diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index 4455dd7..8649b55 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,22 +79,6 @@ pub use tinymemory_api::host::{
     DEFAULT_MEMORY_SYNC_INTERVAL_SECS,
 };
 
-/// The default OpenHuman root directory, `~/.openhuman`.
-///
-/// The host resolves this through `config::default_root_openhuman_dir`, which
-/// this crate cannot see. Reproduced here rather than added to the config seam
-/// because the two callers only need it as a last-resort fallback when no
-/// workspace was supplied.
-///
-/// # Errors
-///
-/// Returns `Err` when the home directory cannot be determined.
-pub fn default_openhuman_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
-    dirs::home_dir()
-        .ok_or_else(|| "Could not find home directory".to_string())
-        .map(|home| home.join(".openhuman"))
-}
-
 pub use ingestion::{
     ExtractedEntity, ExtractedRelation, ExtractionMode, IngestionJob, IngestionQueue,
     IngestionState, IngestionStatusSnapshot, MemoryIngestionConfig, MemoryIngestionRequest,
diff --git a/core/src/store/client.rs b/core/src/store/client.rs
index 992946e..e480827 100644
--- a/core/src/store/client.rs
+++ b/core/src/store/client.rs
@@ -128,19 +128,6 @@ impl MemoryClient {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a new local memory client using the default `.openhuman` directory.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    ///
-    /// Returns an error string if the home directory cannot be resolved or if
-    /// initialization fails.
-    pub fn new_local() -> Result<Self, String> {
-        let workspace_dir = crate::default_openhuman_dir()
-            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?
-            .join("workspace");
-        Self::from_workspace_dir(workspace_dir)
-    }
-
     /// Create a new memory client from a specific workspace directory.
     ///
     /// # Arguments