diff --git a/browse/src/config.ts b/browse/src/config.ts
index fc4c97b95..f73fd71ee 100644
--- a/browse/src/config.ts
+++ b/browse/src/config.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ export function resolveGstackHome(): string {
  * Resolve the Chromium profile directory.
  *
  * Resolution order:
- *   1. `explicit` arg (passed via ServerConfig.chromiumProfile by embedders)
+ *   1. `explicit` arg (no production caller passes one today; kept for
+ *      direct programmatic use)
  *   2. CHROMIUM_PROFILE env (used by gbrowser's gbd per-workspace)
  *   3. <resolveGstackHome()>/chromium-profile (default)
  */
diff --git a/browse/src/server.ts b/browse/src/server.ts
index 77c3d1b1d..f4194bf0c 100644
--- a/browse/src/server.ts
+++ b/browse/src/server.ts
@@ -190,14 +190,16 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
   authToken: string;
   /** Local listener port. Used in /welcome URL + state-file. */
   browsePort: number;
-  /** Idle shutdown timeout. Default 30 min. */
-  idleTimeoutMs: number;
   /** Result of resolveConfig() — stateDir, auditLog, stateFile. */
   config: ReturnType<typeof resolveConfig>;
   /** Pre-launched BrowserManager. Caller owns lifecycle. */
   browserManager: BrowserManager;
-  /** Optional Chromium profile path override. Resolved by resolveChromiumProfile(). */
-  chromiumProfile?: string;
+  // NOTE: per-factory idleTimeoutMs and chromiumProfile were deleted — they
+  // were documented but never read (the idle timer, activity state, and
+  // shutdown target are module-global, so per-factory wiring would lie for
+  // any embedder running >1 handler). Real support belongs to the deferred
+  // server.ts singleton/route-table refactor. Until then: BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT
+  // and CHROMIUM_PROFILE env are the honest knobs.
   /** Caller-owned. shutdown() does NOT call xvfb.stop(); caller is responsible. */
   xvfb?: XvfbHandle | null;
   /** Caller-owned. shutdown() does NOT call proxyBridge.close(); caller is responsible. */
@@ -283,7 +285,6 @@ export function resolveConfigFromEnv(): Omit<ServerConfig, 'browserManager' | 's
     // embedder can't ship a BOM/zero-width as the bearer secret.
     authToken: sanitizeAuthToken(process.env.AUTH_TOKEN) || crypto.randomUUID(),
     browsePort: parseInt(process.env.BROWSE_PORT || '0', 10),
-    idleTimeoutMs: parseInt(process.env.BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT || '1800000', 10),
     config: resolveConfig(),
   };
 }
diff --git a/browse/test/server-embedder-terminal-port.test.ts b/browse/test/server-embedder-terminal-port.test.ts
index f24ee3510..8008ed134 100644
--- a/browse/test/server-embedder-terminal-port.test.ts
+++ b/browse/test/server-embedder-terminal-port.test.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ function makeMinimalConfig(overrides: Partial<ServerConfig> = {}): ServerConfig
   return {
     authToken: token,
     browsePort: 34568,
-    idleTimeoutMs: 1_800_000,
     config: resolveConfig(),
     browserManager: new BrowserManager(),
     startTime: Date.now(),
diff --git a/browse/test/server-factory.test.ts b/browse/test/server-factory.test.ts
index 6b5feb264..474fa17e7 100644
--- a/browse/test/server-factory.test.ts
+++ b/browse/test/server-factory.test.ts
@@ -120,22 +120,11 @@ describe('server.ts factory API surface', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    test('reads BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT from env, defaults to 30 min (1800000ms)', () => {
-      const orig = process.env.BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT;
-      delete process.env.BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT;
-      try {
-        expect(resolveConfigFromEnv().idleTimeoutMs).toBe(1800000);
-      } finally {
-        if (orig !== undefined) process.env.BROWSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT = orig;
-      }
-    });
-
     test('returns a populated config object with the expected shape', () => {
       const cfg = resolveConfigFromEnv();
       expect(cfg).toMatchObject({
         authToken: expect.any(String),
         browsePort: expect.any(Number),
-        idleTimeoutMs: expect.any(Number),
         config: expect.objectContaining({
           stateDir: expect.any(String),
           stateFile: expect.any(String),
@@ -178,7 +167,6 @@ describe('server.ts factory API surface', () => {
       const minimalConfigShape = {
         authToken: 'tok',
         browsePort: 0,
-        idleTimeoutMs: 1800000,
         config: { stateDir: '', stateFile: '', consoleLog: '', networkLog: '', dialogLog: '', auditLog: '', projectDir: '' },
         browserManager: {} as any,
         startTime: Date.now(),
@@ -217,7 +205,6 @@ function makeMinimalConfig(overrides: Partial<ServerConfig> = {}): ServerConfig
   return {
     authToken: token,
     browsePort: 34567,
-    idleTimeoutMs: 1_800_000,
     config: resolveConfig(),
     browserManager: new BrowserManager(),
     startTime: Date.now(),