diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/feedback-payload.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/feedback-payload.test.ts
index 309a066e81..67d18caadb 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/feedback-payload.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/feedback-payload.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test"
-import { buildFeedbackProperties, isKiloGateway } from "../../webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload"
+import { buildFeedbackProperties } from "../../webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload"
 
 const baseInput = {
   messageID: "msg_abc",
@@ -9,23 +9,6 @@ const baseInput = {
   variant: undefined as string | undefined,
 }
 
-describe("isKiloGateway", () => {
-  it("matches the canonical kilo provider", () => {
-    expect(isKiloGateway("kilo")).toBe(true)
-  })
-
-  it("matches aliased kilo providers", () => {
-    expect(isKiloGateway("kilo-dev")).toBe(true)
-    expect(isKiloGateway("kilocloud")).toBe(true)
-  })
-
-  it("does not match direct providers", () => {
-    expect(isKiloGateway("anthropic")).toBe(false)
-    expect(isKiloGateway("openai")).toBe(false)
-    expect(isKiloGateway("openrouter")).toBe(false)
-  })
-})
-
 describe("buildFeedbackProperties — non-Kilo providers", () => {
   it("includes only provider/model/rating (no session or message IDs)", () => {
     const props = buildFeedbackProperties({ ...baseInput, providerID: "anthropic", next: "up" })
@@ -68,11 +51,4 @@ describe("buildFeedbackProperties — Kilo Gateway", () => {
       parentMessageID: "msg_parent",
     })
   })
-
-  it("treats aliased kilo providers the same", () => {
-    const props = buildFeedbackProperties({ ...baseInput, providerID: "kilo-cloud", next: "up" })
-    expect(props.sessionID).toBe("ses_xyz")
-    expect(props.messageID).toBe("msg_abc")
-    expect(props.parentMessageID).toBe("msg_parent")
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload.ts
index 5cc5e7f6f6..c9bc738305 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/context/feedback-payload.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface RateInput {
 }
 
 export function isKiloGateway(providerID: string): boolean {
-  return providerID.startsWith("kilo")
+  return providerID === "kilo"
 }
 
 export function buildFeedbackProperties(input: RateInput, previousRating?: Rating): Record<string, unknown> {