diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v1.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v1.rs
index c00ec2d5b1..d393f97f72 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v1.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v1.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use codex_protocol::config_types::ReasoningSummary;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ServiceTier;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::Verbosity;
-use codex_protocol::config_types::WebSearchToolConfig;
 use codex_protocol::models::ResponseItem;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort;
 use codex_protocol::parse_command::ParsedCommand;
@@ -386,13 +385,12 @@ pub struct Profile {
     pub model_reasoning_summary: Option<ReasoningSummary>,
     pub model_verbosity: Option<Verbosity>,
     pub chatgpt_base_url: Option<String>,
-    pub tools: Option<Tools>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, JsonSchema, TS)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Tools {
-    pub web_search: Option<WebSearchToolConfig>,
+    pub web_search: Option<bool>,
     pub view_image: Option<bool>,
 }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
index 9294a9bd3d..edd5e6720d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ pub struct AgentRoleToml {
 impl From<ToolsToml> for Tools {
     fn from(tools_toml: ToolsToml) -> Self {
         Self {
-            web_search: tools_toml.web_search,
+            web_search: tools_toml.web_search.is_some().then_some(true),
             view_image: tools_toml.view_image,
         }
     }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/profile.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/profile.rs
index 3ee213513d..ce454ff0a8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/profile.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/profile.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ impl From<ConfigProfile> for codex_app_server_protocol::Profile {
             model_reasoning_effort: config_profile.model_reasoning_effort,
             model_reasoning_summary: config_profile.model_reasoning_summary,
             model_verbosity: config_profile.model_verbosity,
-            tools: config_profile.tools.map(Into::into),
             chatgpt_base_url: config_profile.chatgpt_base_url,
         }
     }