diff --git a/src/ir/jni_java_emit.test.zig b/src/ir/jni_java_emit.test.zig
index 912f683..36476d8 100644
--- a/src/ir/jni_java_emit.test.zig
+++ b/src/ir/jni_java_emit.test.zig
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ test "void onCreate(Bundle) with default Activity superclass" {
         \\public class SxNativeActivity extends android.app.Activity {
         \\    @Override
         \\    public void onCreate(android.os.Bundle b) {
-        \\        super.onCreate(b);
         \\        sx_onCreate(b);
         \\    }
         \\    private native void sx_onCreate(android.os.Bundle b);
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ test "primitive params" {
     defer a.free(out);
 
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out, "public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus)") != null);
-    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out, "super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out, "super.onWindowFocusChanged") == null); // emitter never injects super
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out, "sx_onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);") != null);
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out, "private native void sx_onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus);") != null);
 }
diff --git a/src/ir/jni_java_emit.zig b/src/ir/jni_java_emit.zig
index c133645..76ae2d3 100644
--- a/src/ir/jni_java_emit.zig
+++ b/src/ir/jni_java_emit.zig
@@ -171,17 +171,20 @@ fn emitOverride(
     md: ast.ForeignMethodDecl,
     opts: Options,
 ) EmitError!void {
+    // The Java @Override only calls the native delegate. `super.<method>(...)`
+    // is NOT injected — if the user wants to invoke the supertype's
+    // implementation (e.g. `super.onCreate(b)` for an Activity lifecycle hook
+    // that requires it) they call super from the sx-side body via JNI
+    // dispatch. This keeps the emitter free of "is this an interface method
+    // or a supertype override?" guesswork and matches the sx principle of
+    // user-space code expressing the dispatch.
     try buf.appendSlice(allocator, "    @Override\n    public ");
     try emitJavaReturnType(allocator, buf, md.return_type, opts);
     try buf.append(allocator, ' ');
     try buf.appendSlice(allocator, md.name);
     try buf.append(allocator, '(');
     try emitJavaParamList(allocator, buf, md, opts);
-    try buf.appendSlice(allocator, ") {\n        super.");
-    try buf.appendSlice(allocator, md.name);
-    try buf.append(allocator, '(');
-    try emitJavaArgList(allocator, buf, md);
-    try buf.appendSlice(allocator, ");\n        sx_");
+    try buf.appendSlice(allocator, ") {\n        sx_");
     try buf.appendSlice(allocator, md.name);
     try buf.append(allocator, '(');
     try emitJavaArgList(allocator, buf, md);