diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/out.test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/out.test.toml
index f68b4a89c36..0f167effef1 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/out.test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/out.test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Cloud = true
-EnvMatrix.DMS = [""]
+EnvMatrix.DMS = ["", "true"]
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/test.toml
index a318fc61ddd..24e699e3716 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/auto-bind/test.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,3 @@ Ignore = [
 # C:/Program Files/Git/Users/$username/UNIQUE_NAME before passing it to the CLI
 # Setting this environment variable prevents that conversion on windows.
 Env.MSYS_NO_PATHCONV = "1"
-
-# bind is unsupported with deployment-history recording; pin DMS off so it runs on the plain cell.
-EnvMatrix.DMS = [""]
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/output.txt
index 52e5822e308..76f6dc6195b 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/output.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Resources: 1 created, 0 changed, 0 deleted, 0 unchanged
   "warehouse_id": ""
 }
 
+>>> fault.py GET /api/2.0/bundle/deployments/* 403 0 1 PERMISSION_DENIED
+
 === update the dashboard file using bundle generate
 >>> [CLI] bundle generate dashboard --resource test_dashboard --force
 Writing dashboard to dash.lvdash.json
@@ -32,3 +34,5 @@ Writing dashboard to dash.lvdash.json
 {
   "a": "b"
 }
+
+>>> print_requests.py --dms //api/2.0/bundle --get --oneline
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/script b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/script
index f11a56da3cf..d44453642f2 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/script
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ dashboard_id=$($CLI bundle summary --output json | jq -r '.resources.dashboards.
 title "update the dashboard"
 trace $CLI lakeview update $dashboard_id --serialized-dashboard '{"a":"b"}'
 
+# Generating from file-backed state must not depend on the history service.
+rm -f "$OUT_REQUESTS"
+trace fault.py "GET /api/2.0/bundle/deployments/*" 403 0 1 PERMISSION_DENIED
+
 title "update the dashboard file using bundle generate"
 trace $CLI bundle generate dashboard --resource test_dashboard --force
 
 trace cat dash.lvdash.json
+
+trace print_requests.py --dms //api/2.0/bundle --get --oneline
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/test.toml
index d5511c15564..174e025a055 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/dashboard-inplace/test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+RecordRequests = true
+Ignore = [".databricks"]
+
 [[Repls]]
 Old = "[0-9a-f]{32}"
 New = "[DASHBOARD_ID]"
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/output.txt
index 13b0736ee12..45b7eb0ab89 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/output.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Resources: 1 created, 0 changed, 0 deleted, 0 unchanged
   "warehouse_id": "my-warehouse-1234"
 }
 
+>>> fault.py GET /api/2.0/bundle/deployments/* 403 0 1 PERMISSION_DENIED
+
 === update the genie space file using bundle generate
 >>> [CLI] bundle generate genie-space --resource test_genie_space --force
 Writing genie space to space.geniespace.json
@@ -28,3 +30,5 @@ Writing genie space to space.geniespace.json
 {
   "a": "b"
 }
+
+>>> print_requests.py --dms //api/2.0/bundle --get --oneline
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/script b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/script
index 18ca58d2986..6830a9ae1ed 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/script
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ genie_space_id=$($CLI bundle summary --output json | jq -r '.resources.genie_spa
 title "update the genie space"
 trace $CLI genie update-space $genie_space_id --serialized-space '{"a":"b"}'
 
+# Generating from file-backed state must not depend on the history service.
+rm -f "$OUT_REQUESTS"
+trace fault.py "GET /api/2.0/bundle/deployments/*" 403 0 1 PERMISSION_DENIED
+
 title "update the genie space file using bundle generate"
 trace $CLI bundle generate genie-space --resource test_genie_space --force
 
 trace cat space.geniespace.json
+
+trace print_requests.py --dms //api/2.0/bundle --get --oneline
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/test.toml
index cdaa88d84ec..950fc94657a 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/genie_space_inplace/test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+RecordRequests = true
+Ignore = [".databricks"]
+
 # Genie spaces are only deployed via the direct deployment engine.
 
 [[Repls]]
diff --git a/cmd/bundle/utils/process.go b/cmd/bundle/utils/process.go
index b1a832d5223..68798a4bb01 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/utils/process.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/utils/process.go
@@ -693,11 +693,6 @@ func OpenDirectStateForRead(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle, stateDesc *st
 		if err := b.DeploymentBundle.StateDB.Open(ctx, localPath, dstate.ReadingFile, dstate.WithRecovery(true), dstate.OpenDmsArgs{}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if configuresDeploymentHistory(ctx, b) {
-			if _, err := prepareDeploymentHistoryShadow(ctx, b); err != nil {
-				log.Warnf(ctx, "Could not read deployment history: %s", err)
-			}
-		}
 		return nil
 	}