diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index ef6ad6f..1768b44 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ class TicketWave(BaseModel):
 
 
 class EventExtraBase(BaseModel):
-    """Everything in `extra` that is safe to show anyone — ticket waves
-    included, since a buyer needs a wave id to choose one. `EventExtra` adds
+    """Everything in `extra` that is safe to show anyone. `EventExtra` adds
     the organizer-only promo codes on top; `PublicEventExtra` is this base,
     so anonymous responses can never carry them."""
 
@@ -74,19 +73,6 @@ class EventExtraBase(BaseModel):
     # `effective_payment_methods`. Same field name/shape as upstream v2 so the
     # eventual rebase (#33) merges cleanly.
     payment_methods: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
-    # Upstream v1.6.8 ticket waves — time-boxed pricing tiers. The
-    # event-level `currency` / `allow_fiat` / `amount_tickets` /
-    # `price_per_ticket` fields become derived values (see
-    # `sync_event_ticket_waves`), which is why fork code that reads them
-    # needs auditing — aiolabs/events#61.
-    #
-    # Public, not organizer-only: a buyer cannot choose a wave without its
-    # id, and neither the public event response nor the NIP-52 tags carried
-    # one before. A wave holds price, dates and remaining stock — the sales
-    # information a buyer needs — so the only thing exposing it reveals is
-    # the upcoming price schedule, which is what #61 regretted giving up
-    # when it settled on flat Nostr tags.
-    ticket_waves: list[TicketWave] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
     @validator("payment_methods", pre=True)
     def normalize_payment_methods(cls, v):
@@ -106,6 +92,12 @@ class EventExtraBase(BaseModel):
 
 class EventExtra(EventExtraBase):
     promo_codes: list[PromoCode] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    # Upstream v1.6.8 ticket waves — time-boxed pricing tiers. The
+    # event-level `currency` / `allow_fiat` / `amount_tickets` /
+    # `price_per_ticket` fields become derived values (see
+    # `sync_event_ticket_waves`), which is why fork code that reads them
+    # needs auditing — aiolabs/events#61.
+    ticket_waves: list[TicketWave] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 
 PublicEventExtra = EventExtraBase
diff --git a/tests/test_ticket_models.py b/tests/test_ticket_models.py
index 3a42e8f..7d1ab3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ticket_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_ticket_models.py
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ from ..models import (
     CreateEvent,
     CreateTicket,
     EventExtra,
-    PromoCode,
-    PublicEvent,
-    PublicEventExtra,
-    TicketWave,
     effective_payment_methods,
 )
 
@@ -112,63 +108,3 @@ def test_payment_methods_are_normalised_and_deduplicated():
 def test_unknown_payment_method_is_rejected():
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
         EventExtra(payment_methods=["cash"])
-
-
-# --- public projection ------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def test_public_extra_exposes_waves_but_never_promo_codes():
-    """A buyer needs a wave id to choose a tier, so waves are public; promo
-    codes stay organizer-only (aiolabs/events#61, v1.6.1-aio.12)."""
-    organizer = EventExtra(
-        promo_codes=[PromoCode(code="SECRET", discount_percent=50)],
-        ticket_waves=[
-            TicketWave(
-                id="early",
-                title="Early",
-                opening_date="2030-01-01",
-                closing_date="2030-02-01",
-                currency="sat",
-                price_per_ticket=10,
-                amount_tickets=5,
-            )
-        ],
-    )
-
-    public = PublicEventExtra(**organizer.dict())
-
-    assert [wave.id for wave in public.ticket_waves] == ["early"]
-    assert public.ticket_waves[0].price_per_ticket == 10
-    assert not hasattr(public, "promo_codes")
-    assert "promo_codes" not in public.dict()
-
-
-def test_public_event_response_carries_waves():
-    """End of the chain: what `GET /events/{id}` actually serialises."""
-    wave = TicketWave(
-        id="regular",
-        title="Regular",
-        opening_date="2030-01-01",
-        closing_date="2030-02-01",
-        currency="sat",
-        price_per_ticket=25,
-        amount_tickets=40,
-    )
-    organizer_extra = EventExtra(
-        ticket_waves=[wave], promo_codes=[PromoCode(code="SECRET")]
-    )
-    public = PublicEvent(
-        id="evt",
-        name="Test",
-        info="",
-        canceled=False,
-        event_start_date="2030-01-01",
-        currency="sat",
-        price_per_ticket=25,
-        banner=None,
-        extra=PublicEventExtra(**organizer_extra.dict()),
-    )
-    body = public.dict()
-
-    assert [w["id"] for w in body["extra"]["ticket_waves"]] == ["regular"]
-    assert "promo_codes" not in body["extra"]