diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ff0170298b..0000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-import { type ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-
-import { cn } from "@hypr/utils";
-
-import { ListenButton } from "./listen";
-
-import { useShell } from "~/contexts/shell";
-import { useCaretPosition } from "~/session/components/caret-position-context";
-import {
-  useCurrentNoteTab,
-  useHasTranscript,
-} from "~/session/components/shared";
-import type { Tab } from "~/store/zustand/tabs/schema";
-
-const SIDEBAR_WIDTH = 280;
-const LAYOUT_PADDING = 4;
-
-export function FloatingActionButton({
-  tab,
-}: {
-  tab: Extract<Tab, { type: "sessions" }>;
-}) {
-  const currentTab = useCurrentNoteTab(tab);
-  const hasTranscript = useHasTranscript(tab.id);
-
-  if (!(currentTab.type === "raw" && !hasTranscript)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <FloatingButtonContainer>
-      <ListenButton tab={tab} />
-    </FloatingButtonContainer>
-  );
-}
-
-function FloatingButtonContainer({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const caretPosition = useCaretPosition();
-  const { leftsidebar, chat } = useShell();
-  const isCaretNearBottom = caretPosition?.isCaretNearBottom ?? false;
-  const [chatPanelWidth, setChatPanelWidth] = useState(0);
-  const [isMouseNearButton, setIsMouseNearButton] = useState(false);
-
-  const isChatPanelOpen = chat.mode === "RightPanelOpen";
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isChatPanelOpen) {
-      setChatPanelWidth(0);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const updateChatWidth = () => {
-      const panels = document.querySelectorAll("[data-panel-id]");
-      const lastPanel = panels[panels.length - 1];
-      if (lastPanel) {
-        setChatPanelWidth(lastPanel.getBoundingClientRect().width);
-      }
-    };
-
-    updateChatWidth();
-    window.addEventListener("resize", updateChatWidth);
-
-    // Use ResizeObserver on the specific panel instead of MutationObserver on document.body
-    // MutationObserver on document.body with subtree:true causes high CPU usage
-    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(updateChatWidth);
-    const panels = document.querySelectorAll("[data-panel-id]");
-    const lastPanel = panels[panels.length - 1];
-    if (lastPanel) {
-      resizeObserver.observe(lastPanel);
-    }
-
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener("resize", updateChatWidth);
-      resizeObserver.disconnect();
-    };
-  }, [isChatPanelOpen]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isCaretNearBottom) {
-      setIsMouseNearButton(false);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const handleMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (!containerRef.current) return;
-      const rect = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const threshold = 60;
-      const isNear =
-        e.clientX >= rect.left - threshold &&
-        e.clientX <= rect.right + threshold &&
-        e.clientY >= rect.top - threshold &&
-        e.clientY <= rect.bottom + threshold;
-      setIsMouseNearButton(isNear);
-    };
-
-    window.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
-  }, [isCaretNearBottom]);
-
-  const shouldHide = isCaretNearBottom && !isMouseNearButton;
-
-  const leftOffset = leftsidebar.expanded
-    ? (SIDEBAR_WIDTH + LAYOUT_PADDING) / 2
-    : 0;
-  const rightOffset = chatPanelWidth / 2;
-  const totalOffset = leftOffset - rightOffset;
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      ref={containerRef}
-      style={{ left: `calc(50% + ${totalOffset}px)` }}
-      className={cn([
-        "fixed z-40 flex -translate-x-1/2 items-center gap-3",
-        "transition-all duration-200 ease-out",
-        shouldHide ? "bottom-0 translate-y-[85%]" : "bottom-4",
-      ])}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/listen.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/listen.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b816bdc2e2..0000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src/session/components/floating/listen.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-import { HeadsetIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-
-import { commands as openerCommands } from "@hypr/plugin-opener2";
-import { Spinner } from "@hypr/ui/components/ui/spinner";
-
-import { ListenActionButton } from "../listen-action";
-import { OptionsMenu } from "./options-menu";
-import { ActionableTooltipContent, FloatingButton } from "./shared";
-
-import { useShell } from "~/contexts/shell";
-import {
-  RecordingIcon,
-  useListenButtonState,
-} from "~/session/components/shared";
-import { useEventCountdown } from "~/session/hooks/useEventCountdown";
-import {
-  type RemoteMeeting,
-  useRemoteMeeting,
-} from "~/session/hooks/useRemoteMeeting";
-import { type Tab, useTabs } from "~/store/zustand/tabs";
-import { useListener } from "~/stt/contexts";
-import { useStartListening } from "~/stt/useStartListening";
-
-export function ListenButton({
-  tab,
-}: {
-  tab: Extract<Tab, { type: "sessions" }>;
-}) {
-  const { shouldRender } = useListenButtonState(tab.id);
-  const { loading, stop } = useListener((state) => ({
-    loading: state.live.loading,
-    stop: state.stop,
-  }));
-  const remote = useRemoteMeeting(tab.id);
-
-  if (loading) {
-    return (
-      <FloatingButton onClick={stop}>
-        <Spinner />
-      </FloatingButton>
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (!shouldRender) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  if (remote) {
-    return <SplitMeetingButtons remote={remote} tab={tab} />;
-  }
-
-  return <ListenActionButton sessionId={tab.id} />;
-}
-
-const SIDEBAR_WIDTH = 280;
-const LAYOUT_PADDING = 4;
-const EDITOR_WIDTH_THRESHOLD = 590;
-
-function SplitMeetingButtons({
-  remote,
-  tab,
-}: {
-  remote: RemoteMeeting;
-  tab: Extract<Tab, { type: "sessions" }>;
-}) {
-  const { isDisabled, warningMessage } = useListenButtonState(tab.id);
-  const startListening = useStartListening(tab.id);
-  const openNew = useTabs((state) => state.openNew);
-  const countdown = useEventCountdown(tab.id, {
-    onExpire: () => {
-      if (!isDisabled) {
-        startListening();
-      }
-    },
-  });
-  const { leftsidebar } = useShell();
-  const [isNarrow, setIsNarrow] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const calculateIsNarrow = () => {
-      const sidebarOffset = leftsidebar.expanded
-        ? SIDEBAR_WIDTH + LAYOUT_PADDING
-        : 0;
-      const availableWidth = window.innerWidth - sidebarOffset;
-      setIsNarrow(availableWidth < EDITOR_WIDTH_THRESHOLD);
-    };
-
-    calculateIsNarrow();
-    window.addEventListener("resize", calculateIsNarrow);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", calculateIsNarrow);
-  }, [leftsidebar.expanded]);
-
-  const handleJoin = useCallback(() => {
-    if (remote.url) {
-      void openerCommands.openUrl(remote.url, null);
-    }
-  }, [remote.url]);
-
-  const handleConfigure = useCallback(() => {
-    startListening();
-    openNew({ type: "ai", state: { tab: "transcription" } });
-  }, [startListening, openNew]);
-
-  const getMeetingIcon = () => {
-    switch (remote.type) {
-      case "zoom":
-        return <img src="/assets/zoom.png" width={20} height={20} />;
-      case "google-meet":
-        return <img src="/assets/meet.png" width={20} height={20} />;
-      case "webex":
-        return <img src="/assets/webex.png" width={20} height={20} />;
-      case "teams":
-        return <img src="/assets/teams.png" width={20} height={20} />;
-      default:
-        return <HeadsetIcon size={20} />;
-    }
-  };
-
-  const getMeetingName = () => {
-    switch (remote.type) {
-      case "zoom":
-        return "Zoom";
-      case "google-meet":
-        return "Meet";
-      case "webex":
-        return "Webex";
-      case "teams":
-        return "Teams";
-    }
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div className="relative flex items-center gap-2">
-      {!isNarrow && (
-        <FloatingButton
-          onClick={handleJoin}
-          className="h-10 justify-center gap-2 border-neutral-200 bg-white px-3 text-neutral-800 shadow-[0_4px_14px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] hover:bg-neutral-100 lg:px-4"
-        >
-          <span>Join</span>
-          {getMeetingIcon()}
-          <span>{getMeetingName()}</span>
-        </FloatingButton>
-      )}
-      <OptionsMenu
-        sessionId={tab.id}
-        disabled={isDisabled}
-        warningMessage={warningMessage}
-        onConfigure={handleConfigure}
-      >
-        <FloatingButton
-          onClick={startListening}
-          disabled={isDisabled}
-          className="justify-center gap-2 border-stone-600 bg-stone-800 pr-8 pl-3 text-white shadow-[0_4px_14px_rgba(87,83,78,0.4)] hover:bg-stone-700 lg:pr-10 lg:pl-4"
-          tooltip={
-            warningMessage
-              ? {
-                  side: "top",
-                  content: (
-                    <ActionableTooltipContent
-                      message={warningMessage}
-                      action={{
-                        label: "Configure",
-                        handleClick: handleConfigure,
-                      }}
-                    />
-                  ),
-                }
-              : undefined
-          }
-        >
-          <span className="flex items-center gap-2 pl-3">
-            <RecordingIcon /> Start listening
-          </span>
-        </FloatingButton>
-      </OptionsMenu>
-      {countdown.label && (
-        <div className="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 mb-2 -translate-x-1/2 text-xs whitespace-nowrap text-neutral-500">
-          <span>{countdown.label}</span>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/session/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/session/index.tsx
index 71c076638d..cdd52187a0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/session/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/session/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { commands as fsSyncCommands } from "@hypr/plugin-fs-sync";
 import { cn } from "@hypr/utils";
 
 import { CaretPositionProvider } from "./components/caret-position-context";
-import { FloatingActionButton } from "./components/floating";
 import { NoteInput } from "./components/note-input";
 import { SearchProvider } from "./components/note-input/transcript/search/context";
 import { OuterHeader } from "./components/outer-header";
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ function TabContentNoteInner({
     <>
       <StandardTabWrapper
         afterBorder={showTimeline && <AudioPlayer.Timeline />}
-        floatingButton={<FloatingActionButton tab={tab} />}
         showTimeline={showTimeline}
       >
         <div className="flex h-full flex-col">