diff --git a/agent/middleware/workflow_push_guard.py b/agent/middleware/workflow_push_guard.py
index 40abfe50..67b5069f 100644
--- a/agent/middleware/workflow_push_guard.py
+++ b/agent/middleware/workflow_push_guard.py
@@ -340,13 +340,7 @@ def _workflow_change_for_push(backend: Any, parsed: ParsedGitPush) -> WorkflowPu
     if not diff.ok or not diff.output:
         return None
 
-    content_parts: list[str] = []
-    for path in files:
-        blob = _run_git(backend, root, f"show {shlex.quote(head)}:{shlex.quote(path)}")
-        if not blob.ok:
-            return None
-        content_parts.append(blob.output)
-    content_hash = _fingerprint({"contents": content_parts})
+    content_hash = _fingerprint({"diff": diff.output})
 
     remote = _run_git(backend, root, "config --get remote.origin.url")
     repo = _normalize_remote(_first_line(remote.output)) if remote.ok else ""
diff --git a/tests/test_workflow_push_guard.py b/tests/test_workflow_push_guard.py
index c1c44211..63362ec8 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflow_push_guard.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflow_push_guard.py
@@ -407,6 +407,48 @@ async def test_rebased_workflow_push_keeps_fingerprint_for_same_diff(
     assert payload3["fingerprint"] != payload["fingerprint"]
 
 
+async def test_deleted_workflow_file_requires_approval(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    backend = _Backend(
+        workflow_files=".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+        diff_output="diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml\ndeleted file\n",
+    )
+    guard.SANDBOX_BACKENDS["thread-1"] = backend
+
+    async def fake_approved(thread_id: str, fingerprint: str) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    async def fake_find_approval(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        return None
+
+    async def fake_pending(thread_id: str, **kwargs: Any) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], bool]:
+        return {"fingerprint": kwargs["fingerprint"], "status": "pending", "notified": False}, True
+
+    async def fake_post(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> tuple[str, None]:
+        return "1700000000.000300", None
+
+    async def fake_notified(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "workflow_push_approved", fake_approved)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "find_workflow_push_approval", fake_find_approval)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "ensure_workflow_push_pending", fake_pending)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "post_slack_thread_reply_with_ts", fake_post)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "mark_workflow_push_notified", fake_notified)
+
+    async def handler(_request: Any) -> ToolMessage:
+        return ToolMessage(content="pushed", tool_call_id="call-1")
+
+    result = await guard.WorkflowPushGuardMiddleware().awrap_tool_call(_Request(), handler)
+
+    assert isinstance(result, ToolMessage)
+    assert result.status == "error"
+    payload = json.loads(str(result.content))
+    assert payload["workflow_approval_status"] == "approval_required"
+    assert payload["files"] == [".github/workflows/ci.yml"]
+
+
 async def test_approved_workflow_push_aborts_when_elevation_fails(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None: