diff --git a/internal/app/bots/botfather.go b/internal/app/bots/botfather.go
index 07784fd0..3f7864a1 100644
--- a/internal/app/bots/botfather.go
+++ b/internal/app/bots/botfather.go
@@ -274,13 +274,6 @@ func (s *Service) handleBotFather(ctx context.Context, userID int64, msg domain.
 	if cmd, ok := parseBotCommand(text); ok {
 		inValueStep := found && state.Step == botFatherStepValue
 		if !inValueStep || botFatherGlobalCommands[cmd] {
-			// "/start <bot>" (the "Manage Bot" deep link) jumps straight to that
-			// bot's menu, like /mybots then tapping the bot.
-			if cmd == "start" {
-				if arg := botCommandArg(text); arg != "" {
-					return s.handleBotFatherStart(ctx, userID, arg)
-				}
-			}
 			return s.handleBotFatherCommand(ctx, userID, cmd)
 		}
 	}
@@ -375,41 +368,6 @@ func (s *Service) stepPrompt(state domain.BotChatState) botReply {
 	}
 }
 
-// handleBotFatherStart answers "/start <arg>". When <arg> names one of the
-// user's own bots (by username or numeric id) it opens that bot's menu - the
-// same "What do you want to do?" screen as /mybots then tapping the bot, which
-// is what the "Manage Bot" button on a bot's profile links to. An empty or
-// unknown arg falls back to the plain greeting.
-func (s *Service) handleBotFatherStart(ctx context.Context, userID int64, arg string) botReply {
-	_ = s.bots.DeleteBotChatState(ctx, domain.BotFatherUserID, userID)
-	want := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(arg), "@"))
-	if want == "" {
-		return botReply{Text: botFatherHelpText}
-	}
-	owned, err := s.ownedBots(ctx, userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.log.Error("botfather: list bots for start payload", zap.Int64("user_id", userID), zap.Error(err))
-		return internalReply()
-	}
-	for _, b := range owned {
-		if strings.EqualFold(b.user.Username, want) || strconv.FormatInt(b.user.ID, 10) == want {
-			state := domain.BotChatState{
-				BotUserID: domain.BotFatherUserID,
-				UserID:    userID,
-				Command:   mybotsCommand,
-				Step:      mybotsStepMenu,
-				Draft:     map[string]string{},
-			}
-			reply := s.myBotsBotMenu(&state, b)
-			if !s.saveMyBotsState(ctx, state) {
-				return internalReply()
-			}
-			return reply
-		}
-	}
-	return botReply{Text: botFatherHelpText}
-}
-
 func (s *Service) handleBotFatherCommand(ctx context.Context, userID int64, cmd string) botReply {
 	switch cmd {
 	case "start", "help":
@@ -1199,16 +1157,3 @@ func parseBotCommand(text string) (string, bool) {
 	}
 	return strings.ToLower(cmd), true
 }
-
-// botCommandArg returns the trimmed argument after a leading "/cmd", e.g.
-// "/start my_bot" -> "my_bot". Empty when there is no argument.
-func botCommandArg(text string) string {
-	text = strings.TrimSpace(text)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(text, "/") {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if i := strings.IndexAny(text, " \t\n"); i >= 0 {
-		return strings.TrimSpace(text[i+1:])
-	}
-	return ""
-}
diff --git a/internal/app/bots/mybots_test.go b/internal/app/bots/mybots_test.go
index 9da56aba..17ae5fb3 100644
--- a/internal/app/bots/mybots_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/bots/mybots_test.go
@@ -202,40 +202,6 @@ func TestMyBotsBotMenuAndBack(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestBotFatherStartWithBotOpensItsMenu(t *testing.T) {
-	svc, users, _, messages := newTestService(t)
-	owner := newOwner(t, users, "+2011")
-	makeBots(t, svc, owner.ID, 2)
-
-	// "/start <bot>" is the "Manage Bot" deep link: it lands on the per-bot menu.
-	body := sendToBotFather(t, svc, messages, owner, "/start mb0_bot")
-	if !strings.Contains(body, "@mb0_bot") || !strings.Contains(body, "What do you want to do?") {
-		t.Fatalf("/start mb0_bot reply = %q", body)
-	}
-	menu := botFatherUserReply(t, messages, owner.ID)
-	for _, want := range []string{"API Token", "Edit Bot", "Bot Settings", "Delete Bot", "Back to bots"} {
-		if !mybotsHasButton(menu, want) {
-			t.Fatalf("start menu missing %q: %+v", want, menu.ReplyMarkup)
-		}
-	}
-	// The buttons are live (state was saved), so Edit Bot works from here.
-	_, edit := pressBotFather(t, svc, messages, owner.ID, "Edit Bot")
-	if !strings.Contains(edit.Body, "@mb0_bot") {
-		t.Fatalf("edit menu after /start = %q", edit.Body)
-	}
-
-	// A leading @ and an unknown/foreign bot fall back to the greeting.
-	if body := sendToBotFather(t, svc, messages, owner, "/start @mb1_bot"); !strings.Contains(body, "@mb1_bot") {
-		t.Fatalf("/start @mb1_bot reply = %q", body)
-	}
-	if body := sendToBotFather(t, svc, messages, owner, "/start not_a_real_bot"); !strings.Contains(body, "create a new bot") {
-		t.Fatalf("/start unknown reply = %q, want greeting", body)
-	}
-	if body := sendToBotFather(t, svc, messages, owner, "/start"); !strings.Contains(body, "create a new bot") {
-		t.Fatalf("bare /start reply = %q, want greeting", body)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMyBotsTokenAndRevoke(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, users, bots, messages := newTestService(t)
 	owner := newOwner(t, users, "+2003")