diff --git a/ui/src/pages/PersonalAssistant.tsx b/ui/src/pages/PersonalAssistant.tsx
index 72762fcb..9520bc70 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/PersonalAssistant.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/PersonalAssistant.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // This component preserves the existing streaming, voice, and handoff
 // wiring — Phase 9 rewires composition but not functionality.
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { Navigate, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams, useSearchParams } from "@/lib/router";
+import { Navigate, useLocation, useParams, useSearchParams } from "@/lib/router";
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { ChatMessage, ChatConversationListResponse } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { useNexusMode } from "../hooks/useNexusMode";
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export function PersonalAssistant() {
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const location = useLocation();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { pushToast } = useToast();
   const { activeConversationId, setActiveConversationId } = useChatPanel();
 
@@ -303,12 +302,6 @@ export function PersonalAssistant() {
         onClose={() => setMemoryOpen(false)}
         companyId={companyId}
       />
-
-      {/* Placeholder to silence unused-var warnings for navigate while we
-          defer the promote transition to Phase 12. */}
-      <span className="hidden" aria-hidden="true" data-nav={typeof navigate}>
-        {null}
-      </span>
     </div>
   );
 }