diff --git a/src/components/UiComponents/Messages/MessageParts/DocumentItem.tsx b/src/components/UiComponents/Messages/MessageParts/DocumentItem.tsx
index 134a3f6..eff16ca 100644
--- a/src/components/UiComponents/Messages/MessageParts/DocumentItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UiComponents/Messages/MessageParts/DocumentItem.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export const DocumentItem: React.FC<DocumentItemProps> = ({
   const isDownloading = downloadingFiles.has(document.fileId);
 
   // Create hookData object for action buttons
+  // Note: removeOptimistically is intentionally omitted -- the parent handles
+  // immediate UI removal via deletedDocumentFileIds state in useDashboardInputForm.
+  // If removeOptimistically were a no-op function, DeleteActionButton would skip refetch.
   const hookData = useMemo(() => ({
     handleDelete: async (_fileId: string) => {
       if (onFileDelete) {
@@ -62,11 +65,8 @@ export const DocumentItem: React.FC<DocumentItemProps> = ({
       }
       return false;
     },
-    removeOptimistically: () => {
-      // Handled by parent component
-    },
     refetch: async () => {
-      // Refetch handled by parent
+      // Refetch handled by parent (polling + local state)
     },
     deletingItems: deletingFiles,
     previewingFiles: previewingFiles,