diff --git a/src/plugin-handlers/tool-config-handler.ts b/src/plugin-handlers/tool-config-handler.ts
index 381dbb55c..17ac789f5 100644
--- a/src/plugin-handlers/tool-config-handler.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-handlers/tool-config-handler.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ export function applyToolConfig(params: {
 
   params.config.permission = {
     webfetch: "allow",
-    external_directory: "allow",
     ...(params.config.permission as Record<string, unknown>),
     task: "deny",
   };