diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index a6a25f3..68cc1aa 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ import { brand, brandAlias } from './vite-branding'
 // path-mounted standalones at /libra/, /market/, etc. The hub is a
 // launcher page; users install the standalones they actually use.
 
-// Brand name flows into index.html's `%VITE_APP_NAME% Hub` title.
-// VITE_APP_NAME env override stays during the Phase 2 server-deploy
-// migration (aiolabs/webapp#95); drop once all hosts move to BRAND_DIR.
-process.env.VITE_APP_NAME = process.env.VITE_APP_NAME ?? brand.name
+// Brand name flows into index.html's `%VITE_APP_NAME% Hub` title via
+// Vite's HTML env-var substitution.
+process.env.VITE_APP_NAME = brand.name
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
   // Per-app dep cache so concurrent dev servers don't race on .vite/deps
diff --git a/vite.events.config.ts b/vite.events.config.ts
index c855806..9f5cd4d 100644
--- a/vite.events.config.ts
+++ b/vite.events.config.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@ function eventsHtmlPlugin(): Plugin {
  *   (default: /)            → bouge.ariege.io (standalone subdomain)
  *
  * Brand name resolves from brand.json under $BRAND_DIR (see
- * vite-branding.ts and aiolabs/webapp#95). VITE_APP_NAME remains an
- * env override during the Phase 2 server-deploy migration; drop the
- * env path once all hosts have moved to BRAND_DIR.
+ * vite-branding.ts and aiolabs/webapp#95). Surfaced into Vite's HTML
+ * env-var substitution as VITE_APP_NAME for templated titles.
  */
-const APP_NAME = process.env.VITE_APP_NAME ?? brandManifestName()
-// Surface the resolved value back into env so Vite's HTML %VITE_APP_NAME%
-// substitution picks up the fallback when nothing was explicitly set.
+const APP_NAME = brandManifestName()
 process.env.VITE_APP_NAME = APP_NAME
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
@@ -88,9 +85,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
       ],
       manifest: {
         name: APP_NAME,
-        // VITE_APP_NAME, when set, overrides both name and short_name to
-        // preserve the pre-#95 behavior. Otherwise brand.shortName drives.
-        short_name: process.env.VITE_APP_NAME ?? brand.shortName ?? APP_NAME,
+        short_name: brand.shortName ?? APP_NAME,
         description: 'Discover events near you',
         theme_color: brand.themeColor ?? '#1f2937',
         background_color: brand.backgroundColor ?? '#ffffff',