diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent.go b/pkg/agent/agent.go
index 2bec6897f..7a9384a23 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent.go
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ type AgentLoop struct {
 	registry *AgentRegistry
 	state    *state.Manager
 
-	// Event system (from Incoming)
-	eventBus          *EventBus
+	// Runtime event system
 	runtimeEvents     runtimeevents.Bus
 	ownsRuntimeEvents bool
 	hooks             *HookManager
@@ -286,9 +285,6 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) Close() {
 	if al.hooks != nil {
 		al.hooks.Close()
 	}
-	if al.eventBus != nil {
-		al.eventBus.Close()
-	}
 	if al.runtimeEvents != nil && al.ownsRuntimeEvents {
 		if err := al.runtimeEvents.Close(); err != nil {
 			logger.ErrorCF("agent", "Failed to close runtime event bus",
@@ -303,12 +299,6 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) Close() {
 
 // UnmountHook removes a previously registered in-process hook.
 
-// SubscribeEvents registers a subscriber for agent-loop events.
-
-// UnsubscribeEvents removes a previously registered event subscriber.
-
-// EventDrops returns the number of dropped events for the given kind.
-
 type turnEventScope struct {
 	agentID    string
 	sessionKey string
diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent_event.go b/pkg/agent/agent_event.go
index 6bbd275e5..5b9acfdb0 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent_event.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent_event.go
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) emitEvent(kind EventKind, meta EventMeta, payload any) {
 
 	al.logEvent(evt)
 
-	if al.eventBus != nil {
-		al.eventBus.Emit(evt)
-	}
 	al.publishRuntimeEvent(evt)
 }
 
@@ -165,38 +162,6 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) UnmountHook(name string) {
 	al.hooks.Unmount(name)
 }
 
-// SubscribeEvents registers a subscriber for agent-loop events.
-//
-// Deprecated: use RuntimeEvents for new event observation code.
-func (al *AgentLoop) SubscribeEvents(buffer int) EventSubscription {
-	if al == nil || al.eventBus == nil {
-		ch := make(chan Event)
-		close(ch)
-		return EventSubscription{C: ch}
-	}
-	return al.eventBus.Subscribe(buffer)
-}
-
-// UnsubscribeEvents removes a previously registered event subscriber.
-//
-// Deprecated: use the Subscription returned by RuntimeEvents instead.
-func (al *AgentLoop) UnsubscribeEvents(id uint64) {
-	if al == nil || al.eventBus == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	al.eventBus.Unsubscribe(id)
-}
-
-// EventDrops returns the number of dropped events for the given kind.
-//
-// Deprecated: use RuntimeEventStats for runtime event drop counters.
-func (al *AgentLoop) EventDrops(kind EventKind) int64 {
-	if al == nil || al.eventBus == nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return al.eventBus.Dropped(kind)
-}
-
 // RuntimeEvents returns the root runtime event channel.
 func (al *AgentLoop) RuntimeEvents() runtimeevents.EventChannel {
 	if al == nil || al.runtimeEvents == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent_init.go b/pkg/agent/agent_init.go
index 7ae844656..7ad884cfe 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent_init.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent_init.go
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ func NewAgentLoop(
 		stateManager = state.NewManager(defaultAgent.Workspace)
 	}
 
-	eventBus := NewEventBus()
-
 	// Determine worker pool size from config (default: 1 = sequential)
 	workerPoolSize := cfg.Agents.Defaults.MaxParallelTurns
 	if workerPoolSize <= 0 {
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ func NewAgentLoop(
 		cfg:               cfg,
 		registry:          registry,
 		state:             stateManager,
-		eventBus:          eventBus,
 		fallback:          fallbackChain,
 		cmdRegistry:       commands.NewRegistry(commands.BuiltinDefinitions()),
 		steering:          newSteeringQueue(parseSteeringMode(cfg.Agents.Defaults.SteeringMode)),
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ func NewAgentLoop(
 		al.ownsRuntimeEvents = true
 	}
 	al.providerFactory = providers.CreateProviderFromConfig
-	al.hooks = NewHookManagerWithRuntimeEvents(eventBus, al.runtimeEvents.Channel())
+	al.hooks = NewHookManager(al.runtimeEvents.Channel())
 	configureHookManagerFromConfig(al.hooks, cfg)
 	al.contextManager = al.resolveContextManager()
 
diff --git a/pkg/agent/eventbus.go b/pkg/agent/eventbus.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 54ada62fb..000000000
--- a/pkg/agent/eventbus.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-package agent
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
-)
-
-const defaultEventSubscriberBuffer = 16
-
-// EventSubscription identifies a subscriber channel returned by EventBus.Subscribe.
-//
-// Deprecated: use pkg/events.Subscription from RuntimeEvents for new code.
-type EventSubscription struct {
-	ID uint64
-	C  <-chan Event
-}
-
-type eventSubscriber struct {
-	ch chan Event
-}
-
-// EventBus is a lightweight multi-subscriber broadcaster for agent-loop events.
-//
-// Deprecated: use pkg/events.EventBus for new code. This legacy bus remains
-// only while existing agent event consumers migrate.
-type EventBus struct {
-	mu      sync.RWMutex
-	subs    map[uint64]eventSubscriber
-	nextID  uint64
-	closed  bool
-	dropped [eventKindCount]atomic.Int64
-}
-
-// NewEventBus creates a new in-process event broadcaster.
-//
-// Deprecated: use events.NewBus for new runtime event publishers.
-func NewEventBus() *EventBus {
-	return &EventBus{
-		subs: make(map[uint64]eventSubscriber),
-	}
-}
-
-// Subscribe registers a new subscriber with the requested channel buffer size.
-// A non-positive buffer uses the default size.
-func (b *EventBus) Subscribe(buffer int) EventSubscription {
-	if buffer <= 0 {
-		buffer = defaultEventSubscriberBuffer
-	}
-
-	b.mu.Lock()
-	defer b.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if b.closed {
-		ch := make(chan Event)
-		close(ch)
-		return EventSubscription{C: ch}
-	}
-
-	b.nextID++
-	id := b.nextID
-	ch := make(chan Event, buffer)
-	b.subs[id] = eventSubscriber{ch: ch}
-	return EventSubscription{ID: id, C: ch}
-}
-
-// Unsubscribe removes a subscriber and closes its channel.
-func (b *EventBus) Unsubscribe(id uint64) {
-	b.mu.Lock()
-	defer b.mu.Unlock()
-
-	sub, ok := b.subs[id]
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	delete(b.subs, id)
-	close(sub.ch)
-}
-
-// Emit broadcasts an event to all current subscribers without blocking.
-// When a subscriber channel is full, the event is dropped for that subscriber.
-func (b *EventBus) Emit(evt Event) {
-	if evt.Time.IsZero() {
-		evt.Time = time.Now()
-	}
-
-	b.mu.RLock()
-	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
-
-	if b.closed {
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, sub := range b.subs {
-		select {
-		case sub.ch <- evt:
-		default:
-			if evt.Kind < eventKindCount {
-				b.dropped[evt.Kind].Add(1)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Dropped returns the number of dropped events for a given kind.
-func (b *EventBus) Dropped(kind EventKind) int64 {
-	if kind >= eventKindCount {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return b.dropped[kind].Load()
-}
-
-// Close closes all subscriber channels and stops future broadcasts.
-func (b *EventBus) Close() {
-	b.mu.Lock()
-	defer b.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if b.closed {
-		return
-	}
-
-	b.closed = true
-	for id, sub := range b.subs {
-		close(sub.ch)
-		delete(b.subs, id)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/agent/eventbus_test.go b/pkg/agent/eventbus_test.go
index 87b1c68b1..b7678e87b 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/eventbus_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/eventbus_test.go
@@ -16,74 +16,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/tools"
 )
 
-func TestEventBus_SubscribeEmitUnsubscribeClose(t *testing.T) {
-	eventBus := NewEventBus()
-	sub := eventBus.Subscribe(1)
-
-	eventBus.Emit(Event{
-		Kind: EventKindTurnStart,
-		Meta: EventMeta{TurnID: "turn-1"},
-	})
-
-	select {
-	case evt := <-sub.C:
-		if evt.Kind != EventKindTurnStart {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", EventKindTurnStart, evt.Kind)
-		}
-		if evt.Meta.TurnID != "turn-1" {
-			t.Fatalf("expected turn id turn-1, got %q", evt.Meta.TurnID)
-		}
-	case <-time.After(time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for event")
-	}
-
-	eventBus.Unsubscribe(sub.ID)
-	if _, ok := <-sub.C; ok {
-		t.Fatal("expected subscriber channel to be closed after unsubscribe")
-	}
-
-	eventBus.Close()
-	closedSub := eventBus.Subscribe(1)
-	if _, ok := <-closedSub.C; ok {
-		t.Fatal("expected closed bus to return a closed subscriber channel")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestEventBus_DropsWhenSubscriberIsFull(t *testing.T) {
-	eventBus := NewEventBus()
-	sub := eventBus.Subscribe(1)
-	defer eventBus.Unsubscribe(sub.ID)
-
-	start := time.Now()
-	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		eventBus.Emit(Event{Kind: EventKindLLMRequest})
-	}
-
-	if elapsed := time.Since(start); elapsed > 100*time.Millisecond {
-		t.Fatalf("Emit took too long with a blocked subscriber: %s", elapsed)
-	}
-
-	if got := eventBus.Dropped(EventKindLLMRequest); got != 999 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 999 dropped events, got %d", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAgentLoop_DualPublishesRuntimeEvents(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAgentLoop_PublishesRuntimeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	runtimeBus := runtimeevents.NewBus()
 	al := &AgentLoop{
-		eventBus:      NewEventBus(),
 		runtimeEvents: runtimeBus,
 	}
-	defer al.eventBus.Close()
 	defer func() {
 		if err := runtimeBus.Close(); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("runtime bus close failed: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
-	legacySub := al.SubscribeEvents(1)
-	defer al.UnsubscribeEvents(legacySub.ID)
-
 	runtimeSub, runtimeCh, err := al.RuntimeEvents().OfKind(runtimeevents.KindAgentToolExecStart).SubscribeChan(
 		context.Background(),
 		runtimeevents.SubscribeOptions{Name: "runtime", Buffer: 1},
@@ -122,11 +65,6 @@ func TestAgentLoop_DualPublishesRuntimeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 		ToolExecStartPayload{Tool: "mock_custom", Arguments: map[string]any{"task": "ping"}},
 	)
 
-	legacyEvt := receiveLegacyEvent(t, legacySub.C)
-	if legacyEvt.Kind != EventKindToolExecStart {
-		t.Fatalf("legacy kind = %v, want %v", legacyEvt.Kind, EventKindToolExecStart)
-	}
-
 	runtimeEvt := receiveRuntimeEvent(t, runtimeCh)
 	if runtimeEvt.Kind != runtimeevents.KindAgentToolExecStart {
 		t.Fatalf("runtime kind = %q, want %q", runtimeEvt.Kind, runtimeevents.KindAgentToolExecStart)
@@ -736,21 +674,6 @@ func TestAgentLoop_EmitsFollowUpQueuedEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func receiveLegacyEvent(t *testing.T, ch <-chan Event) Event {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	select {
-	case evt, ok := <-ch:
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatal("legacy event stream closed before expected event arrived")
-		}
-		return evt
-	case <-time.After(time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for legacy event")
-		return Event{}
-	}
-}
-
 func receiveRuntimeEvent(t *testing.T, ch <-chan runtimeevents.Event) runtimeevents.Event {
 	t.Helper()
 
diff --git a/pkg/agent/hook_process.go b/pkg/agent/hook_process.go
index 0ba5d8fc7..ce8e932d2 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/hook_process.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/hook_process.go
@@ -184,19 +184,6 @@ func (ph *ProcessHook) Close() error {
 	return ph.closeErr
 }
 
-func (ph *ProcessHook) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, evt Event) error {
-	if ph == nil || !ph.opts.Observe {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if len(ph.observeKinds) > 0 {
-		kind := runtimeKindForAgentEvent(evt.Kind).String()
-		if _, ok := ph.observeKinds[kind]; !ok {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	return ph.notify(ctx, "hook.event", evt)
-}
-
 func (ph *ProcessHook) OnRuntimeEvent(ctx context.Context, evt runtimeevents.Event) error {
 	if ph == nil || !ph.opts.Observe {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/agent/hooks.go b/pkg/agent/hooks.go
index 0a6c6785a..79b72017d 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/hooks.go
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ func NamedHook(name string, hook any) HookRegistration {
 	}
 }
 
-type EventObserver interface {
-	// Deprecated: implement RuntimeEventObserver for new observation code.
-	OnEvent(ctx context.Context, evt Event) error
-}
-
 type RuntimeEventObserver interface {
 	OnRuntimeEvent(ctx context.Context, evt runtimeevents.Event) error
 }
@@ -198,7 +193,6 @@ func (r *ToolResultHookResponse) Clone() *ToolResultHookResponse {
 }
 
 type HookManager struct {
-	eventBus           *EventBus
 	runtimeEvents      runtimeevents.EventChannel
 	observerTimeout    time.Duration
 	interceptorTimeout time.Duration
@@ -208,37 +202,21 @@ type HookManager struct {
 	hooks   map[string]HookRegistration
 	ordered []HookRegistration
 
-	sub                   EventSubscription
-	runtimeSub            runtimeevents.Subscription
-	done                  chan struct{}
-	runtimeDone           chan struct{}
-	runtimeObserveEnabled bool
-	closeOnce             sync.Once
+	runtimeSub  runtimeevents.Subscription
+	runtimeDone chan struct{}
+	closeOnce   sync.Once
 }
 
-func NewHookManager(eventBus *EventBus) *HookManager {
-	return NewHookManagerWithRuntimeEvents(eventBus, nil)
-}
-
-func NewHookManagerWithRuntimeEvents(eventBus *EventBus, runtimeEvents runtimeevents.EventChannel) *HookManager {
+func NewHookManager(runtimeEvents runtimeevents.EventChannel) *HookManager {
 	hm := &HookManager{
-		eventBus:           eventBus,
 		runtimeEvents:      runtimeEvents,
 		observerTimeout:    defaultHookObserverTimeout,
 		interceptorTimeout: defaultHookInterceptorTimeout,
 		approvalTimeout:    defaultHookApprovalTimeout,
 		hooks:              make(map[string]HookRegistration),
-		done:               make(chan struct{}),
 		runtimeDone:        make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
-	if eventBus != nil {
-		hm.sub = eventBus.Subscribe(hookObserverBufferSize)
-		go hm.dispatchEvents()
-	} else {
-		close(hm.done)
-	}
-
 	if runtimeEvents != nil {
 		sub, ch, err := runtimeEvents.SubscribeChan(context.Background(), runtimeevents.SubscribeOptions{
 			Name:   "hook-manager-observer",
@@ -251,7 +229,6 @@ func NewHookManagerWithRuntimeEvents(eventBus *EventBus, runtimeEvents runtimeev
 			close(hm.runtimeDone)
 		} else {
 			hm.runtimeSub = sub
-			hm.runtimeObserveEnabled = true
 			go hm.dispatchRuntimeEvents(ch)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -267,9 +244,6 @@ func (hm *HookManager) Close() {
 	}
 
 	hm.closeOnce.Do(func() {
-		if hm.eventBus != nil {
-			hm.eventBus.Unsubscribe(hm.sub.ID)
-		}
 		if hm.runtimeSub != nil {
 			if err := hm.runtimeSub.Close(); err != nil {
 				logger.WarnCF("hooks", "Failed to close runtime event hook subscription", map[string]any{
@@ -277,7 +251,6 @@ func (hm *HookManager) Close() {
 				})
 			}
 		}
-		<-hm.done
 		<-hm.runtimeDone
 		hm.closeAllHooks()
 	})
@@ -335,25 +308,6 @@ func (hm *HookManager) Unmount(name string) {
 	hm.rebuildOrdered()
 }
 
-func (hm *HookManager) dispatchEvents() {
-	defer close(hm.done)
-
-	for evt := range hm.sub.C {
-		for _, reg := range hm.snapshotHooks() {
-			if hm.runtimeObserveEnabled {
-				if _, ok := reg.Hook.(RuntimeEventObserver); ok {
-					continue
-				}
-			}
-			observer, ok := reg.Hook.(EventObserver)
-			if !ok {
-				continue
-			}
-			hm.runObserver(reg.Name, observer, evt)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (hm *HookManager) dispatchRuntimeEvents(ch <-chan runtimeevents.Event) {
 	defer close(hm.runtimeDone)
 
@@ -643,33 +597,6 @@ func (hm *HookManager) closeAllHooks() {
 	hm.ordered = nil
 }
 
-func (hm *HookManager) runObserver(name string, observer EventObserver, evt Event) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), hm.observerTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	done := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		done <- observer.OnEvent(ctx, evt)
-	}()
-
-	select {
-	case err := <-done:
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.WarnCF("hooks", "Event observer failed", map[string]any{
-				"hook":  name,
-				"event": evt.Kind.String(),
-				"error": err.Error(),
-			})
-		}
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		logger.WarnCF("hooks", "Event observer timed out", map[string]any{
-			"hook":       name,
-			"event":      evt.Kind.String(),
-			"timeout_ms": hm.observerTimeout.Milliseconds(),
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func (hm *HookManager) runRuntimeObserver(
 	name string,
 	observer RuntimeEventObserver,
diff --git a/pkg/agent/hooks_test.go b/pkg/agent/hooks_test.go
index 592c32c1e..4deef38c7 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/hooks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/hooks_test.go
@@ -152,20 +152,9 @@ func (h *llmObserverHook) AfterLLM(
 }
 
 type dualRuntimeObserverHook struct {
-	legacyCh  chan Event
 	runtimeCh chan runtimeevents.Event
 }
 
-func (h *dualRuntimeObserverHook) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, evt Event) error {
-	if evt.Kind == EventKindTurnEnd {
-		select {
-		case h.legacyCh <- evt:
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (h *dualRuntimeObserverHook) OnRuntimeEvent(ctx context.Context, evt runtimeevents.Event) error {
 	if evt.Kind == runtimeevents.KindAgentTurnEnd {
 		select {
@@ -522,13 +511,12 @@ func TestAgentLoop_Hooks_ObserverAndLLMInterceptor(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAgentLoop_Hooks_RuntimeObserverPreferredOverLegacyObserver(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAgentLoop_Hooks_RuntimeObserverReceivesEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := &llmHookTestProvider{}
 	al, agent, cleanup := newHookTestLoop(t, provider)
 	defer cleanup()
 
 	hook := &dualRuntimeObserverHook{
-		legacyCh:  make(chan Event, 1),
 		runtimeCh: make(chan runtimeevents.Event, 1),
 	}
 	if err := al.MountHook(NamedHook("runtime-observer", hook)); err != nil {
@@ -573,12 +561,6 @@ func TestAgentLoop_Hooks_RuntimeObserverPreferredOverLegacyObserver(t *testing.T
 	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for runtime observer event")
 	}
-
-	select {
-	case evt := <-hook.legacyCh:
-		t.Fatalf("legacy observer unexpectedly received %v", evt.Kind)
-	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
-	}
 }
 
 func TestAgentLoop_BtwCommand_UsesLLMHooks(t *testing.T) {