diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index 757d292201..e8eb55f692 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -116,34 +116,6 @@ where
         || mods.contains(crossterm::event::KeyModifiers::SUPER);
 
     if key_event.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && is_v && has_paste_modifier {
-        // On macOS, prefer attaching a file URL from the pasteboard if present.
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        {
-            if let Some(path) = crate::clipboard_paste::image_file_from_clipboard_macos() {
-                let (mut w, mut h) = (0u32, 0u32);
-                if let Ok((dw, dh)) = image::image_dimensions(&path) {
-                    w = dw;
-                    h = dh;
-                }
-                let fmt = match path
-                    .extension()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
-                    .map(|s| s.to_ascii_lowercase())
-                    .as_deref()
-                {
-                    Some("png") => "PNG",
-                    Some("jpg") | Some("jpeg") => "JPEG",
-                    _ => "IMG",
-                };
-                app_event_tx.send(AppEvent::AttachImage {
-                    path,
-                    width: w,
-                    height: h,
-                    format_label: fmt,
-                });
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
         match paste_fn() {
             Ok((path, info)) => {
                 tracing::info!(
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
index 558d2227a3..c3d59201ce 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
@@ -72,60 +72,3 @@ pub fn paste_image_to_temp_png() -> Result<(PathBuf, PastedImageInfo), PasteImag
     Ok((path, info))
 }
 
-/// macOS-specific: Try extracting image file paths from the system pasteboard
-/// when the user copied a file in Finder. Prefer attaching the actual file
-/// instead of the small icon bitmap that may also be present on the clipboard.
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub fn image_file_from_clipboard_macos() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    fn run_osascript(lines: &[&str]) -> Option<String> {
-        use std::process::Command;
-        let output = Command::new("osascript")
-            .args(lines.iter().flat_map(|l| ["-e", *l]))
-            .output()
-            .ok()?;
-        if !output.status.success() {
-            return None;
-        }
-        Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string())
-    }
-
-    // 1) Try to read a list of aliases (multiple files)
-    if let Some(out) = run_osascript(&[
-        "try",
-        "set theFiles to the clipboard as alias list",
-        "set out to \"\"",
-        "repeat with f in theFiles",
-        "set out to out & POSIX path of f & \"\n\"",
-        "end repeat",
-        "out",
-        "end try",
-    ]) {
-        for line in out.lines() {
-            let p = std::path::PathBuf::from(line.trim());
-            if p.is_file() {
-                if let Some(ext) = p.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) {
-                    let ext = ext.to_ascii_lowercase();
-                    if matches!(ext.as_str(), "png" | "jpg" | "jpeg") {
-                        return Some(p);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // 2) Fallback: single alias
-    if let Some(out) = run_osascript(&["try", "POSIX path of (the clipboard as alias)", "end try"])
-    {
-        let p = std::path::PathBuf::from(out.trim());
-        if p.is_file() {
-            if let Some(ext) = p.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) {
-                let ext = ext.to_ascii_lowercase();
-                if matches!(ext.as_str(), "png" | "jpg" | "jpeg") {
-                    return Some(p);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
-}