diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bdcb52f..19c72fe 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
       <li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
       <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
       <li><a href="#skills">Skills</a></li>
-      <li><a href="#projects">Projects</a></li>
       <li><a href="blog.html">Blog</a></li>
       <li><a href="#experience">Experience</a></li>
       <li><a href="links.html">Personal</a></li>
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ <h1 class="hero-title">
       4+ years in security — from internship to enterprise. I build systems that detect, respond, and automate, write the scripts, tune the alerts, and ship the tools.
     </p>
     <div class="hero-cta">
-      <a href="#projects" class="btn btn-primary">↓ View My Work</a>
+      <a href="#experience" class="btn btn-primary">↓ View My Work</a>
       <a href="#contact" class="btn btn-outline">Get In Touch</a>
     </div>
     <div class="hero-stats">
@@ -283,38 +282,6 @@ <h2 id="skills-heading" class="section-title reveal">What I Work With</h2>
   </div>
 </section>
 
-<!-- ========== PROJECTS ========== -->
-<section id="projects" aria-labelledby="projects-heading">
-  <div class="container">
-    <p class="section-label reveal">Things I've Built</p>
-    <h2 id="projects-heading" class="section-title reveal">Projects</h2>
-    <p class="section-subtitle reveal">Side projects that solve real problems.</p>
-    <div class="projects-grid">
-
-      <div class="project-card reveal">
-        <div class="project-header">
-          <div class="project-icon">📬</div>
-          <a href="https://github.com/pranayesse/xyz" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="project-link">View on GitHub →</a>
-        </div>
-        <h3 class="project-title">DATA EXPUNGED</h3>
-        <p class="project-desc">Png,DATA EXPUNGED </p>
-        <div class="project-tags">
-          <span class="tag">Python</span><span class="tag">Gmail API</span><span class="tag">Airtable</span><span class="tag">Automation</span><span class="tag">macOS launchd</span>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="gh-live" id="gh-live" hidden>
-      <div class="gh-live-header">
-        <span class="gh-live-title"><span class="gh-live-dot"></span> Live from GitHub</span>
-        <a href="https://github.com/pranayesse" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="project-link">@pranayesse →</a>
-      </div>
-      <div class="gh-repos" id="gh-repos"></div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</section>
-
 <!-- ========== CTF & LEARNING ========== -->
 <section id="ctf" aria-labelledby="ctf-heading">
   <div class="container">
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index fabe3da..435de60 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -500,56 +500,6 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     return Math.floor(days / 365) + 'y ago';
   }
 
-  /* ---------- Live GitHub Activity ---------- */
-  const ghLive = document.getElementById('gh-live');
-  const ghRepos = document.getElementById('gh-repos');
-  if (ghLive && ghRepos) {
-    cachedJSON('pm-gh-repos', 'https://api.github.com/users/pranayesse/repos?sort=pushed&per_page=12')
-      .then(repos => {
-        const top = repos.filter(r => !r.fork).slice(0, 4);
-        if (!top.length) return;
-        top.forEach(r => {
-          const a = document.createElement('a');
-          a.className = 'gh-repo';
-          a.href = r.html_url;
-          a.target = '_blank';
-          a.rel = 'noopener';
-
-          const name = document.createElement('div');
-          name.className = 'gh-repo-name';
-          name.textContent = r.name;
-
-          const desc = document.createElement('div');
-          desc.className = 'gh-repo-desc';
-          desc.textContent = r.description || 'No description — code speaks for itself.';
-
-          const meta = document.createElement('div');
-          meta.className = 'gh-repo-meta';
-          if (r.language) {
-            const lang = document.createElement('span');
-            const dot = document.createElement('span');
-            dot.className = 'lang-dot';
-            lang.appendChild(dot);
-            lang.appendChild(document.createTextNode(r.language));
-            meta.appendChild(lang);
-          }
-          if (r.stargazers_count > 0) {
-            const stars = document.createElement('span');
-            stars.textContent = '★ ' + r.stargazers_count;
-            meta.appendChild(stars);
-          }
-          const pushed = document.createElement('span');
-          pushed.textContent = 'pushed ' + relTime(r.pushed_at);
-          meta.appendChild(pushed);
-
-          a.append(name, desc, meta);
-          ghRepos.appendChild(a);
-        });
-        ghLive.hidden = false;
-      })
-      .catch(() => { /* API unreachable or rate-limited — keep section hidden */ });
-  }
-
   /* ---------- Last Updated Badge ---------- */
   const lastUpdated = document.getElementById('last-updated');
   if (lastUpdated) {