diff --git a/lib/clean/user.sh b/lib/clean/user.sh
index 82d2b6d..6826755 100644
--- a/lib/clean/user.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/user.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ clean_user_essentials() {
     start_section_spinner "Scanning caches..."
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/* "User app cache"
     stop_section_spinner
-    start_section_spinner "Scanning empty items..."
-    clean_empty_library_items
-    stop_section_spinner
+
     safe_clean ~/Library/Logs/* "User app logs"
     if is_path_whitelisted "$HOME/.Trash"; then
         note_activity
@@ -17,65 +15,7 @@ clean_user_essentials() {
     fi
 }
 
-clean_empty_library_items() {
-    if [[ ! -d "$HOME/Library" ]]; then
-        return 0
-    fi
 
-    # 1. Clean top-level empty directories and files in Library
-    local -a empty_dirs=()
-    while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
-        [[ -d "$dir" ]] && empty_dirs+=("$dir")
-    done < <(find "$HOME/Library" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -empty -print0 2> /dev/null)
-
-    if [[ ${#empty_dirs[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-        safe_clean "${empty_dirs[@]}" "Empty Library folders"
-    fi
-
-    # 2. Clean empty subdirectories in Application Support and other key locations
-    # Iteratively remove empty directories until no more are found
-    local -a key_locations=(
-        "$HOME/Library/Application Support"
-        "$HOME/Library/Caches"
-    )
-
-    for location in "${key_locations[@]}"; do
-        [[ -d "$location" ]] || continue
-
-        # Limit passes to keep cleanup fast; 3 iterations handle most nested scenarios.
-        local max_iterations=3
-        local iteration=0
-
-        while [[ $iteration -lt $max_iterations ]]; do
-            local -a nested_empty_dirs=()
-            # Find empty directories
-            while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
-                # Skip if whitelisted
-                if is_path_whitelisted "$dir"; then
-                    continue
-                fi
-                # Skip protected system components
-                local dir_name=$(basename "$dir")
-                if is_critical_system_component "$dir_name"; then
-                    continue
-                fi
-                [[ -d "$dir" ]] && nested_empty_dirs+=("$dir")
-            done < <(find "$location" -mindepth 1 -type d -empty -print0 2> /dev/null)
-
-            # If no empty dirs found, we're done with this location
-            if [[ ${#nested_empty_dirs[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-                break
-            fi
-
-            local location_name=$(basename "$location")
-            safe_clean "${nested_empty_dirs[@]}" "Empty $location_name subdirs"
-
-            ((iteration++))
-        done
-    done
-
-    # Empty file cleanup is skipped to avoid removing app sentinel files.
-}
 
 # Remove old Google Chrome versions while keeping Current.
 clean_chrome_old_versions() {
diff --git a/tests/clean_apps.bats b/tests/clean_apps.bats
index 9955117..7533315 100644
--- a/tests/clean_apps.bats
+++ b/tests/clean_apps.bats
@@ -114,3 +114,4 @@ EOF
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [[ "$output" == "ok" ]]
 }
+
diff --git a/tests/clean_core.bats b/tests/clean_core.bats
index 9a0c41f..d526d7b 100644
--- a/tests/clean_core.bats
+++ b/tests/clean_core.bats
@@ -264,91 +264,4 @@ EOF
     [[ "$output" == *"Time Machine backup in progress, skipping cleanup"* ]]
 }
 
-@test "clean_empty_library_items removes nested empty directories in Application Support" {
-    # Create nested empty directory structure
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UninstalledApp1/SubDir/DeepDir"
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UninstalledApp2/Cache"
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ActiveApp/Data"
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Caches/EmptyCache/SubCache"
 
-    # Create a file in ActiveApp to make it non-empty
-    touch "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ActiveApp/Data/config.json"
-
-    # Create top-level empty directory in Library
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/EmptyTopLevel"
-
-    run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc << 'EOF'
-set -euo pipefail
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/clean/user.sh"
-
-# Mock dependencies
-is_path_whitelisted() { return 1; }
-is_critical_system_component() { return 1; }
-bytes_to_human() { echo "$1"; }
-note_activity() { :; }
-safe_clean() {
-    # Actually remove the directories for testing
-    for path in "$@"; do
-        if [ "$path" != "${@: -1}" ]; then  # Skip the description (last arg)
-            rm -rf "$path" 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-clean_empty_library_items
-EOF
-
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    # Empty nested dirs should be removed
-    [ ! -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UninstalledApp1" ]
-    [ ! -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UninstalledApp2" ]
-    [ ! -d "$HOME/Library/Caches/EmptyCache" ]
-    [ ! -d "$HOME/Library/EmptyTopLevel" ]
-
-    # Non-empty directory should remain
-    [ -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ActiveApp" ]
-    [ -f "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ActiveApp/Data/config.json" ]
-}
-
-@test "clean_empty_library_items respects whitelist for empty directories" {
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ProtectedEmptyApp"
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UnprotectedEmptyApp"
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/mole"
-
-    run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc << 'EOF'
-set -euo pipefail
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/clean/user.sh"
-
-# Mock dependencies
-is_critical_system_component() { return 1; }
-bytes_to_human() { echo "$1"; }
-note_activity() { :; }
-
-# Mock whitelist to protect ProtectedEmptyApp
-is_path_whitelisted() {
-    [[ "$1" == *"ProtectedEmptyApp"* ]]
-}
-
-safe_clean() {
-    # Actually remove the directories for testing
-    for path in "$@"; do
-        if [ "$path" != "${@: -1}" ]; then  # Skip the description (last arg)
-            rm -rf "$path" 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-clean_empty_library_items
-EOF
-
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    # Whitelisted directory should remain even if empty
-    [ -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/ProtectedEmptyApp" ]
-
-    # Non-whitelisted directory should be removed
-    [ ! -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/UnprotectedEmptyApp" ]
-}
diff --git a/tests/clean_user_core.bats b/tests/clean_user_core.bats
index dd918d8..d2675d8 100644
--- a/tests/clean_user_core.bats
+++ b/tests/clean_user_core.bats
@@ -103,21 +103,7 @@ EOF
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
-@test "clean_empty_library_items cleans empty dirs and files" {
-    run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" /bin/bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'
-set -euo pipefail
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
-source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/clean/user.sh"
-safe_clean() { echo "$2"; }
-WHITELIST_PATTERNS=()
-mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/EmptyDir"
-touch "$HOME/Library/empty.txt"
-clean_empty_library_items
-EOF
 
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" == *"Empty Library folders"* ]]
-}
 
 @test "clean_browsers calls expected cache paths" {
     run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'