diff --git a/config/openclaw.json.template b/config/openclaw.json.template
index f0e0820..d3b2458 100644
--- a/config/openclaw.json.template
+++ b/config/openclaw.json.template
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
       "memory_search",
       "memory_get",
       "web_search",
-      "read",
       "session_status"
     ]
   },
diff --git a/scenarios/client_escalation.yaml b/scenarios/client_escalation.yaml
index 208717a..bfd7f6f 100644
--- a/scenarios/client_escalation.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/client_escalation.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ tools:
   - memory_search
   - memory_get
   - web_search
-  - read
 
 # Default prompt sent to the agent
 prompt: >
diff --git a/scenarios/inbox_to_action.yaml b/scenarios/inbox_to_action.yaml
index dcfabce..835b1c0 100644
--- a/scenarios/inbox_to_action.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/inbox_to_action.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ tools:
   - memory_search
   - memory_get
   - web_search
-  - read
 
 prompt: >
   Process my inbox from overnight. For each email: classify it, draft replies
diff --git a/scenarios/inbox_triage.yaml b/scenarios/inbox_triage.yaml
index 4379ddc..878bc89 100644
--- a/scenarios/inbox_triage.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/inbox_triage.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ tools:
   - memory_search
   - memory_get
   - web_search
-  - read
 
 # Default prompt sent to the agent
 prompt: >
diff --git a/scenarios/morning_brief.yaml b/scenarios/morning_brief.yaml
index 45cab0f..6d015c6 100644
--- a/scenarios/morning_brief.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/morning_brief.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ tools:
   - memory_search
   - memory_get
   - web_search
-  - read
 
 prompt: >
   It's 6:30am on Thursday Feb 6. Give me my daily brief: what matters today,
diff --git a/scenarios/team_standup.yaml b/scenarios/team_standup.yaml
index 1409c68..1ab6cc0 100644
--- a/scenarios/team_standup.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/team_standup.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ tools:
   - memory_search
   - memory_get
   - web_search
-  - read
 
 prompt: >
   It's 8:55am, standup is in 5 minutes. Catch me up: what happened
diff --git a/scripts/run_batch.py b/scripts/run_batch.py
index 4b0db51..35238df 100644
--- a/scripts/run_batch.py
+++ b/scripts/run_batch.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
     "memory_get",
     "web_search",
     "web_fetch",
-    "read",
 ]
 
 # Tools to deny in the generated config (dangerous/unused in sandbox)
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ def dry_run_scenario(scenario: dict, variant: str) -> dict:
         "slack": ["slack_messages.json"],
         "memory_search": [],  # checked separately below
         "memory_get": [],
-        "read": [],  # reads workspace files, not fixtures
         "web_search": ["web_search_results.json"],
         "web_fetch": ["web_pages.json"],
     }