diff --git a/pkg/agentic/commands_plan.go b/pkg/agentic/commands_plan.go
index ab3348c..9adcb33 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/commands_plan.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/commands_plan.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) cmdPlanDelete(options core.Options) core.Result {
 		return core.Result{Value: err, OK: false}
 	}
 
-	core.Print(nil, "archived: %s", output.Deleted)
+	core.Print(nil, "deleted: %s", output.Deleted)
 	return core.Result{Value: output, OK: true}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/commands_test.go b/pkg/agentic/commands_test.go
index d64e713..bd0e245 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/commands_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/commands_test.go
@@ -1093,15 +1093,12 @@ func TestCommands_CmdPlanDelete_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, r.OK)
 	})
 
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "archived:")
+	assert.Contains(t, output, "deleted:")
 
-	assert.True(t, fs.Exists(created.Path))
+	assert.False(t, fs.Exists(created.Path))
 
-	plan, err := readPlan(PlansRoot(), created.ID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "archived", plan.Status)
-	assert.False(t, plan.ArchivedAt.IsZero())
-	assert.Contains(t, plan.Notes, "RFC contract says soft delete")
+	_, readErr := readPlan(PlansRoot(), created.ID)
+	require.Error(t, readErr)
 }
 
 func TestCommands_CmdExtract_Good(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/plan_compat.go b/pkg/agentic/plan_compat.go
index 9a20b3b..e162573 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/plan_compat.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/plan_compat.go
@@ -366,5 +366,31 @@ func archivePlanResult(input PlanDeleteInput, missingMessage, op string) (*Plan,
 }
 
 func deletePlanResult(input PlanDeleteInput, missingMessage, op string) (*Plan, error) {
-	return archivePlanResult(input, missingMessage, op)
+	ref := planReference(input.ID, input.Slug)
+	if ref == "" {
+		return nil, core.E(op, missingMessage, nil)
+	}
+
+	plan, err := readPlan(PlansRoot(), ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	planPath := planPath(PlansRoot(), plan.ID)
+	if deleteResult := fs.Delete(planPath); !deleteResult.OK {
+		deleteErr, _ := deleteResult.Value.(error)
+		return nil, core.E(op, "failed to delete plan", deleteErr)
+	}
+
+	if plan.Slug != "" {
+		stateFile := statePath(plan.Slug)
+		if fs.Exists(stateFile) {
+			if deleteResult := fs.Delete(stateFile); !deleteResult.OK {
+				deleteErr, _ := deleteResult.Value.(error)
+				return nil, core.E(op, "failed to delete plan state", deleteErr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return plan, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/plan_crud_test.go b/pkg/agentic/plan_crud_test.go
index 93025c3..6c34307 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/plan_crud_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/plan_crud_test.go
@@ -263,6 +263,13 @@ func TestPlan_PlanDelete_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		Title: "Delete Me", Objective: "Will be deleted",
 	})
 
+	planBeforeDelete, err := readPlan(PlansRoot(), createOut.ID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, writePlanStates(planBeforeDelete.Slug, []WorkspaceState{{
+		Key:   "pattern",
+		Value: "observer",
+	}}))
+
 	_, delOut, err := s.planDelete(context.Background(), nil, PlanDeleteInput{
 		ID:     createOut.ID,
 		Reason: "No longer needed",
@@ -271,13 +278,11 @@ func TestPlan_PlanDelete_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, delOut.Success)
 	assert.Equal(t, createOut.ID, delOut.Deleted)
 
-	assert.True(t, fs.Exists(createOut.Path))
+	assert.False(t, fs.Exists(createOut.Path))
+	assert.False(t, fs.Exists(statePath(planBeforeDelete.Slug)))
 
-	archivedPlan, readErr := readPlan(PlansRoot(), createOut.ID)
-	require.NoError(t, readErr)
-	assert.Equal(t, "archived", archivedPlan.Status)
-	assert.False(t, archivedPlan.ArchivedAt.IsZero())
-	assert.Contains(t, archivedPlan.Notes, "No longer needed")
+	_, readErr := readPlan(PlansRoot(), createOut.ID)
+	require.Error(t, readErr)
 }
 
 func TestPlan_PlanDelete_Bad_MissingID(t *testing.T) {