diff --git a/src/node/services/tools/advisor.test.ts b/src/node/services/tools/advisor.test.ts
index ab308ae02a..2237e148d2 100644
--- a/src/node/services/tools/advisor.test.ts
+++ b/src/node/services/tools/advisor.test.ts
@@ -345,10 +345,13 @@ describe("advisor tool", () => {
           "## Advisor Handoff\n\n" +
           `**Question:** ${question}\n\n` +
           "**Current-step commentary:**\nVisible commentary about the current step.\n\n" +
-          "**Current-step reasoning:**\nInternal reasoning about coordination and race conditions.\n\n" +
-          `**Pending tool call:**\nadvisor(${JSON.stringify(snapshot.input)})`,
+          "**Current-step reasoning:**\nInternal reasoning about coordination and race conditions.",
       },
     ]);
+
+    const handoffText = getHandoffText(streamTextSpy);
+    expect(handoffText).not.toContain("**Pending tool call:**");
+    expect(handoffText).not.toContain('advisor({"question":');
   });
 
   it("consumes the frozen snapshot exactly once for the current tool call", async () => {
diff --git a/src/node/services/tools/advisor.ts b/src/node/services/tools/advisor.ts
index 83557ba44f..83940bcec9 100644
--- a/src/node/services/tools/advisor.ts
+++ b/src/node/services/tools/advisor.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ function tailTruncate(value: string, maxChars: number): string {
   return `...${value.slice(-(maxChars - 3))}`;
 }
 
-function formatPendingToolCall(input: Record<string, unknown>): string {
-  const serializedInput = JSON.stringify(input);
-  assert(serializedInput != null, "advisor handoff input must be JSON serializable");
-  return `advisor(${serializedInput})`;
-}
-
 function buildAdvisorHandoffMessage(
   question: string | undefined,
   snapshot: AdvisorToolCallSnapshot | undefined
@@ -78,14 +72,6 @@ function buildAdvisorHandoffMessage(
     sections.push(`**Current-step reasoning:**\n${stepReasoning}`);
   }
 
-  if (snapshot != null) {
-    assert(
-      snapshot.toolName === "advisor",
-      "advisor handoff snapshot must come from the advisor tool"
-    );
-    sections.push(`**Pending tool call:**\n${formatPendingToolCall(snapshot.input)}`);
-  }
-
   return {
     role: "user",
     content: sections.join("\n\n"),