diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 6b48750..f4f8c93 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ significant work lands — don't let it drift quietly.
    comment out `schedule:` under the `forget` block in profiles.yaml;
    redeploy; run `resticprofile unschedule forget` on each host. ~15 min.
 
-4. **Install the Backrest nightly-restart systemd timer** on ana-docker as
-   a safety net for the intermittent UI timeout. Cheap insurance
-   regardless of root cause. ~2 min. Commands in session transcript
-   (search for `backrest-nightly-restart.timer`).
+<!-- 2026-04-21: Dropped the "nightly-restart safety net" idea — user
+     confirmed Backrest UI chokes even right after startup, so periodic
+     restart wouldn't reliably help. Root cause still unknown; see
+     item under "Research / deferred" below. -->
+
+4. _(removed — see note above)_
 
 ### 🟧 Real work (dedicated session each)
 
diff --git a/configs/restic/ana-docker/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/ana-docker/profiles.yaml
index 726c4c6..8cef08d 100644
--- a/configs/restic/ana-docker/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/ana-docker/profiles.yaml
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ default:
     # blocks the destructive half of prune. See README.md "Prune ceremony".
     tag:
       - host:ana-docker
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%
diff --git a/configs/restic/ana-ml2/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/ana-ml2/profiles.yaml
index d933935..ca12dcb 100644
--- a/configs/restic/ana-ml2/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/ana-ml2/profiles.yaml
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ default:
     # See README.md "Prune ceremony".
     tag:
       - host:ana-ml2
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%
diff --git a/configs/restic/esh-docker-vm/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/esh-docker-vm/profiles.yaml
index edeacad..c43520f 100644
--- a/configs/restic/esh-docker-vm/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/esh-docker-vm/profiles.yaml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ default:
     keep-yearly: 3
     tag:
       - host:esh-docker-vm
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%
diff --git a/configs/restic/nh3-dev/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/nh3-dev/profiles.yaml
index 9e1a17e..ced843a 100644
--- a/configs/restic/nh3-dev/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/nh3-dev/profiles.yaml
@@ -99,14 +99,11 @@ default:
     keep-weekly: 4
     keep-monthly: 12
     keep-yearly: 3
-    # NOTE: forget against an --append-only rest-server FAILS (delete ops
-    # blocked). Schedule left in for when the prune ceremony flips
-    # --append-only off temporarily. See open thread.
     tag:
       - host:nh3-dev
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%
diff --git a/configs/restic/nh3-docker/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/nh3-docker/profiles.yaml
index c1be58b..198349c 100644
--- a/configs/restic/nh3-docker/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/nh3-docker/profiles.yaml
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ default:
     # sites. See README.md "Prune ceremony".
     tag:
       - host:nh3-docker
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%
diff --git a/configs/restic/vm-esh-nas/profiles.yaml b/configs/restic/vm-esh-nas/profiles.yaml
index d98ffb5..7e90555 100644
--- a/configs/restic/vm-esh-nas/profiles.yaml
+++ b/configs/restic/vm-esh-nas/profiles.yaml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ default:
     keep-yearly: 3
     tag:
       - host:vm-esh-nas
-    schedule: "*-*-* 03:00:00"
-    schedule-permission: system
-    schedule-log: /var/log/restic-forget.log
+    # Schedule removed 2026-04-21: forget against --append-only rest-server
+    # always fails (delete ops blocked). Run manually during the prune
+    # ceremony when --append-only is temporarily off.
 
   check:
     read-data-subset: 10%