diff --git a/src/main/broker.ts b/src/main/broker.ts
index 1444a8c4..99690f91 100644
--- a/src/main/broker.ts
+++ b/src/main/broker.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   type PendingRelayMessage
 } from '@agent-relay/harness-driver'
 import { AgentRelay, RelayPlacementError, type RelayMessage } from '@agent-relay/sdk'
-import { getAccessToken, getApiUrl } from './auth'
 import { assertDirectory } from './path-utils'
 import { toErrorMessage } from './errors'
 import { isRecord } from './guards'
@@ -2008,8 +2007,7 @@ export class BrokerManager {
 
   /**
    * Attach to an already-provisioned cloud sandbox (used by CloudAgentManager
-   * which warms the box via the cloud-agents/{id}/box endpoint). connectCloud
-   * is the legacy ad-hoc path that creates a sandbox here.
+   * which warms the box via the cloud-agents/{id}/box endpoint).
    */
   async attachCloudSandbox(
     projectId: string,
@@ -2149,62 +2147,6 @@ export class BrokerManager {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Connect to a broker running in a remote Daytona sandbox.
-   * Creates an ad-hoc sandbox via the cloud API, then attaches through the
-   * same SDK path used by CloudAgentManager-provisioned sandboxes.
-   */
-  async connectCloud(projectId: string, win: BrowserWindow): Promise<string> {
-    const normalizedProjectId = projectId.trim()
-    if (!normalizedProjectId) {
-      throw new Error('Project id is required')
-    }
-
-    // Provisioning errors (sandbox create / terminal fetch) are handled here;
-    // attachCloudSandbox handles its own error reporting (console.error +
-    // broker:status). Splitting the try/catch keeps the two paths from
-    // double-logging the same failure to the renderer.
-    let sandboxId: string
-    let httpUrl: string
-    let apiKey: string
-    try {
-      const token = await getAccessToken()
-      if (!token) throw new Error('Not logged in — sign in first')
-
-      const apiUrl = getApiUrl()
-
-      // 1. Create sandbox with broker
-      console.log('[broker] Creating cloud sandbox...')
-      const createRes = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/v1/sandboxes`, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify({})
-      })
-      if (!createRes.ok) {
-        const err = await createRes.json().catch(() => ({ error: createRes.statusText }))
-        throw new Error(`Failed to create sandbox: ${(err as { error: string }).error}`)
-      }
-      ;({ sandboxId } = await createRes.json() as { sandboxId: string })
-      console.log('[broker] Sandbox created:', sandboxId)
-
-      // 2. Get terminal connection info
-      const termRes = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/v1/sandboxes/${sandboxId}/terminal`, {
-        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
-      })
-      if (!termRes.ok) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to get terminal connection info')
-      }
-      ;({ httpUrl, apiKey } = await termRes.json() as { httpUrl: string; apiKey: string })
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(`[broker] Failed to connect cloud broker for project ${normalizedProjectId}:`, err)
-      this.sendStatusToWindow(win, normalizedProjectId, 'error', String(err))
-      throw err
-    }
-
-    // attachCloudSandbox owns its own error reporting; let its errors propagate.
-    return this.attachCloudSandbox(normalizedProjectId, { sandboxId, execUrl: httpUrl, apiKey }, win)
-  }
-
   // Local session first, then the cloud session — local stays the default
   // target for project-scoped operations when both brokers are running.
   private sessionsForProject(projectId: string): BrokerSession[] {
diff --git a/src/main/ipc-handlers.test.ts b/src/main/ipc-handlers.test.ts
index c46a4c2f..5ad05169 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc-handlers.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc-handlers.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const mock = vi.hoisted(() => {
       shutdown: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
       syncChannels: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
       autoFixRuntime: vi.fn(),
-      connectCloud: vi.fn(),
       spawnAgent: vi.fn(),
       listPersonas: vi.fn(),
       spawnPersona: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/src/main/ipc-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc-handlers.ts
index ef749b74..3f7452c7 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc-handlers.ts
@@ -829,12 +829,6 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
     return brokerManager.attachTerminal(input.projectId, input)
   })
 
-  ipcMain.handle('broker:connect-cloud', async (event) => {
-    const win = BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(event.sender)
-    if (!win) throw new Error('No window')
-    return brokerManager.connectCloud('cloud', win)
-  })
-
   ipcMain.handle('broker:send-input', async (_, projectId: string | undefined, name: string, data: string) => {
     return brokerManager.sendInput(projectId, name, data)
   })
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index c8e22ce1..a07340ce 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ const api = {
         channels,
         errorMessage
       ),
-    connectCloud: () => invoke<string>('broker:connect-cloud'),
     spawnAgent: (projectId: string, input: BrokerSpawnAgentInput) =>
       invoke<BrokerSpawnAgentResult>('broker:spawn-agent', projectId, input),
     placeAgent: (projectId: string, input: BrokerPlaceAgentInput) =>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts
index 7d0bda6f..650b8c84 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts
@@ -913,7 +913,6 @@ export const pearMock: PearAPI = {
       id: `mock-observer-token-${projectId}`
     }),
     autoFixRuntime: async () => ({ removed: [] }),
-    connectCloud: async () => 'mock-cloud',
     spawnAgent: async (projectId: string, input: BrokerSpawnAgentInput): Promise<BrokerSpawnAgentResult> => {
       const agent = upsertAgent({ ...input, projectId, runtime: 'mock', current_state: 'idle' })
       handleInjectedBrokerEvent({
diff --git a/src/shared/types/ipc.ts b/src/shared/types/ipc.ts
index 7fd3a2c0..aa3ba45d 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/ipc.ts
@@ -1073,7 +1073,6 @@ export interface PearAPI {
       channels?: string[],
       errorMessage?: string
     ) => Promise<{ removed: string[] }>
-    connectCloud: () => Promise<string>
     spawnAgent: (projectId: string, input: BrokerSpawnAgentInput) => Promise<BrokerSpawnAgentResult>
     placeAgent: (projectId: string, input: BrokerPlaceAgentInput) => Promise<BrokerPlaceAgentOutcome>
     listNodes: (projectId: string, capability?: string) => Promise<BrokerNodeSummary[]>