diff --git a/tests/tools/test_skills_tool.py b/tests/tools/test_skills_tool.py
index 172e71209..79470710b 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_skills_tool.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_skills_tool.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class TestSkillView:
         result = json.loads(raw)
         assert result["success"] is True
         assert f"Run {skill_dir}/scripts/do.sh in session-123" in result["content"]
-        assert "${HERMES_SKILL_DIR}" in result["raw_content"]
+        assert "${HERMES_SKILL_DIR}" not in result["content"]
 
     def test_skill_view_applies_inline_shell_when_enabled(self, tmp_path):
         with (
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ class TestSkillView:
         assert result["success"] is True
         assert "Current date: 2026-04-24" in result["content"]
         assert "!`printf 2026-04-24`" not in result["content"]
-        assert "!`printf 2026-04-24`" in result["raw_content"]
 
     def test_skill_view_leaves_inline_shell_literal_when_disabled(self, tmp_path):
         with (
diff --git a/tools/skills_tool.py b/tools/skills_tool.py
index 447e70b33..89fe698a7 100644
--- a/tools/skills_tool.py
+++ b/tools/skills_tool.py
@@ -835,7 +835,6 @@ def _serve_plugin_skill(
             "success": True,
             "name": f"{namespace}:{bare}",
             "content": f"{banner}{rendered_content}" if banner else rendered_content,
-            "raw_content": content,
             "description": description,
             "linked_files": None,
             "readiness_status": SkillReadinessStatus.AVAILABLE.value,
@@ -1335,7 +1334,6 @@ def skill_view(
             "tags": tags,
             "related_skills": related_skills,
             "content": rendered_content,
-            "raw_content": content,
             "path": rel_path,
             "skill_dir": str(skill_dir) if skill_dir else None,
             "linked_files": linked_files if linked_files else None,