diff --git a/src/modules/events/components/BookmarkButton.vue b/src/modules/events/components/BookmarkButton.vue
index a99d9c2..fc01311 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/components/BookmarkButton.vue
+++ b/src/modules/events/components/BookmarkButton.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Heart } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { toast } from 'vue-sonner'
 import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import { useBookmarks } from '../composables/useBookmarks'
-import { useEventLikes } from '../composables/useEventLikes'
 import { NIP52_KINDS } from '../types/nip52'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -16,56 +15,13 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }>()
 
 const router = useRouter()
-const { isAuthenticated, user } = useAuth()
+const { isAuthenticated } = useAuth()
 const { isBookmarked, toggleBookmark } = useBookmarks()
-const { track, likeCount, setSelf } = useEventLikes()
 
 const eventKind = computed(() => props.kind ?? NIP52_KINDS.CALENDAR_TIME_EVENT)
-const coord = computed(() => `${eventKind.value}:${props.pubkey}:${props.dTag}`)
 const bookmarked = computed(() => isBookmarked(eventKind.value, props.pubkey, props.dTag))
 
-// Live count of how many people have favorited (liked) this event.
-const count = computed(() => likeCount(coord.value))
-
-// Register this event so its like count is fetched + kept live.
-// `ready` gates the live-increment pop so the historical backlog that
-// streams in right after mount doesn't make every heart pop on load.
-const ready = ref(false)
-onMounted(() => {
-  track(coord.value)
-  setTimeout(() => (ready.value = true), 1500)
-})
-
-// Keep the current user's own contribution in sync with the optimistic
-// heart state — instant like/un-like for self, and rollback-safe.
-watch(
-  bookmarked,
-  (now) => {
-    const pk = user.value?.pubkey
-    if (pk) setSelf(coord.value, pk, now)
-  },
-  { immediate: true },
-)
-
-// Brief scale "pop" for tactile feedback.
-const popping = ref(false)
-function pop() {
-  popping.value = true
-  setTimeout(() => (popping.value = false), 220)
-}
-
-// Pop on the user's own favorite (optimistic, fires immediately on tap).
-watch(bookmarked, (now, was) => {
-  if (now && !was) pop()
-})
-
-// Pop when the live count ticks up from someone else liking it too —
-// only once past the initial historical-load settle window.
-watch(count, (now, was) => {
-  if (ready.value && now > was) pop()
-})
-
-async function handleToggle() {
+function handleToggle() {
   if (!isAuthenticated.value) {
     toast.info('Log in to save favorites', {
       action: {
@@ -75,26 +31,18 @@ async function handleToggle() {
     })
     return
   }
-  const ok = await toggleBookmark(eventKind.value, props.pubkey, props.dTag)
-  if (!ok) {
-    toast.error("Couldn't save favorite — please try again")
-  }
+  toggleBookmark(eventKind.value, props.pubkey, props.dTag)
 }
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <Button
     variant="ghost"
-    size="sm"
-    class="h-8 gap-1 px-2"
+    size="icon"
+    class="h-8 w-8"
     :class="bookmarked ? 'text-red-500 hover:text-red-600' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'"
-    :aria-label="bookmarked ? 'Remove favorite' : 'Add favorite'"
     @click.stop="handleToggle"
   >
-    <Heart
-      class="w-4 h-4 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out"
-      :class="[{ 'fill-current': bookmarked }, popping ? 'scale-125' : 'scale-100']"
-    />
-    <span v-if="count > 0" class="text-xs font-medium tabular-nums">{{ count }}</span>
+    <Heart class="w-4 h-4" :class="{ 'fill-current': bookmarked }" />
   </Button>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/events/composables/useBookmarks.ts b/src/modules/events/composables/useBookmarks.ts
index 57281a9..8af2f36 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/composables/useBookmarks.ts
+++ b/src/modules/events/composables/useBookmarks.ts
@@ -88,20 +88,9 @@ export function useBookmarks() {
 
   /**
    * Toggle bookmark for an event. Publishes updated NIP-51 bookmark list.
-   *
-   * Updates local state OPTIMISTICALLY so the UI (heart fill) responds
-   * instantly, then signs + publishes in the background. Signing routes
-   * through the remote LNbits signer and publishing hits relays, so
-   * awaiting both before flipping state made the heart lag ~1s. On
-   * failure the optimistic change is rolled back. Resolves to whether
-   * the change was persisted.
    */
-  async function toggleBookmark(
-    eventKind: number,
-    pubkey: string,
-    dTag: string,
-  ): Promise<boolean> {
-    if (!isAuthenticated.value || !currentUser.value?.pubkey) return false
+  async function toggleBookmark(eventKind: number, pubkey: string, dTag: string) {
+    if (!isAuthenticated.value || !currentUser.value?.pubkey) return
 
     const coord = `${eventKind}:${pubkey}:${dTag}`
     const newCoords = new Set(state.value.bookmarkedCoords)
@@ -112,17 +101,6 @@ export function useBookmarks() {
       newCoords.add(coord)
     }
 
-    // Optimistic flip — preserve the prior state so we can roll back if
-    // signing or publishing fails. Keep lastEventId/lastCreatedAt until
-    // the real event is confirmed.
-    const prevState = state.value
-    state.value = { bookmarkedCoords: newCoords, lastEventId: prevState.lastEventId }
-    ;(state.value as any).lastCreatedAt = (prevState as any).lastCreatedAt
-
-    function rollback() {
-      state.value = prevState
-    }
-
     // Build and publish updated bookmark list
     const tags: string[][] = Array.from(newCoords).map(c => ['a', c])
 
@@ -138,25 +116,19 @@ export function useBookmarks() {
       signedEvent = await signEventViaLnbits(template)
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('[useBookmarks] signEventViaLnbits failed:', err)
-      rollback()
-      return false
+      return
     }
 
     const relayHub = tryInjectService<any>(SERVICE_TOKENS.RELAY_HUB)
-    if (!relayHub) {
-      rollback()
-      return false
-    }
+    if (!relayHub) return
 
     const result = await relayHub.publishEvent(signedEvent)
     if (result.success > 0) {
-      state.value = { bookmarkedCoords: newCoords, lastEventId: signedEvent.id }
-      ;(state.value as any).lastCreatedAt = template.created_at
-      return true
+      state.value = {
+        bookmarkedCoords: newCoords,
+        lastEventId: signedEvent.id,
+      }
     }
-
-    rollback()
-    return false
   }
 
   onMounted(() => {
diff --git a/src/modules/events/composables/useEventLikes.ts b/src/modules/events/composables/useEventLikes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bca9fd..0000000
--- a/src/modules/events/composables/useEventLikes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import { reactive } from 'vue'
-import type { Event as NostrEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { tryInjectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
-
-/**
- * Live "like" counts for events. A like == the event appearing in a
- * user's NIP-51 bookmark list (kind 10003) — the same action the heart
- * performs (and what the Favorites page reads).
- *
- * One batched subscription covers every event coordinate that a mounted
- * heart has registered, filtered by `#a`. It stays open after EOSE, so
- * when anyone publishes/updates a bookmark list referencing a tracked
- * event the relay pushes it live and the count increments for everyone
- * in real time (Alice likes → Bob's count ticks up).
- *
- * Caveats (inherent to counting replaceable bookmark lists via `#a`):
- *  - An un-like by ANOTHER user only reflects on next load: their new
- *    list no longer contains the coord, so it no longer matches the
- *    filter and we never receive the update. Counts are correct on a
- *    fresh load (the un-liker is simply absent from the results).
- *  - The current user's own like/un-like updates instantly via setSelf(),
- *    driven by the optimistic heart state.
- */
-
-const BOOKMARK_KIND = 10003
-
-// coord ("kind:pubkey:dTag") -> set of pubkeys who bookmarked it.
-const authorsByCoord = new Map<string, Set<string>>() // plain map, for dedup
-const counts = reactive(new Map<string, number>())     // reactive mirror for the UI
-const tracked = new Set<string>()
-
-let unsubscribe: (() => void) | null = null
-let resubTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
-
-function setCount(coord: string, pubkey: string, present: boolean) {
-  let set = authorsByCoord.get(coord)
-  if (!set) {
-    set = new Set()
-    authorsByCoord.set(coord, set)
-  }
-  const had = set.has(pubkey)
-  if (present && !had) {
-    set.add(pubkey)
-    counts.set(coord, set.size)
-  } else if (!present && had) {
-    set.delete(pubkey)
-    counts.set(coord, set.size)
-  }
-}
-
-function ingest(event: NostrEvent) {
-  // A bookmark list references many events via 'a' tags; credit the
-  // author to every coord we're tracking.
-  for (const tag of event.tags) {
-    if (tag[0] === 'a' && tracked.has(tag[1])) setCount(tag[1], event.pubkey, true)
-  }
-}
-
-function resubscribe() {
-  const relayHub = tryInjectService<any>(SERVICE_TOKENS.RELAY_HUB)
-  if (!relayHub) {
-    scheduleResubscribe() // relay hub not registered yet — retry shortly
-    return
-  }
-  if (unsubscribe) {
-    unsubscribe()
-    unsubscribe = null
-  }
-  const coords = [...tracked]
-  if (coords.length === 0) return
-  unsubscribe = relayHub.subscribe({
-    id: 'event-likes-aggregate',
-    filters: [{ kinds: [BOOKMARK_KIND], '#a': coords }],
-    onEvent: (event: NostrEvent) => ingest(event),
-  })
-}
-
-function scheduleResubscribe() {
-  if (resubTimer) clearTimeout(resubTimer)
-  // Debounced so a burst of mounting hearts results in one (re)subscribe.
-  resubTimer = setTimeout(resubscribe, 250)
-}
-
-export function useEventLikes() {
-  /** Register an event coordinate so its like count is fetched + kept live. */
-  function track(coord: string) {
-    if (!coord || tracked.has(coord)) return
-    tracked.add(coord)
-    scheduleResubscribe()
-  }
-
-  /** Reactive like count for a coordinate (0 when none/unknown). */
-  function likeCount(coord: string): number {
-    return counts.get(coord) ?? 0
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Reflect the current user's own like state immediately (optimistic),
-   * so their count matches the instant heart fill and their un-like
-   * decrements right away.
-   */
-  function setSelf(coord: string, pubkey: string, liked: boolean) {
-    if (!coord || !pubkey) return
-    setCount(coord, pubkey, liked)
-  }
-
-  return { track, likeCount, setSelf }
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/events/composables/useTicketPurchase.ts b/src/modules/events/composables/useTicketPurchase.ts
index 5c3df37..4d4dc45 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/composables/useTicketPurchase.ts
+++ b/src/modules/events/composables/useTicketPurchase.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,12 @@ import { useAsyncOperation } from '@/core/composables/useAsyncOperation'
 import { injectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
 import type { PaymentService } from '@/core/services/PaymentService'
 import type { TicketApiService } from '../services/TicketApiService'
-import { useOwnedTickets } from './useOwnedTickets'
 
 export function useTicketPurchase() {
   const { isAuthenticated, currentUser } = useAuth()
   const paymentService = injectService(SERVICE_TOKENS.PAYMENT_SERVICE) as PaymentService
   const ticketApi = injectService(SERVICE_TOKENS.TICKET_API) as TicketApiService
 
-  // Refresh the shared owned-tickets singleton after a purchase so the
-  // feed/calendar "My tickets" filter and EventCard owned badges update
-  // without a reload — purchase is exactly the "consumer that mutates
-  // the ticket set" useOwnedTickets's docs anticipate.
-  const { refresh: refreshOwnedTickets } = useOwnedTickets()
-
   // Async operations
   const purchaseOperation = useAsyncOperation()
 
@@ -185,12 +178,6 @@ export function useTicketPurchase() {
             clearInterval(checkInterval)
           }
 
-          // Ticket row(s) now exist — refresh the shared owned-tickets
-          // state so the feed/calendar My-tickets filter and owned
-          // badges reflect the purchase immediately (no reload). Runs in
-          // parallel with QR generation below.
-          void refreshOwnedTickets()
-
           // Multi-ticket purchases come back with `ticketIds` (N rows
           // sharing one invoice). Single-ticket purchases include
           // `ticketId` only. Render one QR per row so each attendee