diff --git a/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
index 60d74de41e2a..b73bff8d5fc7 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
@@ -875,19 +875,6 @@ class PhotonAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             )
 
         ctype = content.get("type")
-        if ctype == "text":
-            raw_text = content.get("text") or ""
-            # iMessage emits U+FFFC OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER as a transient
-            # placeholder for some media bubbles (notably voice notes). Photon
-            # can then deliver the real attachment/voice event immediately
-            # afterwards with a different message id. If we dispatch the
-            # placeholder as a standalone text turn, the subsequent media event
-            # arrives while that turn is active and the gateway sends a bogus
-            # "Interrupting current task" busy ack. Drop placeholder-only text
-            # at the platform boundary; the real media event carries the bytes.
-            if raw_text.strip() == "\ufffc":
-                logger.debug("[photon] ignoring iMessage object-placeholder text event")
-                return
         if ctype == "reaction":
             # Route only tapbacks on messages WE sent — those are implicitly
             # addressed to the bot (feishu precedent: synthetic text event).
diff --git a/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_runtime_record.py b/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_runtime_record.py
index 1b1e650cfc5e..931066e6eed4 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_runtime_record.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_runtime_record.py
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ def _patch_spawn(
 ) -> None:
     """Stub everything _start_sidecar touches before the healthz loop."""
     sidecar_dir = tmp_path / "sidecar"
-    (sidecar_dir / "node_modules").mkdir(parents=True)
+    # sidecar_deps_installed() checks the dependency's own directory, not just
+    # node_modules/ (9cf2046081) — mirror a real completed install.
+    (sidecar_dir / "node_modules" / "spectrum-ts").mkdir(parents=True)
     monkeypatch.setattr(photon_adapter, "_SIDECAR_DIR", sidecar_dir)
     monkeypatch.setattr(photon_adapter, "_sidecar_deps_stale", lambda: False)