diff --git a/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileEditTool/UI.tsx b/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileEditTool/UI.tsx
index 417ffa3f5..8b77ad550 100644
--- a/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileEditTool/UI.tsx
+++ b/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileEditTool/UI.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import type { ToolResultBlockParam } from '@anthropic-ai/sdk/resources/index.mjs'
-import type { StructuredPatchHunk } from 'diff'
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Suspense, use, useState } from 'react'
 import { FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage } from 'src/components/FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage.js'
 import { MessageResponse } from 'src/components/MessageResponse.js'
 import { extractTag } from 'src/utils/messages.js'
@@ -12,19 +10,10 @@ import { Text } from '@anthropic/ink'
 import { FilePathLink } from 'src/components/FilePathLink.js'
 import type { Tools } from 'src/Tool.js'
 import type { Message, ProgressMessage } from 'src/types/message.js'
-import { adjustHunkLineNumbers, CONTEXT_LINES } from 'src/utils/diff.js'
 import { FILE_NOT_FOUND_CWD_NOTE, getDisplayPath } from 'src/utils/file.js'
-import { logError } from 'src/utils/log.js'
 import { getPlansDirectory } from 'src/utils/plans.js'
-import { readEditContext } from 'src/utils/readEditContext.js'
-import { firstLineOf } from 'src/utils/stringUtils.js'
 import type { ThemeName } from 'src/utils/theme.js'
 import type { FileEditOutput } from './types.js'
-import {
-  findActualString,
-  getPatchForEdit,
-  preserveQuoteStyle,
-} from './utils.js'
 
 export function userFacingName(
   input:
@@ -99,8 +88,6 @@ export function renderToolResultMessage(
     <FileEditToolUpdatedMessage
       filePath={filePath}
       structuredPatch={structuredPatch}
-      firstLine={originalFile.split('\n')[0] ?? null}
-      fileContent={originalFile}
       style={style}
       verbose={verbose}
       previewHint={isPlanFile ? '/plan to preview' : undefined}
@@ -116,7 +103,7 @@ export function renderToolUseRejectedMessage(
     replace_all?: boolean
     edits?: unknown[]
   },
-  options: {
+  _options: {
     columns: number
     messages: Message[]
     progressMessagesForMessage: ProgressMessage[]
@@ -126,45 +113,14 @@ export function renderToolUseRejectedMessage(
     verbose: boolean
   },
 ): React.ReactElement {
-  const { style, verbose } = options
+  const { style, verbose } = _options
   const filePath = input.file_path
-  const oldString = input.old_string ?? ''
-  const newString = input.new_string ?? ''
-  const replaceAll = input.replace_all ?? false
-
-  // Defensive: if input has an unexpected shape, show a simple rejection message
-  if ('edits' in input && input.edits != null) {
-    return (
-      <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-        file_path={filePath}
-        operation="update"
-        firstLine={null}
-        verbose={verbose}
-      />
-    )
-  }
-
-  const isNewFile = oldString === ''
-
-  // For new file creation, show content preview instead of diff
-  if (isNewFile) {
-    return (
-      <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-        file_path={filePath}
-        operation="write"
-        content={newString}
-        firstLine={firstLineOf(newString)}
-        verbose={verbose}
-      />
-    )
-  }
+  const isNewFile = input.old_string === ''
 
   return (
-    <EditRejectionDiff
-      filePath={filePath}
-      oldString={oldString}
-      newString={newString}
-      replaceAll={replaceAll}
+    <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
+      file_path={filePath}
+      operation={isNewFile ? 'write' : 'update'}
       style={style}
       verbose={verbose}
     />
@@ -201,115 +157,3 @@ export function renderToolUseErrorMessage(
   }
   return <FallbackToolUseErrorMessage result={result} verbose={verbose} />
 }
-
-type RejectionDiffData = {
-  patch: StructuredPatchHunk[]
-  firstLine: string | null
-  fileContent: string | undefined
-}
-
-function EditRejectionDiff({
-  filePath,
-  oldString,
-  newString,
-  replaceAll,
-  style,
-  verbose,
-}: {
-  filePath: string
-  oldString: string
-  newString: string
-  replaceAll: boolean
-  style?: 'condensed'
-  verbose: boolean
-}): React.ReactNode {
-  const [dataPromise] = useState(() =>
-    loadRejectionDiff(filePath, oldString, newString, replaceAll),
-  )
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-          file_path={filePath}
-          operation="update"
-          firstLine={null}
-          verbose={verbose}
-        />
-      }
-    >
-      <EditRejectionBody
-        promise={dataPromise}
-        filePath={filePath}
-        style={style}
-        verbose={verbose}
-      />
-    </Suspense>
-  )
-}
-
-function EditRejectionBody({
-  promise,
-  filePath,
-  style,
-  verbose,
-}: {
-  promise: Promise<RejectionDiffData>
-  filePath: string
-  style?: 'condensed'
-  verbose: boolean
-}): React.ReactNode {
-  const { patch, firstLine, fileContent } = use(promise)
-  return (
-    <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-      file_path={filePath}
-      operation="update"
-      patch={patch}
-      firstLine={firstLine}
-      fileContent={fileContent}
-      style={style}
-      verbose={verbose}
-    />
-  )
-}
-
-async function loadRejectionDiff(
-  filePath: string,
-  oldString: string,
-  newString: string,
-  replaceAll: boolean,
-): Promise<RejectionDiffData> {
-  try {
-    // Chunked read — context window around the first occurrence. replaceAll
-    // still shows matches *within* the window via getPatchForEdit; we accept
-    // losing the all-occurrences view to keep the read bounded.
-    const ctx = await readEditContext(filePath, oldString, CONTEXT_LINES)
-    if (ctx === null || ctx.truncated || ctx.content === '') {
-      // ENOENT / not found / truncated — diff just the tool inputs.
-      const { patch } = getPatchForEdit({
-        filePath,
-        fileContents: oldString,
-        oldString,
-        newString,
-      })
-      return { patch, firstLine: null, fileContent: undefined }
-    }
-    const actualOld = findActualString(ctx.content, oldString) || oldString
-    const actualNew = preserveQuoteStyle(oldString, actualOld, newString)
-    const { patch } = getPatchForEdit({
-      filePath,
-      fileContents: ctx.content,
-      oldString: actualOld,
-      newString: actualNew,
-      replaceAll,
-    })
-    return {
-      patch: adjustHunkLineNumbers(patch, ctx.lineOffset - 1),
-      firstLine: ctx.lineOffset === 1 ? firstLineOf(ctx.content) : null,
-      fileContent: ctx.content,
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    // User may have manually applied the change while the diff was shown.
-    logError(e as Error)
-    return { patch: [], firstLine: null, fileContent: undefined }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileWriteTool/UI.tsx b/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileWriteTool/UI.tsx
index 5b96cf4f8..3c868c84c 100644
--- a/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileWriteTool/UI.tsx
+++ b/packages/builtin-tools/src/tools/FileWriteTool/UI.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import type { ToolResultBlockParam } from '@anthropic-ai/sdk/resources/index.mjs'
-import type { StructuredPatchHunk } from 'diff'
-import { isAbsolute, relative, resolve } from 'path'
+import { relative } from 'path'
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Suspense, use, useState } from 'react'
 import { MessageResponse } from 'src/components/MessageResponse.js'
 import { extractTag } from 'src/utils/messages.js'
 import { CtrlOToExpand } from 'src/components/CtrlOToExpand.js'
@@ -17,11 +15,8 @@ import { FilePathLink } from 'src/components/FilePathLink.js'
 import type { ToolProgressData } from 'src/Tool.js'
 import type { ProgressMessage } from 'src/types/message.js'
 import { getCwd } from 'src/utils/cwd.js'
-import { getPatchForDisplay } from 'src/utils/diff.js'
 import { getDisplayPath } from 'src/utils/file.js'
-import { logError } from 'src/utils/log.js'
 import { getPlansDirectory } from 'src/utils/plans.js'
-import { openForScan, readCapped } from 'src/utils/readEditContext.js'
 import type { Output } from './FileWriteTool.js'
 
 const MAX_LINES_TO_RENDER = 10
@@ -137,131 +132,19 @@ export function renderToolUseMessage(
 }
 
 export function renderToolUseRejectedMessage(
-  { file_path, content }: { file_path: string; content: string },
+  { file_path }: { file_path: string; content: string },
   { style, verbose }: { style?: 'condensed'; verbose: boolean },
 ): React.ReactNode {
   return (
-    <WriteRejectionDiff
-      filePath={file_path}
-      content={content}
-      style={style}
-      verbose={verbose}
-    />
-  )
-}
-
-type RejectionDiffData =
-  | { type: 'create' }
-  | { type: 'update'; patch: StructuredPatchHunk[]; oldContent: string }
-  | { type: 'error' }
-
-function WriteRejectionDiff({
-  filePath,
-  content,
-  style,
-  verbose,
-}: {
-  filePath: string
-  content: string
-  style?: 'condensed'
-  verbose: boolean
-}): React.ReactNode {
-  const [dataPromise] = useState(() => loadRejectionDiff(filePath, content))
-  const firstLine = content.split('\n')[0] ?? null
-  const createFallback = (
     <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-      file_path={filePath}
+      file_path={file_path}
       operation="write"
-      content={content}
-      firstLine={firstLine}
-      verbose={verbose}
-    />
-  )
-  return (
-    <Suspense fallback={createFallback}>
-      <WriteRejectionBody
-        promise={dataPromise}
-        filePath={filePath}
-        firstLine={firstLine}
-        createFallback={createFallback}
-        style={style}
-        verbose={verbose}
-      />
-    </Suspense>
-  )
-}
-
-function WriteRejectionBody({
-  promise,
-  filePath,
-  firstLine,
-  createFallback,
-  style,
-  verbose,
-}: {
-  promise: Promise<RejectionDiffData>
-  filePath: string
-  firstLine: string | null
-  createFallback: React.ReactNode
-  style?: 'condensed'
-  verbose: boolean
-}): React.ReactNode {
-  const data = use(promise)
-  if (data.type === 'create') return createFallback
-  if (data.type === 'error') {
-    return (
-      <MessageResponse>
-        <Text>(No changes)</Text>
-      </MessageResponse>
-    )
-  }
-  return (
-    <FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage
-      file_path={filePath}
-      operation="update"
-      patch={data.patch}
-      firstLine={firstLine}
-      fileContent={data.oldContent}
       style={style}
       verbose={verbose}
     />
   )
 }
 
-async function loadRejectionDiff(
-  filePath: string,
-  content: string,
-): Promise<RejectionDiffData> {
-  try {
-    const fullFilePath = isAbsolute(filePath)
-      ? filePath
-      : resolve(getCwd(), filePath)
-    const handle = await openForScan(fullFilePath)
-    if (handle === null) return { type: 'create' }
-    let oldContent: string | null
-    try {
-      oldContent = await readCapped(handle)
-    } finally {
-      await handle.close()
-    }
-    // File exceeds MAX_SCAN_BYTES — fall back to the create view rather than
-    // OOMing on a diff of a multi-GB file.
-    if (oldContent === null) return { type: 'create' }
-    const patch = getPatchForDisplay({
-      filePath,
-      fileContents: oldContent,
-      edits: [
-        { old_string: oldContent, new_string: content, replace_all: false },
-      ],
-    })
-    return { type: 'update', patch, oldContent }
-  } catch (e) {
-    // User may have manually applied the change while the diff was shown.
-    logError(e as Error)
-    return { type: 'error' }
-  }
-}
-
 export function renderToolUseErrorMessage(
   result: ToolResultBlockParam['content'],
   { verbose }: { verbose: boolean },
@@ -324,8 +207,6 @@ export function renderToolResultMessage(
         <FileEditToolUpdatedMessage
           filePath={filePath}
           structuredPatch={structuredPatch}
-          firstLine={content.split('\n')[0] ?? null}
-          fileContent={originalFile ?? undefined}
           style={style}
           verbose={verbose}
           previewHint={isPlanFile ? '/plan to preview' : undefined}
diff --git a/src/components/FileEditToolUpdatedMessage.tsx b/src/components/FileEditToolUpdatedMessage.tsx
index 5fbc68005..6c35ccbdd 100644
--- a/src/components/FileEditToolUpdatedMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileEditToolUpdatedMessage.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-import type { StructuredPatchHunk } from 'diff'
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { useTerminalSize } from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js'
-import { Box, Text } from '@anthropic/ink'
+import { Text } from '@anthropic/ink'
 import { count } from '../utils/array.js'
 import { MessageResponse } from './MessageResponse.js'
-import { StructuredDiffList } from './StructuredDiffList.js'
 
 type Props = {
   filePath: string
-  structuredPatch: StructuredPatchHunk[]
-  firstLine: string | null
-  fileContent?: string
+  structuredPatch: { lines: string[] }[]
   style?: 'condensed'
   verbose: boolean
   previewHint?: string
@@ -19,13 +14,10 @@ type Props = {
 export function FileEditToolUpdatedMessage({
   filePath,
   structuredPatch,
-  firstLine,
-  fileContent,
   style,
   verbose,
   previewHint,
 }: Props): React.ReactNode {
-  const { columns } = useTerminalSize()
   const numAdditions = structuredPatch.reduce(
     (acc, hunk) => acc + count(hunk.lines, _ => _.startsWith('+')),
     0,
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ export function FileEditToolUpdatedMessage({
 
   // Plan files: invert condensed behavior
   // - Regular mode: just show the hint (user can type /plan to see full content)
-  // - Condensed mode (subagent view): show the diff
+  // - Condensed mode (subagent view): show the text
   if (previewHint) {
     if (style !== 'condensed' && !verbose) {
       return (
@@ -69,18 +61,6 @@ export function FileEditToolUpdatedMessage({
   }
 
   return (
-    <MessageResponse>
-      <Box flexDirection="column">
-        <Text>{text}</Text>
-        <StructuredDiffList
-          hunks={structuredPatch}
-          dim={false}
-          width={columns - 12}
-          filePath={filePath}
-          firstLine={firstLine}
-          fileContent={fileContent}
-        />
-      </Box>
-    </MessageResponse>
+    <MessageResponse>{text}</MessageResponse>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage.tsx b/src/components/FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage.tsx
index 2d53117d2..87b85d9f6 100644
--- a/src/components/FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
-import type { StructuredPatchHunk } from 'diff'
 import { relative } from 'path'
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { useTerminalSize } from 'src/hooks/useTerminalSize.js'
 import { getCwd } from 'src/utils/cwd.js'
 import { Box, Text } from '@anthropic/ink'
-import { HighlightedCode } from './HighlightedCode.js'
 import { MessageResponse } from './MessageResponse.js'
-import { StructuredDiffList } from './StructuredDiffList.js'
-
-const MAX_LINES_TO_RENDER = 10
 
 type Props = {
   file_path: string
   operation: 'write' | 'update'
-  // For updates - show diff
-  patch?: StructuredPatchHunk[]
-  firstLine: string | null
-  fileContent?: string
-  // For new file creation - show content preview
-  content?: string
   style?: 'condensed'
   verbose: boolean
 }
@@ -26,14 +14,9 @@ type Props = {
 export function FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage({
   file_path,
   operation,
-  patch,
-  firstLine,
-  fileContent,
-  content,
   style,
   verbose,
 }: Props): React.ReactNode {
-  const { columns } = useTerminalSize()
   const text = (
     <Box flexDirection="row">
       <Text color="subtle">User rejected {operation} to </Text>
@@ -48,51 +31,5 @@ export function FileEditToolUseRejectedMessage({
     return <MessageResponse>{text}</MessageResponse>
   }
 
-  // For new file creation, show content preview (dimmed)
-  if (operation === 'write' && content !== undefined) {
-    const lines = content.split('\n')
-    const numLines = lines.length
-    const plusLines = numLines - MAX_LINES_TO_RENDER
-    const truncatedContent = verbose
-      ? content
-      : lines.slice(0, MAX_LINES_TO_RENDER).join('\n')
-
-    return (
-      <MessageResponse>
-        <Box flexDirection="column">
-          {text}
-          <HighlightedCode
-            code={truncatedContent || '(No content)'}
-            filePath={file_path}
-            width={columns - 12}
-            dim
-          />
-          {!verbose && plusLines > 0 && (
-            <Text dimColor>… +{plusLines} lines</Text>
-          )}
-        </Box>
-      </MessageResponse>
-    )
-  }
-
-  // For updates, show diff
-  if (!patch || patch.length === 0) {
-    return <MessageResponse>{text}</MessageResponse>
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <MessageResponse>
-      <Box flexDirection="column">
-        {text}
-        <StructuredDiffList
-          hunks={patch}
-          dim
-          width={columns - 12}
-          filePath={file_path}
-          firstLine={firstLine}
-          fileContent={fileContent}
-        />
-      </Box>
-    </MessageResponse>
-  )
+  return <MessageResponse>{text}</MessageResponse>
 }