diff --git a/agent/system_prompt.py b/agent/system_prompt.py
index 6b1229fa29..3c47a66340 100644
--- a/agent/system_prompt.py
+++ b/agent/system_prompt.py
@@ -595,14 +595,14 @@ def build_system_prompt_parts(agent: Any, system_message: Optional[str] = None)
     _cc_len = getattr(getattr(agent, "context_compressor", None), "context_length", None)
     _ctx_len = _cc_len if isinstance(_cc_len, int) and _cc_len > 0 else None
     # ── Stable tier ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    stable_parts, _soul_loaded = _identity_parts(agent, _r, _ctx_len)
+    stable_parts, _soul_loaded = _identity_parts(agent, _ctx_len)
     # The skill_view() pointer dangles without skill tools OR without the
     # hermes-agent skill installed, so the variant is chosen after the skills
     # index is built; this slot holds its position.
     _help_guidance_slot = len(stable_parts)
     stable_parts.append(HERMES_AGENT_HELP_GUIDANCE_NO_SKILLS)
     stable_parts.extend(_guidance_parts(agent))
-    skills_prompt = _skills_prompt(agent, _r)
+    skills_prompt = _skills_prompt(agent)
     # Skill-pointer variant requires BOTH skill_view AND the hermes-agent skill
     # in the rendered index (pure string check — inherits the index's stability).
     if "skill_view" in (agent.valid_tool_names or set()) and "- hermes-agent:" in skills_prompt:
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ def build_system_prompt_parts(agent: Any, system_message: Optional[str] = None)
     # ephemeral_system_prompt is injected at API-call time only, never cached.
     if system_message is not None:
         context_parts.append(system_message)
-    context_parts.extend(_context_files_part(agent, _r, _ctx_len, _soul_loaded))
+    context_parts.extend(_context_files_part(agent, _ctx_len, _soul_loaded))
     # ── Volatile tier (most likely to differ on a rebuild; kept last so the stable prefix stays reusable) ──
     # Skills are runtime-mutable, so the index leads the volatile band: on a longest-prefix
     # backend an unchanged index stays inside the reused prefix; a changed one re-prefills from here.