diff --git a/src/skill-install.ts b/src/skill-install.ts
index 7df155a..a0b17ab 100644
--- a/src/skill-install.ts
+++ b/src/skill-install.ts
@@ -309,15 +309,3 @@ export function staleAgentSkillReport({
   }
   return stale;
 }
-
-/** One-line operator tip, or null when nothing is stale. */
-export function staleAgentSkillTip(report = staleAgentSkillReport()) {
-  if (!report.length) return null;
-  const sample = report[0];
-  const from = sample.installed ? `v${sample.installed}` : "unknown version";
-  const n = report.length;
-  return (
-    `Agent skill is stale (${from} → v${sample.current}, ${n} file${n === 1 ? "" : "s"}). ` +
-    "Run: betterwright skill --install"
-  );
-}
diff --git a/tests/node/skill-install.test.ts b/tests/node/skill-install.test.ts
index f9cf0b9..7bea443 100644
--- a/tests/node/skill-install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/node/skill-install.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   refreshInstalledAgentSkills,
   resolveSkillInstallPaths,
   staleAgentSkillReport,
-  staleAgentSkillTip,
   stampHostSkillMarkdown,
   wrapClaudeSkillMarkdown,
 } from "../../dist/src/skill-install.js";
@@ -258,9 +257,6 @@ test("staleAgentSkillReport detects version drift on both host skills", () => {
     assert.equal(report.length, 2);
     assert.ok(report.every((entry) => entry.installed === "1.0.0"));
     assert.ok(report.every((entry) => entry.current === "1.1.0"));
-    const tip = staleAgentSkillTip(report);
-    assert.match(tip, /stale/);
-    assert.match(tip, /skill --install/);
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(home, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }