diff --git a/examples/shared/src/docker.ts b/examples/shared/src/docker.ts
index 5ec8a8c..adceecb 100644
--- a/examples/shared/src/docker.ts
+++ b/examples/shared/src/docker.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-import { waitForHealth } from "./sandbox-agent-client.ts";
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const EXAMPLE_IMAGE = "sandbox-agent-examples:latest";
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ async function ensureExampleImage(_docker: Docker): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 /**
- * Start a Docker container running sandbox-agent and wait for it to be healthy.
+ * Start a Docker container running sandbox-agent.
  * Registers SIGINT/SIGTERM handlers for cleanup.
  */
 export async function startDockerSandbox(opts: DockerSandboxOptions): Promise<DockerSandbox> {
@@ -275,18 +274,8 @@ export async function startDockerSandbox(opts: DockerSandboxOptions): Promise<Do
   }
   const baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${mappedHostPort}`;
 
-  try {
-    await waitForHealth({ baseUrl });
-  } catch (err) {
-    stopStartupLogs();
-    console.error("  Container logs:");
-    for (const chunk of logChunks) {
-      process.stderr.write(`    ${chunk}`);
-    }
-    throw err;
-  }
   stopStartupLogs();
-  console.log(`  Ready (${baseUrl})`);
+  console.log(`  Started (${baseUrl})`);
 
   const cleanup = async () => {
     stopStartupLogs();
diff --git a/examples/shared/src/sandbox-agent-client.ts b/examples/shared/src/sandbox-agent-client.ts
index df8fa51..5c7e7cf 100644
--- a/examples/shared/src/sandbox-agent-client.ts
+++ b/examples/shared/src/sandbox-agent-client.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
  * Provides minimal helpers for connecting to and interacting with sandbox-agent servers.
  */
 
-import { setTimeout as delay } from "node:timers/promises";
-
 function normalizeBaseUrl(baseUrl: string): string {
   return baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "");
 }
@@ -74,41 +72,6 @@ export function buildHeaders({
   return headers;
 }
 
-export async function waitForHealth({
-  baseUrl,
-  token,
-  extraHeaders,
-  timeoutMs = 120_000,
-}: {
-  baseUrl: string;
-  token?: string;
-  extraHeaders?: Record<string, string>;
-  timeoutMs?: number;
-}): Promise<void> {
-  const normalized = normalizeBaseUrl(baseUrl);
-  const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
-  let lastError: unknown;
-  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-    try {
-      const headers = buildHeaders({ token, extraHeaders });
-      const response = await fetch(`${normalized}/v1/health`, { headers });
-      if (response.ok) {
-        const data = await response.json();
-        if (data?.status === "ok") {
-          return;
-        }
-        lastError = new Error(`Unexpected health response: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
-      } else {
-        lastError = new Error(`Health check failed: ${response.status}`);
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      lastError = error;
-    }
-    await delay(500);
-  }
-  throw (lastError ?? new Error("Timed out waiting for /v1/health")) as Error;
-}
-
 export function generateSessionId(): string {
   const chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
   let id = "session-";
@@ -144,4 +107,3 @@ export function detectAgent(): string {
   }
   return "claude";
 }
-