diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
index 75cfa4184..4bd07a9d1 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ import {
 	convertToThreadMessage,
 	reconcileInterruptedAssistantMessages,
 } from "@/lib/chat/message-utils";
-import {
-	isPodcastGenerating,
-	looksLikePodcastRequest,
-	setActivePodcastTaskId,
-} from "@/lib/chat/podcast-state";
 import { createStreamFlushHelpers } from "@/lib/chat/stream-flush";
 import { consumeSseEvents, processSharedStreamEvent } from "@/lib/chat/stream-pipeline";
 import {
@@ -954,11 +949,6 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 
 			if (!userQuery.trim() && userImages.length === 0) return;
 
-			if (userQuery.trim() && isPodcastGenerating() && looksLikePodcastRequest(userQuery)) {
-				toast.warning("A podcast is already being generated.");
-				return;
-			}
-
 			const token = getBearerToken();
 			if (!token) {
 				toast.error("Not authenticated. Please log in again.");
@@ -1218,17 +1208,6 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 									recentCancelRequestedAtRef.current = Date.now();
 								}
 							},
-							onToolOutputAvailable: (event, sharedCtx) => {
-								if (event.output?.status === "pending" && event.output?.podcast_id) {
-									const idx = sharedCtx.toolCallIndices.get(event.toolCallId);
-									if (idx !== undefined) {
-										const part = sharedCtx.contentPartsState.contentParts[idx];
-										if (part?.type === "tool-call" && part.toolName === "generate_podcast") {
-											setActivePodcastTaskId(String(event.output.podcast_id));
-										}
-									}
-								}
-							},
 						})
 					) {
 						return;
@@ -2187,17 +2166,6 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 									recentCancelRequestedAtRef.current = Date.now();
 								}
 							},
-							onToolOutputAvailable: (event, sharedCtx) => {
-								if (event.output?.status === "pending" && event.output?.podcast_id) {
-									const idx = sharedCtx.toolCallIndices.get(event.toolCallId);
-									if (idx !== undefined) {
-										const part = sharedCtx.contentPartsState.contentParts[idx];
-										if (part?.type === "tool-call" && part.toolName === "generate_podcast") {
-											setActivePodcastTaskId(String(event.output.podcast_id));
-										}
-									}
-								}
-							},
 						})
 					) {
 						return;
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/podcast-state.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/podcast-state.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 061a89b63..000000000
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/podcast-state.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Module-level state for tracking active podcast generation.
- * Used by the new-chat adapter to prevent duplicate podcast requests.
- */
-
-type PodcastStateListener = (isGenerating: boolean) => void;
-
-let _activePodcastTaskId: string | null = null;
-const _listeners: Set<PodcastStateListener> = new Set();
-
-/**
- * Check if a podcast is currently being generated
- */
-export function isPodcastGenerating(): boolean {
-	return _activePodcastTaskId !== null;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the active podcast task ID
- */
-export function getActivePodcastTaskId(): string | null {
-	return _activePodcastTaskId;
-}
-
-/**
- * Set the active podcast task ID (when podcast generation starts)
- */
-export function setActivePodcastTaskId(taskId: string): void {
-	_activePodcastTaskId = taskId;
-	notifyListeners();
-}
-
-/**
- * Clear the active podcast task ID (when podcast generation completes or errors)
- */
-export function clearActivePodcastTaskId(): void {
-	_activePodcastTaskId = null;
-	notifyListeners();
-}
-
-/**
- * Subscribe to podcast state changes
- */
-export function subscribeToPodcastState(listener: PodcastStateListener): () => void {
-	_listeners.add(listener);
-	return () => {
-		_listeners.delete(listener);
-	};
-}
-
-function notifyListeners(): void {
-	const isGenerating = _activePodcastTaskId !== null;
-	for (const listener of _listeners) {
-		listener(isGenerating);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if a message looks like a podcast request
- */
-export function looksLikePodcastRequest(message: string): boolean {
-	const podcastPatterns = [
-		/\bpodcast\b/i,
-		/\bcreate.*podcast\b/i,
-		/\bgenerate.*podcast\b/i,
-		/\bmake.*podcast\b/i,
-		/\bturn.*into.*podcast\b/i,
-		/\bpodcast.*about\b/i,
-		/\bgive.*podcast\b/i,
-	];
-
-	return podcastPatterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(message));
-}