diff --git a/apps/backend/config/default.cjs b/apps/backend/config/default.cjs
index 251e516c..2fb818a8 100644
--- a/apps/backend/config/default.cjs
+++ b/apps/backend/config/default.cjs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   ocr: {
-    projectRoot: path.resolve(__dirname, '../subservices/ocr-worker'),
     baseUrl: '',
   },
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/config/runtime.js b/apps/backend/src/config/runtime.js
index 215cf5d1..b680fdaf 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/config/runtime.js
+++ b/apps/backend/src/config/runtime.js
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ function applyEnvOverrides(baseConfig) {
   if (sessionDebug !== null) {
     nextConfig.session.debug = sessionDebug;
   }
-  const ocrProjectRoot = String(process.env.OCR_PROJECT_ROOT || "").trim();
-  if (ocrProjectRoot) {
-    nextConfig.ocr.projectRoot = ocrProjectRoot;
-  }
-
   const ocrBaseUrl = String(process.env.OCR_BASE_URL || "").trim();
   if (ocrBaseUrl) {
     nextConfig.ocr.baseUrl = ocrBaseUrl;
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/services/session/ocr.js b/apps/backend/src/services/session/ocr.js
index cb6f4914..48c485f3 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/services/session/ocr.js
+++ b/apps/backend/src/services/session/ocr.js
@@ -1,52 +1,38 @@
 // @ts-nocheck
 
-import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import path from 'node:path'
-import process from 'node:process'
-
 import { runtimeConfig } from '../../config/runtime.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000
 
 export async function recognizeTencentCaptcha(payload) {
-  return callOcrRequest('recognize', payload)
+  return callOcrViaHttp('recognize', payload)
 }
 
 export async function recognizeImageCaptcha(payload) {
-  return callOcrRequest('recognize', payload)
+  return callOcrViaHttp('recognize', payload)
 }
 
 export async function batchRecognizeTencentCaptcha(payload) {
-  return callOcrRequest('batch', payload, { timeoutMs: 180_000 })
+  return callOcrViaHttp('batch', payload, { timeoutMs: 180_000 })
 }
 
 export async function warmupLocalOcrWorker() {
-  const mode = resolveOcrMode()
-  if (mode === 'http') {
-    await warmupOcrViaHttp()
-    return
-  }
-  await runOcrCommand('healthcheck', { timeoutMs: 30_000 })
+  await warmupOcrViaHttp()
 }
 
 export async function closeLocalOcrWorker() {
-  // OCR 改为按次调用 Python 子进程或 HTTP 服务，这里不再维护常驻 worker。
+  // HTTP 模式无持久连接，无需关闭。
 }
 
-// ── Mode Resolution ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── HTTP Call ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function resolveOcrMode() {
-  if (String(runtimeConfig.ocr.baseUrl || '').trim()) {
-    return 'http'
-  }
-  return 'subprocess'
-}
-
-// ── HTTP Mode ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-async function callOcrViaHttp(action, payload, { timeoutMs }) {
+async function callOcrViaHttp(action, payload, { timeoutMs = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS } = {}) {
   const baseUrl = String(runtimeConfig.ocr.baseUrl).trim().replace(/\/+$/, '')
+
+  if (!baseUrl) {
+    throw new Error('OCR_BASE_URL 未配置，无法调用 OCR 服务')
+  }
+
   const url = `${baseUrl}/ocr/${action}`
 
   let response
@@ -81,6 +67,11 @@ async function callOcrViaHttp(action, payload, { timeoutMs }) {
 
 async function warmupOcrViaHttp() {
   const baseUrl = String(runtimeConfig.ocr.baseUrl).trim().replace(/\/+$/, '')
+
+  if (!baseUrl) {
+    throw new Error('OCR_BASE_URL 未配置，无法启动 OCR 健康检查')
+  }
+
   let response
   try {
     response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/health`, {
@@ -96,185 +87,3 @@ async function warmupOcrViaHttp() {
     throw new Error(`OCR 服务健康检查失败：HTTP ${response.status}`)
   }
 }
-
-// ── Request Router ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-async function callOcrRequest(action, payload, { timeoutMs = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS } = {}) {
-  const mode = resolveOcrMode()
-  if (mode === 'http') {
-    return await callOcrViaHttp(action, payload, { timeoutMs })
-  }
-  // subprocess mode
-  const response = await runOcrCommand('request', {
-    timeoutMs,
-    input: JSON.stringify({
-      action,
-      payload: payload || {},
-    }),
-  })
-
-  if (!response || typeof response !== 'object' || Array.isArray(response)) {
-    throw new Error('本地 OCR 返回了无效响应')
-  }
-
-  return response
-}
-
-// ── Subprocess Mode ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-async function runOcrCommand(command, { timeoutMs = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, input = '' } = {}) {
-  const projectRoot = resolveOcrProjectRoot()
-  const workerCommand = resolveWorkerCommand(projectRoot)
-  const env = {
-    ...process.env,
-    PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1',
-    PYTHONPATH: buildPythonPath(path.join(projectRoot, 'src')),
-  }
-
-  return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const child = spawn(workerCommand.command, [...workerCommand.args, command], {
-      cwd: projectRoot,
-      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      env,
-    })
-
-    let stdout = ''
-    let stderr = ''
-    let settled = false
-    let timedOut = false
-
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      timedOut = true
-      child.kill()
-    }, timeoutMs)
-
-    child.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
-      stdout += String(chunk || '')
-    })
-
-    child.stderr.on('data', (chunk) => {
-      stderr += String(chunk || '')
-    })
-
-    child.on('error', (error) => {
-      if (settled) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      settled = true
-      clearTimeout(timer)
-      reject(buildWorkerError(error))
-    })
-
-    child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
-      if (settled) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      settled = true
-      clearTimeout(timer)
-
-      if (timedOut) {
-        reject(new Error(`本地 OCR 执行超时，请检查 ${projectRoot} 的 Python 依赖是否已经准备完成`))
-        return
-      }
-
-      if (signal || code !== 0) {
-        reject(
-          new Error(
-            buildWorkerExitMessage({
-              code,
-              signal,
-              projectRoot,
-              stderrText: stderr.trim(),
-            }),
-          ),
-        )
-        return
-      }
-
-      if (command === 'healthcheck') {
-        resolve(null)
-        return
-      }
-
-      const parsed = tryParseJson(stdout.trim())
-      if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object') {
-        reject(new Error(`本地 OCR 返回无法解析的结果${stderr.trim() ? `\n${stderr.trim()}` : ''}`))
-        return
-      }
-
-      resolve(parsed)
-    })
-
-    if (input) {
-      child.stdin.end(`${input}\n`, 'utf8')
-      return
-    }
-
-    child.stdin.end()
-  })
-}
-
-function resolveOcrProjectRoot() {
-  return String(runtimeConfig.ocr.projectRoot || '').trim()
-}
-
-function resolveWorkerCommand(projectRoot) {
-  const venvPython = path.join(projectRoot, '.venv', 'bin', 'python')
-
-  if (fs.existsSync(venvPython)) {
-    return {
-      command: venvPython,
-      args: ['-u', '-m', 'ocr_worker.cli'],
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    command: 'python3',
-    args: ['-u', '-m', 'ocr_worker.cli'],
-  }
-}
-
-function buildPythonPath(srcPath) {
-  const current = String(process.env.PYTHONPATH || '').trim()
-  return current ? `${srcPath}${path.delimiter}${current}` : srcPath
-}
-
-function buildWorkerError(error) {
-  if (
-    error instanceof Error &&
-    (error.message.includes('spawn python3 ENOENT') ||
-      error.message.includes('spawn ') && error.message.includes('python'))
-  ) {
-    const projectRoot = resolveOcrProjectRoot()
-    return new Error(
-      `无法启动本地 OCR。请检查 Python 是否可用，并确认 OCR_PROJECT_ROOT 指向的目录存在：${projectRoot}`,
-    )
-  }
-
-  return new Error(
-    `本地 OCR 启动失败: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error || '未知错误')}`,
-  )
-}
-
-function buildWorkerExitMessage({ code, signal, projectRoot, stderrText }) {
-  const reason = signal
-    ? `signal ${signal}`
-    : typeof code === 'number'
-      ? `exit code ${code}`
-      : 'unknown reason'
-
-  const installHint = `请检查 ${projectRoot} 的 Python 依赖是否已安装；本地源码运行请先执行 uv sync，Docker 请重建 backend 镜像`
-  const stderrHint = stderrText ? `\n${stderrText}` : ''
-
-  return `本地 OCR 已退出（${reason}）。${installHint}${stderrHint}`
-}
-
-function tryParseJson(text) {
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(text)
-  } catch {
-    return null
-  }
-}
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/types/runtime-config.js b/apps/backend/src/types/runtime-config.js
index 64c1f0bc..6a68bbce 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/types/runtime-config.js
+++ b/apps/backend/src/types/runtime-config.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export {};
  *     debug: boolean
  *   }
  *   ocr: {
- *     projectRoot: string
  *     baseUrl: string
  *   }
  *   data: {