaLabel={speaking ? t("chat.speaking") : t("chat.speak")}
-          aria-busy={speaking}
-          disabled={!speakEnabled || speaking || transcribing}
-          onClick={() => void speak()}
-        >
-          {speaking ? <span className="tool-spinner" aria-hidden="true" /> : <IconAudio size={15} aria-hidden="true" />}
-        </TooltipButton>
         <TooltipButton
           type="button"
           className={`icon-btn icon-btn-square composer-enhance-btn${enhancingPrompt ? " is-loading" : ""}`}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerSpeech.ts b/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerSpeech.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f3ad494f..000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src/features/chat/composer/hooks/useComposerSpeech.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import type { TFunction } from "i18next";
-import type { SpeechStatus } from "@pi-desktop/shared";
-import { stripInlineComposerFileReferenceTokens } from "@pi-desktop/shared";
-import { materializeDraftSession } from "../../../../stores/app-store";
-import { api } from "../../../../lib/api";
-import { isComposerAudioReference, type ComposerFileReference } from "../editor";
-
-type SpeechToast = (message: string, options?: { variant?: "error" | "info" }) => void;
-
-export function useComposerSpeech({
-  activeSessionId,
-  value,
-  enhancementDraft,
-  activeFileReferences,
-  applyEditorDraft,
-  t,
-  showToast,
-  controlsBlocked,
-}: {
-  activeSessionId: string | null | undefined;
-  value: string;
-  enhancementDraft: string;
-  activeFileReferences: ComposerFileReference[];
-  applyEditorDraft: (next: string, refs: ComposerFileReference[], cursor: number) => void;
-
-  t: TFunction;
-  showToast: SpeechToast;
-  controlsBlocked: boolean;
-}) {
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState<SpeechStatus | null>(null);
-  const [transcribing, setTranscribing] = useState(false);
-  const [speaking, setSpeaking] = useState(false);
-  const playbackRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    void api.speechStatus().then(
-      (next) => {
-        if (!cancelled) setStatus(next);
-      },
-      () => {
-        if (!cancelled) setStatus(null);
-      },
-    );
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-      playbackRef.current?.pause();
-      playbackRef.current = null;
-    };
-  }, []);
-
-  const audioAttachments = activeFileReferences.filter(isComposerAudioReference);
-  const transcribeEnabled = Boolean(status?.transcribe.available) && audioAttachments.length > 0 && !controlsBlocked;
-  const speakEnabled = Boolean(status?.synthesize.available) && Boolean(enhancementDraft.trim()) && !controlsBlocked;
-
-  const transcribe = async () => {
-    if (!transcribeEnabled || transcribing) return;
-    setTranscribing(true);
-    try {
-      const sessionId = activeSessionId ?? (await materializeDraftSession());
-      if (!sessionId) throw new Error("session unavailable");
-      const chunks: string[] = [];
-      for (const file of audioAttachments) {
-        const result = await api.speechTranscribe({
-          sessionId,
-          path: file.path,
-          mimeType: file.mimeType,
-        });
-        if (result.text.trim()) chunks.push(result.text.trim());
-      }
-      if (!chunks.length) return;
-      const insertion = chunks.join("\n");
-      const prefix = value.trim() ? `${value.replace(/\s+$/, "")}\n` : "";
-      const next = `${prefix}${insertion}`;
-      applyEditorDraft(next, activeFileReferences, next.length);
-    } catch (error) {
-      showToast(error instanceof Error ? error.message : t("chat.transcribeFailed"), { variant: "error" });
-    } finally {
-      setTranscribing(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const speak = async () => {
-    if (!speakEnabled || speaking) return;
-    const text = stripInlineComposerFileReferenceTokens(enhancementDraft, activeFileReferences).trim();
-    if (!text) return;
-    setSpeaking(true);
-    try {
-      const sessionId = activeSessionId ?? (await materializeDraftSession());
-      if (!sessionId) throw new Error("session unavailable");
-      const result = await api.speechSynthesize({ sessionId, text });
-      if (result.dataUrl) {
-        const audio = new Audio(result.dataUrl);
-        playbackRef.current = audio;
-        await audio.play();
-      } else {
-        showToast(t("chat.speakSaved", { path: result.path }), { variant: "info" });
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      showToast(error instanceof Error ? error.message : t("chat.speakFailed"), { variant: "error" });
-    } finally {
-      setSpeaking(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  return {
-    transcribeEnabled,
-    speakEnabled,
-    transcribing,
-    speaking,
-    transcribe,
-    speak,
-  };
-}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/test/speech-capability.test.mjs b/apps/desktop/test/speech-capability.test.mjs
index 4537dea0d..19d92d621 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/test/speech-capability.test.mjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/test/speech-capability.test.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { readComposerSource } from "./helpers/source-contracts.mjs";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { register } from "node:module";
@@ -28,15 +27,6 @@ test("speech IPC is on the typed whitelist and renderer API", async () => {
   assert.match(registerSrc, /registerSpeechIpc/);
 });
 
-test("Composer disables voice actions until speech is configured", async () => {
-  const composer = await readComposerSource();
-  assert.match(composer, /status\?\.transcribe\.available/);
-  assert.match(composer, /status\?\.synthesize\.available/);
-  assert.match(composer, /disabled=\{!transcribeEnabled \|\| transcribing \|\| speaking\}/);
-  assert.match(composer, /disabled=\{!speakEnabled \|\| speaking \|\| transcribing\}/);
-  assert.match(composer, /api\.speechTranscribe/);
-  assert.match(composer, /api\.speechSynthesize/);
-});
 
 test("settings reject an illegal speech protocol id", async () => {
   const { validateSpeechSettings } = await import("@pi-desktop/shared");