diff --git a/nix/host-modules/lib/hive-ca-trust.nix b/nix/host-modules/lib/hive-ca-trust.nix
index 5e46e878..468b3bcb 100644
--- a/nix/host-modules/lib/hive-ca-trust.nix
+++ b/nix/host-modules/lib/hive-ca-trust.nix
@@ -62,75 +62,4 @@ in
     after = [ "hive-tls-ca.service" ];
     requires = [ "hive-tls-ca.service" ];
   };
-
-  # System CAs + hive CA in one bundle, with `SSL_CERT_FILE` set on each
-  # consumer — for runtimes whose trust variable *replaces* the store (Go,
-  # rustls-native-certs). An additive one (Node's `NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS`,
-  # hive-ci) needs no bundle and should not use this.
-  #
-  #   imports = [ (caTrust.trustBundle { inherit pkgs; name = "swarm-nats";
-  #                                      consumers = [ "swarm-nats-auth" ]; }) ];
-  #
-  # Three constraints, each earned:
-  #   - `requires` on the CONSUMER: `before` orders but does not gate, so a
-  #     failed assembly otherwise leaves it running and trusting *nothing*.
-  #   - assemble to a temp path, verify, then move: `cat` of an empty bind
-  #     exits 0, and a partial bundle must never appear under the final name.
-  #   - `consumers` are BARE unit names — they are `systemd.services` keys
-  #     (no suffix) *and* go in `before`/`requires` (suffixed). Reversed, the
-  #     edge names a unit that does not exist and systemd orders nothing.
-  #
-  # Returns a module, not bare services: a caller already writing
-  # `systemd.services.<consumer>` cannot also write `systemd.services`.
-  trustBundle =
-    {
-      name,
-      consumers,
-      pkgs,
-    }:
-    let
-      dir = "/run/${name}-ca";
-      bundlePath = "${dir}/trust-bundle.pem";
-      unit = "${name}-ca-bundle";
-    in
-    {
-      _file = "hive-ca-trust.nix#trustBundle:${name}";
-      config.systemd.services = lib.optionalAttrs useSelfSigned (
-        {
-          ${unit} = {
-            description = "assemble ${name} TLS trust bundle (system CAs + hive CA)";
-            wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-            before = map (c: "${c}.service") consumers;
-            serviceConfig = {
-              Type = "oneshot";
-              RemainAfterExit = true;
-              SyslogIdentifier = unit;
-            };
-            path = [
-              pkgs.coreutils
-              pkgs.gnugrep
-            ];
-            script = ''
-              set -euo pipefail
-              install -d -m 0755 ${dir}
-              tmp=${bundlePath}.tmp
-              cat /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt ${caContainerPath} > "$tmp"
-              # `cat` of an empty or missing-but-mounted source exits 0, so the
-              # result has to be inspected rather than the command trusted.
-              if ! grep -q 'BEGIN CERTIFICATE' "$tmp"; then
-                echo "${unit}: assembled bundle contains no certificate" >&2
-                exit 1
-              fi
-              chmod 0644 "$tmp"
-              mv "$tmp" ${bundlePath}
-            '';
-          };
-        }
-        // lib.genAttrs consumers (_: {
-          requires = [ "${unit}.service" ];
-          after = [ "${unit}.service" ];
-          environment.SSL_CERT_FILE = bundlePath;
-        })
-      );
-    };
 }
diff --git a/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix b/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
index 753b067f..cd63c2a6 100644
--- a/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
+++ b/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
@@ -64,18 +64,6 @@ let
   unitName = "authelia-${instance}";
   stateDir = "/var/lib/${unitName}";
 
-  tlsCfg = hyperhiveCfg.tls;
-  caTrust = import ./lib/hive-ca-trust.nix { inherit lib tlsCfg gatewayCfg; };
-  # `swarm-authelia-bridge` verifies the gateway when it introspects by name.
-  # Nothing in this container trusted the swarm CA, which is a runtime file no
-  # build-time option can name — so an https call out of here could only ever
-  # fail `UnknownIssuer`. Same defect the queue's responder hit.
-  caBundleModule = caTrust.trustBundle {
-    inherit pkgs;
-    name = cfg.machine;
-    consumers = [ "swarm-authelia-bridge" ];
-  };
-
   # The SWARM's domain, because that is where the protected apps now live
   # (`forge.<swarm>`, `chat.<swarm>`, `auth.<swarm>`). It moves in the
   # same commit as `domain` below and cannot lag it: authelia validates
@@ -763,19 +751,12 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    # Order the container after the host CA generator, so the bind source
-    # exists before nspawn sets the mount up.
-    systemd.services."container@${cfg.machine}" = caTrust.containerOrdering;
-
     containers.${cfg.machine} = {
       autoStart = true;
       ephemeral = false;
       # Shared host netns, like the forge and matrix containers: the
       # gateway reaches authelia at 127.0.0.1:<port>.
       privateNetwork = false;
-      # Public trust bundle only, read-only. Empty when the gateway is not
-      # self-signed, so the whole trust path drops out cleanly.
-      bindMounts = caTrust.bindMount;
 
       config =
         { ... }:
@@ -785,7 +766,6 @@ in
               inherit (networkCfg) bridgeIp;
               dnsConsumers = [ "authelia-${instance}.service" ];
             })
-            caBundleModule
           ];
 
           system.stateVersion = "26.05";
diff --git a/nix/host-modules/swarm-nats.nix b/nix/host-modules/swarm-nats.nix
index a29121e5..bfb83083 100644
--- a/nix/host-modules/swarm-nats.nix
+++ b/nix/host-modules/swarm-nats.nix
@@ -23,22 +23,6 @@ let
   clientAccount = "APP";
 
   machine = "swarm-nats";
-
-  tlsCfg = config.services.hyperhive.tls;
-  gatewayCfg = config.services.hyperhive.gateway;
-  caTrust = import ./lib/hive-ca-trust.nix { inherit lib tlsCfg gatewayCfg; };
-  # The responder introspects authelia over https BY NAME. Its HTTP client is
-  # reqwest/rustls, and `rustls-platform-verifier` resolves roots through
-  # `rustls-native-certs`, which reads `SSL_CERT_FILE` — so the same assembled
-  # bundle the Go containers use applies here. Without it the handshake fails
-  # `UnknownIssuer`, introspection fails, and the responder denies *every*
-  # client: one missing trust anchor surfacing as `authorization violation` at
-  # every would-be queue user.
-  caBundleModule = caTrust.trustBundle {
-    inherit pkgs;
-    name = machine;
-    consumers = [ "swarm-nats-auth" ];
-  };
   # Where the responder's credentials live *inside* the container, and the
   # host path that resolves to. Two names for one location, because the
   # host is the only place both filesystems are addressable.
@@ -454,9 +438,6 @@ in
       # unauthenticated interim state would be a hole rather than a
       # rough edge.
       privateNetwork = false;
-      # Binds only the public trust bundle, read-only. Empty when the gateway
-      # is not self-signed, so the whole trust path drops out cleanly.
-      bindMounts = caTrust.bindMount;
       config =
         { ... }:
         {
@@ -469,7 +450,6 @@ in
               # file exists.
               dnsConsumers = [ "swarm-nats-auth.service" ];
             })
-            caBundleModule
           ];
 
           system.stateVersion = "26.05";
@@ -595,11 +575,6 @@ in
     # refuses to start when a bind source is missing, so one absent seed
     # would take down the **whole container including the queue**, not
     # merely the responder. A far larger blast radius than the fault.
-    # Order the container after the host CA generator, so the bind source
-    # exists before nspawn sets the mount up. Without it a late CA fails the
-    # container start outright rather than degrading.
-    systemd.services."container@${machine}" = caTrust.containerOrdering;
-
     systemd.services.swarm-nats-auth-secrets = lib.mkIf responderConfigured {
       description = "deliver the swarm queue responder's credentials";
       before = [ "container@swarm-nats.service" ];