diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat.tsx
index 170b0030..633599d4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat.tsx
@@ -2166,7 +2166,6 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
                   width: 36,
                   height: 36,
                   '&:hover': { bgcolor: c.bg.secondary },
-                  boxShadow: c.shadow.md,
                   zIndex: 1,
                 }}
               >
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/view/ChatInputView.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/view/ChatInputView.tsx
index fa8a0c5c..ccb7d817 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/view/ChatInputView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/view/ChatInputView.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export const ChatInputView: React.FC<Props> = (p) => {
               borderRadius: '16px',
               border: p.isDragOver ? `1px solid ${c.accent.primary}` : `1px solid ${c.border.subtle}`,
               bgcolor: c.bg.surface,
-              boxShadow: c.shadow.md,
               transition: 'border-color 0.15s',
             }),
       }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/shell/InlineSurfaceEmbeds.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/shell/InlineSurfaceEmbeds.tsx
index 17f38e12..c44b4921 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/shell/InlineSurfaceEmbeds.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/shell/InlineSurfaceEmbeds.tsx
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ const BrowserEmbed: React.FC<{ c: ClaudeTokens; browserId: string; title: string
         onClick={onOpen}
         sx={{
           border: `1px solid ${c.border.subtle}`, borderRadius: 2, overflow: 'hidden', cursor: 'pointer',
-          bgcolor: c.bg.elevated, transition: 'border-color 150ms, box-shadow 150ms',
-          '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.strong, boxShadow: c.shadow.md },
+          bgcolor: c.bg.elevated, transition: 'border-color 150ms',
+          '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.strong },
           '&:hover .osw-embed-open': { opacity: 1 },
         }}
       >
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ const AppEmbed: React.FC<{ c: ClaudeTokens; name: string; thumbnail: string | nu
       onClick={onOpen}
       sx={{
         border: `1px solid ${c.border.subtle}`, borderRadius: 2, overflow: 'hidden', cursor: 'pointer',
-        bgcolor: c.bg.elevated, transition: 'border-color 150ms, box-shadow 150ms',
-        '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.strong, boxShadow: c.shadow.md },
+        bgcolor: c.bg.elevated, transition: 'border-color 150ms',
+        '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.strong },
         '&:hover .osw-embed-open': { opacity: 1 },
       }}
     >
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/cards/CanvasWindowCard.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/cards/CanvasWindowCard.tsx
index f55f0260..8c1416de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/cards/CanvasWindowCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/cards/CanvasWindowCard.tsx
@@ -219,12 +219,11 @@ const CanvasWindowCard: React.FC<CanvasWindowCardProps> = ({
         background,
         border: tiling.isFullscreen ? 'none' : border,
         borderRadius: c.radius.lg,
-        boxShadow: (isDragging || isResizing) ? c.shadow.lg : c.shadow.md,
         overflow: 'hidden',
         display: 'flex',
         flexDirection: 'column',
         zIndex: tiledSize ? 999990 : (isDragging || isResizing) ? 999999 : (zOverride ?? cardZOrder),
-        transition: noTransition ? 'none' : 'box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.2s ease',
+        transition: noTransition ? 'none' : 'border-color 0.2s ease',
       }}
     >
       {children({
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/OpenSwarmProCard.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/OpenSwarmProCard.tsx
index eaf583ec..95f616a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/OpenSwarmProCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/OpenSwarmProCard.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const OpenSwarmProCard: React.FC = () => {
         <Box sx={{
           p: 1.5, borderRadius: `${c.radius.md}px`, border: `1px solid ${c.border.subtle}`,
           transition: c.transition,
-          '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.medium, boxShadow: c.shadow.sm },
+          '&:hover': { borderColor: c.border.medium },
         }}>
           <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 1 }}>
             <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/SubscriptionCard.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/SubscriptionCard.tsx
index 9ee724c3..47a25bfd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/SubscriptionCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/subscription/SubscriptionCard.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ const SubscriptionCard: React.FC<Props> = ({
       transition: c.transition,
       '&:hover': provider.preview ? {} : {
         borderColor: connected ? c.status.success + '4d' : c.border.medium,
-        boxShadow: c.shadow.sm,
       },
     }}>
       <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 1 }}>