diff --git a/js/core/src/BlitConnection.ts b/js/core/src/BlitConnection.ts
index 69e359ae..87d6a9ee 100644
--- a/js/core/src/BlitConnection.ts
+++ b/js/core/src/BlitConnection.ts
@@ -504,60 +504,6 @@ export class BlitConnection {
     this.transport.send(buildCloseMessage(session.ptyId));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Wait for `sessionId` to reach `state === "exited"` or `state === "closed"`
-   * and return the captured `exitStatus`.  Resolves immediately if the session
-   * has already finished.  Resolves with `{ exitStatus: null, timedOut: false }`
-   * if the session is unknown — the caller has nothing else to wait on.
-   *
-   * If `options.timeoutMs` is provided, races the wait against the timeout and
-   * resolves with `{ exitStatus: null, timedOut: true }` if it elapses first.
-   *
-   * Honours {@link EXIT_STATUS_UNKNOWN}: callers that want a conventional
-   * shell exit code should pass the returned `exitStatus` through
-   * {@link exitCodeFromStatus}.
-   */
-  awaitSessionExit(
-    sessionId: SessionId,
-    options?: { readonly timeoutMs?: number },
-  ): Promise<{
-    readonly exitStatus: number | null;
-    readonly timedOut: boolean;
-  }> {
-    const current = this.sessionsById.get(sessionId);
-    if (!current || current.state === "exited" || current.state === "closed") {
-      return Promise.resolve({
-        exitStatus: current?.exitStatus ?? null,
-        timedOut: false,
-      });
-    }
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      let unsubscribe: () => void = () => {};
-      let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-      const finish = (result: {
-        exitStatus: number | null;
-        timedOut: boolean;
-      }): void => {
-        if (timer !== null) clearTimeout(timer);
-        unsubscribe();
-        resolve(result);
-      };
-      if (options?.timeoutMs !== undefined) {
-        timer = setTimeout(
-          () => finish({ exitStatus: null, timedOut: true }),
-          options.timeoutMs,
-        );
-      }
-      unsubscribe = this.subscribe(() => {
-        const session = this.sessionsById.get(sessionId);
-        if (!session) return;
-        if (session.state === "exited" || session.state === "closed") {
-          finish({ exitStatus: session.exitStatus, timedOut: false });
-        }
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
   restartSession(sessionId: SessionId): void {
     const session = this.sessionsById.get(sessionId);
     if (
diff --git a/js/core/src/__tests__/BlitConnection.test.ts b/js/core/src/__tests__/BlitConnection.test.ts
index 53d9efcd..15aebed6 100644
--- a/js/core/src/__tests__/BlitConnection.test.ts
+++ b/js/core/src/__tests__/BlitConnection.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { BlitConnection } from "../BlitConnection";
-import { EXIT_STATUS_UNKNOWN } from "../exit-status";
 import { MockTransport } from "./mock-transport";
 import type { BlitWasmModule } from "../TerminalStore";
 import {
@@ -337,87 +336,6 @@ describe("BlitConnection", () => {
     await promise;
   });
 
-  // --- awaitSessionExit ---
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit resolves on EXITED", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    const promise = conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id);
-    transport.pushExited(3, 0);
-    await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual({ exitStatus: 0, timedOut: false });
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit captures signal exit status", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    const promise = conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id);
-    transport.pushExited(3, -15);
-    await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual({
-      exitStatus: -15,
-      timedOut: false,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit resolves immediately when already exited", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    transport.pushExited(3, 42);
-    await expect(conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id)).resolves.toEqual({
-      exitStatus: 42,
-      timedOut: false,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit resolves on CLOSED without exitStatus", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    const promise = conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id);
-    transport.pushClosed(3);
-    await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual({
-      exitStatus: null,
-      timedOut: false,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit honours legacy EXITED frames as EXIT_STATUS_UNKNOWN", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    const promise = conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id);
-    transport.pushExitedRaw(3);
-    await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual({
-      exitStatus: EXIT_STATUS_UNKNOWN,
-      timedOut: false,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit times out and unsubscribes when the process keeps running", async () => {
-    transport.pushCreated(3, "");
-    const session = conn.getSnapshot().sessions[0];
-    vi.useFakeTimers();
-    try {
-      const promise = conn.awaitSessionExit(session.id, { timeoutMs: 50 });
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(50);
-      await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual({
-        exitStatus: null,
-        timedOut: true,
-      });
-      // Late EXITED must not be observed by a discarded listener — if the
-      // subscription leaked, this would attempt to resolve the already-settled
-      // promise; we simply assert the snapshot still reflects the exit.
-      transport.pushExited(3, 7);
-      expect(conn.getSession(session.id)?.exitStatus).toBe(7);
-    } finally {
-      vi.useRealTimers();
-    }
-  });
-
-  it("awaitSessionExit returns immediately for an unknown session", async () => {
-    await expect(conn.awaitSessionExit("missing-session-id")).resolves.toEqual({
-      exitStatus: null,
-      timedOut: false,
-    });
-  });
-
   // --- Send helpers ---
 
   it("sendInput sends INPUT with session ptyId", () => {