diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index 02099f11..336f191b 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
 const context = await esbuild.context({
   entryPoints: ["src/main.ts"],
   bundle: true,
-  external: ["obsidian", "electron"],
+  external: ["obsidian"],
   format: "cjs",
   platform: "node",
   target: "es2022",
diff --git a/src/app-server/transport.ts b/src/app-server/transport.ts
index 27e56ca0..e54148ec 100644
--- a/src/app-server/transport.ts
+++ b/src/app-server/transport.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export class StdioAppServerTransport implements AppServerTransport {
     this.process = spawn(this.codexPath, ["app-server"], {
       cwd: this.cwd,
       stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
-      env: process.env,
     });
 
     this.process.once("error", (error) => {
diff --git a/src/electron.d.ts b/src/electron.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e0c2f04a..00000000
--- a/src/electron.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-declare module "electron" {
-  export const shell: {
-    openPath(path: string): Promise<string>;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1cd0869f..172d46d6 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { ItemView, MarkdownRenderer, Notice, Platform, Plugin, TFile, type WorkspaceLeaf } from "obsidian";
-import { existsSync } from "fs";
-import { join } from "path";
+import { ItemView, MarkdownRenderer, Notice, Plugin, TFile, type WorkspaceLeaf } from "obsidian";
 
 import type { AppServerClient } from "./app-server/client";
 import { ConnectionManager, StaleConnectionError } from "./app-server/connection-manager";
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ import { CodexPanelSettingTab } from "./settings-tab";
 import { clearActiveThreadState, clearConnectionScopedState, createPanelState, type PanelState } from "./state/panel-state";
 import { userInputDraftKey, userInputOtherDraftKey } from "./panel/request-state";
 import { getThreadTitle } from "./threads";
-import { errorMessage } from "./utils";
 import { questionDefaultAnswer, type PendingUserInput } from "./user-input/model";
 import {
   renderComposerShell,
@@ -661,7 +658,6 @@ class CodexPanelView extends ItemView {
       toggleFast: () => this.toggleFastMode(),
       toggleRuntime: () => this.toggleRuntimePicker("model"),
       connect: () => void this.reconnectFromToolbar(),
-      openCodexConfigFolder: () => void this.openCodexConfigFolder(),
       refreshThreads: () => {
         this.state.openDetails.delete("status-panel");
         void this.refreshThreads();
@@ -680,30 +676,6 @@ class CodexPanelView extends ItemView {
     });
   }
 
-  private async openCodexConfigFolder(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!Platform.isDesktopApp) {
-      new Notice("Opening .codex requires Obsidian desktop.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    try {
-      const { shell } = await import("electron");
-      if (!shell) throw new Error("Electron shell is not available.");
-
-      const vaultCodexPath = join(this.plugin.vaultPath, ".codex");
-      const targetPath = existsSync(vaultCodexPath)
-        ? vaultCodexPath
-        : (this.state.initializeResponse?.codexHome ?? join(process.env.HOME ?? "", ".codex"));
-      const message = await shell.openPath(targetPath);
-      if (message) throw new Error(message);
-      if (targetPath !== vaultCodexPath) {
-        new Notice("Vault .codex folder not found. Opened Codex home instead.");
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      new Notice(`Could not open Codex config folder: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
-    }
-  }
-
   private toolbarViewModel(): ToolbarViewModel {
     const snapshot = this.runtimeSnapshot();
     const config = configRecord(this.state.effectiveConfig);
diff --git a/src/view/toolbar.ts b/src/view/toolbar.ts
index 496be350..05acc5b4 100644
--- a/src/view/toolbar.ts
+++ b/src/view/toolbar.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export interface ToolbarActions {
   toggleFast: () => void;
   toggleRuntime: () => void;
   connect: () => void;
-  openCodexConfigFolder: () => void;
   refreshThreads: () => void;
   resumeThread: (threadId: string) => void;
   archiveThread: (threadId: string) => void;
@@ -220,10 +219,6 @@ function renderStatusPanel(parent: HTMLElement, model: ToolbarViewModel, actions
     onClick: actions.refreshThreads,
     className: "codex-panel__status-panel-item",
   });
-  createToolbarPanelItem(statusItems, "Open Codex config folder", {
-    onClick: actions.openCodexConfigFolder,
-    className: "codex-panel__status-panel-item",
-  });
   renderRateLimitPanel(parent, model.rateLimit);
   renderConnectionDiagnostics(parent, model.diagnostics);
   renderEffectiveConfig(parent, model.configSections);
diff --git a/tests/view-renderers.test.ts b/tests/view-renderers.test.ts
index 068e339e..338b2f02 100644
--- a/tests/view-renderers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/view-renderers.test.ts
@@ -781,7 +781,6 @@ describe("view renderers", () => {
 
   it("renders connection diagnostics in the status menu", () => {
     const parent = document.createElement("div");
-    const openCodexConfigFolder = vi.fn();
 
     renderToolbar(
       parent,
@@ -793,12 +792,9 @@ describe("view renderers", () => {
           { label: "compatibility", value: "model/list failed", level: "error" },
         ],
       }),
-      toolbarActions({ openCodexConfigFolder }),
+      toolbarActions(),
     );
 
-    parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".codex-panel__status-panel-item")[2]?.click();
-    expect(openCodexConfigFolder).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(parent.textContent).toContain("Open Codex config folder");
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__connection-diagnostics-title")?.textContent).toBe("Connection diagnostics");
     expect(parent.textContent).toContain("Effective Codex config");
     expect(parent.textContent).toContain("codex-cli/1.2.3");
@@ -1139,7 +1135,6 @@ function toolbarActions(overrides: Partial<Parameters<typeof renderToolbar>[2]>
     toggleFast: vi.fn(),
     toggleRuntime: vi.fn(),
     connect: vi.fn(),
-    openCodexConfigFolder: vi.fn(),
     refreshThreads: vi.fn(),
     resumeThread: vi.fn(),
     archiveThread: vi.fn(),