diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 4bd7233..908806c 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "chatelet",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "name": "Chatelet",
   "repo": "https://git.atitlan.io/aiolabs/chatelet",
   "short_description": "Nostr-native room rentals (Airbnb-style) for LNbits",
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 6fd20a8..8a239e3 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Design notes carried into the field definitions:
   arbiter of "is this range open" — Nostr events are requests, not locks.
 """
 
-import json
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from enum import Enum
 
@@ -195,17 +194,6 @@ class Block(BaseModel):
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-def public_room_dict(room: Room) -> dict:
-    """A Room as public JSON for guests — strips operator-private fields: the
-    wallet id, and the check-in instructions (address/gate code, delivered only
-    in the encrypted post-payment DM). Shared by the HTTP and Nostr-RPC guest
-    doors so neither can leak them."""
-    d = json.loads(room.json())
-    d.pop("wallet", None)
-    d.pop("checkin_instructions", None)
-    return d
-
-
 class AvailabilityQuery(BaseModel):
     room_id: str
     check_in: str                        # YYYY-MM-DD inclusive
diff --git a/tests/test_public_endpoints.py b/tests/test_public_endpoints.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 363ae7c..0000000
--- a/tests/test_public_endpoints.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-"""Public guest discovery endpoints + the operator-private field strip
-(privacy: check-in instructions must never reach a guest)."""
-
-import asyncio
-
-import pytest
-from fastapi import HTTPException
-
-from .. import crud, views_api
-from ..models import RoomStatus, public_room_dict
-from .conftest import make_room
-
-
-def test_public_room_dict_strips_private_fields():
-    room = make_room(wallet="w1")
-    room.checkin_instructions = "gate code 4213, door on the left"
-    d = public_room_dict(room)
-    assert "wallet" not in d  # operator-internal
-    assert "checkin_instructions" not in d  # private, DM-only
-    assert d["title"] == "Tower Room"  # public fields survive
-    assert d["price_amount"] == 100
-
-
-def test_public_rooms_lists_active_only_and_stripped(monkeypatch):
-    active = make_room("a", status=RoomStatus.active)
-    active.checkin_instructions = "secret"
-    inactive = make_room("b", status=RoomStatus.inactive)
-
-    async def gr():
-        return [active, inactive]
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(crud, "get_rooms", gr)
-    out = asyncio.run(views_api.api_public_rooms())
-    assert [r["id"] for r in out] == ["a"]  # inactive hidden from guests
-    assert "checkin_instructions" not in out[0]
-    assert "wallet" not in out[0]
-
-
-def test_public_room_404_when_inactive(monkeypatch):
-    async def gr(_):
-        return make_room(status=RoomStatus.inactive)
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(crud, "get_room", gr)
-    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as e:
-        asyncio.run(views_api.api_public_room("x"))
-    assert e.value.status_code == 404
-
-
-def test_public_room_returns_stripped_when_active(monkeypatch):
-    room = make_room("a", status=RoomStatus.active)
-    room.checkin_instructions = "gate"
-
-    async def gr(_):
-        return room
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(crud, "get_room", gr)
-    out = asyncio.run(views_api.api_public_room("a"))
-    assert out["id"] == "a"
-    assert "checkin_instructions" not in out
-    assert "wallet" not in out
diff --git a/transport_rpcs.py b/transport_rpcs.py
index d3e5cc3..f8f634b 100644
--- a/transport_rpcs.py
+++ b/transport_rpcs.py
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ def _to_dict(obj) -> dict:
 
 
 def _public_room(room) -> dict:
-    # Shared with the HTTP door; strips wallet id AND checkin_instructions
-    # (the latter was leaking to guests before — added after this file's
-    # original public dict).
-    from .models import public_room_dict
-
-    return public_room_dict(room)
+    d = _to_dict(room)
+    d.pop("wallet", None)  # wallet id is operator-internal, not for guests
+    return d
diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index 7b28cde..1f24a87 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from .models import (
     CreateRoomData,
     Room,
     RoomStatus,
-    public_room_dict,
 )
 from .nostr import service as nostr
 
@@ -190,27 +189,6 @@ async def api_update_settings(
     return await crud.update_settings(settings)
 
 
-# --- public guest discovery (no auth) --------------------------------------
-
-
-@chatelet_api_router.get("/api/v1/public/rooms")
-async def api_public_rooms() -> list[dict]:
-    """Active rooms for guest browsing — operator-private fields stripped."""
-    return [
-        public_room_dict(r)
-        for r in await crud.get_rooms()
-        if r.status == RoomStatus.active
-    ]
-
-
-@chatelet_api_router.get("/api/v1/public/rooms/{room_id}")
-async def api_public_room(room_id: str) -> dict:
-    room = await crud.get_room(room_id)
-    if not room or room.status != RoomStatus.active:
-        raise HTTPException(404, "Room not available")
-    return public_room_dict(room)
-
-
 # --- availability (public read) --------------------------------------------