diff --git a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
index e9767e669f3..9f5a62a9984 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
@@ -2788,10 +2788,6 @@ export function isBackgroundSubagent(
   return status === "completed" && metadata.status === "running"
 }
 
-export function formatSubagentRetry(attempt: number, message: string) {
-  return `Retrying (attempt ${attempt}) · ${message}`
-}
-
 type ExecuteCall = { tool: string; status: "running" | "completed" | "error"; input?: Record<string, unknown> }
 
 function executeCalls(value: unknown): ExecuteCall[] {
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
index 1f44f926004..675008b400a 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import { For } from "solid-js"
 import { testRender, type JSX } from "@opentui/solid"
 import {
-  formatSubagentRetry,
   InlineToolRow,
   isBackgroundSubagent,
   parseApplyPatchFiles,
@@ -198,10 +197,6 @@ describe("TUI inline tool wrapping", () => {
     ).toEqual([{ message: "valid", range: { start: { line: 2, character: 3 } } }])
   })
 
-  test("keeps retry status ahead of wrapping messages", () => {
-    expect(formatSubagentRetry(2, "Rate limited by provider")).toBe("Retrying (attempt 2) · Rate limited by provider")
-  })
-
   test("labels only detached or async subagents as background", () => {
     expect(isBackgroundSubagent({ status: "running" }, "running")).toBeFalse()
     expect(isBackgroundSubagent({ status: "running" }, "completed")).toBeTrue()