diff --git a/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts b/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
index 22a2571a..4bc7d711 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
+++ b/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
@@ -3205,8 +3205,6 @@ function codeAgentPayloadHasSealedFinalResponse(payload = {}) {
   if (!payload || typeof payload !== "object") return false;
   if (payload.error || payload.blocker) return false;
   if (!codeAgentFinalResponseText(payload)) return false;
-  const projectionStatus = textValue(payload.projectionStatus ?? payload.projection?.projectionStatus).toLowerCase().replace(/_/gu, "-");
-  if (projectionStatus === "caught-up") return true;
   const agentRun = payload.agentRun && typeof payload.agentRun === "object" ? payload.agentRun : {};
   return isTraceCommandTerminalStatus(payload.status) ||
     isTraceCommandTerminalStatus(agentRun.status) ||