diff --git a/src/memory/search-manager.test.ts b/src/memory/search-manager.test.ts
index 650ca4a52bf..7e89b4d3f0b 100644
--- a/src/memory/search-manager.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/search-manager.test.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe("getMemorySearchManager caching", () => {
     expect(createQmdManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
-  it("reuses cached qmd managers for status-only requests", async () => {
+  it("does not cache qmd managers for status-only requests", async () => {
     const agentId = "status-agent";
     const cfg = createQmdCfg(agentId);
 
@@ -211,9 +211,12 @@ describe("getMemorySearchManager caching", () => {
       requestedProvider: "qmd",
     });
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
-    expect(createQmdManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(createQmdManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(mockMemoryIndexGet).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(second.manager).toBe(first.manager);
+
+    await first.manager?.close?.();
+    await second.manager?.close?.();
+    expect(mockPrimary.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
   it("reuses cached full qmd manager for status-only requests", async () => {
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ describe("getMemorySearchManager caching", () => {
     expect(fullAgain.manager).toBe(full.manager);
   });
 
-  it("evicts closed cached status managers so later status requests get a fresh manager", async () => {
+  it("gets a fresh qmd manager for later status requests after close", async () => {
     const agentId = "status-eviction-agent";
     const cfg = createQmdCfg(agentId);
 
@@ -246,9 +249,9 @@ describe("getMemorySearchManager caching", () => {
     const second = await getMemorySearchManager({ cfg, agentId, purpose: "status" });
     requireManager(second);
 
-    expect(second.manager).not.toBe(firstManager);
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
     expect(createQmdManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockPrimary.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   it("does not evict a newer cached wrapper when closing an older failed wrapper", async () => {
diff --git a/src/memory/search-manager.ts b/src/memory/search-manager.ts
index cd8570e2e5c..9d28251f384 100644
--- a/src/memory/search-manager.ts
+++ b/src/memory/search-manager.ts
@@ -71,11 +71,7 @@ export async function getMemorySearchManager(params: {
       });
       if (primary) {
         if (statusOnly) {
-          const wrapper = new CachedStatusMemoryManager(primary, () => {
-            QMD_MANAGER_CACHE.delete(cacheKey);
-          });
-          QMD_MANAGER_CACHE.set(cacheKey, wrapper);
-          return { manager: wrapper };
+          return { manager: primary };
         }
         const wrapper = new FallbackMemoryManager(
           {
@@ -146,59 +142,6 @@ class BorrowedMemoryManager implements MemorySearchManager {
   async close() {}
 }
 
-class CachedStatusMemoryManager implements MemorySearchManager {
-  private closed = false;
-
-  constructor(
-    private readonly inner: MemorySearchManager,
-    private readonly onClose: () => void,
-  ) {}
-
-  async search(
-    query: string,
-    opts?: { maxResults?: number; minScore?: number; sessionKey?: string },
-  ) {
-    return await this.inner.search(query, opts);
-  }
-
-  async readFile(params: { relPath: string; from?: number; lines?: number }) {
-    return await this.inner.readFile(params);
-  }
-
-  status() {
-    return this.inner.status();
-  }
-
-  async sync(params?: {
-    reason?: string;
-    force?: boolean;
-    sessionFiles?: string[];
-    progress?: (update: MemorySyncProgressUpdate) => void;
-  }) {
-    await this.inner.sync?.(params);
-  }
-
-  async probeEmbeddingAvailability(): Promise<MemoryEmbeddingProbeResult> {
-    return await this.inner.probeEmbeddingAvailability();
-  }
-
-  async probeVectorAvailability() {
-    return await this.inner.probeVectorAvailability();
-  }
-
-  async close() {
-    if (this.closed) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.closed = true;
-    try {
-      await this.inner.close?.();
-    } finally {
-      this.onClose();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 export async function closeAllMemorySearchManagers(): Promise<void> {
   const managers = Array.from(QMD_MANAGER_CACHE.values());
   QMD_MANAGER_CACHE.clear();