diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 34df070..09e7ba0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,3 @@ services:
   mariadb:
     ports:
       - '3306:3306'
-
-  redis:
-    ports:
-      - '6379:6379'
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 69937c1..73e0517 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,5 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
 
-  redis:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
-    # Phase 1: present but unused; Phase 4 wires pub/sub for live list sync
-
 volumes:
   mariadb_data: