diff --git a/docs/conventions.md b/docs/conventions.md
index e06f86c7..909a7646 100644
--- a/docs/conventions.md
+++ b/docs/conventions.md
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ request still carries an optional `wait_seconds` (long-poll the first
 message, once one arrives — or one is already pending — the call
 drains up to `max` in total): the harness's own turn-driving loop
 uses it internally (`hive-agent`'s `recv_next`, 180s). The
-agent-facing MCP `recv` tool no longer exposes this parameter at all
-(#2814) — it always passes `wait_seconds: None`, an immediate peek.
+agent-facing MCP `recv` tool does not expose this parameter — it
+always passes `wait_seconds: None`, an immediate peek.
 
 Per-row bookkeeping inside the broker:
 
diff --git a/docs/turn-loop/mcp.md b/docs/turn-loop/mcp.md
index d02d9185..40fcc11b 100644
--- a/docs/turn-loop/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/turn-loop/mcp.md
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ ttl_seconds?, to?)`, `answer(id, answer)`, `ack_until(up_to)`.
   `[ "operator" ]` to restrict a sub-agent to operator messages only
   (the topology parent is always reachable regardless of this list —
   that carve-out is structural, keyed on parent relationship, not name).
-- `recv` — drain inbox. Always an immediate peek, never blocks (#2814
-  — dropped the `wait_seconds` long-poll param entirely; nobody had a
-  use case for it that wasn't already better served by ending the
-  turn). `max` (default 1, cap 5) drains up to N rows. Each returned row is prefixed with
+- `recv` — drain inbox. Always an immediate peek, never blocks. `max`
+  (default 1, cap 5) drains up to N rows. Each returned row is prefixed with
   `[msg #<id>]` (broker row id; note the highest id seen, then pass
   it to `ack_until` to bulk-triage the batch). **Graceful shutdown**: when the harness
   receives a stop signal, the inbox becomes fenced and `recv` returns an