diff --git a/renderer/app.js b/renderer/app.js
index daaa2b1..d23b46d 100644
--- a/renderer/app.js
+++ b/renderer/app.js
@@ -1292,9 +1292,6 @@ function getSelectedJobLinks() {
 // --- Upload ---
 async function startUpload() {
   if (uploading) return;
-  // Wait for any running health check to finish (e.g. startup auto-check)
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unmodified-loop-condition -- healthCheckRunning is modified externally between awaits
-  for (let _hcWait = 0; healthCheckRunning && _hcWait < 300; _hcWait++) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100)); // max 30s
   uploading = true; // set immediately to prevent double-click race
   updateQueueActionButtons();
 
@@ -1305,30 +1302,6 @@ async function startUpload() {
   const jobsToStart = queueJobs.filter((job) => job.status === 'preview' || job.status === 'queued');
   if (jobsToStart.length === 0) { uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons(); return; }
 
-  // Auto health check — only check hosters that have jobs to start
-  if (autoHealthCheckEnabled) {
-    const jobHosters = new Set(jobsToStart.map(j => j.hoster));
-    const checkHosters = [...jobHosters].filter(name => name === 'doodstream.com' || name === 'vidmoly.me' || name === 'voe.sx' || name === 'byse.sx');
-    if (checkHosters.length > 0) {
-      healthCheckRunning = true;
-      try {
-        const rows = await executeHealthCheck(checkHosters, 'auto');
-        const errors = rows.filter(r => r.status === 'error');
-        if (errors.length > 0) {
-          alert(`Auto-Check fehlgeschlagen:\n${errors.map(r => `${r.hoster}: ${r.message}`).join('\n')}\n\nUpload wurde nicht gestartet.`);
-          uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons();
-          return;
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        alert(`Auto-Check fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}\nUpload wurde nicht gestartet.`);
-        uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons();
-        return;
-      } finally {
-        healthCheckRunning = false;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   try {
     queueJobs.forEach(j => {
       if (j.status === 'preview') j.status = 'queued';
@@ -1365,8 +1338,6 @@ async function startUpload() {
 
 async function startSelectedUpload() {
   if (uploading) return;
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unmodified-loop-condition -- healthCheckRunning is modified externally between awaits
-  for (let _hcWait = 0; healthCheckRunning && _hcWait < 300; _hcWait++) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100)); // max 30s
   uploading = true; // set immediately to prevent double-click race
   updateQueueActionButtons();
 
@@ -1376,30 +1347,6 @@ async function startSelectedUpload() {
   const jobsToStart = queueJobs.filter((job) => selectedJobIds.has(job.id) && (job.status === 'preview' || job.status === 'queued'));
   if (jobsToStart.length === 0) { uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons(); return; }
 
-  // Auto health check — only check hosters that have jobs to start
-  if (autoHealthCheckEnabled) {
-    const jobHosters = new Set(jobsToStart.map(j => j.hoster));
-    const checkHosters = [...jobHosters].filter(name => name === 'doodstream.com' || name === 'vidmoly.me' || name === 'voe.sx' || name === 'byse.sx');
-    if (checkHosters.length > 0) {
-      healthCheckRunning = true;
-      try {
-        const rows = await executeHealthCheck(checkHosters, 'auto');
-        const errors = rows.filter(r => r.status === 'error');
-        if (errors.length > 0) {
-          alert(`Auto-Check fehlgeschlagen:\n${errors.map(r => `${r.hoster}: ${r.message}`).join('\n')}\n\nUpload wurde nicht gestartet.`);
-          uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons();
-          return;
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        alert(`Auto-Check fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}\nUpload wurde nicht gestartet.`);
-        uploading = false; updateQueueActionButtons();
-        return;
-      } finally {
-        healthCheckRunning = false;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   try {
     jobsToStart.forEach(j => {
       if (j.status === 'preview') j.status = 'queued';