diff --git a/manifests/hub.yaml b/manifests/hub.yaml
index 1c0bdefd..62a4e5f8 100644
--- a/manifests/hub.yaml
+++ b/manifests/hub.yaml
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ spec:
             # documentation/runbooks/secrets.md). NOT optional: without it the hub refuses to store or
             # use any sub-account password, so a missing Secret must fail the pod rather than boot a hub
             # whose off-site registrar is silently off.
-            # TEST CONFIGURATION (2026-10-04, decision 74 live proof on tester-1's scratch dir): set-aside
-            # deletions wait 3 minutes instead of 7 days. REMOVED by the next commit after the proof.
-            - name: OFFSITE_ABANDON_DELAY
-              value: "3m"
             - name: OFFSITE_SECRET_KEY
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: