diff --git a/build/bin/verstak-desktop b/build/bin/verstak-desktop
index 625e069..2474682 100755
Binary files a/build/bin/verstak-desktop and b/build/bin/verstak-desktop differ
diff --git a/internal/core/appsettings/manager.go b/internal/core/appsettings/manager.go
index c13d8d4..2fb026a 100644
--- a/internal/core/appsettings/manager.go
+++ b/internal/core/appsettings/manager.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func NewDefaultManager() *Manager {
 }
 
 // Load reads app settings from disk, creating defaults if missing.
-// Supports migration from legacy v1 config format (vault_path field).
 func (m *Manager) Load() error {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
@@ -75,26 +74,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Load() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read app settings: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Try to detect legacy format (has "vault_path" instead of "currentVaultPath")
-	var raw map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &raw); err == nil {
-		if _, hasLegacy := raw["vault_path"]; hasLegacy {
-			// Legacy v1 config — migrate
-			m.config = defaultConfig()
-			if vp, ok := raw["vault_path"].(string); ok && vp != "" {
-				m.config.CurrentVaultPath = vp
-			}
-			if theme, ok := raw["theme"].(string); ok && theme != "" {
-				m.config.Theme = theme
-			}
-			// Save migrated config
-			if err := m.saveLocked(); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to save migrated config: %w", err)
-			}
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
 	var cfg Config
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &cfg); err != nil {
 		// Corrupt config: backup and create defaults
diff --git a/internal/core/appsettings/manager_test.go b/internal/core/appsettings/manager_test.go
index 6f79a80..70e5b76 100644
--- a/internal/core/appsettings/manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/appsettings/manager_test.go
@@ -131,35 +131,3 @@ func TestAppSettings_NotInsideVault(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("app settings path should be under .config/verstak, got %s", path)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestLoad_LegacyMigration(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "config.json")
-
-	// Write a legacy v1 config
-	legacy := `{
-  "version": 1,
-  "vault_path": "/home/user/Documents/MyVault",
-  "theme": "light",
-  "first_run_completed": true
-}`
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(legacy), 0o600); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("write legacy config: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	m := NewManager(path)
-	if err := m.Load(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Load: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	cfg := m.Get()
-	if cfg.CurrentVaultPath != "/home/user/Documents/MyVault" {
-		t.Errorf("CurrentVaultPath: got %q, want %q", cfg.CurrentVaultPath, "/home/user/Documents/MyVault")
-	}
-	if cfg.Theme != "light" {
-		t.Errorf("Theme: got %q, want %q", cfg.Theme, "light")
-	}
-	if cfg.SchemaVersion != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("SchemaVersion: got %d, want 1", cfg.SchemaVersion)
-	}
-}