diff --git a/server/src/helpers/dataPaths.js b/server/src/helpers/dataPaths.js
index 2bfe1291..0dc60afb 100644
--- a/server/src/helpers/dataPaths.js
+++ b/server/src/helpers/dataPaths.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const CANONICAL_DATA_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'data');
 const LEGACY_DATA_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'data');
-const CANONICAL_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR = path.join(CANONICAL_DATA_DIR, 'rover-snapshots');
-const LEGACY_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR = path.join(LEGACY_DATA_DIR, 'rover-snapshots');
 
 function pathExists(target) {
   try {
@@ -37,16 +35,7 @@ function resolveDataPath(fileName) {
   return canonicalPath;
 }
 
-function resolveRoverSnapshotDir() {
-  const configured = String(process.env.ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR || '').trim();
-  if (configured) return path.resolve(configured);
-  if (pathExists(CANONICAL_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR)) return CANONICAL_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR;
-  if (pathExists(LEGACY_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR)) return LEGACY_ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR;
-  return '/var/lib/rover-snapshots';
-}
-
 module.exports = {
   resolveDataDir,
   resolveDataPath,
-  resolveRoverSnapshotDir,
 };
diff --git a/server/src/services/healthService/index.js b/server/src/services/healthService/index.js
index 938ccde0..b75ac044 100644
--- a/server/src/services/healthService/index.js
+++ b/server/src/services/healthService/index.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const roverManager = require('../roverManager');
 const { getRoomCameras } = require('../roomCameraService');
 const { getRoomCameraState } = require('../roomCameraService');
 const { getReplayHealthSnapshot } = require('../replayEngineV2');
-const { resolveRoverSnapshotDir } = require('../../helpers/dataPaths');
+const { resolveDataDir } = require('../../helpers/dataPaths');
 
-const ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR = resolveRoverSnapshotDir();
+const ROVER_SNAPSHOT_DIR = path.join(resolveDataDir(), 'rover-snapshots');
 const HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
 const ROOM_CAMERA_STALE_MS = 5000;
 const ROVER_SNAPSHOT_STALE_MS = 5000;
diff --git a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/poller.js b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/poller.js
index 56e4de3c..7ca826fd 100644
--- a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/poller.js
+++ b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/poller.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const fs = require('fs/promises');
 const path = require('path');
 const logger = require('../../globals/logger').child('roverSnapshot');
-const { resolveRoverSnapshotDir } = require('../../helpers/dataPaths');
+const { resolveDataDir } = require('../../helpers/dataPaths');
 
-const SNAPSHOT_DIR = resolveRoverSnapshotDir();
+const SNAPSHOT_DIR = path.join(resolveDataDir(), 'rover-snapshots');
 const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 300;
 const roverState = new Map();
 const events = new EventEmitter();
@@ -25,15 +25,14 @@ function getSnapshotPath(id) {
 }
 
 function createRoverSnapshotPoller({ roverManager }) {
-  async function fetchSnapshot(id, options = {}) {
-    const force = Boolean(options?.force);
+  async function fetchSnapshot(id) {
     const state = roverState.get(id);
     if (state?.fetching) return;
     markState(id, { fetching: true });
     try {
       const filePath = getSnapshotPath(id);
       const stats = await fs.stat(filePath);
-      if (!force && state?.mtimeMs && stats.mtimeMs <= state.mtimeMs) return;
+      if (state?.mtimeMs && stats.mtimeMs <= state.mtimeMs) return;
       const buffer = await fs.readFile(filePath);
       const ts = stats.mtimeMs || Date.now();
       markState(id, { frame: buffer, ts, error: null, failures: 0, mtimeMs: stats.mtimeMs });
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ function createRoverSnapshotPoller({ roverManager }) {
   return {
     startAll,
     stopAll,
-    fetchSnapshotNow: fetchSnapshot,
     roverSnapshotEvents: events,
     getRoverSnapshotState,
   };