diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3d0ded..ad2b051 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -213,11 +213,8 @@ need no secrets.
 The host comes from `--host`, `$OMARCHY_REPO_HOST`, then `.repo-host`. One
 machine both serves pkgs.omarchy.org and runs the scheduled builds, so the
 setting is named for the repository rather than for building, which happens
-wherever you like.
-
-Note that `.repo-host` also arms the automatic build trigger in
-`bin/omarchy-pkgs release`; pass `--host` or set `OMARCHY_REPO_HOST` to keep the
-two separate.
+wherever you like. The same setting tells `bin/omarchy-pkgs release` which host
+to poke after a release push.
 
 Split packages are selected by their own names, not their pkgbase — pushing
 `nvidia-580xx-utils` does not carry `nvidia-580xx-dkms` along. Omit `--package` to
diff --git a/helpers/host-helpers.sh b/helpers/host-helpers.sh
index 96ce547..1d5fbe8 100644
--- a/helpers/host-helpers.sh
+++ b/helpers/host-helpers.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,4 @@ print_no_repo_host() {
   echo ""
   echo "Pass --host, set OMARCHY_REPO_HOST, or write the destination to:"
   echo "  $BUILD_ROOT/.repo-host"
-  echo ""
-  echo "That file also arms the automatic build trigger in 'bin/omarchy-pkgs"
-  echo "release'. Use --host or OMARCHY_REPO_HOST to keep them separate."
 }