diff --git a/bin/omarchy-weather-icon b/bin/omarchy-weather-icon
index ffe1a9df..6a936039 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-weather-icon
+++ b/bin/omarchy-weather-icon
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 # omarchy:summary=Returns a weather condition icon, adjusted for live sunrise and sunset.
 
-# Only consult the helper when a location is stored: this runs every minute,
-# and the helper's dynamic fallback would cost an extra wttr.in request when
-# nothing is set — the bare j1 fetch already auto-detects by IP.
+# Only consult the helper when a location is stored. Its dynamic fallback would
+# cost an extra wttr.in request when nothing is set; the bare j1 fetch already
+# auto-detects by IP.
 query=""
 if [[ -s "$HOME/.local/state/omarchy/settings/weather.json" ]]; then
   location=$(omarchy-weather-location 2>/dev/null)
diff --git a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/BarWidget.qml b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/BarWidget.qml
index 845c23d3..1203c503 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/BarWidget.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/BarWidget.qml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ BarWidget {
     bar: root.bar
     text: panelLoader.item ? panelLoader.item.label : ""
     slotSize: Style.bar.statusSlot
-    active: panelLoader.item && panelLoader.item.klass === "active"
     // Tooltip suppressed because the panel is the detail view.
     tooltipText: ""
 
diff --git a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Model.js b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Model.js
index 02a49935..6562f83d 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Model.js
+++ b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Model.js
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-function parseWeatherStatus(raw) {
-  try {
-    var data = JSON.parse(String(raw || "{}"))
-    return {
-      label: data.text || "",
-      klass: data.class || ""
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    return { label: "", klass: "" }
-  }
-}
-
 // weather.json holds {"name": ..., "latitude": ..., "longitude": ...} (see
 // omarchy-weather-location, which owns the format). Missing, blank, or
 // unparseable means the location is auto-detected from the IP address.
@@ -279,7 +267,6 @@ function iconForCode(code, night) {
 
 if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
   module.exports = {
-    parseWeatherStatus: parseWeatherStatus,
     parseLocationFile: parseLocationFile,
     wttrLocationQuery: wttrLocationQuery,
     parseGeocodingResults: parseGeocodingResults,
diff --git a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Panel.qml b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Panel.qml
index 2053d88b..dacb4ac9 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Panel.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Panel.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Panel {
   ipcTarget: "omarchy.weather"
   manageIpc: false
 
-  property string omarchyPath: Quickshell.env("OMARCHY_PATH")
   property var anchorItem: null
   property bool openedFromHotkey: false
 
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ Panel {
 
   // Shared hero/bar icon state, updated with each successful weather response.
   property string label: ""
-  property string klass: ""
 
   // wttr's current conditions when available; open-meteo's (bundled with the
   // much faster daily forecast fetch) fill the hero while wttr is in flight.
diff --git a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/status.sh b/shell/plugins/panels/weather/status.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 02e7bc2b..00000000
--- a/shell/plugins/panels/weather/status.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-icon=$(omarchy-weather-icon 2>/dev/null)
-
-if [[ -n $icon ]]; then
-  icon=$(printf '%s' "$icon" | sed 's/["\\]/\\&/g')
-  printf '{"text":"%s"}\n' "$icon"
-else
-  printf '{"text":"","class":"unavailable"}\n'
-fi
diff --git a/test/shell.d/weather-test.sh b/test/shell.d/weather-test.sh
index bc94c11b..85aca8ec 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/weather-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/weather-test.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ const weather = requireFromRoot('shell/plugins/panels/weather/Model.js')
 const panelSource = fs.readFileSync(root + '/shell/plugins/panels/weather/Panel.qml', 'utf8')
 const widgetSource = fs.readFileSync(root + '/shell/plugins/panels/weather/BarWidget.qml', 'utf8')
 
-assertDeepEqual(
-  weather.parseWeatherStatus('{"text":"☀","class":"sunny"}'),
-  { label: '☀', klass: 'sunny' },
-  'weather parses pill status JSON'
-)
-assertDeepEqual(weather.parseWeatherStatus('{'), { label: '', klass: '' }, 'weather handles invalid pill status JSON')
-
 assertDeepEqual(weather.parseLocationFile('{"name": "Malibu", "latitude": 34.02577, "longitude": -118.7804}\n'), { name: 'Malibu', latitude: 34.02577, longitude: -118.7804 }, 'weather parses name plus coordinates from weather.json')
 assertDeepEqual(weather.parseLocationFile('{"name": "New York"}'), { name: 'New York', latitude: null, longitude: null }, 'weather parses a name-only weather.json')
 assertDeepEqual(weather.parseLocationFile('{"name": "Malibu", "latitude": 34.02577}'), { name: 'Malibu', latitude: null, longitude: null }, 'weather requires both coordinates')