diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d004f0a5..9e7bb8bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  terminal-overlay-contract:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Enforce terminal overlay layering contract
-        run: ./scripts/check-terminal-overlay-layering.sh
-
   web-typecheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
diff --git a/scripts/check-terminal-overlay-layering.sh b/scripts/check-terminal-overlay-layering.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6a7e9dde..00000000
--- a/scripts/check-terminal-overlay-layering.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
-
-allowed_a="Sources/Find/SurfaceSearchOverlay.swift"
-allowed_b="Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift"
-pattern='SurfaceSearchOverlay[[:space:]]*\('
-
-if command -v rg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  matches="$(
-    rg -n --no-heading --glob '*.swift' "$pattern" Sources cmuxTests \
-      | grep -v "^${allowed_a}:" \
-      | grep -v "^${allowed_b}:" \
-      || true
-  )"
-else
-  matches="$(
-    grep -RIn --include='*.swift' -E "$pattern" Sources cmuxTests \
-      | grep -v "^${allowed_a}:" \
-      | grep -v "^${allowed_b}:" \
-      || true
-  )"
-fi
-
-if [[ -n "$matches" ]]; then
-  echo "Terminal overlay layering contract violation:"
-  echo "SurfaceSearchOverlay may only be instantiated in:"
-  echo "  - ${allowed_a}"
-  echo "  - ${allowed_b}"
-  echo
-  echo "$matches"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "OK: terminal overlay layering contract satisfied."