diff --git a/internal/protocol/http/fetcher.go b/internal/protocol/http/fetcher.go
index e7ba4b2f..cfc4f9f8 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/http/fetcher.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/http/fetcher.go
@@ -418,16 +418,6 @@ func (f *Fetcher) updateMaxConnTime(d time.Duration) {
 }
 
 func (f *Fetcher) Resolve(req *base.Request) error {
-	return f.ResolveContext(context.Background(), req)
-}
-
-// ResolveContext cancels the initial request while waiting for headers. Once
-// Resolve has returned, the retained response belongs to the fetcher and its
-// existing Pause/Close lifecycle controls the body and prefetch.
-func (f *Fetcher) ResolveContext(ctx context.Context, req *base.Request) error {
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := base.ParseReqExtra[fhttp.ReqExtra](req); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -439,8 +429,6 @@ func (f *Fetcher) ResolveContext(ctx context.Context, req *base.Request) error {
 	// This allows the response to be reused for downloading (important for one-time URLs)
 	// The body outlives Resolve, so the read timeout gets its own cancel func.
 	reqCtx, reqCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	stopCancel := context.AfterFunc(ctx, reqCancel)
-	defer stopCancel()
 	httpReq, err := f.buildRequest(reqCtx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		reqCancel()
diff --git a/pkg/download/downloader.go b/pkg/download/downloader.go
index 6fcd0419..84d07aae 100644
--- a/pkg/download/downloader.go
+++ b/pkg/download/downloader.go
@@ -563,16 +563,9 @@ func ensureResourceRequestRawURLs(parentReq *base.Request, res *base.Resource) {
 
 // resolveState owns a Fetcher until Create transfers it to a task.
 // State transitions are protected by fetcherMapLock; closeOnce serializes cleanup.
-type contextResolver interface {
-	ResolveContext(context.Context, *base.Request) error
-}
-
 type resolveState struct {
-	ctx       context.Context
-	cancel    context.CancelFunc
 	fetcher   fetcher.Fetcher
 	cancelled bool
-	resolved  bool
 	claimed   bool
 	closeOnce sync.Once
 	closeErr  error
@@ -602,9 +595,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) ResolveWithID(id string, req *base.Request) (rr *ResolveRes
 	if req == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("resolve request is required")
 	}
-	resolveCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(d.backgroundCtx)
-	defer cancel()
-	state := &resolveState{ctx: resolveCtx, cancel: cancel}
+	state := &resolveState{}
 	d.fetcherMapLock.Lock()
 	if d.closed.Load() {
 		d.fetcherMapLock.Unlock()
@@ -645,11 +636,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) ResolveWithID(id string, req *base.Request) (rr *ResolveRes
 	if cancelled {
 		return nil, errors.New("resource resolution cancelled")
 	}
-	if resolver, ok := f.(contextResolver); ok {
-		err = resolver.ResolveContext(state.ctx, req)
-	} else {
-		err = f.Resolve(req)
-	}
+	err = f.Resolve(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -658,13 +645,13 @@ func (d *Downloader) ResolveWithID(id string, req *base.Request) (rr *ResolveRes
 	if state.cancelled || d.closed.Load() {
 		return nil, errors.New("resource resolution cancelled")
 	}
-	state.resolved = true
 	d.fetcherCache[id] = f
 	return &ResolveResult{ID: id, Res: f.Meta().Res, SuggestedDownloadDir: d.suggestedDownloadDir(f.Meta().Res)}, nil
 }
 
 // ReleaseResolve is idempotent. A resource already transferred to a task is
 // never closed by a late preview cancellation.
+// Pending resolution is interrupted according to the Fetcher's Close semantics.
 func (d *Downloader) ReleaseResolve(id string) error {
 	d.fetcherMapLock.Lock()
 	state := d.resolveStates[id]
@@ -673,17 +660,10 @@ func (d *Downloader) ReleaseResolve(id string) error {
 	delete(d.resolveStates, id)
 	if state != nil {
 		state.cancelled = true
-		state.cancel()
 		if state.claimed {
 			f = nil
 		} else {
 			f = state.fetcher
-			if _, cancellable := f.(contextResolver); cancellable && !state.resolved {
-				// Resolve owns unpublished response/prefetch state. Its context
-				// cancels the request; the returning resolver closes it once
-				// publication has stopped, including a racing response.
-				f = nil
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	d.fetcherMapLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/download/resolve_lifecycle_test.go b/pkg/download/resolve_lifecycle_test.go
index 553738b2..8f1d6371 100644
--- a/pkg/download/resolve_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/download/resolve_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -3,50 +3,15 @@ package download
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed/internal/fetcher"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed/internal/fetcher"
 	"github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed/pkg/base"
 )
 
-func TestReleaseResolveCancelsPendingHTTPHeaders(t *testing.T) {
-	entered := make(chan struct{})
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { close(entered); <-r.Context().Done() }))
-	defer server.Close()
-	d := NewDownloader(&DownloaderConfig{Storage: NewMemStorage(), StorageDir: t.TempDir(), TempDir: t.TempDir()})
-	if err := d.Setup(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer d.Close()
-	done := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		_, err := d.ResolveWithID("pending-http", &base.Request{URL: server.URL + "/file"})
-		done <- err
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-entered:
-	case <-time.After(time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("request did not start")
-	}
-	if err := d.ReleaseResolve("pending-http"); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	select {
-	case err := <-done:
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("cancelled Resolve succeeded")
-		}
-	case <-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond):
-		server.CloseClientConnections()
-		t.Fatal("ReleaseResolve did not cancel the request waiting for headers")
-	}
-	if len(d.fetcherCache) != 0 || len(d.resolveStates) != 0 {
-		t.Fatal("cancelled operation retained resources")
-	}
-}
 func TestReleaseResolveAfterCreateDoesNotCloseTask(t *testing.T) {
 	d := NewDownloader(&DownloaderConfig{Storage: NewMemStorage(), StorageDir: t.TempDir(), TempDir: t.TempDir(), FetchManagers: nil})
 	if err := d.Setup(); err != nil {