diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 083c662..004cee3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,11 +31,4 @@ only holds what's specific to one `<env>/<gateway-type>/` — two files:
   value in Vault" — `ExternalSecret`'s `refreshInterval` (1h) picks it up
   automatically, nothing to touch in the cluster or in git.
 
-Content here is generated and PR'd automatically when the matching Control
-Plane is created via the self-service flow in `../konnect-platform` — never
-hand-edited directly.
 
-**Deployed and validated on the local cluster (2026-08-19)**: full chain
-working end-to-end — `KonnectAPIAuthConfiguration` `Valid: True`, `Gateway`
-`Programmed: True`, a real `DataPlane` pod running, TLS cert issued by the
-`sttlab-local-ca` ClusterIssuer, Konnect PAT synced live from Vault via ESO.