diff --git a/src/components/RoadmapInMotion.astro b/src/components/RoadmapInMotion.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index 216c9a4..0000000
--- a/src/components/RoadmapInMotion.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
----
-import type { RoadmapItemWithAttribution } from '../lib/db';
-
-interface Props {
-  items: RoadmapItemWithAttribution[];
-}
-
-const { items } = Astro.props;
-
-/** First sentence of a description — naive but matches the user's needs.
- *  Returns '' for null/empty input. Falls back to a 200-char slice if no
- *  sentence-ending punctuation is found in a reasonable window. */
-function firstSentenceOf(text: string | null): string {
-  if (!text) return '';
-  const trimmed = text.trim();
-  const match = trimmed.match(/^[^.!?]*[.!?](?=\s|$)/);
-  return match ? match[0] : trimmed.slice(0, 200);
-}
-
-// Most recent shipping item, in display_order (same selection rule as
-// the .rr-current marker on the route).
-let currentItem: RoadmapItemWithAttribution | null = null;
-items.forEach((it) => { if (it.status === 'shipping') currentItem = it; });
-
-const line = currentItem ? firstSentenceOf(currentItem.description) : '';
-const visible = !!currentItem && line.length > 0;
----
-{visible && (
-  <div class="rr-in-motion">
-    <span class="rr-in-motion-eyebrow">In motion right now</span>
-    <p class="rr-in-motion-line">{line}</p>
-  </div>
-)}
-
-<style>
-  .rr-in-motion {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: baseline;
-    gap: 18px;
-    margin-bottom: 36px;
-    padding: 0 4px;
-  }
-  .rr-in-motion-eyebrow {
-    font-family: var(--font-sans);
-    font-size: 10px;
-    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    color: var(--on-surface-muted);
-    flex-shrink: 0;
-  }
-  .rr-in-motion-line {
-    font-family: var(--font-serif);
-    font-style: italic;
-    font-size: 18px;
-    line-height: 1.4;
-    color: var(--on-surface);
-    margin: 0;
-    max-width: 720px;
-  }
-
-  @media (max-width: 767px) {
-    .rr-in-motion {
-      flex-direction: column;
-      gap: 6px;
-      margin-bottom: 28px;
-    }
-    .rr-in-motion-line { font-size: 16px; }
-  }
-</style>
diff --git a/src/components/admin/RoadmapTab.astro b/src/components/admin/RoadmapTab.astro
index 91f4872..db42c6b 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/RoadmapTab.astro
+++ b/src/components/admin/RoadmapTab.astro
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const grouped: Record<Status, RoadmapItemWithAttribution[]> = {
       <div class="field">
         <label for="description" class="label-sm field-label">Description</label>
         <textarea id="description" name="description" class="input body-md" rows="3">{editing?.description ?? ''}</textarea>
-        <span class="body-sm muted">For shipping items: the first sentence appears on /roadmap as the "In motion right now" line. Make it count.</span>
       </div>
 
       <div class="field">
diff --git a/src/pages/roadmap.astro b/src/pages/roadmap.astro
index 771b7d3..5a1fe1c 100644
--- a/src/pages/roadmap.astro
+++ b/src/pages/roadmap.astro
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import AppLayout from '../layouts/AppLayout.astro';
 import LatestDispatchBanner from '../components/LatestDispatchBanner.astro';
-import RoadmapInMotion from '../components/RoadmapInMotion.astro';
 import RoadmapRoute from '../components/RoadmapRoute.astro';
 import { getAllRoadmapItems } from '../lib/db';
 
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ const items = getAllRoadmapItems()
 
     <LatestDispatchBanner />
 
-    <RoadmapInMotion items={items} />
-
     <RoadmapRoute items={items} />
   </div>
 </AppLayout>
@@ -66,14 +63,16 @@ const items = getAllRoadmapItems()
     max-width: 540px;
   }
 
-  /* In-motion strip lives between banner and route; banner margin
-     tightens to 40px because the strip carries its own 36px below. */
-  .page :global(.banner) { margin-bottom: 40px; }
+  /* Banner sits directly above the route now — restore the original
+     56px gap so the editorial banner reads as its own beat. */
+  .page :global(.banner),
+  .page :global(.rr-dispatch) { margin-bottom: 56px; }
 
   @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .page { padding: 32px 24px 64px; }
     .page-title { font-size: 36px; }
     .page-header { margin-bottom: 28px; }
-    .page :global(.banner) { margin-bottom: 28px; }
+    .page :global(.banner),
+    .page :global(.rr-dispatch) { margin-bottom: 40px; }
   }
 </style>