diff --git a/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md b/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
index 8587c403..7aeacc30 100644
--- a/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
+++ b/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ This document contains the help content for the `hivectl` command-line program.
 * [`hivectl choom`↴](#hivectl-choom)
 * [`hivectl stop`↴](#hivectl-stop)
 * [`hivectl start`↴](#hivectl-start)
-* [`hivectl restart`↴](#hivectl-restart)
 
 ## `hivectl`
 
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ Sibling to the `hive-c0re` daemon binary. Covers host-side admin operations that
 * `choom` — Open an interactive Claude session inside an agent container
 * `stop` — Stop containers hive-wide in one operator action. Bare `hivectl stop` stops **everything** — all sub-agents plus the ci, forge, gateway, and matrix infra containers. Narrow it with scope flags: `--agents` (all sub-agents), `--ci` / `--forge` / `--gateway` / `--matrix` (named infra), and `--agent <name>` (repeatable) for specific sub-agents. Flags are additive (e.g. `--agents --matrix`). Requires the hive-c0re daemon (connects to the host admin socket). hive-c0re itself is never stopped — it services the request
 * `start` — Start containers hive-wide — the inverse of `hivectl stop`. Bare `hivectl start` starts everything back up; the same scope flags as `stop` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). Requires the hive-c0re daemon
-* `restart` — Restart containers hive-wide — `stop` then `start` over the same scope. Bare `hivectl restart` restarts **everything** (all sub-agents plus the ci/forge/gateway/matrix infra containers); the same scope flags as `stop`/`start` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). If the stop phase reports a failure the start phase is skipped so the operator can investigate. Requires the hive-c0re daemon
 
 ###### **Options:**
 
@@ -332,24 +330,6 @@ Start containers hive-wide — the inverse of `hivectl stop`. Bare `hivectl star
 
 
 
-## `hivectl restart`
-
-Restart containers hive-wide — `stop` then `start` over the same scope. Bare `hivectl restart` restarts **everything** (all sub-agents plus the ci/forge/gateway/matrix infra containers); the same scope flags as `stop`/`start` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). If the stop phase reports a failure the start phase is skipped so the operator can investigate. Requires the hive-c0re daemon
-
-**Usage:** `hivectl restart [OPTIONS]`
-
-###### **Options:**
-
-* `--agents` — All sub-agent containers
-* `--agent <NAME>` — A specific sub-agent by name. Repeatable: `--agent a --agent b`
-* `--ci` — The CI runner container (`hive-ci`)
-* `--forge` — The forge container (`hive-forge`)
-* `--gateway` — The gateway container (`hive-gateway`)
-* `--matrix` — The matrix container (`hive-matrix`)
-* `--graceful` — Gracefully quiesce each agent on the stop half (see `stop --graceful`). Applies to agents only
-
-
-
 <hr/>
 
 <small><i>
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
index 618258c0..8f0529a9 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
@@ -133,21 +133,6 @@ enum Cmd {
         #[command(flatten)]
         scope: ScopeArgs,
     },
-    /// Restart containers hive-wide — `stop` then `start` over the same
-    /// scope. Bare `hivectl restart` restarts **everything** (all sub-agents
-    /// plus the ci/forge/gateway/matrix infra containers); the same scope
-    /// flags as `stop`/`start` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`,
-    /// `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). If the stop phase reports
-    /// a failure the start phase is skipped so the operator can investigate.
-    /// Requires the hive-c0re daemon.
-    Restart {
-        #[command(flatten)]
-        scope: ScopeArgs,
-        /// Gracefully quiesce each agent on the stop half (see
-        /// `stop --graceful`). Applies to agents only.
-        #[arg(long)]
-        graceful: bool,
-    },
     /// Emit the full CLI reference as `CommonMark` to stdout.
     ///
     /// Hidden tooling command (not part of day-to-day operator admin):
@@ -435,7 +420,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         },
         Cmd::Stop { scope, graceful } => stop(&socket, scope.to_scope(), graceful).await,
         Cmd::Start { scope } => start(&socket, scope.to_scope()).await,
-        Cmd::Restart { scope, graceful } => restart(&socket, scope.to_scope(), graceful).await,
         Cmd::Choom { name, fresh } => choom(&name, fresh),
         Cmd::MarkdownDocs => {
             print!("{}", clap_markdown::help_markdown::<Cli>());
@@ -907,16 +891,6 @@ async fn start(socket: &Path, scope: hive_sh4re::LifecycleScope) -> Result<()> {
     render_lifecycle(&resp, "started")
 }
 
-/// Restart = `stop` then `start` over the same scope, composed client-side
-/// from the two daemon ops (no dedicated wire op). The stop phase honours
-/// `--graceful`; if it reports a failure (`stop` returns `Err`) the `?`
-/// short-circuits before the start phase, so a half-stopped hive isn't
-/// blindly started over — the operator sees the stop errors and can recover.
-async fn restart(socket: &Path, scope: hive_sh4re::LifecycleScope, graceful: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    stop(socket, scope.clone(), graceful).await?;
-    start(socket, scope).await
-}
-
 /// Render a hive-wide stop/start response: one `<verb>: <name>` line per
 /// touched container, then surface any aggregated per-target failure as a
 /// non-zero exit. `verb` is the past-tense word printed per item