diff --git a/src/uhm/components/AuthPanel.tsx b/src/uhm/components/AuthPanel.tsx
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--- a/src/uhm/components/AuthPanel.tsx
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-// FrontEndUser is the primary FE and follows BackEndGo cookie-based auth.
-// Users sign in via the app's /signin page; the editor reuses those httpOnly cookies.
-// This component remains as a no-op placeholder for any legacy imports.
-export default function AuthPanel() {
-    return null;
-}
-