diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
index a20b52e702..d01f31e90f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ import {
   ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
   CRON_ROUTE,
   MESSAGING_ROUTE,
-  SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE,
   SIDEBAR_NAV_AREA,
   type SidebarNavContribution,
   SKILLS_ROUTE
@@ -230,12 +229,6 @@ const SIDEBAR_NAV: SidebarNavItem[] = [
     icon: props => <Codicon name="watch" {...props} />,
     route: CRON_ROUTE,
     keybindActionId: 'nav.cron'
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'session-import',
-    label: '',
-    icon: props => <Codicon name="cloud-download" {...props} />,
-    route: SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE
   }
 ]
 
@@ -1469,7 +1462,6 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                   (item.id === 'messaging' && currentView === 'messaging') ||
                   (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts') ||
                   (item.id === 'cron' && currentView === 'cron') ||
-                  (item.id === 'session-import' && currentView === 'session-import') ||
                   // Contributed rows light up at their own route.
                   (currentView === 'extension' && Boolean(item.route) && pathname === item.route)
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
index 4d3f7545f1..3bf09f66b1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export type CommandDispatchResponse =
   | PrefillCommandDispatchResponse
 
 export type SidebarNavId =
-  'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'cron' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'session-import' | 'settings' | 'skills'
+  'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'cron' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'settings' | 'skills'
 
 export interface SidebarNavItem {
   /** Built-in view id, or a contributed row's namespaced contribution id. */
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
index 1ce7297289..42e2bced56 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -1754,8 +1754,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       chat: 'المحادثة',
       settings: 'الإعدادات',
       cron: 'المهام المجدولة',
-      agents: 'الوكلاء',
-      'session-import': 'استيراد جلسة'
+      agents: 'الوكلاء'
     },
     searchAria: 'البحث في الجلسات',
     searchPlaceholder: 'البحث في الجلسات...',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 4fe8bcb34f..0053466ece 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -2388,8 +2388,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       skills: 'Capabilities',
       messaging: 'Messaging',
       artifacts: 'Artifacts',
-      cron: 'Scheduled jobs',
-      'session-import': 'Import session'
+      cron: 'Scheduled jobs'
     },
     searchAria: 'Search sessions',
     searchPlaceholder: 'Search sessions…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index 38f2611b35..8acb78e25e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -2061,8 +2061,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       skills: 'スキルとツール',
       messaging: 'メッセージング',
       artifacts: 'アーティファクト',
-      cron: 'スケジュール済みジョブ',
-      'session-import': 'セッションを取り込む'
+      cron: 'スケジュール済みジョブ'
     },
     searchAria: 'セッションを検索',
     searchPlaceholder: 'セッションを検索…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
index 8e7afb5de4..7a6ee0c3cd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -2421,8 +2421,7 @@ export const ru = defineLocale({
       skills: 'Возможности',
       messaging: 'Сообщения',
       artifacts: 'Артефакты',
-      cron: 'Запланированные задачи',
-      'session-import': 'Импортировать сессию'
+      cron: 'Запланированные задачи'
     },
     searchAria: 'Поиск сеансов',
     searchPlaceholder: 'Поиск сеансов…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index 0b754c5e50..04017abe19 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -1986,8 +1986,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       skills: '技能與工具',
       messaging: '訊息平台',
       artifacts: '成品',
-      cron: '排程工作',
-      'session-import': '匯入工作階段'
+      cron: '排程工作'
     },
     searchAria: '搜尋工作階段',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜尋工作階段…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 2fc5561b55..a20d7a7ba6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -2553,8 +2553,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       skills: '技能与工具',
       messaging: '消息平台',
       artifacts: '产物',
-      cron: '定时任务',
-      'session-import': '导入会话'
+      cron: '定时任务'
     },
     searchAria: '搜索会话',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜索会话…',
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md b/website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md
index 6adc541cd5..3943dcf93a 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ the id plus a ready-to-paste `hermes --resume <id>` command.
 `--resume @claude` / `--resume @codex` show the same picker and drop you
 straight into the imported conversation.
 
-**Hermes Desktop** has the same importer under **Import session** in the
-sidebar (also in the command palette). It lists the logs on the machine the
+**Hermes Desktop** has the same importer in the command palette (**Import
+session**). It lists the logs on the machine the
 connected backend runs on — not the computer running the app — shows a
 read-only preview, and **Continue in Hermes** copies the conversation into the
 selected profile. Browsing never writes to your session store, importing never