diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/mod.rs
index 1e9f48820..ba0a0eb50 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub(crate) mod multi_agents;
 pub(crate) mod multi_agents_common;
 pub(crate) mod multi_agents_v2;
 mod plan;
-mod read_file;
 mod request_permissions;
 mod request_user_input;
 mod shell;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ pub use list_dir::ListDirHandler;
 pub use mcp::McpHandler;
 pub use mcp_resource::McpResourceHandler;
 pub use plan::PlanHandler;
-pub use read_file::ReadFileHandler;
 pub use request_permissions::RequestPermissionsHandler;
 pub(crate) use request_permissions::request_permissions_tool_description;
 pub use request_user_input::RequestUserInputHandler;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/read_file.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/read_file.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b868edf5b..000000000
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/read_file.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,489 +0,0 @@
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use codex_utils_string::take_bytes_at_char_boundary;
-use serde::Deserialize;
-
-use crate::function_tool::FunctionCallError;
-use crate::tools::context::FunctionToolOutput;
-use crate::tools::context::ToolInvocation;
-use crate::tools::context::ToolPayload;
-use crate::tools::handlers::parse_arguments;
-use crate::tools::registry::ToolHandler;
-use crate::tools::registry::ToolKind;
-
-pub struct ReadFileHandler;
-
-const MAX_LINE_LENGTH: usize = 500;
-const TAB_WIDTH: usize = 4;
-
-// TODO(jif) add support for block comments
-const COMMENT_PREFIXES: &[&str] = &["#", "//", "--"];
-
-/// JSON arguments accepted by the `read_file` tool handler.
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct ReadFileArgs {
-    /// Absolute path to the file that will be read.
-    file_path: String,
-    /// 1-indexed line number to start reading from; defaults to 1.
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::offset")]
-    offset: usize,
-    /// Maximum number of lines to return; defaults to 2000.
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::limit")]
-    limit: usize,
-    /// Determines whether the handler reads a simple slice or indentation-aware block.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    mode: ReadMode,
-    /// Optional indentation configuration used when `mode` is `Indentation`.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    indentation: Option<IndentationArgs>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
-enum ReadMode {
-    #[default]
-    Slice,
-    Indentation,
-}
-/// Additional configuration for indentation-aware reads.
-#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
-struct IndentationArgs {
-    /// Optional explicit anchor line; defaults to `offset` when omitted.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    anchor_line: Option<usize>,
-    /// Maximum indentation depth to collect; `0` means unlimited.
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::max_levels")]
-    max_levels: usize,
-    /// Whether to include sibling blocks at the same indentation level.
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::include_siblings")]
-    include_siblings: bool,
-    /// Whether to include header lines above the anchor block. This made on a best effort basis.
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::include_header")]
-    include_header: bool,
-    /// Optional hard cap on returned lines; defaults to the global `limit`.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    max_lines: Option<usize>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-struct LineRecord {
-    number: usize,
-    raw: String,
-    display: String,
-    indent: usize,
-}
-
-impl LineRecord {
-    fn trimmed(&self) -> &str {
-        self.raw.trim_start()
-    }
-
-    fn is_blank(&self) -> bool {
-        self.trimmed().is_empty()
-    }
-
-    fn is_comment(&self) -> bool {
-        COMMENT_PREFIXES
-            .iter()
-            .any(|prefix| self.raw.trim().starts_with(prefix))
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl ToolHandler for ReadFileHandler {
-    type Output = FunctionToolOutput;
-
-    fn kind(&self) -> ToolKind {
-        ToolKind::Function
-    }
-
-    async fn handle(&self, invocation: ToolInvocation) -> Result<Self::Output, FunctionCallError> {
-        let ToolInvocation { payload, .. } = invocation;
-
-        let arguments = match payload {
-            ToolPayload::Function { arguments } => arguments,
-            _ => {
-                return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                    "read_file handler received unsupported payload".to_string(),
-                ));
-            }
-        };
-
-        let args: ReadFileArgs = parse_arguments(&arguments)?;
-
-        let ReadFileArgs {
-            file_path,
-            offset,
-            limit,
-            mode,
-            indentation,
-        } = args;
-
-        if offset == 0 {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "offset must be a 1-indexed line number".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        if limit == 0 {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "limit must be greater than zero".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let path = PathBuf::from(&file_path);
-        if !path.is_absolute() {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "file_path must be an absolute path".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let collected = match mode {
-            ReadMode::Slice => slice::read(&path, offset, limit).await?,
-            ReadMode::Indentation => {
-                let indentation = indentation.unwrap_or_default();
-                indentation::read_block(&path, offset, limit, indentation).await?
-            }
-        };
-        Ok(FunctionToolOutput::from_text(
-            collected.join("\n"),
-            Some(true),
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
-mod slice {
-    use crate::function_tool::FunctionCallError;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::format_line;
-    use std::path::Path;
-    use tokio::fs::File;
-    use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
-    use tokio::io::BufReader;
-
-    pub async fn read(
-        path: &Path,
-        offset: usize,
-        limit: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<String>, FunctionCallError> {
-        let file = File::open(path).await.map_err(|err| {
-            FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!("failed to read file: {err}"))
-        })?;
-
-        let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
-        let mut collected = Vec::new();
-        let mut seen = 0usize;
-        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-
-        loop {
-            buffer.clear();
-            let bytes_read = reader.read_until(b'\n', &mut buffer).await.map_err(|err| {
-                FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!("failed to read file: {err}"))
-            })?;
-
-            if bytes_read == 0 {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if buffer.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
-                buffer.pop();
-                if buffer.last() == Some(&b'\r') {
-                    buffer.pop();
-                }
-            }
-
-            seen += 1;
-
-            if seen < offset {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if collected.len() == limit {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            let formatted = format_line(&buffer);
-            collected.push(format!("L{seen}: {formatted}"));
-
-            if collected.len() == limit {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if seen < offset {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "offset exceeds file length".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        Ok(collected)
-    }
-}
-
-mod indentation {
-    use crate::function_tool::FunctionCallError;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::IndentationArgs;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::LineRecord;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::TAB_WIDTH;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::format_line;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::read_file::trim_empty_lines;
-    use std::collections::VecDeque;
-    use std::path::Path;
-    use tokio::fs::File;
-    use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
-    use tokio::io::BufReader;
-
-    pub async fn read_block(
-        path: &Path,
-        offset: usize,
-        limit: usize,
-        options: IndentationArgs,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<String>, FunctionCallError> {
-        let anchor_line = options.anchor_line.unwrap_or(offset);
-        if anchor_line == 0 {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "anchor_line must be a 1-indexed line number".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let guard_limit = options.max_lines.unwrap_or(limit);
-        if guard_limit == 0 {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "max_lines must be greater than zero".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let collected = collect_file_lines(path).await?;
-        if collected.is_empty() || anchor_line > collected.len() {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(
-                "anchor_line exceeds file length".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let anchor_index = anchor_line - 1;
-        let effective_indents = compute_effective_indents(&collected);
-        let anchor_indent = effective_indents[anchor_index];
-
-        // Compute the min indent
-        let min_indent = if options.max_levels == 0 {
-            0
-        } else {
-            anchor_indent.saturating_sub(options.max_levels * TAB_WIDTH)
-        };
-
-        // Cap requested lines by guard_limit and file length
-        let final_limit = limit.min(guard_limit).min(collected.len());
-
-        if final_limit == 1 {
-            return Ok(vec![format!(
-                "L{}: {}",
-                collected[anchor_index].number, collected[anchor_index].display
-            )]);
-        }
-
-        // Cursors
-        let mut i: isize = anchor_index as isize - 1; // up (inclusive)
-        let mut j: usize = anchor_index + 1; // down (inclusive)
-        let mut i_counter_min_indent = 0;
-        let mut j_counter_min_indent = 0;
-
-        let mut out = VecDeque::with_capacity(limit);
-        out.push_back(&collected[anchor_index]);
-
-        while out.len() < final_limit {
-            let mut progressed = 0;
-
-            // Up.
-            if i >= 0 {
-                let iu = i as usize;
-                if effective_indents[iu] >= min_indent {
-                    out.push_front(&collected[iu]);
-                    progressed += 1;
-                    i -= 1;
-
-                    // We do not include the siblings (not applied to comments).
-                    if effective_indents[iu] == min_indent && !options.include_siblings {
-                        let allow_header_comment =
-                            options.include_header && collected[iu].is_comment();
-                        let can_take_line = allow_header_comment || i_counter_min_indent == 0;
-
-                        if can_take_line {
-                            i_counter_min_indent += 1;
-                        } else {
-                            // This line shouldn't have been taken.
-                            out.pop_front();
-                            progressed -= 1;
-                            i = -1; // consider using Option<usize> or a control flag instead of a sentinel
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // Short-cut.
-                    if out.len() >= final_limit {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // Stop moving up.
-                    i = -1;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Down.
-            if j < collected.len() {
-                let ju = j;
-                if effective_indents[ju] >= min_indent {
-                    out.push_back(&collected[ju]);
-                    progressed += 1;
-                    j += 1;
-
-                    // We do not include the siblings (applied to comments).
-                    if effective_indents[ju] == min_indent && !options.include_siblings {
-                        if j_counter_min_indent > 0 {
-                            // This line shouldn't have been taken.
-                            out.pop_back();
-                            progressed -= 1;
-                            j = collected.len();
-                        }
-                        j_counter_min_indent += 1;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // Stop moving down.
-                    j = collected.len();
-                }
-            }
-
-            if progressed == 0 {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Trim empty lines
-        trim_empty_lines(&mut out);
-
-        Ok(out
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|record| format!("L{}: {}", record.number, record.display))
-            .collect())
-    }
-
-    async fn collect_file_lines(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<LineRecord>, FunctionCallError> {
-        let file = File::open(path).await.map_err(|err| {
-            FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!("failed to read file: {err}"))
-        })?;
-
-        let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
-        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-        let mut lines = Vec::new();
-        let mut number = 0usize;
-
-        loop {
-            buffer.clear();
-            let bytes_read = reader.read_until(b'\n', &mut buffer).await.map_err(|err| {
-                FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!("failed to read file: {err}"))
-            })?;
-
-            if bytes_read == 0 {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if buffer.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
-                buffer.pop();
-                if buffer.last() == Some(&b'\r') {
-                    buffer.pop();
-                }
-            }
-
-            number += 1;
-            let raw = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer).into_owned();
-            let indent = measure_indent(&raw);
-            let display = format_line(&buffer);
-            lines.push(LineRecord {
-                number,
-                raw,
-                display,
-                indent,
-            });
-        }
-
-        Ok(lines)
-    }
-
-    fn compute_effective_indents(records: &[LineRecord]) -> Vec<usize> {
-        let mut effective = Vec::with_capacity(records.len());
-        let mut previous_indent = 0usize;
-        for record in records {
-            if record.is_blank() {
-                effective.push(previous_indent);
-            } else {
-                previous_indent = record.indent;
-                effective.push(previous_indent);
-            }
-        }
-        effective
-    }
-
-    fn measure_indent(line: &str) -> usize {
-        line.chars()
-            .take_while(|c| matches!(c, ' ' | '\t'))
-            .map(|c| if c == '\t' { TAB_WIDTH } else { 1 })
-            .sum()
-    }
-}
-
-fn format_line(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
-    let decoded = String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes);
-    if decoded.len() > MAX_LINE_LENGTH {
-        take_bytes_at_char_boundary(&decoded, MAX_LINE_LENGTH).to_string()
-    } else {
-        decoded.into_owned()
-    }
-}
-
-fn trim_empty_lines(out: &mut VecDeque<&LineRecord>) {
-    while matches!(out.front(), Some(line) if line.raw.trim().is_empty()) {
-        out.pop_front();
-    }
-    while matches!(out.back(), Some(line) if line.raw.trim().is_empty()) {
-        out.pop_back();
-    }
-}
-
-mod defaults {
-    use super::*;
-
-    impl Default for IndentationArgs {
-        fn default() -> Self {
-            Self {
-                anchor_line: None,
-                max_levels: max_levels(),
-                include_siblings: include_siblings(),
-                include_header: include_header(),
-                max_lines: None,
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn offset() -> usize {
-        1
-    }
-
-    pub fn limit() -> usize {
-        2000
-    }
-
-    pub fn max_levels() -> usize {
-        0
-    }
-
-    pub fn include_siblings() -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
-    pub fn include_header() -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-#[path = "read_file_tests.rs"]
-mod tests;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs
index d16b2567a..120493dcb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs
@@ -2046,111 +2046,6 @@ fn format_plugin_summary(plugin: &DiscoverablePluginInfo) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-fn create_read_file_tool() -> ToolSpec {
-    let indentation_properties = BTreeMap::from([
-        (
-            "anchor_line".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Number {
-                description: Some(
-                    "Anchor line to center the indentation lookup on (defaults to offset)."
-                        .to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "max_levels".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Number {
-                description: Some(
-                    "How many parent indentation levels (smaller indents) to include.".to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "include_siblings".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Boolean {
-                description: Some(
-                    "When true, include additional blocks that share the anchor indentation."
-                        .to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "include_header".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Boolean {
-                description: Some(
-                    "Include doc comments or attributes directly above the selected block."
-                        .to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "max_lines".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Number {
-                description: Some(
-                    "Hard cap on the number of lines returned when using indentation mode."
-                        .to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-    ]);
-
-    let properties = BTreeMap::from([
-        (
-            "file_path".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::String {
-                description: Some("Absolute path to the file".to_string()),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "offset".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Number {
-                description: Some(
-                    "The line number to start reading from. Must be 1 or greater.".to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "limit".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Number {
-                description: Some("The maximum number of lines to return.".to_string()),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "mode".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::String {
-                description: Some(
-                    "Optional mode selector: \"slice\" for simple ranges (default) or \"indentation\" \
-                     to expand around an anchor line."
-                        .to_string(),
-                ),
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "indentation".to_string(),
-            JsonSchema::Object {
-                properties: indentation_properties,
-                required: None,
-                additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
-            },
-        ),
-    ]);
-
-    ToolSpec::Function(ResponsesApiTool {
-        name: "read_file".to_string(),
-        description:
-            "Reads a local file with 1-indexed line numbers, supporting slice and indentation-aware block modes."
-                .to_string(),
-        strict: false,
-        defer_loading: None,
-        parameters: JsonSchema::Object {
-            properties,
-            required: Some(vec!["file_path".to_string()]),
-            additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
-        },
-        output_schema: None,
-    })
-}
-
 fn create_list_dir_tool() -> ToolSpec {
     let properties = BTreeMap::from([
         (
@@ -2704,7 +2599,6 @@ pub(crate) fn build_specs_with_discoverable_tools(
     use crate::tools::handlers::McpHandler;
     use crate::tools::handlers::McpResourceHandler;
     use crate::tools::handlers::PlanHandler;
-    use crate::tools::handlers::ReadFileHandler;
     use crate::tools::handlers::RequestPermissionsHandler;
     use crate::tools::handlers::RequestUserInputHandler;
     use crate::tools::handlers::ShellCommandHandler;
@@ -2975,20 +2869,6 @@ pub(crate) fn build_specs_with_discoverable_tools(
         builder.register_handler("apply_patch", apply_patch_handler);
     }
 
-    if config
-        .experimental_supported_tools
-        .contains(&"read_file".to_string())
-    {
-        let read_file_handler = Arc::new(ReadFileHandler);
-        push_tool_spec(
-            &mut builder,
-            create_read_file_tool(),
-            /*supports_parallel_tool_calls*/ true,
-            config.code_mode_enabled,
-        );
-        builder.register_handler("read_file", read_file_handler);
-    }
-
     if config
         .experimental_supported_tools
         .iter()