diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index a2c88b5..9a93cdf 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -3542,41 +3542,6 @@ void App::renderLoadingOverlay(float contentH)
         curY += ts.y + gap;
     }
 
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // 2c. Live daemon console tail (init/warmup only) — show the last few lines the node
-    //     printed so the user can watch real progress (UpdateTip height=…, Verifying blocks…)
-    //     without leaving the blocked overlay. Full-node only (lite has no daemon_controller_).
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    if ((state_.daemon_initializing || state_.warming_up) && daemon_controller_) {
-        const auto lines = daemon_controller_->recentLines(4);
-        if (!lines.empty()) {
-            ImFont* logFont = Type().caption();
-            if (!logFont) logFont = ImGui::GetFont();
-            const float blockW = std::min(ws.x * 0.8f, 560.0f);
-            const ImU32 logCol = IM_COL32(140, 150, 165, 150);
-            curY += gap * 0.5f;
-            for (const auto& raw : lines) {
-                // Trim trailing CR/whitespace; skip blanks.
-                std::string line = raw;
-                while (!line.empty() && (line.back() == '\r' || line.back() == '\n' ||
-                                         line.back() == ' ' || line.back() == '\t'))
-                    line.pop_back();
-                if (line.empty()) continue;
-                // Truncate (with an ellipsis) to keep each line on one row within blockW.
-                if (logFont->CalcTextSizeA(logFont->LegacySize, FLT_MAX, 0.0f, line.c_str()).x > blockW) {
-                    while (line.size() > 1 &&
-                           logFont->CalcTextSizeA(logFont->LegacySize, FLT_MAX, 0.0f, (line + "…").c_str()).x > blockW)
-                        line.pop_back();
-                    line += "…";
-                }
-                dl->AddText(logFont, logFont->LegacySize,
-                            ImVec2(wp.x + cx - blockW * 0.5f, curY), logCol, line.c_str());
-                curY += logFont->LegacySize + 2.0f;
-            }
-            curY += gap;
-        }
-    }
-
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     // 3. Sync progress bar (if connected and syncing)
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------