diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index feb4d68..576fed7 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -158,16 +158,6 @@
       </div>
       <div class="panel-body">
         <form id="config-form">
-          <div class="config-field">
-            <label class="config-label" for="cfg-wait">Wait (sec)</label>
-            <input id="cfg-wait" class="input input--sm" type="number" min="0" max="300" value="10" />
-            <span class="config-hint">How long the tool waits for a new instruction before returning an empty response. Set exclusively here — agents cannot override this.</span>
-          </div>
-          <div class="config-field">
-            <label class="config-label" for="cfg-empty">Empty Response</label>
-            <input id="cfg-empty" class="input input--sm" type="text" placeholder="Leave blank for no response" />
-            <span class="config-hint">Default text returned when queue is empty</span>
-          </div>
           <div class="config-field">
             <label class="config-label" for="cfg-stale">Agent Stale After (sec)</label>
             <input id="cfg-stale" class="input input--sm" type="number" min="5" max="600" value="30" />
diff --git a/static/js/status.js b/static/js/status.js
index f65d3cb..c07bc5c 100644
--- a/static/js/status.js
+++ b/static/js/status.js
@@ -112,16 +112,12 @@ export function initStatus() {
 
 export function initConfig() {
   const form       = document.getElementById('config-form');
-  const waitInput  = document.getElementById('cfg-wait');
-  const emptyInput = document.getElementById('cfg-empty');
   const staleInput = document.getElementById('cfg-stale');
   const saveBtn    = document.getElementById('cfg-save');
 
   // Populate from state
   state.subscribe('config', (cfg) => {
     if (!cfg) return;
-    waitInput.value  = cfg.default_wait_seconds;
-    emptyInput.value = cfg.default_empty_response;
     staleInput.value = cfg.agent_stale_after_seconds;
   });
 
@@ -133,8 +129,6 @@ export function initConfig() {
 
     try {
       const cfg = await api.updateConfig({
-        default_wait_seconds: parseInt(waitInput.value, 10) || 10,
-        default_empty_response: emptyInput.value,
         agent_stale_after_seconds: parseInt(staleInput.value, 10) || 30,
       });
       state.set('config', cfg);