diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
index 3d7f1604..af271efe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
         <span class="sidebar-brand-title text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
           {{ siteName }}
         </span>
-        <!-- Version Badge -->
-        <VersionBadge :version="siteVersion" />
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@ import { computed, h, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { useAdminSettingsStore, useAppStore, useAuthStore, useOnboardingStore } from '@/stores'
-import VersionBadge from '@/components/common/VersionBadge.vue'
 import { sanitizeSvg } from '@/utils/sanitize'
 import { FeatureFlags, makeSidebarFlag } from '@/utils/featureFlags'
 
@@ -244,7 +241,6 @@ const expandedGroups = ref<Set<string>>(new Set())
 // Site settings from appStore (cached, no flicker)
 const siteName = computed(() => appStore.siteName)
 const siteLogo = computed(() => appStore.siteLogo)
-const siteVersion = computed(() => appStore.siteVersion)
 const settingsLoaded = computed(() => appStore.publicSettingsLoaded)
 
 // SVG Icon Components
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppSidebar.spec.ts b/frontend/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppSidebar.spec.ts
index 592ce8a3..e207c03c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppSidebar.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppSidebar.spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 const componentPath = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../AppSidebar.vue')
 const componentSource = readFileSync(componentPath, 'utf8')
-const stylePath = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../../../style.css')
-const styleSource = readFileSync(stylePath, 'utf8')
 
 describe('AppSidebar custom SVG styles', () => {
   it('does not override uploaded SVG fill or stroke colors', () => {
@@ -20,13 +18,8 @@ describe('AppSidebar custom SVG styles', () => {
 })
 
 describe('AppSidebar header styles', () => {
-  it('does not clip the version badge dropdown', () => {
-    const sidebarHeaderBlockMatch = styleSource.match(/\.sidebar-header\s*\{[\s\S]*?\n {2}\}/)
-    const sidebarBrandBlockMatch = componentSource.match(/\.sidebar-brand\s*\{[\s\S]*?\n\}/)
-
-    expect(sidebarHeaderBlockMatch).not.toBeNull()
-    expect(sidebarBrandBlockMatch).not.toBeNull()
-    expect(sidebarHeaderBlockMatch?.[0]).not.toContain('@apply overflow-hidden;')
-    expect(sidebarBrandBlockMatch?.[0]).not.toContain('overflow: hidden;')
+  it('does not render the version badge in the sidebar header', () => {
+    expect(componentSource).not.toContain('<VersionBadge')
+    expect(componentSource).not.toContain("VersionBadge from '@/components/common/VersionBadge.vue'")
   })
 })