diff --git a/runners/agent-runner/src/index.ts b/runners/agent-runner/src/index.ts
index 17e4efe..85c5394 100644
--- a/runners/agent-runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/runners/agent-runner/src/index.ts
@@ -950,9 +950,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     process.env.EJCLAW_REVIEWER_RUNTIME === '1' ||
     isReviewerRuntime(containerInput.roomRoleContext);
   const readonlyRuntime =
-    reviewerRuntime ||
-    process.env.EJCLAW_ARBITER_RUNTIME === '1' ||
-    containerInput.roomRoleContext?.role === 'arbiter';
+    reviewerRuntime || process.env.EJCLAW_ARBITER_RUNTIME === '1';
   const guardedSdkEnv = buildReviewerGitGuardEnv(sdkEnv, reviewerRuntime);
   assertReadonlyWorkspaceRepoConnectivity(guardedSdkEnv, readonlyRuntime);
 
diff --git a/runners/codex-runner/src/index.ts b/runners/codex-runner/src/index.ts
index 037a2d8..7bb37ec 100644
--- a/runners/codex-runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/runners/codex-runner/src/index.ts
@@ -407,9 +407,7 @@ async function runAppServerSession(
     process.env.EJCLAW_REVIEWER_RUNTIME === '1' ||
     isReviewerRuntime(containerInput.roomRoleContext);
   const readonlyRuntime =
-    reviewerRuntime ||
-    process.env.EJCLAW_ARBITER_RUNTIME === '1' ||
-    containerInput.roomRoleContext?.role === 'arbiter';
+    reviewerRuntime || process.env.EJCLAW_ARBITER_RUNTIME === '1';
   const clientEnv = buildReviewerGitGuardEnv(process.env, reviewerRuntime);
   assertReadonlyWorkspaceRepoConnectivity(clientEnv, readonlyRuntime);
   const client = new CodexAppServerClient({