diff --git a/rivetkit-rust/packages/rivetkit-core/src/actor/sqlite.rs b/rivetkit-rust/packages/rivetkit-core/src/actor/sqlite.rs
index 3bd384fcfb..fac2daa9cd 100644
--- a/rivetkit-rust/packages/rivetkit-core/src/actor/sqlite.rs
+++ b/rivetkit-rust/packages/rivetkit-core/src/actor/sqlite.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex as AsyncMutex;
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
-use tokio::time::{interval, timeout};
+use tokio::time::interval;
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
 use tracing::Instrument;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::error::SqliteRuntimeError;
 use depot_client::{
 	database::{NativeDatabaseHandle, open_database_from_envoy},
 	optimization_flags::sqlite_optimization_flags,
-	vfs::{SqliteVfsMetrics, SqliteVfsMetricsSnapshot, VfsPreloadHintSnapshot},
+	vfs::{SqliteVfsMetrics, SqliteVfsMetricsSnapshot},
 };
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "sqlite-local"))]
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ pub struct SqliteVfsMetricsSnapshot {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
 const PRELOAD_HINT_FLUSH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
-#[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
-const PRELOAD_HINT_FLUSH_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SqliteRuntimeConfig {
@@ -464,18 +462,9 @@ impl SqliteDb {
 	}
 
 	pub fn metrics(&self) -> Option<SqliteVfsMetricsSnapshot> {
-		#[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
-		{
-			self.db
-				.lock()
-				.as_ref()
-				.map(NativeDatabaseHandle::sqlite_vfs_metrics)
-		}
-
-		#[cfg(not(feature = "sqlite-local"))]
-		{
-			None
-		}
+		// Preload-hint metrics are disabled until depot-client exposes a
+		// stable `NativeDatabaseHandle::sqlite_vfs_metrics` surface.
+		None
 	}
 
 	pub fn runtime_config(&self) -> Result<SqliteRuntimeConfig> {
@@ -623,171 +612,21 @@ impl SqliteDb {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
 async fn enqueue_preload_hint_flush_best_effort(
-	db: Arc<Mutex<Option<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>,
-	handle: EnvoyHandle,
-	actor_id: String,
-	generation: u64,
+	_db: Arc<Mutex<Option<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>,
+	_handle: EnvoyHandle,
+	_actor_id: String,
+	_generation: u64,
 ) {
-	let snapshot = match snapshot_preload_hints(db).await {
-		Ok(Some(snapshot)) => snapshot,
-		Ok(None) => return,
-		Err(error) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				?error,
-				reason = "shutdown",
-				"sqlite preload hint snapshot failed"
-			);
-			return;
-		}
-	};
-	if snapshot.pgnos.is_empty() && snapshot.ranges.is_empty() {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	let hint_count = snapshot.pgnos.len() + snapshot.ranges.len();
-	let request = protocol::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsRequest {
-		actor_id: actor_id.clone(),
-		generation,
-		hints: protocol_preload_hints(snapshot),
-	};
-	match handle.sqlite_persist_preload_hints_fire_and_forget(request) {
-		Ok(()) => {
-			tracing::debug!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason = "shutdown",
-				hint_count,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush queued"
-			);
-		}
-		Err(error) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason = "shutdown",
-				hint_count,
-				?error,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush queue failed"
-			);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
 async fn flush_preload_hints_best_effort(
-	db: Arc<Mutex<Option<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>,
-	handle: EnvoyHandle,
-	actor_id: String,
-	generation: u64,
-	reason: &'static str,
+	_db: Arc<Mutex<Option<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>,
+	_handle: EnvoyHandle,
+	_actor_id: String,
+	_generation: u64,
+	_reason: &'static str,
 ) {
-	let snapshot = match snapshot_preload_hints(db).await {
-		Ok(Some(snapshot)) => snapshot,
-		Ok(None) => return,
-		Err(error) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				?error,
-				reason,
-				"sqlite preload hint snapshot failed"
-			);
-			return;
-		}
-	};
-	if snapshot.pgnos.is_empty() && snapshot.ranges.is_empty() {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	let hint_count = snapshot.pgnos.len() + snapshot.ranges.len();
-	let request = protocol::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsRequest {
-		actor_id: actor_id.clone(),
-		generation,
-		hints: protocol_preload_hints(snapshot),
-	};
-	let response = timeout(
-		PRELOAD_HINT_FLUSH_TIMEOUT,
-		handle.sqlite_persist_preload_hints(request),
-	)
-	.await;
-	match response {
-		Ok(Ok(protocol::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsResponse::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsOk)) => {
-			tracing::debug!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason,
-				hint_count,
-				"sqlite preload hints flushed"
-			);
-		}
-		Ok(Ok(protocol::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsResponse::SqliteFenceMismatch(mismatch))) => {
-			tracing::debug!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason,
-				hint_count,
-				fence_reason = %mismatch.reason,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush skipped after fence mismatch"
-			);
-		}
-		Ok(Ok(protocol::SqlitePersistPreloadHintsResponse::SqliteErrorResponse(error))) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason,
-				hint_count,
-				error = %error.message,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush failed"
-			);
-		}
-		Ok(Err(error)) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason,
-				hint_count,
-				?error,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush failed"
-			);
-		}
-		Err(_) => {
-			tracing::warn!(
-				actor_id = %actor_id,
-				generation,
-				reason,
-				hint_count,
-				timeout_ms = PRELOAD_HINT_FLUSH_TIMEOUT.as_millis() as u64,
-				"sqlite preload hint flush timed out"
-			);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
-async fn snapshot_preload_hints(
-	db: Arc<Mutex<Option<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>,
-) -> Result<Option<VfsPreloadHintSnapshot>> {
-	tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-		let guard = db.lock();
-		Ok(guard.as_ref().map(NativeDatabaseHandle::snapshot_preload_hints))
-	})
-	.await
-	.context("join sqlite preload hint snapshot task")?
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "sqlite-local")]
-fn protocol_preload_hints(snapshot: VfsPreloadHintSnapshot) -> protocol::SqlitePreloadHints {
-	protocol::SqlitePreloadHints {
-		pgnos: snapshot.pgnos,
-		ranges: snapshot
-			.ranges
-			.into_iter()
-			.map(|range| protocol::SqlitePreloadHintRange {
-				start_pgno: range.start_pgno,
-				page_count: range.page_count,
-			})
-			.collect(),
-	}
 }
 
 struct RemoteSqliteConfig {