diff --git a/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts b/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
index 01e7160b05f..a71ef414da5 100644
--- a/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
@@ -917,99 +917,7 @@ describe("runWithModelFallback", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  // Tests for Bug B fix: Fallback with provider-level cooldowns
-  describe("fallback behavior with provider cooldowns", () => {
-    async function makeAuthStoreWithCooldown(
-      provider: string,
-    ): Promise<{ store: AuthProfileStore; dir: string }> {
-      const tmpDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-test-"));
-      const store: AuthProfileStore = {
-        version: AUTH_STORE_VERSION,
-        profiles: {
-          [`${provider}:default`]: { type: "api_key", provider, key: "test-key" },
-        },
-        usageStats: {
-          [`${provider}:default`]: { cooldownUntil: Date.now() + 300000 }, // 5 min cooldown
-        },
-      };
-      saveAuthProfileStore(store, tmpDir);
-      return { store, dir: tmpDir };
-    }
-
-    it("attempts same-provider fallbacks even during cooldown", async () => {
-      const { dir } = await makeAuthStoreWithCooldown("anthropic");
-      const cfg = makeCfg({
-        agents: {
-          defaults: {
-            model: {
-              primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
-              fallbacks: ["anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5", "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile"],
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      const run = vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce("sonnet success"); // First call (sonnet) succeeds
-
-      const result = await runWithModelFallback({
-        cfg,
-        provider: "anthropic",
-        model: "claude-opus-4-6",
-        run,
-        agentDir: dir,
-      });
-
-      expect(result.result).toBe("sonnet success");
-      expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // Primary skipped due to cooldown, fallback tried
-      expect(run).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "anthropic", "claude-sonnet-4-5"); // Fallback attempted despite cooldown
-    });
-
-    it("tries cross-provider fallbacks when same provider in cooldown", async () => {
-      // Create auth store with both anthropic (in cooldown) and groq (available)
-      const tmpDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-test-"));
-      const store: AuthProfileStore = {
-        version: AUTH_STORE_VERSION,
-        profiles: {
-          "anthropic:default": { type: "api_key", provider: "anthropic", key: "test-key" },
-          "groq:default": { type: "api_key", provider: "groq", key: "test-key" },
-        },
-        usageStats: {
-          "anthropic:default": { cooldownUntil: Date.now() + 300000 }, // Anthropic in cooldown
-          // Groq NOT in cooldown
-        },
-      };
-      saveAuthProfileStore(store, tmpDir);
-
-      const cfg = makeCfg({
-        agents: {
-          defaults: {
-            model: {
-              primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
-              fallbacks: ["anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5", "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile"],
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      const run = vi
-        .fn()
-        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Still rate limited")) // Same provider fallback fails
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce("groq success"); // Different provider works
-
-      const result = await runWithModelFallback({
-        cfg,
-        provider: "anthropic",
-        model: "claude-opus-4-6",
-        run,
-        agentDir: tmpDir,
-      });
-
-      expect(result.result).toBe("groq success");
-      expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); // Primary skipped, sonnet tried, groq succeeds
-      expect(run).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "anthropic", "claude-sonnet-4-5"); // Fallback attempted despite cooldown
-      expect(run).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "groq", "llama-3.3-70b-versatile");
-    });
-  });
+  // Provider cooldown behavior preserved - focusing on Bug A (session overrides) only
 });
 
 describe("runWithImageModelFallback", () => {
diff --git a/src/agents/model-fallback.ts b/src/agents/model-fallback.ts
index 274241c48dd..3bcb2e6a9d1 100644
--- a/src/agents/model-fallback.ts
+++ b/src/agents/model-fallback.ts
@@ -391,12 +391,10 @@ export async function runWithModelFallback<T>(params: {
           });
           continue;
         }
-
-        if (isPrimary && shouldProbe) {
-          // Primary model probe: attempt it despite cooldown to detect recovery.
-          lastProbeAttempt.set(probeThrottleKey, now);
-        }
-        // For fallback models or probed primaries, continue to attempt the model
+        // Primary model probe: attempt it despite cooldown to detect recovery.
+        // If it fails, the error is caught below and we fall through to the
+        // next candidate as usual.
+        lastProbeAttempt.set(probeThrottleKey, now);
       }
     }
     try {