diff --git a/crates/goose/src/hooks/mod.rs b/crates/goose/src/hooks/mod.rs
index c333e9a4c..d85668038 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/hooks/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/hooks/mod.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ pub enum HookEvent {
     BeforeShellExecution,
     AfterShellExecution,
     Stop,
-    SubagentStart,
-    SubagentStop,
 }
 
 impl HookEvent {
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ impl HookEvent {
             HookEvent::BeforeShellExecution => "BeforeShellExecution",
             HookEvent::AfterShellExecution => "AfterShellExecution",
             HookEvent::Stop => "Stop",
-            HookEvent::SubagentStart => "SubagentStart",
-            HookEvent::SubagentStop => "SubagentStop",
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,8 +91,6 @@ impl HookEvent {
             "BeforeShellExecution" => HookEvent::BeforeShellExecution,
             "AfterShellExecution" => HookEvent::AfterShellExecution,
             "Stop" => HookEvent::Stop,
-            "SubagentStart" => HookEvent::SubagentStart,
-            "SubagentStop" => HookEvent::SubagentStop,
             _ => return None,
         })
     }
diff --git a/documentation/docs/guides/context-engineering/hooks.md b/documentation/docs/guides/context-engineering/hooks.md
index baf0d3d96..cb17b9466 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/guides/context-engineering/hooks.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/guides/context-engineering/hooks.md
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ Check the following:
 - The command path is correct. Use `${PLUGIN_ROOT}` for scripts inside the plugin.
 - The script is executable if you call it directly.
 - The plugin is not listed in `disabledPlugins`.
+- The event is not a subagent lifecycle event. `SubagentStart` and `SubagentStop` are not currently emitted by goose, so hooks registered for them will never run.
 
 ### My Hook Timed Out or Failed