diff --git a/crates/sprout-db/src/channel.rs b/crates/sprout-db/src/channel.rs
index 30a667aa8a..dbf8f0310c 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-db/src/channel.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-db/src/channel.rs
@@ -487,26 +487,6 @@ pub async fn remove_member(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Upgrade all active "member" role entries for `pubkey` to "bot" across all channels.
-/// Returns the number of rows updated. This is used when an agent's owner relationship
-/// is first materialized (NIP-OA auth) to fix pre-existing memberships that were
-/// incorrectly assigned the "member" role.
-pub async fn upgrade_member_to_bot(pool: &PgPool, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<u64> {
-    let result = sqlx::query(
-        r#"
-        UPDATE channel_members
-        SET role = 'bot'::member_role
-        WHERE pubkey = $1
-          AND role = 'member'::member_role
-          AND removed_at IS NULL
-        "#,
-    )
-    .bind(pubkey)
-    .execute(pool)
-    .await?;
-    Ok(result.rows_affected())
-}
-
 /// Returns `true` if the given pubkey is an active member of the channel.
 pub async fn is_member(pool: &PgPool, channel_id: Uuid, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<bool> {
     let row = sqlx::query(
diff --git a/crates/sprout-db/src/lib.rs b/crates/sprout-db/src/lib.rs
index 689e8cccfc..8678751129 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-db/src/lib.rs
@@ -406,11 +406,6 @@ impl Db {
         channel::remove_member(&self.pool, channel_id, pubkey, actor_pubkey).await
     }
 
-    /// Upgrade all active "member" role entries for `pubkey` to "bot" across all channels.
-    pub async fn upgrade_member_to_bot(&self, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<u64> {
-        channel::upgrade_member_to_bot(&self.pool, pubkey).await
-    }
-
     /// Returns `true` if the pubkey is an active member.
     pub async fn is_member(&self, channel_id: Uuid, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<bool> {
         channel::is_member(&self.pool, channel_id, pubkey).await
@@ -593,11 +588,6 @@ impl Db {
         user::is_agent_owner(&self.pool, target_pubkey, actor_pubkey).await
     }
 
-    /// Check whether `pubkey` is a known agent (has `agent_owner_pubkey` set).
-    pub async fn is_agent(&self, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<bool> {
-        user::is_agent(&self.pool, pubkey).await
-    }
-
     /// Set the channel_add_policy for a user.
     pub async fn set_channel_add_policy(&self, pubkey: &[u8], policy: &str) -> Result<()> {
         user::set_channel_add_policy(&self.pool, pubkey, policy).await
diff --git a/crates/sprout-db/src/user.rs b/crates/sprout-db/src/user.rs
index 3b3e0efa7f..721e9c4e5b 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-db/src/user.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-db/src/user.rs
@@ -342,18 +342,6 @@ pub async fn is_agent_owner(
     Ok(row.unwrap_or(false))
 }
 
-/// Check whether `pubkey` is a known agent (has `agent_owner_pubkey` set).
-/// Returns `false` if the pubkey doesn't exist in the users table.
-pub async fn is_agent(pool: &PgPool, pubkey: &[u8]) -> Result<bool> {
-    let row = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, bool>(
-        "SELECT agent_owner_pubkey IS NOT NULL FROM users WHERE pubkey = $1",
-    )
-    .bind(pubkey)
-    .fetch_optional(pool)
-    .await?;
-    Ok(row.unwrap_or(false))
-}
-
 /// Set the channel_add_policy for a user.
 /// Returns an error if the pubkey is not found (rows_affected == 0).
 /// Returns an error if `policy` is not one of the valid ENUM values.
diff --git a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/auth.rs b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/auth.rs
index d17e8e382f..54e559c471 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/auth.rs
@@ -212,32 +212,6 @@ pub async fn handle_auth(event: nostr::Event, conn: Arc<ConnectionState>, state:
                         );
                     }
                 }
-
-                // If we confirmed this is an agent, fix any existing channel
-                // memberships that have "member" role instead of "bot". The query
-                // is a no-op (0 rows) once all roles are correct.
-                if auth_ctx.agent_owner_pubkey.is_some() {
-                    let agent_bytes = pubkey.serialize().to_vec();
-                    match state.db.upgrade_member_to_bot(&agent_bytes).await {
-                        Ok(0) => {}
-                        Ok(n) => {
-                            info!(
-                                conn_id = %conn_id,
-                                agent = %pubkey.to_hex(),
-                                count = n,
-                                "upgraded agent member roles to bot"
-                            );
-                        }
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            warn!(
-                                conn_id = %conn_id,
-                                agent = %pubkey.to_hex(),
-                                error = %e,
-                                "failed to upgrade agent member roles"
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
             }
 
             info!(conn_id = %conn_id, pubkey = %pubkey.to_hex(), "NIP-42 auth successful");
diff --git a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/side_effects.rs b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/side_effects.rs
index ec1e9c8c66..c26c331feb 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/side_effects.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/side_effects.rs
@@ -1223,19 +1223,15 @@ async fn handle_join_request(event: &Event, state: &Arc<AppState>) -> anyhow::Re
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    // Detect agents: if the joining pubkey has an agent_owner_pubkey set in the
-    // users table, assign them the "bot" role instead of "member". This ensures
-    // that agents are correctly classified for all users, not just the bot owner.
-    let role = if state.db.is_agent(&actor_bytes).await.unwrap_or(false) {
-        sprout_db::channel::MemberRole::Bot
-    } else {
-        sprout_db::channel::MemberRole::Member
-    };
-
     // Add as member (idempotent — add_member handles duplicates).
     state
         .db
-        .add_member(channel_id, &actor_bytes, role, None)
+        .add_member(
+            channel_id,
+            &actor_bytes,
+            sprout_db::channel::MemberRole::Member,
+            None,
+        )
         .await?;
     state.invalidate_membership(channel_id, &actor_bytes);