diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index 850d4a822..aa3e8b3b3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -1196,11 +1196,6 @@ describe('Hierarchical Memory Loading (config.ts) - Placeholder Suite', () => {
       ],
       true,
       'tree',
-      {
-        respectGitIgnore: false,
-        respectQwenIgnore: true,
-      },
-      undefined, // maxDirs
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index d36b750b5..b9dc19b97 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   AuthType,
   Config,
   DEFAULT_QWEN_EMBEDDING_MODEL,
-  DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILE_FILTERING_OPTIONS,
   FileDiscoveryService,
   getCurrentGeminiMdFilename,
   loadServerHierarchicalMemory,
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   isToolEnabled,
   SessionService,
   type ResumedSessionData,
-  type FileFilteringOptions,
   type MCPServerConfig,
   type ToolName,
   EditTool,
@@ -643,7 +641,6 @@ export async function loadHierarchicalGeminiMemory(
   extensionContextFilePaths: string[] = [],
   folderTrust: boolean,
   memoryImportFormat: 'flat' | 'tree' = 'tree',
-  fileFilteringOptions?: FileFilteringOptions,
 ): Promise<{ memoryContent: string; fileCount: number }> {
   // FIX: Use real, canonical paths for a reliable comparison to handle symlinks.
   const realCwd = fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(currentWorkingDirectory));
@@ -669,8 +666,6 @@ export async function loadHierarchicalGeminiMemory(
     extensionContextFilePaths,
     folderTrust,
     memoryImportFormat,
-    fileFilteringOptions,
-    settings.context?.discoveryMaxDirs,
   );
 }
 
@@ -740,11 +735,6 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
 
   const fileService = new FileDiscoveryService(cwd);
 
-  const fileFiltering = {
-    ...DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILE_FILTERING_OPTIONS,
-    ...settings.context?.fileFiltering,
-  };
-
   const includeDirectories = (settings.context?.includeDirectories || [])
     .map(resolvePath)
     .concat((argv.includeDirectories || []).map(resolvePath));
@@ -761,7 +751,6 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     extensionContextFilePaths,
     trustedFolder,
     memoryImportFormat,
-    fileFiltering,
   );
 
   let mcpServers = mergeMcpServers(settings, activeExtensions);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
index b10bbe1e7..685d818ca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
         config.getExtensionContextFilePaths(),
         config.isTrustedFolder(),
         settings.merged.context?.importFormat || 'tree', // Use setting or default to 'tree'
-        config.getFileFilteringOptions(),
       );
 
       config.setUserMemory(memoryContent);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/directoryCommand.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/directoryCommand.tsx
index 536cc9bbf..f5c91b46b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/directoryCommand.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/directoryCommand.tsx
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ export const directoryCommand: SlashCommand = {
                 config.getFolderTrust(),
                 context.services.settings.merged.context?.importFormat ||
                   'tree', // Use setting or default to 'tree'
-                config.getFileFilteringOptions(),
-                context.services.settings.merged.context?.discoveryMaxDirs,
               );
             config.setUserMemory(memoryContent);
             config.setGeminiMdFileCount(fileCount);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/memoryCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/memoryCommand.ts
index 05641178c..d9d2950b1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/memoryCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/memoryCommand.ts
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ export const memoryCommand: SlashCommand = {
                 config.getFolderTrust(),
                 context.services.settings.merged.context?.importFormat ||
                   'tree', // Use setting or default to 'tree'
-                config.getFileFilteringOptions(),
-                context.services.settings.merged.context?.discoveryMaxDirs,
               );
             config.setUserMemory(memoryContent);
             config.setGeminiMdFileCount(fileCount);