diff --git a/neode-ui/src/App.vue b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
index 2182f97b..4ce503d0 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/App.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
@@ -1,39 +1,5 @@
 <template>
   <div id="app">
-    <!-- KAMMERGUT GLOSS TEST (2026-08-12): SVG paint filter lifted verbatim
-         from plan-b's Kammergut wordmark (#paintGloss). Consumed by the
-         .logo-gradient-border::after override in style.css. Revert by
-         deleting this svg block + that css block (one commit). -->
-    <svg width="0" height="0" style="position:absolute" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
-      <defs>
-        <filter id="paintGloss" x="-12%" y="-30%" width="124%" height="160%" color-interpolation-filters="sRGB">
-          <feMorphology in="SourceAlpha" operator="dilate" radius="2.5" result="dilated"/>
-          <feGaussianBlur in="dilated" stdDeviation="6" result="puddle"/>
-          <feFlood flood-color="#fff4dc" flood-opacity="0.85" result="puddleColor"/>
-          <feComposite in="puddleColor" in2="puddle" operator="in" result="puddleHi"/>
-          <feFlood flood-color="#1A1A18" flood-opacity="0.18" result="puddleShadowColor"/>
-          <feComposite in="puddleShadowColor" in2="puddle" operator="in" result="puddleShadow"/>
-          <feOffset in="puddleShadow" dx="0" dy="3" result="puddleShadowOff"/>
-          <feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="1.4" result="bump"/>
-          <feSpecularLighting in="bump" surfaceScale="4" specularConstant="0.9"
-                              specularExponent="40" lighting-color="#fff2d4" result="spec2">
-            <fePointLight x="600" y="-200" z="380"/>
-          </feSpecularLighting>
-          <feComposite in="spec2" in2="SourceAlpha" operator="in" result="specClip2"/>
-          <feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="4" result="dsBlur"/>
-          <feOffset in="dsBlur" dx="0" dy="6" result="dsOff"/>
-          <feComponentTransfer in="dsOff" result="dsFinal">
-            <feFuncA type="linear" slope="0.45"/>
-          </feComponentTransfer>
-          <feMerge>
-            <feMergeNode in="dsFinal"/>
-            <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic"/>
-            <feMergeNode in="specClip2"/>
-          </feMerge>
-        </filter>
-      </defs>
-    </svg>
-
     <!-- Splash Screen (only on first visit) -->
     <SplashScreen v-if="showSplash" @complete="handleSplashComplete" />
 
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/style.css b/neode-ui/src/style.css
index db164e1f..a79fedf0 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/style.css
+++ b/neode-ui/src/style.css
@@ -1128,16 +1128,6 @@ html.controller-nav [data-controller-container]:focus {
     z-index: 0;
   }
 
-  /* KAMMERGUT GLOSS TEST (2026-08-12) — black gloss paint on the badge's
-     inner circle, lifted from plan-b's Kammergut wordmark (.paint-3d
-     gradient + #paintGloss filter, defs injected in App.vue). Revert:
-     delete this block + the svg defs block in App.vue (one commit). */
-  .logo-gradient-border::after {
-    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #2a2a26 0%, #1a1a18 45%, #060604 100%);
-    filter: url(#paintGloss);
-    -webkit-filter: url(#paintGloss);
-  }
-
   .logo-gradient-border img,
   .logo-gradient-border svg {
     border-radius: 9999px;