diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32ac407..bff51f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.36",
+  "version": "0.1.37",
   "description": "Paperclip adapter plugin that runs OpenCode agents as Kubernetes Jobs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/server/execute.test.ts b/src/server/execute.test.ts
index 0142d91..40d15c6 100644
--- a/src/server/execute.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/execute.test.ts
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@ describe("execute — external cancel polling", () => {
     vi.useRealTimers();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
     delete process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL;
-    delete process.env.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY;
   });
 
   it("returns errorCode=cancelled and deletes job when issue status is cancelled", async () => {
@@ -970,42 +969,6 @@ describe("execute — external cancel polling", () => {
     expect(result.errorCode).toBeUndefined();
     expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   });
-
-  it("uses PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY over ctx.authToken when set", async () => {
-    vi.useFakeTimers();
-
-    process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL = "http://test-api";
-    process.env.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY = "dev-override-key";
-
-    const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      json: () => Promise.resolve({ status: "cancelled" }),
-    });
-    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock);
-
-    let jobDeleted = false;
-    const batchApi = makeBatchApi();
-    batchApi.deleteNamespacedJob.mockImplementation(() => { jobDeleted = true; return Promise.resolve({}); });
-    batchApi.readNamespacedJob.mockImplementation(() => {
-      if (jobDeleted) return Promise.reject(Object.assign(new Error("not found"), { statusCode: 404 }));
-      return Promise.resolve({ status: { conditions: [] } });
-    });
-    vi.mocked(getBatchApi).mockReturnValue(batchApi as unknown as ReturnType<typeof getBatchApi>);
-
-    const ctx = makeCtx({}, { issueId: "issue-test-456" }, "ctx-auth-token");
-    const executePromise = execute(ctx);
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000);
-    }
-
-    await executePromise;
-
-    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "http://test-api/api/issues/issue-test-456",
-      expect.objectContaining({ headers: expect.objectContaining({ Authorization: "Bearer dev-override-key" }) }),
-    );
-  });
 });
 
 describe("execute — large-prompt Secret path", () => {
diff --git a/src/server/execute.ts b/src/server/execute.ts
index 935fccd..57c2745 100644
--- a/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -569,9 +569,7 @@ async function streamAndAwaitJob(
         await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_MS));
         if (logStopSignal.stopped || cancelSignal.cancelled) break;
         try {
-          // Prefer PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY if set (dev override), otherwise use
-          // the per-run authToken issued by Paperclip for this execution.
-          const apiKey = process.env.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY ?? ctx.authToken ?? "";
+          const apiKey = ctx.authToken ?? "";
           const resp = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/issues/${issueId}`, {
             headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
           });
diff --git a/src/server/job-manifest.test.ts b/src/server/job-manifest.test.ts
index 94d17b8..6795ae7 100644
--- a/src/server/job-manifest.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/job-manifest.test.ts
@@ -484,15 +484,14 @@ describe("buildJobManifest — env wiring branches", () => {
     expect(env.find((e) => e.name === "PAPERCLIP_API_KEY")?.value).toBe("tok_abc");
   });
 
-  it("inherits PAPERCLIP_API_URL and PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY from selfPod inheritedEnv", () => {
+  it("inherits PAPERCLIP_API_URL from selfPod inheritedEnv", () => {
     const selfPod = {
       ...mockSelfPod,
-      inheritedEnv: { PAPERCLIP_API_URL: "http://api", PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY: "dev_key" },
+      inheritedEnv: { PAPERCLIP_API_URL: "http://api" },
     };
     const result = buildJobManifest({ ctx: mockCtx, selfPod });
     const env = result.job.spec?.template.spec?.containers[0]?.env ?? [];
     expect(env.find((e) => e.name === "PAPERCLIP_API_URL")?.value).toBe("http://api");
-    expect(env.find((e) => e.name === "PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY")?.value).toBe("dev_key");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/server/job-manifest.ts b/src/server/job-manifest.ts
index d6e071b..7a24564 100644
--- a/src/server/job-manifest.ts
+++ b/src/server/job-manifest.ts
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ function buildEnvVars(
   if (selfPod.inheritedEnv.PAPERCLIP_API_URL) {
     paperclipEnv.PAPERCLIP_API_URL = selfPod.inheritedEnv.PAPERCLIP_API_URL;
   }
-  // Inherit PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY if set (dev-instance key, distinct from the
-  // main-instance run JWT in PAPERCLIP_API_KEY). Used by the external cancel
-  // polling in execute.ts to authenticate against the dev Paperclip instance.
-  if (selfPod.inheritedEnv.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY) {
-    paperclipEnv.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY = selfPod.inheritedEnv.PAPERCLIP_DEV_API_KEY;
-  }
-
   // Layer 3: Inherited from Deployment (Bedrock, API keys, etc.)
   const merged: Record<string, string> = {
     ...selfPod.inheritedEnv,