diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
index c13d472d4b4e..6d92ba44ccd3 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ const createTray = () => {
   // If tray already exists, destroy it first
   destroyTray();
 
-  const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+  const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
   let iconPath: string;
 
   if (isDev) {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
index 6753cc0e8f05..9495c9d19092 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export function setupAutoUpdater(tray?: Tray) {
   log.info('Setting up auto-updater...');
   log.info(`Current app version: ${app.getVersion()}`);
   log.info(`Platform: ${process.platform}, Arch: ${process.arch}`);
-  log.info(`NODE_ENV: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
   log.info(`ENABLE_DEV_UPDATES: ${process.env.ENABLE_DEV_UPDATES}`);
   log.info(`App is packaged: ${app.isPackaged}`);
   log.info(`App path: ${app.getAppPath()}`);
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ function sendStatusToWindow(event: string, data?: unknown) {
 function updateTrayIcon(hasUpdate: boolean) {
   if (!trayRef) return;
 
-  const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+  const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
   let iconPath: string;
 
   if (hasUpdate) {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/costDatabase.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/costDatabase.ts
index a2e8e5cbd213..5b3bde1de0fe 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/costDatabase.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/costDatabase.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Import the proper type from ConfigContext
 import { getApiUrl } from '../config';
 import { safeJsonParse } from './conversionUtils';
 
@@ -206,49 +205,3 @@ export async function fetchAndCachePricing(
     return null;
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Refresh pricing data from backend
- */
-export async function refreshPricing(): Promise<boolean> {
-  try {
-    // Clear session cache to force re-fetch
-    sessionPricingCache.clear();
-
-    // The actual refresh happens on the backend when we call with configured_only: false
-    const apiUrl = getApiUrl('/config/pricing');
-    const secretKey = await window.electron.getSecretKey();
-
-    const headers: HeadersInit = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
-    if (secretKey) {
-      headers['X-Secret-Key'] = secretKey;
-    }
-
-    const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers,
-      body: JSON.stringify({ configured_only: false }),
-    });
-
-    return response.ok;
-  } catch {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
-// Expose functions for testing in development mode
-declare global {
-  interface Window {
-    getCostForModel?: typeof getCostForModel;
-    fetchAndCachePricing?: typeof fetchAndCachePricing;
-    refreshPricing?: typeof refreshPricing;
-    sessionPricingCache?: typeof sessionPricingCache;
-  }
-}
-
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  window.getCostForModel = getCostForModel;
-  window.fetchAndCachePricing = fetchAndCachePricing;
-  window.refreshPricing = refreshPricing;
-  window.sessionPricingCache = sessionPricingCache;
-}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/logger.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/logger.ts
index f11e8b2543e4..4a088ad32cd9 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/logger.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@ import log from 'electron-log';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { app } from 'electron';
 
-// Configure electron-log
-// In development: ~/Library/Logs/goose/main.log
-// In production: ~/Library/Application Support/goose/logs/main.log
 log.transports.file.resolvePathFn = () => {
-  const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
-  if (isDev) {
-    return path.join(app.getPath('home'), 'Library/Logs/goose/main.log');
-  }
-  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'logs/main.log');
+  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'logs', 'main.log');
 };
 
-// Configure log level based on environment
-log.transports.file.level = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'debug' : 'info';
-
-// Also log to console in development
-log.transports.console.level = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'debug' : false;
+log.transports.file.level = app.isPackaged ? 'info' : 'debug';
+log.transports.console.level = app.isPackaged ? false : 'debug';
 
 export default log;
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/pathUtils.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/pathUtils.ts
index cfa2677d09f4..f2865227a80f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/pathUtils.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/pathUtils.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ const addPaths = (
   executableName: string,
   app: Electron.App
 ): void => {
-  const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
-  const isPackaged = app.isPackaged;
-  if (isDev && !isPackaged) {
+  if (!app.isPackaged) {
     possiblePaths.push(
       path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'bin', executableName),
       path.join(process.cwd(), 'bin', executableName),