diff --git a/test/erasure_coding/admin_dockertest/ec_integration_test.go b/test/erasure_coding/admin_dockertest/ec_integration_test.go
index 28856f4f1..1bd1b2095 100644
--- a/test/erasure_coding/admin_dockertest/ec_integration_test.go
+++ b/test/erasure_coding/admin_dockertest/ec_integration_test.go
@@ -194,28 +194,6 @@ func TestEcEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
 	// 1. Configure plugin job types for fast EC detection/execution.
 	t.Log("Configuring plugin job types via API...")
 
-	schedulerConfig := map[string]interface{}{
-		"idle_sleep_seconds": 1,
-	}
-	jsonBody, err := json.Marshal(schedulerConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal scheduler config: %v", err)
-	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", AdminUrl+"/api/plugin/scheduler-config", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBody))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create scheduler config request: %v", err)
-	}
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to update scheduler config: %v", err)
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to update scheduler config (status %d): %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
-	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
-
 	// Disable volume balance to reduce interference for this EC-focused test.
 	balanceConfig := map[string]interface{}{
 		"job_type": "volume_balance",
@@ -223,16 +201,16 @@ func TestEcEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
 			"enabled": false,
 		},
 	}
-	jsonBody, err = json.Marshal(balanceConfig)
+	jsonBody, err := json.Marshal(balanceConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal volume_balance config: %v", err)
 	}
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("PUT", AdminUrl+"/api/plugin/job-types/volume_balance/config", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBody))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", AdminUrl+"/api/plugin/job-types/volume_balance/config", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBody))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create volume_balance config request: %v", err)
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	resp, err = client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to update volume_balance config: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/admin/dash/plugin_api.go b/weed/admin/dash/plugin_api.go
index 632800405..f6756d4b3 100644
--- a/weed/admin/dash/plugin_api.go
+++ b/weed/admin/dash/plugin_api.go
@@ -235,53 +235,6 @@ func (s *AdminServer) GetPluginSchedulerStatusAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, response)
 }
 
-// GetPluginSchedulerConfigAPI returns scheduler configuration.
-func (s *AdminServer) GetPluginSchedulerConfigAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	pluginSvc := s.GetPlugin()
-	if pluginSvc == nil {
-		writeJSONError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "plugin is not enabled")
-		return
-	}
-
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, pluginSvc.GetSchedulerConfig())
-}
-
-// UpdatePluginSchedulerConfigAPI updates scheduler configuration.
-func (s *AdminServer) UpdatePluginSchedulerConfigAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	pluginSvc := s.GetPlugin()
-	if pluginSvc == nil {
-		writeJSONError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "plugin is not enabled")
-		return
-	}
-
-	var req struct {
-		IdleSleepSeconds *int32 `json:"idle_sleep_seconds"`
-	}
-
-	if err := decodeJSONBody(newJSONMaxReader(w, r), &req); err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-			writeJSONError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "request body is required")
-			return
-		}
-		writeJSONError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid request body: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	if req.IdleSleepSeconds == nil {
-		writeJSONError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "idle_sleep_seconds is required")
-		return
-	}
-
-	updated, err := pluginSvc.UpdateSchedulerConfig(plugin.SchedulerConfig{
-		IdleSleepSeconds: *req.IdleSleepSeconds,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		writeJSONError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, updated)
-}
-
 // RequestPluginJobTypeSchemaAPI asks a worker for one job type schema.
 func (s *AdminServer) RequestPluginJobTypeSchemaAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	jobType := strings.TrimSpace(mux.Vars(r)["jobType"])
diff --git a/weed/admin/handlers/admin_handlers.go b/weed/admin/handlers/admin_handlers.go
index b110c9bff..dc82bbfbd 100644
--- a/weed/admin/handlers/admin_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/admin/handlers/admin_handlers.go
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ func (h *AdminHandlers) registerAPIRoutes(api *mux.Router, enforceWrite bool) {
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/status", h.adminServer.GetPluginStatusAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/workers", h.adminServer.GetPluginWorkersAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/job-types", h.adminServer.GetPluginJobTypesAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/scheduler-config", h.adminServer.GetPluginSchedulerConfigAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	pluginApi.Handle("/scheduler-config", wrapWrite(h.adminServer.UpdatePluginSchedulerConfigAPI)).Methods(http.MethodPut)
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/jobs", h.adminServer.GetPluginJobsAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/jobs/{jobId}", h.adminServer.GetPluginJobAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	pluginApi.HandleFunc("/jobs/{jobId}/detail", h.adminServer.GetPluginJobDetailAPI).Methods(http.MethodGet)
diff --git a/weed/admin/plugin/config_store.go b/weed/admin/plugin/config_store.go
index c36f7bd67..f237b6354 100644
--- a/weed/admin/plugin/config_store.go
+++ b/weed/admin/plugin/config_store.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const (
 	runsJSONFileName        = "runs.json"
 	trackedJobsJSONFileName = "tracked_jobs.json"
 	activitiesJSONFileName  = "activities.json"
-	schedulerJSONFileName   = "scheduler.json"
 	defaultDirPerm          = 0o755
 	defaultFilePerm         = 0o644
 )
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ type ConfigStore struct {
 	memTrackedJobs []TrackedJob
 	memActivities  []JobActivity
 	memJobDetails  map[string]TrackedJob
-	memScheduler   *SchedulerConfig
 }
 
 func NewConfigStore(adminDataDir string) (*ConfigStore, error) {
@@ -95,60 +93,6 @@ func (s *ConfigStore) BaseDir() string {
 	return s.baseDir
 }
 
-func (s *ConfigStore) LoadSchedulerConfig() (*SchedulerConfig, error) {
-	s.mu.RLock()
-	if !s.configured {
-		cfg := s.memScheduler
-		s.mu.RUnlock()
-		if cfg == nil {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		clone := *cfg
-		return &clone, nil
-	}
-	s.mu.RUnlock()
-
-	path := filepath.Join(s.baseDir, schedulerJSONFileName)
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read scheduler config: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	var cfg SchedulerConfig
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &cfg); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal scheduler config: %w", err)
-	}
-	return &cfg, nil
-}
-
-func (s *ConfigStore) SaveSchedulerConfig(config *SchedulerConfig) error {
-	if config == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("scheduler config is nil")
-	}
-	normalized := normalizeSchedulerConfig(*config)
-
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	if !s.configured {
-		s.memScheduler = &normalized
-		s.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-
-	payload, err := json.MarshalIndent(normalized, "", "  ")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("marshal scheduler config: %w", err)
-	}
-	path := filepath.Join(s.baseDir, schedulerJSONFileName)
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, payload, defaultFilePerm); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("save scheduler config: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *ConfigStore) SaveDescriptor(jobType string, descriptor *plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor) error {
 	if descriptor == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("descriptor is nil")
diff --git a/weed/admin/plugin/plugin.go b/weed/admin/plugin/plugin.go
index 18ebcb891..a4bb5e575 100644
--- a/weed/admin/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/weed/admin/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ type Plugin struct {
 	schedulerRun              map[string]*schedulerRunInfo
 	schedulerLoopMu           sync.Mutex
 	schedulerLoopState        schedulerLoopState
-	schedulerConfigMu         sync.RWMutex
-	schedulerConfig           SchedulerConfig
-	schedulerWakeCh           chan struct{}
+	schedulerWakeCh chan struct{}
 
 	dedupeMu           sync.Mutex
 	recentDedupeByType map[string]map[string]time.Time
@@ -188,21 +186,6 @@ func New(options Options) (*Plugin, error) {
 	}
 	plugin.ctx, plugin.ctxCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
-	if cfg, err := plugin.store.LoadSchedulerConfig(); err != nil {
-		glog.Warningf("Plugin failed to load scheduler config: %v", err)
-		plugin.schedulerConfig = DefaultSchedulerConfig()
-	} else if cfg == nil {
-		defaults := DefaultSchedulerConfig()
-		plugin.schedulerConfig = defaults
-		if plugin.store.IsConfigured() {
-			if err := plugin.store.SaveSchedulerConfig(&defaults); err != nil {
-				glog.Warningf("Plugin failed to persist scheduler defaults: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		plugin.schedulerConfig = normalizeSchedulerConfig(*cfg)
-	}
-
 	if err := plugin.loadPersistedMonitorState(); err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("Plugin failed to load persisted monitoring state: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -426,31 +409,6 @@ func (r *Plugin) BaseDir() string {
 	return r.store.BaseDir()
 }
 
-func (r *Plugin) GetSchedulerConfig() SchedulerConfig {
-	if r == nil {
-		return DefaultSchedulerConfig()
-	}
-	r.schedulerConfigMu.RLock()
-	cfg := r.schedulerConfig
-	r.schedulerConfigMu.RUnlock()
-	return normalizeSchedulerConfig(cfg)
-}
-
-func (r *Plugin) UpdateSchedulerConfig(cfg SchedulerConfig) (SchedulerConfig, error) {
-	if r == nil {
-		return DefaultSchedulerConfig(), fmt.Errorf("plugin is not initialized")
-	}
-	normalized := normalizeSchedulerConfig(cfg)
-	if err := r.store.SaveSchedulerConfig(&normalized); err != nil {
-		return SchedulerConfig{}, err
-	}
-	r.schedulerConfigMu.Lock()
-	r.schedulerConfig = normalized
-	r.schedulerConfigMu.Unlock()
-	r.wakeScheduler()
-	return normalized, nil
-}
-
 func (r *Plugin) acquireAdminLock(reason string) (func(), error) {
 	if r == nil || r.lockManager == nil {
 		return func() {}, nil
diff --git a/weed/admin/plugin/plugin_scheduler.go b/weed/admin/plugin/plugin_scheduler.go
index ec0eddf4b..5b6eba7ab 100644
--- a/weed/admin/plugin/plugin_scheduler.go
+++ b/weed/admin/plugin/plugin_scheduler.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (r *Plugin) schedulerLoop() {
 		}
 
 		r.setSchedulerLoopState("", "sleeping")
-		idleSleep := r.GetSchedulerConfig().IdleSleepDuration()
+		idleSleep := defaultSchedulerIdleSleep
 		if nextRun := r.earliestNextDetectionAt(); !nextRun.IsZero() {
 			if until := time.Until(nextRun); until <= 0 {
 				idleSleep = 0
@@ -1134,22 +1134,6 @@ func secondsFromDuration(duration time.Duration) int32 {
 	return int32(duration / time.Second)
 }
 
-func waitForShutdownOrTimer(shutdown <-chan struct{}, duration time.Duration) bool {
-	if duration <= 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	timer := time.NewTimer(duration)
-	defer timer.Stop()
-
-	select {
-	case <-shutdown:
-		return false
-	case <-timer.C:
-		return true
-	}
-}
-
 func waitForShutdownOrTimerWithContext(shutdown <-chan struct{}, ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration) bool {
 	if duration <= 0 {
 		return true
diff --git a/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_config.go b/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_config.go
index 1feb1a736..fe3fd2286 100644
--- a/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_config.go
+++ b/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_config.go
@@ -2,30 +2,4 @@ package plugin
 
 import "time"
 
-const (
-	defaultSchedulerIdleSleep = 613 * time.Second
-)
-
-type SchedulerConfig struct {
-	IdleSleepSeconds int32 `json:"idle_sleep_seconds"`
-}
-
-func DefaultSchedulerConfig() SchedulerConfig {
-	return SchedulerConfig{
-		IdleSleepSeconds: int32(defaultSchedulerIdleSleep / time.Second),
-	}
-}
-
-func normalizeSchedulerConfig(cfg SchedulerConfig) SchedulerConfig {
-	if cfg.IdleSleepSeconds <= 0 {
-		return DefaultSchedulerConfig()
-	}
-	return cfg
-}
-
-func (c SchedulerConfig) IdleSleepDuration() time.Duration {
-	if c.IdleSleepSeconds <= 0 {
-		return defaultSchedulerIdleSleep
-	}
-	return time.Duration(c.IdleSleepSeconds) * time.Second
-}
+const defaultSchedulerIdleSleep = 61 * time.Second
diff --git a/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_status.go b/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_status.go
index a2d9e621b..75ae55aa9 100644
--- a/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_status.go
+++ b/weed/admin/plugin/scheduler_status.go
@@ -216,22 +216,18 @@ func (r *Plugin) snapshotSchedulerLoopState() schedulerLoopState {
 func (r *Plugin) GetSchedulerStatus() SchedulerStatus {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	loopState := r.snapshotSchedulerLoopState()
-	schedulerConfig := r.GetSchedulerConfig()
 	status := SchedulerStatus{
 		Now:                  now,
 		SchedulerTickSeconds: int(secondsFromDuration(r.schedulerTick)),
 		InProcessJobs:        r.listInProcessJobs(now),
-		IdleSleepSeconds:     int(schedulerConfig.IdleSleepSeconds),
+		IdleSleepSeconds:     int(defaultSchedulerIdleSleep / time.Second),
 		CurrentJobType:       loopState.currentJobType,
 		CurrentPhase:         loopState.currentPhase,
 		LastIterationHadJobs: loopState.lastIterationHadJobs,
 	}
 	nextDetectionAt := r.earliestNextDetectionAt()
 	if nextDetectionAt.IsZero() && loopState.currentPhase == "sleeping" && !loopState.lastIterationCompleted.IsZero() {
-		idleSleep := schedulerConfig.IdleSleepDuration()
-		if idleSleep > 0 {
-			nextDetectionAt = loopState.lastIterationCompleted.Add(idleSleep)
-		}
+		nextDetectionAt = loopState.lastIterationCompleted.Add(defaultSchedulerIdleSleep)
 	}
 	if !nextDetectionAt.IsZero() {
 		at := nextDetectionAt