diff --git a/.github/workflows/invoke-cloud-run.yml b/.github/workflows/invoke-cloud-run.yml
index 7e4da92..b584334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/invoke-cloud-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/invoke-cloud-run.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ jobs:
           scheduler_location=""
           scheduler_expected_path=""
           restore_probe_uri=""
-          pause_after_run="false"
           ensure_invoke_bridge_job() {
             local bridge_job="$1"
             local bridge_uri="$2"
@@ -353,12 +352,11 @@ jobs:
                 ensure_invoke_bridge_job "${scheduler_job}" "${service_url}/dry-run" "${scheduler_location}"
                 ;;
               /session-renew)
-                # Manual-only forced read-only session renewal. Dedicated bridge job, kept PAUSED
-                # between manual invokes so its placeholder schedule never fires on its own.
+                # Manual-only forced read-only session renewal via a dedicated bridge job (same
+                # placeholder-schedule pattern as the probe/precheck bridges).
                 scheduler_job="${CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE}-session-renew-scheduler"
                 scheduler_expected_path="/session-renew"
                 ensure_invoke_bridge_job "${scheduler_job}" "${service_url}/session-renew" "${scheduler_location}"
-                pause_after_run="true"
                 ;;
               /account-facts-sync)
                 # Dedicated scheduler: OIDC for Cloud Run IAM (X-Serverless-Authorization) plus
@@ -428,7 +426,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "scheduler_job=${scheduler_job}"
             echo "scheduler_location=${scheduler_location}"
             echo "restore_probe_uri=${restore_probe_uri}"
-            echo "pause_after_run=${pause_after_run}"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Authenticate for service invocation
@@ -456,7 +453,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.service.outputs.invoke_method == 'scheduler'
         env:
           RESTORE_PROBE_URI: ${{ steps.service.outputs.restore_probe_uri }}
-          PAUSE_AFTER_RUN: ${{ steps.service.outputs.pause_after_run }}
           SERVICE_URL: ${{ steps.service.outputs.url }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -466,13 +462,6 @@ jobs:
           scheduler_location="${{ steps.service.outputs.scheduler_location }}"
 
           restore_probe_scheduler() {
-            if [ "${PAUSE_AFTER_RUN:-false}" = "true" ]; then
-              echo "Pausing manual-only bridge job ${scheduler_job}."
-              gcloud scheduler jobs pause "${scheduler_job}" \
-                --project="${GCP_PROJECT_ID}" \
-                --location="${scheduler_location}" \
-                --quiet || echo "::warning::Could not pause ${scheduler_job}; pause it manually."
-            fi
             if [ -z "${RESTORE_PROBE_URI:-}" ]; then
               return 0
             fi
@@ -487,12 +476,6 @@ jobs:
               --quiet || true
           }
           trap restore_probe_scheduler EXIT
-          if [ "${PAUSE_AFTER_RUN:-false}" = "true" ]; then
-            gcloud scheduler jobs resume "${scheduler_job}" \
-              --project="${GCP_PROJECT_ID}" \
-              --location="${scheduler_location}" \
-              --quiet
-          fi
 
           echo "Triggering ${scheduler_job} at ${started_at}."
           gcloud scheduler jobs run "${scheduler_job}" \
diff --git a/tests/test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow.py b/tests/test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow.py
index 5a43698..a0fff38 100644
--- a/tests/test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow.py
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ def test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow_ensures_probe_and_dry_run_scheduler_bridges()
     assert '--schedule="0 0 1 1 *"' in workflow
 
 
-def test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow_session_renew_bridge_is_paused_after_run():
+def test_invoke_cloud_run_workflow_session_renew_bridge():
     workflow_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / ".github/workflows/invoke-cloud-run.yml"
     workflow = workflow_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
     assert 'scheduler_job="${CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE}-session-renew-scheduler"' in workflow
     assert 'ensure_invoke_bridge_job "${scheduler_job}" "${service_url}/session-renew"' in workflow
-    assert 'gcloud scheduler jobs pause "${scheduler_job}"' in workflow
-    assert 'pause_after_run="true"' in workflow
+    assert "scheduler jobs resume" not in workflow