diff --git a/docs/assets/app.css b/docs/assets/app.css
index f83ef1f5..fab3f4c6 100644
--- a/docs/assets/app.css
+++ b/docs/assets/app.css
@@ -2773,7 +2773,6 @@ body.is-resizing-dossier .dossier { pointer-events: none; }
   letter-spacing: .06em;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
-.docs-reader-authority { margin-top: 10px; max-width: 780px; }
 .docs-reader-status-warning { max-width: 780px; }
 .docs-reader-relationship { max-width: 780px; }
 
diff --git a/docs/assets/app.js b/docs/assets/app.js
index 5628a4a6..7afd9e4e 100644
--- a/docs/assets/app.js
+++ b/docs/assets/app.js
@@ -3174,10 +3174,6 @@ function paintDocReaderBody(doc, paraId) {
           </div>
         </details>
       </div>
-      <aside class="dossier-authority-note docs-reader-authority ${escape(doc.type || 'gc')}" role="note">
-        <span class="folio">Legal character · ${escape(profile.label)}</span>
-        <p>${escape(profile.legalCharacter)}</p>
-      </aside>
       ${legalStatusWarningHtml(doc, 'docs-reader-status-warning')}
       ${currentRelationshipHtml(doc, 'docs-reader-relationship')}
       ${langStripHtml}
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index d1005528..d877fa62 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
 }
 </script>
 
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/tokens.css?v=20261013-f9b2553" />
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/app.css?v=20261013-f9b2553" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/tokens.css?v=20261013-f5d20f0" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/app.css?v=20261013-f5d20f0" />
 
 <!-- Google Analytics 4 is loaded LAZILY, only after the visitor opts in
      via the consent banner — see initConsent()/loadAnalytics() in app.js.
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ <h3 id="report-modal-title" class="report-modal-title">What did you spot?</h3>
 <div class="diff-tray" id="diff-tray" hidden></div>
 <div class="diff-modal" id="diff-modal" hidden></div>
 
-<script type="module" src="assets/app.js?v=20261013-f9b2553"></script>
+<script type="module" src="assets/app.js?v=20261013-f5d20f0"></script>
 <script src="assets/who.js?v=20261013" data-tool="unhrdb" data-endpoint="https://lszoszk.goatcounter.com/count" defer></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/docs-reader.spec.ts b/tests/docs-reader.spec.ts
index 19b20de4..a5325037 100644
--- a/tests/docs-reader.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/docs-reader.spec.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ test('R3. deepLink · cold load #documents/<docId> opens the doc', async ({ page
   await page.waitForTimeout(800);
   await expect(page.locator('.docs-reader-title')).toBeVisible();
   expect(await page.locator('.docs-reader-para').count()).toBeGreaterThan(20);
+  // The reader opens on the document itself, without a legal-character note.
+  await expect(page.locator('.docs-reader-head')).not.toContainText('Legal character');
 });
 
 test('R4. activeParaScroll · ?p=<id> scrolls + highlights', async ({ page }) => {