diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
index 8664d871..7580782b 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(options: BuildSystemPromptOptions): string {
 	// File exploration guidelines
 	if (hasBash && !hasGrep && !hasFind && !hasLs) {
 		addGuideline("Use bash for file operations like ls, rg, find");
-	} else if (hasBash && (hasGrep || hasFind || hasLs)) {
-		addGuideline("Prefer grep/find/ls tools over bash for file exploration (faster, respects .gitignore)");
 	}
 
 	for (const guideline of promptGuidelines ?? []) {