diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aaf5594ee26..3ff08b6f4ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Fixes
 
 - Control UI: add hardened fallback for asset resolution in global npm installs. (#4855) Thanks @anapivirtua.
+- Update: remove dead restore control-ui step that failed on gitignored dist/ output.
 - Models: add forward-compat fallback for `openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex` when model registry hasn't discovered it yet. (#9989) Thanks @w1kke.
 - Auto-reply/Docs: normalize `extra-high` (and spaced variants) to `xhigh` for Codex thinking levels, and align Codex 5.3 FAQ examples. (#9976) Thanks @slonce70.
 - Compaction: remove orphaned `tool_result` messages during history pruning to prevent session corruption from aborted tool calls. (#9868, fixes #9769, #9724, #9672)
diff --git a/src/infra/update-runner.ts b/src/infra/update-runner.ts
index bbb12ed401e..20bf9837eef 100644
--- a/src/infra/update-runner.ts
+++ b/src/infra/update-runner.ts
@@ -746,17 +746,6 @@ export async function runGatewayUpdate(opts: UpdateRunnerOptions = {}): Promise<
     );
     steps.push(uiBuildStep);
 
-    // Restore dist/control-ui/ to committed state to prevent dirty repo after update
-    // (ui:build regenerates assets with new hashes, which would block future updates)
-    const restoreUiStep = await runStep(
-      step(
-        "restore control-ui",
-        ["git", "-C", gitRoot, "checkout", "--", "dist/control-ui/"],
-        gitRoot,
-      ),
-    );
-    steps.push(restoreUiStep);
-
     const doctorStep = await runStep(
       step(
         "openclaw doctor",