diff --git a/frontend/src/app/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
index 1959c3cd..fb1dc796 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ export default function Home() {
     preview: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && uiPreview.current,
     onJourney: setBirthTimeJourney,
     onReady: completeGuidedBirthTime,
-    onCandidateComplete: completeCandidateBirthTime,
     onEditBirthTimeDetails: editDeclaredBirthTimeDetails,
   });
 
@@ -1019,7 +1018,7 @@ export default function Home() {
         setSessions(nextSessions);
         setActiveSessionId(nextSessions[0].id);
         if ((nextProfile.birthTimeStatus === "rectifying"
-          || (nextProfile.birthTimeStatus === "candidate" && !nextProfile.time))
+          || nextProfile.birthTimeStatus === "candidate")
           && nextProfile.rectificationCaseId) {
           try {
             const resumed = await resumeBirthTimeJourney(nextProfile.rectificationCaseId);
@@ -1657,21 +1656,6 @@ export default function Home() {
     setOnboardingJustCompleted(true);
   }
 
-  function completeCandidateBirthTime(result: JourneyClientResponse, time: string) {
-    const candidateProfile: Profile = {
-      ...profileDraft,
-      time,
-      birthTimeStatus: "candidate",
-      rectificationCaseId: result.caseId,
-    };
-    setProfile(candidateProfile);
-    setProfileDraft(candidateProfile);
-    setBirthTimeJourney(null);
-    setPresetMessageLength(0);
-    setStartGreeting(createStartGreeting(candidateProfile.name));
-    setOnboardingJustCompleted(true);
-  }
-
   async function retryBirthTimeAssessment() {
     if (!account || profileSaving) return;
     setProfileSaving(true);
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/use-birth-time-guided-journey.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/use-birth-time-guided-journey.ts
index 8fac6fbb..7d005fa8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/use-birth-time-guided-journey.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/use-birth-time-guided-journey.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/birth-time-journey-client";
 import type { JourneyClientResponse } from "@/lib/birth-time-journey-client";
 import {
-  completeGuidedBirthTimeCandidate,
   confirmGuidedBirthTimeCandidate,
   reviseBirthTimeEvidenceDraft,
   saveGuidedBirthTimeCandidate,
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ type GuidedJourneyInput = {
   readonly preview: boolean;
   readonly onJourney: (journey: JourneyClientResponse) => void;
   readonly onReady: (journey: JourneyClientResponse) => void;
-  readonly onCandidateComplete: (journey: JourneyClientResponse, time: string) => void;
   readonly onEditBirthTimeDetails: () => void;
 };
 
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ export type BirthTimeGuidedController = {
   readonly resume: () => void;
   readonly editBirthTimeDetails: () => void;
   readonly acknowledgeReady: () => void;
-  readonly completeCandidate: (time: string) => void;
   readonly retryScoring: () => void;
   readonly saveCandidate: (resultId: string) => void;
   readonly confirmCandidate: (resultId: string, time: string) => void;
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ function previewAction(turn: JourneyClientResponse, command: DynamicPreviewComma
 }
 
 export function useBirthTimeGuidedJourney(input: GuidedJourneyInput): BirthTimeGuidedController {
-  const { journey, onJourney, onReady, onCandidateComplete, onEditBirthTimeDetails, preview } = input;
+  const { journey, onJourney, onReady, onEditBirthTimeDetails, preview } = input;
   const latest = useRef(journey);
   const busy = useRef(false);
   const [actionRegistry] = useState(() => createStableActionIdentityRegistry());
@@ -185,26 +182,6 @@ export function useBirthTimeGuidedJourney(input: GuidedJourneyInput): BirthTimeG
   const acknowledgeReady = () => {
     if (journey?.nextAction.kind === "ready") onReady(journey);
   };
-  const completeCandidate = (time: string) => {
-    const turn = journey;
-    const resultId = turn?.candidateResult?.resultId;
-    const winner = turn?.candidateResult?.winningSegment;
-    if (!turn || !resultId || winner?.representativeTime !== time) return;
-    const release = claimMutation(busy);
-    if (release === null) return;
-    setPending(true);
-    setError("");
-    const completion = preview
-      ? Promise.resolve()
-      : completeGuidedBirthTimeCandidate({ caseId: turn.caseId, resultId, time });
-    void completion
-      .then(() => onCandidateComplete(turn, time))
-      .catch((caught) => setError(birthTimeUserError(caught)))
-      .finally(() => {
-        release();
-        setPending(false);
-      });
-  };
   const retryScoring = () => {
     const turn = journey;
     if (preview && turn?.journeyProtocol === "dynamic-choice-v2"
@@ -277,7 +254,6 @@ export function useBirthTimeGuidedJourney(input: GuidedJourneyInput): BirthTimeG
     resume,
     editBirthTimeDetails: onEditBirthTimeDetails,
     acknowledgeReady,
-    completeCandidate,
     retryScoring,
     saveCandidate,
     confirmCandidate,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-guided-client.ts b/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-guided-client.ts
index 89bd035c..48261848 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-guided-client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-guided-client.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ type DraftRevision = GuidedMutation & {
 };
 type CandidateSave = GuidedMutation & { readonly resultId: string };
 type CandidateConfirmation = CandidateSave & { readonly time: string };
-type CandidateCompletion = Pick<CandidateSave, "caseId" | "resultId"> & { readonly time: string };
 
 const errorPayloadSchema = z.object({
   message: z.string().optional(),
@@ -69,22 +68,3 @@ export function confirmGuidedBirthTimeCandidate(
 ) {
   return send({ type: "confirm_guided_candidate", ...input });
 }
-
-export async function completeGuidedBirthTimeCandidate(
-  input: CandidateCompletion,
-) {
-  const { response, payload } = await postJson({
-    url: "/api/birth-time-candidate-completion",
-    body: JSON.stringify(input),
-    retryLostResponse: false,
-  });
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    const parsed = errorPayloadSchema.safeParse(payload);
-    throw new GuidedBirthTimeRequestError(
-      response.status,
-      parsed.success
-        ? parsed.data.message ?? parsed.data.error ?? "候选时间暂时无法保存"
-        : "候选时间暂时无法保存",
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-intake-model.ts b/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-intake-model.ts
index 5f8fd379..a79f2685 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-intake-model.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/birth-time-intake-model.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export function isBirthTimeDraftReady(draft: BirthTimeDraft) {
 
 export function isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation(draft: BirthTimeDraft) {
   return Boolean(draft.time)
-    && (draft.birthTimeStatus === "candidate" || draft.birthTimeStatus === "confirmed");
+    && draft.birthTimeStatus === "confirmed";
 }
 
 export function birthTimePersistenceValues(draft: BirthTimeDraft) {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/birth-time-guided-review-fixes.test.ts b/frontend/tests/birth-time-guided-review-fixes.test.ts
index 61c62405..50101679 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/birth-time-guided-review-fixes.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/birth-time-guided-review-fixes.test.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ test("ready completion is explicit and terminal low has no finish mutation", ()
   assert.doesNotMatch(hookSource, /turn\.nextAction\.kind === "ready"\) onReady/);
   assert.match(candidateSource, /acknowledgeReady/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(candidateSource, /controller\.finish/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(hookSource, /completeGuidedBirthTimeCandidate/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(hookSource, /completeCandidate:/);
 });
 
 test("unconfirmed terminal candidates preserve the range without offering direct adoption", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/birth-time-intake.test.ts b/frontend/tests/birth-time-intake.test.ts
index 08ac8b03..65feb293 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/birth-time-intake.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/birth-time-intake.test.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ test("birth time intake requires only the fields selected by the source", () =>
   assert.equal(isBirthTimeDraftReady({ ...emptyDraft, birthTimeSource: "unknown" }), true);
 });
 
-test("a persisted candidate working time can leave rectification onboarding", () => {
+test("an unconfirmed candidate working time remains in rectification onboarding", () => {
   const candidate = {
     ...emptyDraft,
     time: "04:53",
     birthTimeStatus: "candidate",
   } satisfies BirthTimeDraft;
 
-  assert.equal(isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation(candidate), true);
+  assert.equal(isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation(candidate), false);
   assert.equal(isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation({ ...candidate, time: "" }), false);
   assert.equal(isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation({ ...candidate, birthTimeStatus: "rectifying" }), false);
+  assert.equal(isBirthTimeReadyForConsultation({ ...candidate, birthTimeStatus: "confirmed" }), true);
 });
 
 test("a persisted candidate working time takes precedence over the reported range", () => {