diff --git a/src/activities-app/App.vue b/src/activities-app/App.vue
index 640608b..dc3ada6 100644
--- a/src/activities-app/App.vue
+++ b/src/activities-app/App.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import AppShell from '@/components/layout/AppShell.vue'
 import type { BottomTab } from '@/components/layout/BottomNav.vue'
 import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import { useActivitiesStore } from '@/modules/activities/stores/activities'
-import { useActivities } from '@/modules/activities/composables/useActivities'
 import { useApprovalState } from '@/modules/activities/composables/useApprovalState'
 import { injectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
 import type { TicketApiService } from '@/modules/activities/services/TicketApiService'
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 const { isAuthenticated, currentUser } = useAuth()
 const activitiesStore = useActivitiesStore()
 const { isAdmin, autoApprove } = useApprovalState()
-// Used to merge own LNbits drafts into the activities feed right after
-// the user creates or edits an event — otherwise the new draft only
-// surfaces on the next ActivitiesPage subscribe cycle.
-const { loadOwnEvents } = useActivities()
 
 // Settings dropped — theme/lang/currency now live in the shared profile sheet.
 // Create lives in the bottom nav (auth-gated): activity creation is a deliberate
@@ -101,8 +96,6 @@ function handleDialogOpenChange(open: boolean) {
       :on-create-event="handleCreateEvent"
       :on-update-event="handleUpdateEvent"
       @update:open="handleDialogOpenChange"
-      @event-created="loadOwnEvents"
-      @event-updated="loadOwnEvents"
     />
   </AppShell>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
index d021b10..71054fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { format } from 'date-fns'
 import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
-import { MapPin, Calendar, Ticket, User } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { MapPin, Calendar, Ticket } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import BookmarkButton from './BookmarkButton.vue'
 import { useDateLocale } from '../composables/useDateLocale'
 import type { Activity } from '../types/activity'
@@ -87,17 +87,6 @@ const placeholderBg = computed(() => {
         {{ categoryLabel }}
       </Badge>
 
-      <!-- Ownership badge — the creator can spot their own events at a
-           glance on the feed. -->
-      <Badge
-        v-if="activity.isMine"
-        variant="outline"
-        class="absolute bottom-2 right-2 text-xs gap-1 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur"
-      >
-        <User class="w-3 h-3" />
-        Yours
-      </Badge>
-
       <!-- Price badge -->
       <Badge
         v-if="priceDisplay"
@@ -106,17 +95,6 @@ const placeholderBg = computed(() => {
         {{ priceDisplay }}
       </Badge>
 
-      <!-- Pending/rejected overlay for the creator's own non-approved
-           drafts. Only present when the activity originated from a
-           local LNbits event (Nostr-sourced activities have no
-           lnbitsStatus). -->
-      <Badge
-        v-if="activity.lnbitsStatus && activity.lnbitsStatus !== 'approved'"
-        :variant="activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'destructive' : 'secondary'"
-        class="absolute bottom-2 left-2 text-xs capitalize"
-      >
-        {{ activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'Rejected' : 'Pending review' }}
-      </Badge>
     </div>
 
     <CardContent class="p-4 flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2">
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
index 180184b..a32846a 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 }>()
 
 const isEditMode = computed(() => Boolean(props.event?.id))
-// True when the submission will land in `proposed` status: a non-admin
-// owner with the extension's auto_approve toggle off. Same gate for
-// create and edit; the edit path also keys the in-form warning banner
-// on this so the user sees the consequence before submitting.
-const willLandInPending = computed(
-  () => !props.isAdmin && !props.autoApprove
+const willGoToPending = computed(
+  () => isEditMode.value && !props.isAdmin && !props.autoApprove
 )
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
@@ -306,8 +302,8 @@ const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (formValues) => {
       }
       await props.onUpdateEvent(props.event.id, eventData)
       toastService.success(
-        willLandInPending.value
-          ? 'Updated — awaiting re-approval. Hidden from the public feed until reviewed.'
+        willGoToPending.value
+          ? 'Event updated — pending re-approval'
           : 'Event updated!'
       )
       emit('event-updated')
@@ -317,11 +313,7 @@ const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (formValues) => {
         return
       }
       await props.onCreateEvent(eventData)
-      toastService.success(
-        willLandInPending.value
-          ? 'Submitted! Awaiting admin approval — your draft is visible on your feed with a Pending badge.'
-          : 'Event submitted!'
-      )
+      toastService.success('Event submitted!')
       emit('event-created')
     }
 
@@ -371,7 +363,7 @@ const handleOpenChange = (open: boolean) => {
 
       <ScrollArea class="max-h-[70vh] px-6 pb-6">
         <form @submit="onSubmit" class="space-y-4">
-          <Alert v-if="isEditMode && willLandInPending" variant="default" class="border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-500/5">
+          <Alert v-if="willGoToPending" variant="default" class="border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-500/5">
             <AlertCircle class="h-4 w-4 text-orange-500" />
             <AlertDescription>
               Saving will resubmit for approval. The event will be removed
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts b/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
index 78b1bb5..edc4b02 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
+++ b/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { ref, computed, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { tryInjectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
-import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import type { ActivitiesNostrService } from '../services/ActivitiesNostrService'
 import type { CalendarEventFilters } from '../services/ActivitiesNostrService'
-import type { TicketApiService } from '../services/TicketApiService'
-import type { TicketedEvent } from '../types/ticket'
-import { ticketedEventToActivity } from '../types/activity'
 import { useActivitiesStore } from '../stores/activities'
 import { useActivityFilters } from './useActivityFilters'
 
@@ -16,55 +12,11 @@ import { useActivityFilters } from './useActivityFilters'
 export function useActivities() {
   const store = useActivitiesStore()
   const filters = useActivityFilters()
-  const { isAuthenticated, currentUser } = useAuth()
 
   const isSubscribed = ref(false)
   const subscriptionError = ref<string | null>(null)
   let unsubscribe: (() => void) | null = null
 
-  /**
-   * Merge the caller's own LNbits events (any status) into the feed.
-   *
-   * The `/activities` feed is Nostr-driven, so an event that hasn't
-   * been published yet — typically because it's still `proposed` under
-   * auto_approve=off — would silently vanish from the creator's view
-   * until an admin approves it. Pull own events from the events
-   * extension and upsert them as Activities so users see their own
-   * drafts with a Pending-review badge.
-   *
-   * Once an event is approved and the Nostr relay delivers the kind
-   * 31922/31923 event, the relay-sourced Activity has a newer
-   * createdAt and wins on upsert (it lacks `lnbitsStatus`, so the
-   * badge disappears).
-   */
-  /**
-   * Stamp `isMine` on a Nostr-sourced activity when the organizer
-   * pubkey matches the logged-in user's Nostr key. LNbits drafts come
-   * pre-tagged via the adapter.
-   */
-  function tagOwnership(activity: { organizer: { pubkey: string }; isMine?: boolean }) {
-    const myPubkey = currentUser.value?.pubkey
-    if (myPubkey && activity.organizer.pubkey === myPubkey) {
-      activity.isMine = true
-    }
-  }
-
-  async function loadOwnEvents() {
-    if (!isAuthenticated.value) return
-    const invoiceKey = currentUser.value?.wallets?.[0]?.inkey
-    if (!invoiceKey) return
-    const ticketApi = tryInjectService<TicketApiService>(SERVICE_TOKENS.TICKET_API)
-    if (!ticketApi) return
-    try {
-      const mine = (await ticketApi.fetchMyEvents(invoiceKey)) as TicketedEvent[]
-      for (const ev of mine) {
-        store.upsertActivity(ticketedEventToActivity(ev))
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.warn('[useActivities] loadOwnEvents failed:', err)
-    }
-  }
-
   // Filtered and sorted activities (from all activities, filters handle time range)
   const filteredActivities = computed(() => {
     const all = store.activities.sort(
@@ -91,7 +43,6 @@ export function useActivities() {
 
       unsubscribe = nostrService.subscribeToCalendarEvents(
         (activity) => {
-          tagOwnership(activity)
           store.upsertActivity(activity)
           store.isLoading = false
         },
@@ -100,10 +51,6 @@ export function useActivities() {
 
       isSubscribed.value = true
 
-      // Best-effort merge of own LNbits events (any status) so the
-      // creator sees their own pending drafts on the feed too.
-      loadOwnEvents()
-
       // Set loading to false after a timeout (in case no events arrive)
       setTimeout(() => {
         store.isLoading = false
@@ -128,7 +75,6 @@ export function useActivities() {
       store.isLoading = true
       subscriptionError.value = null
       const activities = await nostrService.queryCalendarEvents(eventFilters)
-      for (const a of activities) tagOwnership(a)
       store.upsertActivities(activities)
     } catch (err) {
       subscriptionError.value = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to query activities'
@@ -179,6 +125,5 @@ export function useActivities() {
     query,
     stop,
     refresh,
-    loadOwnEvents,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts b/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
index a377e8b..24543a0 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
+++ b/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import ngeohash from 'ngeohash'
 import type { ActivityCategory } from './category'
 import type { CalendarTimeEvent, CalendarDateEvent } from './nip52'
-import type { TicketedEvent } from './ticket'
 
 /**
  * Unified view model for displaying activities in the UI.
@@ -46,22 +45,6 @@ export interface Activity {
   isPrivate: boolean
   /** Nostr event created_at timestamp */
   createdAt: Date
-  /**
-   * LNbits approval status, when the activity came from the events
-   * extension rather than a Nostr relay. Undefined for activities
-   * sourced from Nostr (approved by definition — only published
-   * events make it onto relays). Used to render a "Pending review"
-   * badge for the creator's own non-approved drafts.
-   */
-  lnbitsStatus?: 'approved' | 'proposed' | 'rejected'
-  /**
-   * Belongs to the current user. Set by the adapter for own LNbits
-   * drafts and by the activities-subscribe callback when the Nostr
-   * organizer pubkey matches the logged-in user. Used to render a
-   * "Yours" badge on the feed so the creator can spot their events
-   * at a glance.
-   */
-  isMine?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface OrganizerInfo {
@@ -145,74 +128,6 @@ export function calendarDateEventToActivity(event: CalendarDateEvent, organizer?
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert an LNbits TicketedEvent to an Activity view model.
- *
- * Used to surface the caller's own pending events on the activities
- * feed alongside Nostr-published activities. Once an event is approved
- * and published, the Nostr-derived Activity (newer createdAt) wins on
- * upsert in the activities store and this draft version is replaced.
- *
- * The wire format for dates mirrors how nostr_publisher emits NIP-52:
- *   - "YYYY-MM-DD"          → date-based (kind 31922 on publish)
- *   - "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM..." → time-based (kind 31923 on publish)
- */
-export function ticketedEventToActivity(
-  event: TicketedEvent,
-  organizer?: Partial<OrganizerInfo>,
-): Activity {
-  const hasTime = event.event_start_date.includes('T')
-  const startDate = hasTime
-    ? new Date(event.event_start_date)
-    : parseDateOnly(event.event_start_date)
-  const endRaw = event.event_end_date
-  const endDate = endRaw
-    ? endRaw.includes('T')
-      ? new Date(endRaw)
-      : parseDateOnly(endRaw)
-    : undefined
-
-  const category = event.categories?.[0] as ActivityCategory | undefined
-
-  return {
-    id: event.id,
-    // No published Nostr event yet for pending drafts; reuse the LNbits
-    // id as a placeholder. Approved + published versions will overwrite
-    // this with the real Nostr event id.
-    nostrEventId: event.id,
-    type: hasTime ? 'time' : 'date',
-    organizer: {
-      // Pending events have no Nostr pubkey yet. Empty string is fine
-      // — the card layer falls back gracefully and the OrganizerCard
-      // is only shown for approved (Nostr-sourced) activities anyway.
-      pubkey: '',
-      ...organizer,
-    },
-    title: event.name,
-    description: event.info ?? '',
-    image: event.banner ?? undefined,
-    startDate,
-    endDate,
-    location: event.location ?? undefined,
-    category,
-    tags: event.categories ?? [],
-    isPrivate: false,
-    // event.time is the LNbits creation timestamp (ISO string after
-    // FastAPI serialization). new Date() handles both ISO strings and
-    // numeric epoch — same shape used in useEvents sorting.
-    createdAt: new Date(event.time) || new Date(),
-    lnbitsStatus: event.status as Activity['lnbitsStatus'],
-    // fetchMyEvents only returns the caller's own events, so anything
-    // reaching this adapter is by definition mine.
-    isMine: true,
-  }
-}
-
-function parseDateOnly(dateStr: string): Date {
-  const [year, month, day] = dateStr.split('-').map(Number)
-  return new Date(Date.UTC(year, month - 1, day))
-}
-
 function decodeGeohash(geohash?: string): { lat: number; lng: number } | undefined {
   if (!geohash) return undefined
   try {
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
index 1929ca2..9c509b7 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
@@ -156,20 +156,6 @@ function goBack() {
           <Badge v-if="categoryLabel" variant="secondary" class="shrink-0 mt-1">
             {{ categoryLabel }}
           </Badge>
-          <Badge
-            v-if="activity.lnbitsStatus && activity.lnbitsStatus !== 'approved'"
-            :variant="activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'destructive' : 'secondary'"
-            class="shrink-0 mt-1 capitalize"
-          >
-            {{ activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'Rejected' : 'Pending review' }}
-          </Badge>
-          <Badge
-            v-if="activity.isMine"
-            variant="outline"
-            class="shrink-0 mt-1"
-          >
-            Yours
-          </Badge>
           <div v-for="tag in activity.tags.slice(1)" :key="tag">
             <Badge variant="outline" class="text-xs">{{ tag }}</Badge>
           </div>