diff --git a/components/shell/app-shell.tsx b/components/shell/app-shell.tsx
index 2f6bce3..80dadd7 100644
--- a/components/shell/app-shell.tsx
+++ b/components/shell/app-shell.tsx
@@ -475,25 +475,15 @@ export function AppShell({ title, subtitle, actions, activeTicker, breadcrumbs,
           )}
         >
           <div className={cn('flex items-start gap-3', isSidebarCollapsed ? 'justify-center' : 'justify-between')}>
-            <div className={cn('min-w-0', isSidebarCollapsed && 'flex items-center justify-center')}>
-              {isSidebarCollapsed ? (
-                <div
-                  className="flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl border border-[color:var(--line-strong)] bg-[color:var(--panel-bright)] text-sm font-semibold tracking-[0.18em] text-[color:var(--terminal-bright)]"
-                  aria-label="Fiscal Clone"
-                  title="Fiscal Clone"
-                >
-                  FC
-                </div>
-              ) : (
-                <>
-                  <p className="terminal-caption text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-[color:var(--terminal-muted)]">Fiscal Clone</p>
-                  <h1 className="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold text-[color:var(--terminal-bright)]">Neon Desk</h1>
-                  <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--terminal-muted)]">
-                    Financial intelligence cockpit with durable AI workflows.
-                  </p>
-                </>
-              )}
-            </div>
+            {!isSidebarCollapsed ? (
+              <div className="min-w-0">
+                <p className="terminal-caption text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-[color:var(--terminal-muted)]">Fiscal Clone</p>
+                <h1 className="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold text-[color:var(--terminal-bright)]">Neon Desk</h1>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--terminal-muted)]">
+                  Financial intelligence cockpit with durable AI workflows.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
 
             <Button
               type="button"