diff --git a/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_render.go b/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_render.go
index 4e698ffd068..149e3ada650 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_render.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_render.go
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ func renderMarkdownExecutiveSummaryToWriter(w io.Writer, report *CrossRunAuditRe
 	fmt.Fprintln(w)
 }
 
-func renderMarkdownMetricsTrend(mt MetricsTrendData) {
-	renderMarkdownMetricsTrendToWriter(os.Stdout, mt)
-}
-
 func renderMarkdownMetricsTrendToWriter(w io.Writer, mt MetricsTrendData) {
 	if mt.TotalTokens == 0 && mt.TotalTurns == 0 && mt.AvgDurationNs == 0 {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_test.go b/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_test.go
index 42639d0f5bb..ec438ca28ad 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/audit_cross_run_test.go
@@ -312,30 +312,6 @@ func TestRenderCrossRunReportMarkdown(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "api.github.com:443", "Should contain the domain")
 }
 
-func TestRenderMarkdownMetricsTrend_IncludesTurnsWithoutTokens(t *testing.T) {
-	oldStdout := os.Stdout
-	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
-	require.NoError(t, err, "should create stdout pipe")
-	os.Stdout = w
-
-	renderMarkdownMetricsTrend(MetricsTrendData{
-		TotalTurns: 9,
-		AvgTurns:   4.5,
-		MaxTurns:   6,
-	})
-
-	w.Close()
-	os.Stdout = oldStdout
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(r)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "should read captured stdout")
-	output := buf.String()
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "## Metrics Trends", "Should render metrics section when turn metrics exist")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "| Turns | 9 | 4.5 | — | 6 | — |", "Should render turns row without tokens")
-}
-
 func TestRenderPrettyMetricsTrend_IncludesDurationWithoutTokens(t *testing.T) {
 	oldStderr := os.Stderr
 	r, w, err := os.Pipe()