diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.test.ts
index 3ec16a0af78..922102925d0 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.test.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ describe("doctor state integrity oauth dir checks", () => {
     expect(text).not.toContain("CRITICAL: OAuth dir missing");
   });
 
+  it("does not require the legacy sessions directory for SQLite-backed sessions", async () => {
+    const cfg: OpenClawConfig = {};
+    const confirmRuntimeRepair = await runStateIntegrity(cfg);
+
+    expect(stateIntegrityText()).not.toContain("CRITICAL: Sessions dir missing");
+    expect(confirmRuntimeRepair).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        message: expect.stringContaining("Create Sessions dir"),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("does not prompt for oauth dir when whatsapp is configured without persisted auth state", async () => {
     const cfg: OpenClawConfig = {
       channels: {
@@ -425,7 +437,7 @@ describe("doctor state integrity oauth dir checks", () => {
   });
 
   it.skipIf(process.platform === "win32")(
-    "does not archive referenced transcripts when the state dir path resolves through a symlink",
+    "treats symlinked legacy transcript files as orphan cleanup candidates",
     async () => {
       const cfg: OpenClawConfig = {};
       const originalHome = tempHome;
@@ -459,8 +471,10 @@ describe("doctor state integrity oauth dir checks", () => {
         );
         await noteStateIntegrity(cfg, { confirmRuntimeRepair, note: noteMock });
 
-        expect(fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)).toBe(true);
-        expect(stateIntegrityText()).not.toContain("These .jsonl files are no longer referenced");
+        expect(fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)).toBe(false);
+        expect(stateIntegrityText()).toContain(
+          "These legacy .jsonl files are no longer referenced by SQLite session rows",
+        );
       } finally {
         fs.rmSync(symlinkHome, { force: true, recursive: true });
       }
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.ts b/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.ts
index cc867ec9fa9..791f6596d41 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-state-integrity.ts
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ export async function noteStateIntegrity(
 
   if (stateDirExists) {
     const dirCandidates = new Map<string, string>();
-    dirCandidates.set(sessionsDir, "Sessions dir");
     if (requireOAuthDir) {
       dirCandidates.set(oauthDir, "OAuth dir");
     } else if (!existsDir(oauthDir)) {
@@ -869,7 +868,7 @@ export async function noteStateIntegrity(
   const store = Object.fromEntries(
     listSessionEntries({ agentId, env }).map(({ sessionKey, entry }) => [sessionKey, entry]),
   );
-  const sessionPathOpts = resolveSessionFilePathOptions({ agentId, sessionsDir });
+  const sessionPathOpts = resolveSessionFilePathOptions({ agentId });
   const entries = Object.entries(store).filter(([, entry]) => entry && typeof entry === "object");
   if (entries.length > 0) {
     const recent = entries