diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 5703a4cc..d9957d79 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { loadConfig } from "./config.js";
 import { logger } from "./middleware/logger.js";
 import { setupLiveEventsWebSocketServer } from "./realtime/live-events-ws.js";
 import {
+  agentService,
   feedbackService,
   heartbeatService,
   reconcilePersistedRuntimeServicesOnStartup,
diff --git a/server/src/routes/skill-registry-groups.ts b/server/src/routes/skill-registry-groups.ts
index 35073699..06ade9b7 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/skill-registry-groups.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/skill-registry-groups.ts
@@ -25,24 +25,6 @@ async function resolveSkillsDirForAgent(db: Db, agentId: string): Promise<string
   return config.skillDir.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
 }
 
-/**
- * Resolves the agentSkillsDir for a given agentId by looking up the agent's
- * adapter type and calling resolveAdapterSkillConfig. Throws with a status
- * property so route handlers can forward the correct HTTP status code.
- */
-async function resolveSkillsDirForAgent(db: Db, agentId: string): Promise<string> {
-  const agent = await agentService(db).getById(agentId);
-  if (!agent) throw Object.assign(new Error("Agent not found"), { status: 404 });
-  const config = resolveAdapterSkillConfig(agent.adapterType);
-  if (!config.supportsInstall || !config.skillDir) {
-    throw Object.assign(
-      new Error(config.unsupportedReason ?? "Adapter does not support skill install"),
-      { status: 422 },
-    );
-  }
-  return config.skillDir.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
-}
-
 /**
  * REST routes for skill groups.
  *