diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 195b04d5..4b8022eb 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -969,8 +969,6 @@ configure_live_operator_session() {
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/clawdie-bootstrap-launch.sh"
     install -m 0755 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/clawdie-noblank-guard.sh" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/clawdie-noblank-guard.sh"
-    install -m 0755 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh" \
-        "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh"
     install -m 0755 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/hw-report" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/hw-report"
 
@@ -1029,8 +1027,6 @@ EOF
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/clawdie-bootstrap.desktop"
     install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/autostart/clawdie-noblank-guard.desktop" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/clawdie-noblank-guard.desktop"
-    install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/autostart/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.desktop" \
-        "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.desktop"
     mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
     install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf"
diff --git a/live/operator-session/autostart/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.desktop b/live/operator-session/autostart/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a10853a..00000000
--- a/live/operator-session/autostart/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Name=Clawdie XFCE Visual Guard
-Comment=Re-apply Clawdie live USB theme, icon, and wallpaper settings
-Exec=/usr/local/bin/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh
-OnlyShowIn=XFCE;
-X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
-Terminal=false
diff --git a/live/operator-session/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh b/live/operator-session/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 97a38e26..00000000
--- a/live/operator-session/clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Best-effort live-session visual guard for XFCE.
-#
-# XFCE may create monitor-specific desktop keys only after xfdesktop starts, and
-# some panel plugins are stricter about themed icon names than absolute paths.
-# Re-assert the operator USB visual contract after login without failing the
-# session if a component is missing.
-
-LOG="${HOME}/.clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.log"
-WALLPAPER="/usr/local/share/clawdie-iso/wallpapers/clawdie-operator-bg.png"
-START_ICON="clawdie-start"
-
-log() {
-    printf '%s %s\n' "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" "$*" >>"$LOG" 2>/dev/null || true
-}
-
-set_xfconf() {
-    _channel="$1"
-    _property="$2"
-    _type="$3"
-    _value="$4"
-
-    command -v xfconf-query >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
-    xfconf-query -c "$_channel" -p "$_property" -s "$_value" >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-        xfconf-query -c "$_channel" -p "$_property" -n -t "$_type" -s "$_value" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-}
-
-apply_theme() {
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Net/ThemeName string Greybird
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Net/IconThemeName string Papirus
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Net/CursorTheme string DMZ-White
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Net/CursorSize int 24
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Gtk/FontName string "Noto Sans 11"
-    set_xfconf xsettings /Gtk/MonospaceFontName string "Hack 11"
-}
-
-apply_panel() {
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /plugins/plugin-1/button-icon string "$START_ICON"
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /plugins/plugin-1/show-button-icon bool true
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /plugins/plugin-1/show-button-title bool true
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /panels/panel-1/size uint 40
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /panels/panel-1/icon-size uint 2
-    set_xfconf xfce4-panel /plugins/plugin-8/square-icons bool true
-}
-
-apply_wallpaper() {
-    [ -f "$WALLPAPER" ] || {
-        log "wallpaper missing: $WALLPAPER"
-        return 0
-    }
-    command -v xfconf-query >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
-
-    _bases="$(xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -l 2>/dev/null | awk '/\/last-image$/ { sub(/\/last-image$/, ""); print }')"
-    if [ -z "$_bases" ]; then
-        _bases='/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0
-/backdrop/screen0/monitorDefault/workspace0'
-    fi
-
-    printf '%s\n' "$_bases" | while IFS= read -r _base; do
-        [ -n "$_base" ] || continue
-        set_xfconf xfce4-desktop "${_base}/last-image" string "$WALLPAPER"
-        set_xfconf xfce4-desktop "${_base}/image-path" string "$WALLPAPER"
-        set_xfconf xfce4-desktop "${_base}/image-style" int 5
-        set_xfconf xfce4-desktop "${_base}/image-show" bool true
-        set_xfconf xfce4-desktop "${_base}/color-style" int 0
-    done
-
-    if command -v xfdesktop >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        xfdesktop --reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    fi
-}
-
-run_once() {
-    log "applying XFCE visual guard"
-    apply_theme
-    apply_panel
-    apply_wallpaper
-}
-
-# Run more than once because xfdesktop/panel may create monitor/plugin state
-# after XDG autostart begins.
-sleep 3
-run_once
-sleep 7
-run_once
-sleep 15
-run_once
diff --git a/live/operator-session/hw-report b/live/operator-session/hw-report
index 33f08365..013da2eb 100755
--- a/live/operator-session/hw-report
+++ b/live/operator-session/hw-report
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ run_shell_if_present usbhid-dump usbhid-dump-version "usbhid-dump --help 2>&1 |
 
 run_if_present cat clawdie-live-gpu-log /var/log/clawdie-live-gpu.log
 run_if_present cat clawdie-noblank-guard-log /home/clawdie/.clawdie-noblank-guard.log
-run_if_present cat clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard-log /home/clawdie/.clawdie-xfce-visuals-guard.log
 run_if_present cat clawdie-touchpad-guard-log /home/clawdie/.clawdie-touchpad-guard.log
 run_if_present cat sndstat /dev/sndstat
 run_if_present mixer mixer-s -s