diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/SettingsSidebar.svelte b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/SettingsSidebar.svelte
index 5893e2f5..f5f164de 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/SettingsSidebar.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/SettingsSidebar.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { workspaceRoute } from '$lib/workspace/api/http';
-  import { SETTINGS_SECTIONS, SETTINGS_ROUTE, settingsSectionHref } from '$lib/workspace/settings/model';
+  import { SETTINGS_SECTIONS, settingsSectionHref } from '$lib/workspace/settings/model';
   import type { SidebarSnippet } from './context';
 
   let {
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     content?: SidebarSnippet | null;
   } = $props();
 
-  let settingsHref = $derived(workspaceId ? workspaceRoute(workspaceId, SETTINGS_ROUTE) : SETTINGS_ROUTE);
-
   function sectionHref(path: string): string {
     return workspaceId ? workspaceRoute(workspaceId, path) : path;
   }
@@ -25,24 +23,12 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="settings-sidebar">
-  <div class="section-heading">
-    <h2>Settings</h2>
-  </div>
-
   {#if content}
     {@render content()}
   {:else}
     <nav class="sidebar-sections" aria-label="Settings sections">
       <div class="sidebar-nav-section">
         <div class="sidebar-list">
-          <a
-            class:active={currentPath === settingsHref}
-            class="sidebar-link"
-            href={settingsHref}
-            aria-current={currentPath === settingsHref ? 'page' : undefined}
-          >
-            <span class="sidebar-link-label">Overview</span>
-          </a>
           {#each SETTINGS_SECTIONS as section}
             {@const href = sectionHref(settingsSectionHref(section.id))}
             <a
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/settings/+page.svelte b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/settings/+page.svelte
index 689903f2..e69de29b 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import { workspaceRoute } from '$lib/workspace/api/http';
-  import { SETTINGS_SECTIONS, settingsSectionHref } from '$lib/workspace/settings/model';
-  import type { PageProps } from './$types';
-
-  let { data }: PageProps = $props();
-  let workspaceId = $derived(data.workspace?.workspace_id ?? '');
-
-  function href(path: string): string {
-    return workspaceId ? workspaceRoute(workspaceId, path) : path;
-  }
-</script>
-
-<section class="settings-card">
-  <div class="settings-card-header">
-    <div>
-      <p class="eyebrow">Overview</p>
-      <h2>Settings areas</h2>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="settings-section-grid">
-    {#each SETTINGS_SECTIONS as section}
-      <a class="settings-section-card" href={href(settingsSectionHref(section.id))}>
-        <span class="section-status-pill">{section.status}</span>
-        <h3>{section.label}</h3>
-        <p>{section.summary}</p>
-      </a>
-    {/each}
-  </div>
-</section>
-
-<section class="settings-card">
-  <div class="settings-card-header">
-    <div>
-      <p class="eyebrow">Backend pattern</p>
-      <h2>Authority boundaries</h2>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="settings-pattern-grid">
-    <article>
-      <h3>Backend-owned state</h3>
-      <p>
-        Workspace metadata and Decodal profile sources are edited through Backend APIs, not direct frontend filesystem access.
-      </p>
-    </article>
-    <article>
-      <h3>Runtime inputs</h3>
-      <p>
-        Runtime execution receives explicit resources and WorkingDirectory handles; raw workspace paths stay out of Browser-facing payloads.
-      </p>
-    </article>
-    <article>
-      <h3>Diagnostics first</h3>
-      <p>
-        Settings mutations return typed diagnostics so validation issues are visible without exposing internal paths or credentials.
-      </p>
-    </article>
-  </div>
-</section>