diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/realtime_websocket/methods.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/realtime_websocket/methods.rs
index 6f437fa410..bcbd356c67 100644
--- a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/realtime_websocket/methods.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/realtime_websocket/methods.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use futures::SinkExt;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use http::HeaderMap;
 use http::HeaderValue;
-use serde_json::Value;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
@@ -230,10 +229,6 @@ impl RealtimeWebsocketConnection {
             .await
     }
 
-    pub async fn send_response_create(&self) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
-        self.writer.send_response_create().await
-    }
-
     pub async fn close(&self) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
         self.writer.close().await
     }
@@ -302,10 +297,6 @@ impl RealtimeWebsocketWriter {
             .await
     }
 
-    pub async fn send_json_value(&self, message: Value) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
-        self.send_payload(message.to_string()).await
-    }
-
     pub async fn send_session_update(
         &self,
         instructions: String,
@@ -337,7 +328,7 @@ impl RealtimeWebsocketWriter {
         self.send_payload(payload).await
     }
 
-    async fn send_payload(&self, payload: String) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
+    pub async fn send_payload(&self, payload: String) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
         if self.is_closed.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
             return Err(ApiError::Stream(
                 "realtime websocket connection is closed".to_string(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/realtime_conversation.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/realtime_conversation.rs
index 829778e418..4584c7ff66 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/realtime_conversation.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/realtime_conversation.rs
@@ -111,52 +111,6 @@ impl RealtimeHandoffState {
             session_kind,
         }
     }
-
-    async fn send_output(&self, output_text: String) -> CodexResult<()> {
-        let Some(handoff_id) = self.active_handoff.lock().await.clone() else {
-            return Ok(());
-        };
-
-        *self.last_output_text.lock().await = Some(output_text.clone());
-        match self.session_kind {
-            RealtimeSessionKind::V1 => {
-                self.output_tx
-                    .send(HandoffOutput::ImmediateAppend {
-                        handoff_id,
-                        output_text,
-                    })
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(|_| {
-                        CodexErr::InvalidRequest("conversation is not running".to_string())
-                    })?;
-            }
-            RealtimeSessionKind::V2 => {}
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn send_final_output(&self) -> CodexResult<()> {
-        match self.session_kind {
-            RealtimeSessionKind::V1 => return Ok(()),
-            RealtimeSessionKind::V2 => {}
-        }
-
-        let Some(handoff_id) = self.active_handoff.lock().await.clone() else {
-            return Ok(());
-        };
-        let Some(output_text) = self.last_output_text.lock().await.clone() else {
-            return Ok(());
-        };
-
-        self.output_tx
-            .send(HandoffOutput::FinalToolCall {
-                handoff_id,
-                output_text,
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| CodexErr::InvalidRequest("conversation is not running".to_string()))?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -304,7 +258,22 @@ impl RealtimeConversationManager {
             state.handoff.clone()
         };
 
-        handoff.send_output(output_text).await
+        let Some(handoff_id) = handoff.active_handoff.lock().await.clone() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        *handoff.last_output_text.lock().await = Some(output_text.clone());
+        if matches!(handoff.session_kind, RealtimeSessionKind::V1) {
+            handoff
+                .output_tx
+                .send(HandoffOutput::ImmediateAppend {
+                    handoff_id,
+                    output_text,
+                })
+                .await
+                .map_err(|_| CodexErr::InvalidRequest("conversation is not running".to_string()))?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn handoff_complete(&self) -> CodexResult<()> {
@@ -315,7 +284,25 @@ impl RealtimeConversationManager {
         let Some(handoff) = handoff else {
             return Ok(());
         };
-        handoff.send_final_output().await
+        if matches!(handoff.session_kind, RealtimeSessionKind::V1) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let Some(handoff_id) = handoff.active_handoff.lock().await.clone() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        let Some(output_text) = handoff.last_output_text.lock().await.clone() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        handoff
+            .output_tx
+            .send(HandoffOutput::FinalToolCall {
+                handoff_id,
+                output_text,
+            })
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| CodexErr::InvalidRequest("conversation is not running".to_string()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn active_handoff_id(&self) -> Option<String> {
@@ -716,12 +703,13 @@ fn spawn_realtime_input_task(input: RealtimeInputTask) -> JoinHandle<()> {
                                             .as_deref()
                                             .is_none_or(|item_id| item_id == output_audio_state.item_id)
                                         && let Err(err) = writer
-                                            .send_json_value(json!({
+                                            .send_payload(json!({
                                                 "type": "conversation.item.truncate",
                                                 "item_id": output_audio_state.item_id,
                                                 "content_index": 0,
                                                 "audio_end_ms": output_audio_state.audio_end_ms,
-                                            }))
+                                            })
+                                            .to_string())
                                             .await
                                     {
                                         let mapped_error = map_api_error(err);