diff --git a/src/message-runtime-loop.ts b/src/message-runtime-loop.ts
index ccaf240..a17c34c 100644
--- a/src/message-runtime-loop.ts
+++ b/src/message-runtime-loop.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,10 @@ import {
   getProcessableMessages,
 } from './message-runtime-rules.js';
 import { SERVICE_SESSION_SCOPE } from './config.js';
+import type { schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck } from './message-runtime-follow-up.js';
 import type { ExecuteTurnFn } from './message-runtime-types.js';
-import type { ScheduledPairedFollowUpIntentKind } from './paired-follow-up-scheduler.js';
 import { findChannel, formatMessages } from './router.js';
-import type {
-  Channel,
-  NewMessage,
-  PairedTask,
-  RegisteredGroup,
-} from './types.js';
+import type { Channel, NewMessage, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
 
 export async function processMessageLoopTick(args: {
   assistantName: string;
@@ -38,13 +33,7 @@ export async function processMessageLoopTick(args: {
   ) => boolean;
   executeTurn: ExecuteTurnFn;
   enqueuePendingHandoffs: () => void;
-  scheduleQueuedPairedFollowUp: (args: {
-    chatJid: string;
-    runId: string;
-    task: PairedTask | null | undefined;
-    intentKind: ScheduledPairedFollowUpIntentKind;
-    enqueue: () => void;
-  }) => boolean;
+  schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck: typeof schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck;
   enqueueScopedGroupMessageCheck: (
     chatJid: string,
     groupFolder: string,
@@ -104,12 +93,12 @@ export async function processMessageLoopTick(args: {
       timezone: args.timezone,
       executeTurn: args.executeTurn,
       schedulePairedFollowUp: (task, intentKind, followUpRunId) =>
-        args.scheduleQueuedPairedFollowUp({
+        args.schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck({
           chatJid,
           runId: followUpRunId,
           task,
           intentKind,
-          enqueue: () =>
+          enqueueMessageCheck: () =>
             args.enqueueScopedGroupMessageCheck(chatJid, group.folder),
         }),
       enqueueMessageCheck: () =>
diff --git a/src/message-runtime.ts b/src/message-runtime.ts
index 0d518f8..a86fd70 100644
--- a/src/message-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/message-runtime.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@ import {
 } from './message-runtime-rules.js';
 import { resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage } from './paired-execution-context.js';
 import { schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck } from './message-runtime-follow-up.js';
-import { type ScheduledPairedFollowUpIntentKind } from './paired-follow-up-scheduler.js';
 import { transitionPairedTaskStatus } from './paired-task-status.js';
-import {
-  Channel,
-  NewMessage,
-  type PairedRoomRole,
-  RegisteredGroup,
-  type PairedTask,
-} from './types.js';
+import { Channel, NewMessage, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
 import { createScopedLogger, logger } from './logger.js';
 import { hasReviewerLease } from './service-routing.js';
 export {
@@ -124,23 +117,6 @@ export function createMessageRuntime(deps: MessageRuntimeDeps): {
     deps.queue,
   );
 
-  const scheduleQueuedPairedFollowUp = (args: {
-    chatJid: string;
-    runId: string;
-    task: PairedTask | null | undefined;
-    intentKind: ScheduledPairedFollowUpIntentKind;
-    enqueue: () => void;
-    fallbackLastTurnOutputRole?: PairedRoomRole | null;
-  }): boolean =>
-    schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck({
-      chatJid: args.chatJid,
-      runId: args.runId,
-      task: args.task,
-      intentKind: args.intentKind,
-      enqueueMessageCheck: args.enqueue,
-      fallbackLastTurnOutputRole: args.fallbackLastTurnOutputRole,
-    });
-
   /**
    * Check if a message is a duplicate of the last bot final message in a paired room.
    * Returns true if duplicate (should be suppressed).
@@ -559,7 +535,7 @@ export function createMessageRuntime(deps: MessageRuntimeDeps): {
           hasImplicitContinuationWindow: continuationTracker.has,
           executeTurn,
           enqueuePendingHandoffs,
-          scheduleQueuedPairedFollowUp,
+          schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck,
           enqueueScopedGroupMessageCheck,
           sendQueuedMessage: deps.queue.sendMessage.bind(deps.queue),
           closeStdin: (chatJid, reason) =>