diff --git a/browsergateway/browsergateway.go b/browsergateway/browsergateway.go
index 4f99a29..2d0c6a8 100644
--- a/browsergateway/browsergateway.go
+++ b/browsergateway/browsergateway.go
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// to match against). For all proxy targets (RDP/SSH/VNC), auth tokens are
 	// stored per-Target and validated by isAllowed.
 	AuthToken string
-	// NativeSSH, when non-nil, configures a local PTY/shell SSH mode instead
-	// of proxying to an external SSH server.
-	NativeSSH *NativeSSHConfig
 }
 
 // Gateway is a browser-based RDP/SSH/VNC WebSocket proxy.
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ type Config struct {
 // HandleRDP / HandleSSH / HandleVNC http.HandlerFunc methods.
 type Gateway struct {
 	authToken string
-	nativeSSH *NativeSSHConfig
 
 	mu      sync.RWMutex
 	targets map[int]Target // keyed by Target.ID
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ type Gateway struct {
 func New(cfg Config) *Gateway {
 	return &Gateway{
 		authToken: cfg.AuthToken,
-		nativeSSH: cfg.NativeSSH,
 		targets:   make(map[int]Target),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/browsergateway/ssh.go b/browsergateway/ssh.go
index dc5bb13..bc76460 100644
--- a/browsergateway/ssh.go
+++ b/browsergateway/ssh.go
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ func (g *Gateway) HandleSSH(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	token := r.URL.Query().Get("authToken")
 
+	var nativeSSH = false
+
 	// In proxy mode we also need host + username from query params.
 	var target, username string
-	if g.nativeSSH == nil {
+	if !nativeSSH {
 		host := r.URL.Query().Get("host")
 		port := r.URL.Query().Get("port")
 		username = r.URL.Query().Get("username")
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ func (g *Gateway) HandleSSH(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ws.SetReadLimit(-1)
 	defer ws.CloseNow() //nolint:errcheck
 
-	if g.nativeSSH != nil {
-		if err := serveNativeSSHSession(ctx, ws, *g.nativeSSH); err != nil {
+	if nativeSSH {
+		if err := serveNativeSSHSession(ctx, ws); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("SSH native session error: %v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/browsergateway/ssh_native.go b/browsergateway/ssh_native.go
index a2ac8e9..3745aa4 100644
--- a/browsergateway/ssh_native.go
+++ b/browsergateway/ssh_native.go
@@ -10,18 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fosrl/newt/nativessh"
 )
 
-// NativeSSHConfig holds configuration for the native PTY/shell mode.
-type NativeSSHConfig struct {
-	// Shell is the executable to spawn (e.g. /bin/bash). Defaults to /bin/sh.
-	Shell string
-}
-
 // serveNativeSSHSession handles a WebSocket SSH session by spawning a local
 // PTY+shell instead of proxying to an external SSH server. The auth token has
 // already been validated at the WebSocket upgrade level, so this function only
 // reads (and discards) the initial "auth" frame for protocol compatibility with
 // the browser client before starting the shell.
-func serveNativeSSHSession(ctx context.Context, ws *websocket.Conn, cfg NativeSSHConfig) error {
+func serveNativeSSHSession(ctx context.Context, ws *websocket.Conn) error {
 	// Read and discard the auth frame (token already validated at HTTP layer).
 	_, authBytes, err := ws.Read(ctx)
 	if err != nil {