diff --git a/web/docs/internal/gestures/keyman-keyboard-gesture-specs.md b/web/docs/internal/gestures/keyman-keyboard-gesture-specs.md
index bf9316e674..8339b8a462 100644
--- a/web/docs/internal/gestures/keyman-keyboard-gesture-specs.md
+++ b/web/docs/internal/gestures/keyman-keyboard-gesture-specs.md
@@ -337,15 +337,13 @@ graph TD;
 
     recenter-condition -- Yes --> flick-restart
     recenter-condition -- No + input finishes --> reject
-    %% comment %% (should --> flick-reset-end)
 
     subgraph Stage6[" "]
     flick-restart --> restart-move-condition
     end
 
     restart-move-condition -- Yes --> flick-mid
-    restart-move-condition -- No + input finishes --> flick-reset-end
-    %% comment %% ... could treat as a --> reject if we wanted a semblance of cancellation...
+    restart-move-condition -- No + input finishes --> reject
 ```
 
 Note that the early cases from 'flick-start' that lead to 'reject' are all valid inputs for gesture types handled by previously-defined FSMs.
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diff --git a/web/src/engine/osk/src/input/gestures/specsForLayout.ts b/web/src/engine/osk/src/input/gestures/specsForLayout.ts
index cee4997520..1982596590 100644
--- a/web/src/engine/osk/src/input/gestures/specsForLayout.ts
+++ b/web/src/engine/osk/src/input/gestures/specsForLayout.ts
@@ -865,14 +865,9 @@ export function flickRestartModel(params: FullGestureParams): GestureModel<KeyEl
       }
     ],
     id: 'flick-restart',
-    sustainWhenNested: true,
-    rejectionActions: {
-      // Only 'rejects' in this form if the path is completed before direction-locking state.
-      path: {
-        type: 'replace',
-        replace: 'flick-reset-end'
-      }
-    },
+    sustainWhenNested: true
+    // Do not emit a key if we're still in the 'restart' phase; the user unlocked the flick,
+    // so they want a cancel if they 'let up' in this state.
   }
 }