diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_apps_file_download.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_apps_file_download.rs
index 09b019446c..164a79a107 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_apps_file_download.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_apps_file_download.rs
@@ -36,26 +36,19 @@ fn codex_apps_download_base_url(turn_context: &TurnContext) -> &str {
 fn should_materialize_codex_apps_file_download(
     server: &str,
     codex_apps_meta: Option<&JsonMap<String, JsonValue>>,
-    result_meta: Option<&JsonMap<String, JsonValue>>,
 ) -> bool {
     if server != codex_mcp::CODEX_APPS_MCP_SERVER_NAME {
         return false;
     }
 
-    codex_apps_materialize_file_download_flag(result_meta)
-        .or_else(|| codex_apps_materialize_file_download_flag(codex_apps_meta))
-        == Some(true)
-}
+    let Some(codex_apps_meta) = codex_apps_meta else {
+        return false;
+    };
 
-fn codex_apps_materialize_file_download_flag(
-    codex_apps_meta: Option<&JsonMap<String, JsonValue>>,
-) -> Option<bool> {
     codex_apps_meta
-        .and_then(|codex_apps_meta| {
-            codex_apps_meta
-                .get(CODEX_APPS_META_MATERIALIZE_FILE_DOWNLOAD_KEY)
-                .and_then(JsonValue::as_bool)
-        })
+        .get(CODEX_APPS_META_MATERIALIZE_FILE_DOWNLOAD_KEY)
+        .and_then(JsonValue::as_bool)
+        == Some(true)
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn maybe_materialize_codex_apps_file_download_result(
@@ -65,8 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn maybe_materialize_codex_apps_file_download_result(
     codex_apps_meta: Option<&JsonMap<String, JsonValue>>,
     mut result: CallToolResult,
 ) -> CallToolResult {
-    let result_meta = result.meta.as_ref().and_then(JsonValue::as_object);
-    if !should_materialize_codex_apps_file_download(server, codex_apps_meta, result_meta)
+    if !should_materialize_codex_apps_file_download(server, codex_apps_meta)
         || result.is_error == Some(true)
     {
         return result;
@@ -256,19 +248,6 @@ mod tests {
     use wiremock::matchers::method;
     use wiremock::matchers::path;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn should_materialize_codex_apps_file_download_reads_result_meta() {
-        let result_meta = serde_json::json!({
-            CODEX_APPS_META_MATERIALIZE_FILE_DOWNLOAD_KEY: true,
-        });
-
-        assert!(should_materialize_codex_apps_file_download(
-            codex_mcp::CODEX_APPS_MCP_SERVER_NAME,
-            /*codex_apps_meta*/ None,
-            result_meta.as_object(),
-        ));
-    }
-
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn codex_apps_file_download_materialization_adds_local_path_for_marked_tools() {
         let server = MockServer::start().await;