diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
index e49d13a..d2fc3df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ export function TopBar({
         )}
         <span
           className="text-[10px] text-black/50"
-          style={{ textShadow: '0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.7)' }}
         >
           Built with hubris • {toRoman(new Date().getFullYear())}
         </span>