diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/10714-provider-metrics-ghost-deleted-provider.md b/changelog.d/fixes/10714-provider-metrics-ghost-deleted-provider.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..050728ec08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/10714-provider-metrics-ghost-deleted-provider.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- fix(db): filter `getProviderMetrics()` to providers with a live `provider_connections` row so a deleted provider stops permanently ghost-haunting the Home "Provider Topology" widget (#10714)
diff --git a/src/lib/db/callLogStats.ts b/src/lib/db/callLogStats.ts
index 7a8ef741be..e238215e66 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/callLogStats.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/callLogStats.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ export interface SearchProviderCountRow {
 
 /**
  * Returns one row per provider with call-level aggregates plus last-status
- * subselects. Excludes rows where provider is NULL or '-'.
+ * subselects. Excludes rows where provider is NULL or '-', and excludes
+ * providers with no live row in `provider_connections` — a deleted provider
+ * connection must not keep surfacing as a ghost topology node forever from
+ * its retained historical call_logs rows. See #10714.
  */
 export function getProviderMetrics(): ProviderMetricRow[] {
   const db = getDbInstance();
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ export function getProviderMetrics(): ProviderMetricRow[] {
           ) as lastErrorStatus
         FROM call_logs c
         WHERE c.provider IS NOT NULL AND c.provider != '-'
+          AND EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM provider_connections pc WHERE pc.provider = c.provider
+          )
         GROUP BY c.provider`
     )
     .all() as ProviderMetricRow[];
diff --git a/tests/unit/db-call-log-stats-3500.test.ts b/tests/unit/db-call-log-stats-3500.test.ts
index 5240ea97f4..aa6d585546 100644
--- a/tests/unit/db-call-log-stats-3500.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/db-call-log-stats-3500.test.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ test.after(() => {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 test("#3500 getProviderMetrics — aggregates totals and latency per provider", () => {
+  // #10714: getProviderMetrics() only surfaces providers with a live
+  // provider_connections row — seed openai/anthropic connections so their
+  // call_logs rows are not filtered out as ghost/deleted providers.
+  const db0 = core.getDbInstance();
+  db0.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO provider_connections (id, provider, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run("conn-3500-openai", "openai", new Date().toISOString(), new Date().toISOString());
+  db0.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO provider_connections (id, provider, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run("conn-3500-anthropic", "anthropic", new Date().toISOString(), new Date().toISOString());
+
   // Two openai rows: one success, one error with error_summary
   const ts1 = "2025-06-01T10:00:00.000Z";
   const ts2 = "2025-06-01T11:00:00.000Z";
diff --git a/tests/unit/provider-metrics-deleted-provider.test.ts b/tests/unit/provider-metrics-deleted-provider.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cfbbbbf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/provider-metrics-deleted-provider.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const TEST_DATA_DIR = fs.mkdtempSync(
+  path.join(os.tmpdir(), "omniroute-provider-metrics-deleted-")
+);
+const ORIGINAL_DATA_DIR = process.env.DATA_DIR;
+process.env.DATA_DIR = TEST_DATA_DIR;
+
+const core = await import("../../src/lib/db/core.ts");
+const providerMetricsRoute = await import("../../src/app/api/provider-metrics/route.ts");
+
+type ProviderMetricsResponse = {
+  metrics: Record<string, unknown>;
+  topology: { providers: string[]; lastProvider: string; errorProvider: string };
+};
+
+function resetStorage() {
+  core.resetDbInstance();
+  fs.rmSync(TEST_DATA_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(TEST_DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+test.beforeEach(() => {
+  resetStorage();
+});
+test.after(() => {
+  core.resetDbInstance();
+  fs.rmSync(TEST_DATA_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  if (ORIGINAL_DATA_DIR === undefined) delete process.env.DATA_DIR;
+  else process.env.DATA_DIR = ORIGINAL_DATA_DIR;
+});
+
+test("#10714: a provider deleted from provider_connections must NOT keep showing as an errored topology node", async () => {
+  const db = core.getDbInstance();
+
+  db.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO provider_connections (id, provider, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run("conn-openai-1", "openai", "2026-08-19T09:00:00.000Z", "2026-08-19T09:00:00.000Z");
+  db.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO call_logs (id, timestamp, provider, status, duration, error_summary) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run("openai-error", "2026-08-19T10:00:00.000Z", "openai", 500, 80, "upstream error");
+
+  // Deleted provider: historical call_logs rows exist, but no provider_connections row.
+  db.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO call_logs (id, timestamp, provider, status, duration, error_summary) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run("g4f-pollinations-error", "2026-08-19T11:00:00.000Z", "g4f-pollinations", 402, 50, "payment required");
+
+  const response = await providerMetricsRoute.GET();
+  const body = (await response.json()) as ProviderMetricsResponse;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+  assert.equal(body.topology.providers.includes("g4f-pollinations"), false);
+  assert.equal(body.metrics["g4f-pollinations"], undefined);
+  assert.notEqual(body.topology.errorProvider, "g4f-pollinations");
+  assert.equal(body.topology.providers.includes("openai"), true);
+  assert.equal(body.topology.errorProvider, "openai");
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/provider-metrics-route.test.ts b/tests/unit/provider-metrics-route.test.ts
index ca5def5bb5..2d0b2d2543 100644
--- a/tests/unit/provider-metrics-route.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/provider-metrics-route.test.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,17 @@ test.after(() => {
   }
 });
 
+function seedProviderConnection(provider: string) {
+  const db = core.getDbInstance();
+  db.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO provider_connections (id, provider, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`
+  ).run(`conn-${provider}`, provider, new Date().toISOString(), new Date().toISOString());
+}
+
 test("GET /api/provider-metrics includes provider recency and error topology", async () => {
   const db = core.getDbInstance();
+  seedProviderConnection("openai");
+  seedProviderConnection("anthropic");
   db.prepare(
     `INSERT INTO call_logs (id, timestamp, provider, status, duration, error_summary)
      VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
@@ -91,6 +100,8 @@ test("GET /api/provider-metrics errorProvider must NOT flag a provider whose mos
   // Bug (pre-fix): errorProvider = "providerA" because lastErrorAt > 0.
   // Fix (post-fix): errorProvider = "" because lastStatus for providerA is 200.
   const db = core.getDbInstance();
+  seedProviderConnection("providerA");
+  seedProviderConnection("providerB");
   db.prepare(
     `INSERT INTO call_logs (id, timestamp, provider, status, duration, error_summary)
      VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`