diff --git a/setup/onboarding.ts b/setup/onboarding.ts
index b3f302d..36a325e 100644
--- a/setup/onboarding.ts
+++ b/setup/onboarding.ts
@@ -492,12 +492,6 @@ function normalizeGender(input: string): AgentGender {
   return 'n';
 }
 
-function inferGender(name: string): AgentGender {
-  // Slovenian heuristic: names ending in 'a' are typically female.
-  // This is a suggestion only — user always confirms.
-  return name.trim().toLowerCase().endsWith('a') ? 'f' : 'm';
-}
-
 function genderPreview(
   name: string,
   gender: AgentGender,
@@ -622,7 +616,7 @@ export async function run(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
       ).trim() || assistantName;
     derivedAgentName = deriveAgentName(assistantName);
     agentGender = showGenderMenu(
-      opts.agentGender || agentGender || inferGender(assistantName),
+      opts.agentGender || agentGender,
       assistantName,
       displayLocale,
     );
@@ -833,8 +827,7 @@ export async function run(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
         (await promptWithDefault(rl, 'Assistant name', assistantName)).trim() ||
         assistantName;
       derivedAgentName = deriveAgentName(assistantName);
-      const suggestedGender = opts.agentGender || agentGender || inferGender(assistantName);
-      const genderRaw = await promptWithDefault(rl, 'Gender [m/f/n] (ž=f)', suggestedGender);
+      const genderRaw = await promptWithDefault(rl, 'Gender [m/f/n] (ž=f)', opts.agentGender || agentGender);
       agentGender = normalizeGender(genderRaw);
       console.log(`  ✓ ${genderPreview(assistantName, agentGender, displayLocale)}`);