diff --git a/CHECKPOINT-encryption.md b/CHECKPOINT-encryption.md
index 643445a..fad8a95 100644
--- a/CHECKPOINT-encryption.md
+++ b/CHECKPOINT-encryption.md
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ verified green at the moment this file was written.
 ## Where things are
 
 - Project: `/home/avi/Projects/Nostr_Keynctr`
-- Git repo: `master` @ `835b0a0` ("frontend: list all profiles on Home, pin
-   dev host, widen profiles card"). Before it: `71e580f` (Trim white margins
-   from sidebar logo artwork), `f29d4f9` (Checkpoint 0.45 migration),
-   `fa5ba08` (Security: upgrade nostr stack 0.40->0.45), `bf10ae3`, `e210f17`,
-   `7098e75`, `e6a1efc`, `6d5063d`, `1c428a9`.
+- Git repo: `master` @ `f534165` ("frontend: remove redundant Profiles sidebar
+   tab"). Before it: `835b0a0` (list all profiles on Home, pin dev host,
+   widen card), `5635f79` (checkpoint), `71e580f` (Trim white margins),
+   `f29d4f9` (Checkpoint 0.45 migration), `fa5ba08` (Security: upgrade nostr
+   stack 0.40->0.45), `bf10ae3`, `e210f17`, `7098e75`, `e6a1efc`, `6d5063d`,
+   `1c428a9`.
 - Working tree: still DIRTY with the long-standing user changes — `concept3.svg`
    deleted, `KeynectrAppIconPossibility02.jpeg` untracked. These are NOT part
    of the frontend commit above and remain uncommitted.
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ verified green at the moment this file was written.
 
 ## Commits added most recently
 
+- `f534165` frontend: remove redundant Profiles sidebar tab
 - `835b0a0` frontend: list all profiles on Home, pin dev host, widen profiles card
 - `fa5ba08` Security: upgrade nostr stack 0.40->0.45 clearing 11 RustSec advisories
 
@@ -1387,6 +1389,12 @@ A stopping point you can return to if this session is closed.
    half. Changed it to a single `1fr` column and dropped the now-redundant
    `@media (max-width: 900px)` override, so "Your profiles" matches the width
    of "Most recent publication" below it. No JSX change.
+6. **Removed the "Profiles" sidebar tab.** It was redundant with Home's
+   "Manage profiles" button (which already navigates to the Profiles screen,
+   still rendered by `App.tsx`). Deleted the `profiles` entry from `NAV_ITEMS`
+   in `Sidebar.tsx`; the Profiles screen, route, and Manage button are all
+   unchanged. Updated `App.test.tsx` to reach the screen via "Manage profiles"
+   instead of the removed tab.
 
 ### Files changed
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index cce4bca..5a4aab7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import logoUrl from '../assets/logo.png';
 const NAV_ITEMS: { id: Screen; label: string; icon: IconName }[] = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Home', icon: 'home' },
   { id: 'feed', label: 'Feed', icon: 'list' },
-  { id: 'profiles', label: 'Profiles', icon: 'users' },
   { id: 'compose', label: 'Compose', icon: 'edit' },
   { id: 'relays', label: 'Relays', icon: 'relay' },
   { id: 'signer', label: 'Signer', icon: 'key' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/App.test.tsx
index aeb665b..69beb1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/App.test.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
     render(<App />);
 
     await screen.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Home' });
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Profiles' }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Manage profiles' }));
     await screen.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Profiles' });
 
     const body = document.body.textContent ?? '';