diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.test.ts
index 11ff0c72b6c..56ccc2116f0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.test.ts
@@ -7,48 +7,17 @@ import {
 } from "./DesktopEarlyStartup.ts";
 
 function makeApp() {
-  const appendSwitch = vi.fn();
   const exit = vi.fn();
   const getVersion = vi.fn(() => "1.2.3");
   const app: DesktopEarlyStartupApp = {
-    commandLine: { appendSwitch },
     exit,
     getVersion,
   };
 
-  return { app, appendSwitch, exit, getVersion };
+  return { app, exit, getVersion };
 }
 
 describe("configureDesktopEarlyStartup", () => {
-  it("forces the libsecret password store on Linux", () => {
-    const { app, appendSwitch } = makeApp();
-
-    configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
-      app,
-      argv: ["t3code"],
-      platform: "linux",
-      writeStdout: vi.fn(),
-    });
-
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(appendSwitch.mock.calls, [["password-store", "gnome-libsecret"]]);
-  });
-
-  it.each(["darwin", "win32"] as const)(
-    "does not override the password store on %s",
-    (platform: "darwin" | "win32") => {
-      const { app, appendSwitch } = makeApp();
-
-      configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
-        app,
-        argv: ["t3code"],
-        platform,
-        writeStdout: vi.fn(),
-      });
-
-      assert.strictEqual(appendSwitch.mock.calls.length, 0);
-    },
-  );
-
   it.each(["--version", "-v"] as const)(
     "prints the packaged version for %s",
     (flag: "--version" | "-v") => {
@@ -58,7 +27,6 @@ describe("configureDesktopEarlyStartup", () => {
       configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
         app,
         argv: ["t3code", flag],
-        platform: "linux",
         writeStdout,
       });
 
@@ -67,4 +35,19 @@ describe("configureDesktopEarlyStartup", () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(exit.mock.calls, [[0]]);
     },
   );
+
+  it("does nothing for an ordinary launch", () => {
+    const { app, exit, getVersion } = makeApp();
+    const writeStdout = vi.fn();
+
+    configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
+      app,
+      argv: ["t3code"],
+      writeStdout,
+    });
+
+    assert.strictEqual(getVersion.mock.calls.length, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(writeStdout.mock.calls.length, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(exit.mock.calls.length, 0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.ts b/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.ts
index 55dd473dca9..b56ad1a91ea 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/electron/DesktopEarlyStartup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 export interface DesktopEarlyStartupApp {
-  readonly commandLine: {
-    readonly appendSwitch: (switchName: string, value?: string) => void;
-  };
   readonly exit: (exitCode?: number) => void;
   readonly getVersion: () => string;
 }
@@ -9,21 +6,15 @@ export interface DesktopEarlyStartupApp {
 export interface ConfigureDesktopEarlyStartupOptions {
   readonly app: DesktopEarlyStartupApp;
   readonly argv: ReadonlyArray<string>;
-  readonly platform: NodeJS.Platform;
   readonly writeStdout: (value: string) => unknown;
 }
 
 /**
  * Applies command-line behavior that Electron must receive before `app.whenReady()`.
- *
- * Keep this explicit: Electron's automatic password-store selection is unreliable
- * in Linux desktop sessions such as Niri/UWSM, where Secret Service is available
- * but Chromium can otherwise select an unusable backend.
  */
 export function configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
   app,
   argv,
-  platform,
   writeStdout,
 }: ConfigureDesktopEarlyStartupOptions): void {
   if (argv.includes("--version") || argv.includes("-v")) {
@@ -33,8 +24,4 @@ export function configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
       app.exit(0);
     }
   }
-
-  if (platform === "linux") {
-    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("password-store", "gnome-libsecret");
-  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index ee00eb6751d..01b476f537b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ import * as DesktopWslEnvironment from "./wsl/DesktopWslEnvironment.ts";
 configureDesktopEarlyStartup({
   app: Electron.app,
   argv: process.argv,
-  platform: Effect.runSync(HostProcessPlatform),
   writeStdout: (value) => process.stdout.write(value),
 });