diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 97503ba21..c3cbf3e89 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import "./styles/cookieconsent.css";
 import "./index.css";
 import { RightRailProvider } from "./contexts/RightRailContext";
 
-// Import file ID safety validators (development only)
+// Import file ID debugging helpers (development only)
 import "./utils/fileIdSafety";
 
 // Loading component for i18next suspense
diff --git a/frontend/src/contexts/FileContext.tsx b/frontend/src/contexts/FileContext.tsx
index 3efaa01a4..a79303c33 100644
--- a/frontend/src/contexts/FileContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/contexts/FileContext.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function FileContextInner({
 
   // Helper functions for pinned files
   const consumeFilesWrapper = useCallback(async (inputFileIds: FileId[], outputFiles: File[]): Promise<FileId[]> => {
-    return consumeFiles(inputFileIds, outputFiles, stateRef, filesRef, dispatch, indexedDB);
+    return consumeFiles(inputFileIds, outputFiles, filesRef, dispatch, indexedDB);
   }, [indexedDB]);
 
   const undoConsumeFilesWrapper = useCallback(async (inputFiles: File[], inputWorkbenchFiles: WorkbenchFile[], outputFileIds: FileId[]): Promise<void> => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/fileIdSafety.d.ts b/frontend/src/types/fileIdSafety.d.ts
index 9316af45a..08888d4c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/fileIdSafety.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/fileIdSafety.d.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ declare global {
     type RequireStirlingFile<T> = T extends File ? StirlingFile : T;
   }
 
-  // Extend Window interface to add runtime validation helpers
+  // Extend Window interface for debugging
   interface Window {
     __FILE_ID_DEBUG?: boolean;
-    __validateFileId?: (id: string, context: string) => void;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/fileIdSafety.ts b/frontend/src/utils/fileIdSafety.ts
index 6837786ed..3fda8a4a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/fileIdSafety.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/fileIdSafety.ts
@@ -11,69 +11,4 @@ export function isValidFileId(id: string): id is FileId {
   return uuidRegex.test(id);
 }
 
-// Detect potentially dangerous file.name usage as ID
-export function isDangerousFileNameAsId(fileName: string, context: string = ''): boolean {
-  // Check if it's definitely a UUID (safe)
-  if (isValidFileId(fileName)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  
-  // Check if it's a quickKey (safe) - format: name|size|lastModified
-  if (/^.+\|\d+\|\d+$/.test(fileName)) {
-    return false; // quickKeys are legitimate, not dangerous
-  }
-  
-  // Common patterns that suggest file.name is being used as ID
-  const dangerousPatterns = [
-    /^[^-]+-page-\d+$/, // pattern: filename-page-123
-    /\.(pdf|jpg|png|doc|docx)$/i, // ends with file extension
-    /\s/, // contains whitespace (filenames often have spaces)
-    /[()[\]{}]/, // contains brackets/parentheses common in filenames
-    /['"]/, // contains quotes
-    /[^a-zA-Z0-9\-._]/ // contains special characters not in UUIDs
-  ];
-  
-  // Check dangerous patterns
-  const isDangerous = dangerousPatterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(fileName));
-  
-  if (isDangerous && context) {
-    console.warn(`⚠️ Potentially dangerous file.name usage detected in ${context}: "${fileName}"`);
-  }
-  
-  return isDangerous;
-}
 
-// Runtime validation for FileId usage in development
-export function validateFileId(id: string, context: string): void {
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-    // Check if it looks like a dangerous file.name usage
-    if (isDangerousFileNameAsId(id, context)) {
-      console.error(`💀 DANGEROUS: file.name used as FileId in ${context}! This will cause ID collisions.`);
-      console.trace('Stack trace:');
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-// Runtime validation for File vs FileWithId usage
-export function validateFileWithId(file: File, context: string): void {
-  // Check if file has embedded fileId
-  if (!('fileId' in file)) {
-    console.warn(`⚠️ Regular File object used where FileWithId expected in ${context}: "${file.name}"`);
-    console.warn('Consider using FileWithId for better type safety');
-  }
-}
-
-// Assertion for FileId validation (throws in development)
-export function assertValidFileId(id: string, context: string): void {
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-    if (isDangerousFileNameAsId(id, context)) {
-      throw new Error(`ASSERTION FAILED: Dangerous file.name as FileId detected in ${context}: "${id}"`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-// Global debug helpers (can be enabled in dev tools)
-if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  window.__FILE_ID_DEBUG = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
-  window.__validateFileId = validateFileId;
-}
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