diff --git a/docs/web-ui/dashboard.md b/docs/web-ui/dashboard.md
index 75fe842b..d46f953c 100644
--- a/docs/web-ui/dashboard.md
+++ b/docs/web-ui/dashboard.md
@@ -657,12 +657,8 @@ renderApprovals`) with three stacked sections:
 - **identity header** — glyph, `#id`, agent, kind chip, (for
   `apply_commit`) the short proposal sha as `<code>`, and a
   right-aligned `requested <N> ago` relative time from
-  `ApprovalView.requested_at`. The chip ticks live every second
-  via a `data-requested-at` attribute + client-side interval (no
-  re-render). Turns amber once the request has been pending ≥ 1h
-  so a stale approval stands out; the `.stale` class flips
-  precisely at the 3600s boundary rather than at the next
-  `renderApprovals` call.
+  `ApprovalView.requested_at` — amber once the request has been
+  pending ≥ 1h so a stale approval stands out.
 - **what-changed body** — the manager's description, then
   drill-in triggers: `↳ view diff` opens the diff in the side
   panel; `↳ commit on forge ↗` deep-links the proposal commit
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 54325005..3f4ad6a3 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -1994,22 +1994,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
     });
   }, 30_000);
 
-  // Live ticker for approval request-age chips. Approval cards only
-  // re-render on `approval_added`/`approval_resolved` SSE events, so
-  // a request pending for an hour could still show "0s ago" without
-  // this ticker. Also flips `.stale` (amber highlight) at exactly 1h
-  // rather than only at the next re-render.
-  setInterval(() => {
-    const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-    document.querySelectorAll('.approval-ts[data-requested-at]').forEach((node) => {
-      const requestedAt = Number(node.getAttribute('data-requested-at'));
-      if (!Number.isFinite(requestedAt)) return;
-      const ageSec = Math.max(0, now - requestedAt);
-      node.textContent = 'requested ' + fmtAgo(requestedAt);
-      node.classList.toggle('stale', ageSec >= 3600);
-    });
-  }, 1000);
-
   const APPROVAL_TAB_KEY = 'hyperhive:approvals:tab';
   // Derived approval state — cold-loaded from /api/state, then mutated
   // live by `approval_added` / `approval_resolved` dashboard events.
@@ -2264,7 +2248,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
         head.append(el('span', {
           class: 'approval-ts' + (ageSec >= 3600 ? ' stale' : ''),
           title: 'requested ' + new Date(a.requested_at * 1000).toLocaleString(),
-          'data-requested-at': String(a.requested_at),
         }, 'requested ' + fmtAgo(a.requested_at)));
       }
       li.append(head);