diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/constants.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/constants.py
index 9347c22..219b12c 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/constants.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/constants.py
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from pathlib import Path
 
 TELEGRAM_HARD_LIMIT = 4096
-DEFAULT_CHUNK_LEN = 3500  # leave room for formatting / safety
 TELEGRAM_CONFIG_PATH = Path.home() / ".codex" / "telegram.toml"
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
index d92b71e..4e18fff 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ def _one_line(text: Optional[str]) -> str:
 
 
 TELEGRAM_TEXT_LIMIT = TELEGRAM_HARD_LIMIT
+TELEGRAM_MARKDOWN_LIMIT = 3500
+ELLIPSIS = "…"
 
 
 def _clamp_tg_text(text: str, limit: int = TELEGRAM_TEXT_LIMIT) -> str:
@@ -70,6 +72,30 @@ def _clamp_tg_text(text: str, limit: int = TELEGRAM_TEXT_LIMIT) -> str:
         return text
     return text[: limit - 20] + "\n...(truncated)"
 
+def _send_markdown(
+    bot: TelegramClient,
+    *,
+    chat_id: int,
+    text: str,
+    reply_to_message_id: Optional[int] = None,
+    disable_notification: bool = False,
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    rendered_text, entities = render_markdown(text)
+    if len(rendered_text) > TELEGRAM_MARKDOWN_LIMIT:
+        sep = "\n" + ELLIPSIS + "\n"
+        lines = rendered_text.splitlines()
+        tail = lines[-1] if lines else ""
+        max_head = max(0, TELEGRAM_MARKDOWN_LIMIT - len(sep) - len(tail))
+        rendered_text = rendered_text[:max_head] + sep + tail
+        entities = None
+    return bot.send_message(
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        text=rendered_text,
+        entities=entities or None,
+        reply_to_message_id=reply_to_message_id,
+        disable_notification=disable_notification,
+    )
+
 
 class ProgressEditor:
     def __init__(
@@ -488,11 +514,7 @@ def run(
                 except Exception as ee:
                     log(f"[handle] failed to edit progress into error: {ee}")
 
-            sent_msgs = bot.send_message_markdown_chunked(
-                chat_id=chat_id,
-                text=err,
-                reply_to_message_id=user_msg_id,
-            )
+            _send_markdown(bot, chat_id=chat_id, text=err, reply_to_message_id=user_msg_id)
             log(
                 "[handle] error "
                 f"chat_id={chat_id} user_msg_id={user_msg_id} resume_session={resume_session!r} err={e}"
@@ -511,11 +533,7 @@ def run(
         can_edit_final = progress_id is not None and len(final_text) <= TELEGRAM_TEXT_LIMIT
 
         if loud_final or not can_edit_final:
-            sent_msgs = bot.send_message_markdown_chunked(
-                chat_id=chat_id,
-                text=final_md,
-                reply_to_message_id=user_msg_id,
-            )
+            _send_markdown(bot, chat_id=chat_id, text=final_md, reply_to_message_id=user_msg_id)
             if progress_id is not None:
                 try:
                     bot.delete_message(chat_id=chat_id, message_id=progress_id)
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/telegram_client.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/telegram_client.py
index f7eb625..e48b596 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/telegram_client.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/telegram_client.py
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from .constants import DEFAULT_CHUNK_LEN, TELEGRAM_HARD_LIMIT
-from .rendering import render_markdown
-
-ELLIPSIS = "…"
-
-
 class TelegramClient:
     """
     Minimal Telegram Bot API client using standard library (no requests dependency).
@@ -100,32 +94,3 @@ class TelegramClient:
         }
         res = self._call("deleteMessage", params)
         return bool(res)
-
-    def send_message_markdown_chunked(
-        self,
-        chat_id: int,
-        text: str,
-        reply_to_message_id: Optional[int] = None,
-        disable_notification: bool = False,
-        chunk_len: int = DEFAULT_CHUNK_LEN,
-    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        rendered_text, entities = render_markdown(text)
-        limit = min(chunk_len, TELEGRAM_HARD_LIMIT)
-        if len(rendered_text) > limit:
-            # If we truncate, drop entities to avoid offset gymnastics.
-            # Preserve the final `resume: `...`` line if present.
-            sep = "\n" + ELLIPSIS + "\n"
-            lines = rendered_text.splitlines()
-            tail = lines[-1] if lines else ""
-            max_head = max(0, limit - len(sep) - len(tail))
-            rendered_text = "".join([rendered_text[:max_head], sep, tail])
-            entities = None
-
-        msg = self.send_message(
-            chat_id=chat_id,
-            text=rendered_text,
-            reply_to_message_id=reply_to_message_id,
-            disable_notification=disable_notification,
-            entities=entities or None,
-        )
-        return [msg]