diff --git a/neode-ui/docker/nginx-demo.conf b/neode-ui/docker/nginx-demo.conf
index 123dd4eb..63723fde 100644
--- a/neode-ui/docker/nginx-demo.conf
+++ b/neode-ui/docker/nginx-demo.conf
@@ -122,29 +122,9 @@ http {
             sub_filter 'url(/'    'url(/app/indeedhub/';
         }
 
-        # Mempool: same approach. mempool.guide (not mempool.space, which blocks
-        # proxied embedding) — strip framing headers and rewrite absolute paths.
-        location /app/mempool/ {
-            proxy_pass https://mempool.guide/;
-            proxy_http_version 1.1;
-            proxy_set_header Host mempool.guide;
-            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-            proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
-            proxy_read_timeout 3600;
-            proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
-            proxy_ssl_server_name on;
-            proxy_hide_header X-Frame-Options;
-            proxy_hide_header Content-Security-Policy;
-            proxy_hide_header Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only;
-            sub_filter_types text/html text/css application/javascript application/json;
-            sub_filter_once off;
-            sub_filter 'href="/'  'href="/app/mempool/';
-            sub_filter 'src="/'   'src="/app/mempool/';
-            sub_filter "href='/"  "href='/app/mempool/";
-            sub_filter "src='/"   "src='/app/mempool/";
-            sub_filter 'from"/'   'from"/app/mempool/';
-            sub_filter 'url(/'    'url(/app/mempool/';
-        }
+        # Mempool is NOT proxied upstream anymore — the mock backend serves a
+        # branded placeholder page for it (see DEMO_APP_PAGES in mock-backend.js),
+        # so /app/mempool/ falls through to the generic /app/ location below.
 
         # Proxy every other app UI (/app/<id>/) to the mock backend, which serves
         # the per-app mock UIs (bitcoin-ui, electrumx, lnd, fedimint) and the