diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 1f4f306..eace623 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -31,22 +31,13 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest -q
           npm --prefix frontend test -- --run
           npm --prefix frontend run build
-          python -m pip wheel --no-deps --wheel-dir dist .
           sh -n deploy/systemd-install.sh
           sh -n deploy/repo-upgrade.sh
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: importarr-wheel
-          path: dist/*.whl
 
   deploy:
     needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: importarr-wheel
-          path: dist
       - name: Configure deployment SSH
         shell: bash
         env:
@@ -65,14 +56,9 @@ jobs:
           DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.IMPORTARR_DEPLOY_USER }}
           DEPLOY_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
-          WHEEL=$(find dist -maxdepth 1 -name 'importarr-*.whl' -print -quit)
-          test -n "$WHEEL"
-          scp -P "$DEPLOY_PORT" -o BatchMode=yes "$WHEEL" "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:/tmp/importarr-deploy.whl"
           ssh -p "$DEPLOY_PORT" -o BatchMode=yes "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" \
-          "deploy_status=0; sudo -n /bin/sh -c 'set -eu; cd /opt/importarr/repo;
+          "sudo -n /bin/sh -c 'set -eu; cd /opt/importarr/repo;
           test -z \"\$(git status --porcelain)\";
           git fetch --prune origin main;
           git checkout --detach $DEPLOY_SHA;
-          /bin/sh deploy/repo-upgrade.sh /tmp/importarr-deploy.whl $DEPLOY_SHA' || deploy_status=\$?;
-          rm -f /tmp/importarr-deploy.whl;
-          exit \$deploy_status"
+          /bin/sh deploy/repo-upgrade.sh \"\" $DEPLOY_SHA'"
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.jsx b/frontend/src/main.jsx
index 1b1bd76..df4db30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const pollDelay = failures => failures ? Math.min(5000,1000*2**(failures-
 
 function Modal({ trigger, title, children }) { return <Dialog><DialogTrigger asChild>{trigger}</DialogTrigger><DialogContent><DialogHeader><DialogTitle>{title}</DialogTitle></DialogHeader>{children}</DialogContent></Dialog>; }
 function Field({ label, ...props }) { return <label className="grid gap-2 text-sm font-medium">{label}<Input {...props}/></label>; }
-export function BuildSummary({ build }) { return <p className="hidden max-w-md truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground sm:block">{build?`Build ${build.git_sha} · ${build.build_date}`:"Build information unavailable"}</p>; }
+export function BuildSummary() { return null; }
 
 export function SettingsDialog({ status, refresh }) {
   const [result,setResult]=useState({});
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.test.jsx b/frontend/src/main.test.jsx
index 51e0a49..ecca67c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.test.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.test.jsx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ describe("Importarr UI behavior", () => {
     expect([pollDelay(0),pollDelay(1),pollDelay(2),pollDelay(4)]).toEqual([300,1000,2000,5000]);
   });
 
-  it("shows the build commit and date in the header summary", () => {
+  it("hides the build commit and date from the header summary", () => {
     render(<BuildSummary build={{ git_sha: "abc123def456", build_date: "2026-08-11T12:34:56+02:00" }} />);
-    expect(screen.getByText("Build abc123def456 · 2026-08-11T12:34:56+02:00")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Build abc123def456 · 2026-08-11T12:34:56+02:00")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/test_deploy_scripts.py b/tests/test_deploy_scripts.py
index aec2757..dc5cd97 100644
--- a/tests/test_deploy_scripts.py
+++ b/tests/test_deploy_scripts.py
@@ -60,25 +60,21 @@ def test_repo_upgrade_forces_fresh_install_without_skipping_dependencies():
     assert '"${WHEEL:-$REPO_DIR}"' in script
 
 
-def test_deploy_workflow_pins_built_wheel_to_triggering_revision():
+def test_deploy_workflow_pins_repository_to_triggering_revision():
     workflow = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / ".gitea/workflows/deploy.yml").read_text()
 
-    assert "actions/upload-artifact@v4" in workflow
-    assert "actions/download-artifact@v4" in workflow
-    assert "scp -P" in workflow
     assert "DEPLOY_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}" in workflow
+    assert "git fetch --prune origin main" in workflow
     assert "git checkout --detach $DEPLOY_SHA" in workflow
-    assert "repo-upgrade.sh /tmp/importarr-deploy.whl $DEPLOY_SHA" in workflow
+    assert 'repo-upgrade.sh \\"\\" $DEPLOY_SHA' in workflow
 
 
-def test_deploy_workflow_cleans_up_without_masking_deployment_failure():
+def test_deploy_workflow_runs_repository_upgrade_over_ssh():
     workflow = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / ".gitea/workflows/deploy.yml").read_text()
 
-    capture = "|| deploy_status=\\$?;"
-    cleanup = "rm -f /tmp/importarr-deploy.whl;"
-    propagate = "exit \\$deploy_status"
-    assert "deploy_status=0; sudo" in workflow
-    assert workflow.index(capture) < workflow.index(cleanup) < workflow.index(propagate)
+    assert 'ssh -p "$DEPLOY_PORT" -o BatchMode=yes "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST"' in workflow
+    assert 'test -z \\"\\$(git status --porcelain)\\"' in workflow
+    assert "sudo -n /bin/sh -c 'set -eu; cd /opt/importarr/repo" in workflow
 
 
 def test_repo_upgrade_uses_pinned_revision_for_build_metadata():