diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_models.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_models.rs
index d4c0df06b5..8d9456f95d 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_models.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_models.rs
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ pub async fn update_managed_agent(
                         let conn = crate::managed_agents::retention::open_retention_db(
                             &scope.db_path,
                         )?;
-                        if !crate::managed_agents::retention::mark_managed_agent_aggregate_synced(
+                        if !crate::managed_agents::retention::retire_managed_agent_aggregate(
                             &conn,
                             &pending.owner_pubkey,
                             &pending.agent_pubkey,
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/retention.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/retention.rs
index 5d25b7f953..1fcf7b1f4b 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/retention.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/retention.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,24 @@ pub struct RetainedManagedAgentAggregate {
     pub local_authority_applied: bool,
 }
 
+pub fn retire_managed_agent_aggregate(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    owner_pubkey: &str,
+    agent_pubkey: &str,
+    generation: u64,
+    private_event_id: &str,
+) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    let changed = conn
+        .execute(
+            "DELETE FROM managed_agent_aggregates
+              WHERE owner_pubkey = ?1 AND agent_pubkey = ?2
+                AND generation = ?3 AND private_event_id = ?4 AND pending_sync = 1",
+            params![owner_pubkey, agent_pubkey, generation as i64, private_event_id],
+        )
+        .map_err(|error| format!("failed to retire managed-agent aggregate: {error}"))?;
+    Ok(changed == 1)
+}
+
 pub fn seed_confirmed_managed_agent_aggregate(
     conn: &Connection,
     aggregate: &RetainedManagedAgentAggregate,