diff --git a/src/agent_comms/native_pi.py b/src/agent_comms/native_pi.py
index 3ac328281f..6bf74bc408 100644
--- a/src/agent_comms/native_pi.py
+++ b/src/agent_comms/native_pi.py
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@ def read_tracked_input_commitment(
 
     An unreadable or malformed journal is not an uncommitted input and raises.
     """
-    Id128Text.decode(input_id)
     session_file = Path(session_file).absolute()
     from .native_entries import NativeEvidenceRead
 
diff --git a/src/agent_comms/queued_input.py b/src/agent_comms/queued_input.py
index 2f42295321..42fab843f1 100644
--- a/src/agent_comms/queued_input.py
+++ b/src/agent_comms/queued_input.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def capture(
             text or prompt or "[image prompt]",
             echo,
             context,
-            Id128Text.mint() if input_id is None else Id128Text.decode(input_id),
+            Id128Text.mint() if input_id is None else input_id,
             prompt,
             images,
             controller,
diff --git a/src/agent_comms/tracked_turn.py b/src/agent_comms/tracked_turn.py
index 2f2dfcbded..41431a8547 100644
--- a/src/agent_comms/tracked_turn.py
+++ b/src/agent_comms/tracked_turn.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from .backend import InputStartListener, TurnSession
 from .coordinator import Coordination
 from .errors import RelationViolationError
-from .field_codec import Id128Text, MalformedRecord
+from .field_codec import MalformedRecord
 from .external_transcript import DraftRow
 from .following_inputs import FollowingInputs
 from .maintenance_barrier import UNCOORDINATED_INGRESS, MaintenanceIngress
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ async def execute(
         execution: NativeExecution,
         following: FollowingInputs = NO_FOLLOWING_INPUTS,
     ) -> NativeTurnResult:
-        Id128Text.decode(input_id)
         if not prompt or not isinstance(prompt, str):
             raise ValueError("A native turn requires a nonempty prompt")
         measurements = startup.measurements