diff --git a/mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/add-task.js b/mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/add-task.js
index 9964dd21..476fd062 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/add-task.js
+++ b/mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/add-task.js
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ export async function addTaskDirect(args, log, context = {}) {
 				},
 				'json', // outputFormat
 				manualTaskData, // Pass the manual task data
-				false, // research flag is false for manual creation
-				projectRoot // Pass projectRoot
+				false // research flag is false for manual creation
 			);
 			newTaskId = result.newTaskId;
 			telemetryData = result.telemetryData;
diff --git a/scripts/modules/task-manager/add-task.js b/scripts/modules/task-manager/add-task.js
index 902c04de..13db6968 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/task-manager/add-task.js
+++ b/scripts/modules/task-manager/add-task.js
@@ -561,16 +561,6 @@ async function addTask(
 		writeJSON(tasksPath, rawData, projectRoot, targetTag);
 		report('DEBUG: tasks.json written.', 'debug');
 
-		// Generate markdown task files
-		report('Generating task files...', 'info');
-		report('DEBUG: Calling generateTaskFiles...', 'debug');
-		// Pass mcpLog if available to generateTaskFiles
-		await generateTaskFiles(tasksPath, path.dirname(tasksPath), {
-			projectRoot,
-			tag: targetTag
-		});
-		report('DEBUG: generateTaskFiles finished.', 'debug');
-
 		// Show success message - only for text output (CLI)
 		if (outputFormat === 'text') {
 			const table = new Table({