diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91f664fd..4d594e20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ WATCHING → SENDING_UPDATE → WAITING_UPDATE → SENDING_CLEAR → WAITING_CLE
 |--------|---------|-------------|
 | `idleTimeoutMs` | 5000 | Time to wait after idle before sending update |
 | `updatePrompt` | "update all docs..." | Prompt to send when idle |
-| `interStepDelayMs` | 1000 | Delay between respawn steps |
 | `sendClear` | true | Send /clear after update prompt |
 | `sendInit` | true | Send /init after /clear |
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index 463ff864..044016f5 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
   getModalRespawnConfig() {
     const updatePrompt = document.getElementById('modalRespawnPrompt').value;
     const idleTimeout = parseInt(document.getElementById('modalRespawnIdleTimeout').value) || 5;
-    const stepDelay = parseInt(document.getElementById('modalRespawnStepDelay').value) || 1;
     const sendClear = document.getElementById('modalRespawnSendClear').checked;
     const sendInit = document.getElementById('modalRespawnSendInit').checked;
     const durationStr = document.getElementById('modalRespawnDuration').value;
@@ -1277,7 +1276,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
       respawnConfig: {
         updatePrompt,
         idleTimeoutMs: idleTimeout * 1000,
-        interStepDelayMs: stepDelay * 1000,
         sendClear,
         sendInit,
       },
diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index 09e5509d..59f032b5 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -204,20 +204,11 @@
               <input type="text" id="modalRespawnPrompt" value="update all the docs and CLAUDE.md" placeholder="Prompt to send when idle">
             </div>
 
-            <div class="form-row-inline">
-              <div class="form-col">
-                <label>Idle Timeout</label>
-                <div class="input-suffix">
-                  <input type="number" id="modalRespawnIdleTimeout" value="5" min="1" max="60">
-                  <span>sec</span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              <div class="form-col">
-                <label>Step Delay</label>
-                <div class="input-suffix">
-                  <input type="number" id="modalRespawnStepDelay" value="1" min="0" max="10">
-                  <span>sec</span>
-                </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>Idle Timeout</label>
+              <div class="input-suffix">
+                <input type="number" id="modalRespawnIdleTimeout" value="5" min="1" max="60">
+                <span>sec</span>
               </div>
             </div>