diff --git a/bin/multiagent-safety.js b/bin/multiagent-safety.js
index ce99aa3..4d7b000 100755
--- a/bin/multiagent-safety.js
+++ b/bin/multiagent-safety.js
@@ -3980,7 +3980,6 @@ function agents(rawArgs) {
         String(options.cleanupIntervalSeconds),
         '--idle-minutes',
         String(options.idleMinutes),
-        '--include-pr-merged',
       ],
       cwd: repoRoot,
       logPath: cleanupLogPath,
@@ -4000,7 +3999,6 @@ function agents(rawArgs) {
         pid: cleanupPid,
         intervalSeconds: options.cleanupIntervalSeconds,
         idleMinutes: options.idleMinutes,
-        includePrMerged: true,
         script: path.resolve(__filename),
         logPath: cleanupLogPath,
       },
diff --git a/test/install.test.js b/test/install.test.js
index 4ccd63f..fdfd880 100644
--- a/test/install.test.js
+++ b/test/install.test.js
@@ -1418,7 +1418,6 @@ test('agents cleanup bot defaults to a 60-minute idle threshold', () => {
   const statePath = path.join(repoDir, '.omx', 'state', 'agents-bots.json');
   const state = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(statePath, 'utf8'));
   assert.equal(state.cleanup.idleMinutes, 60);
-  assert.equal(state.cleanup.includePrMerged, true);
   assert.equal(isPidAlive(state.review.pid), true, 'review bot pid should be alive after start');
   assert.equal(isPidAlive(state.cleanup.pid), true, 'cleanup bot pid should be alive after start');