diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 702abbf1..c93fc64c 100755
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ const installMode = fs.existsSync(path.join(APP_ROOT, '.git')) ? 'git' : 'npm';
 
 console.log('SERVER_PORT from env:', process.env.SERVER_PORT);
 
-const VALID_PROVIDERS = ['claude', 'codex', 'cursor', 'gemini'];
-
 const app = express();
 const server = http.createServer(app);
 
diff --git a/server/modules/database/repositories/notification-preferences.ts b/server/modules/database/repositories/notification-preferences.ts
index ca24ca54..6ba21976 100644
--- a/server/modules/database/repositories/notification-preferences.ts
+++ b/server/modules/database/repositories/notification-preferences.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const notificationPreferencesDb = {
       return defaults;
     }
 
-    let parsed: unknown = DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCES;
+    let parsed: unknown;
     try {
       parsed = JSON.parse(row.preferences_json);
     } catch {