diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5f1666..3b150b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,21 +32,10 @@ psxrecomp_v4_add_runtime_target(psx-runtime
     WINDOW_TITLE "MegaManX4Recomp"
     DEFAULT_BIOS_PATH "${PSXRECOMP_V4_ROOT}/bios/SCPH1001.BIN"
     DEFAULT_GAME_CONFIG_PATH "game.toml"
+    LAUNCHER_BOXART "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/boxart.tga"
     EXTRAS_SOURCES ${GAME_GENERATED_EXTRAS}
 )
 
-# Shared recomp-ui Dear ImGui launcher. Wires in the PSX-themed launcher UI
-# (see main.cpp RECOMP_LAUNCHER gate) instead of the framework's default RmlUi
-# launcher. recomp-ui is a real git submodule (github.com/mstan/recomp-ui,
-# pinned via the recomp-ui gitlink); locally it is a directory junction to the
-# working checkout so builds stay offline and reproducible like everything else.
-include("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp-ui/recomp_ui.cmake")
-recomp_target_launcher_ui(psx-runtime
-    BOXART "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/boxart.tga"
-    PAD    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/pad.tga"
-    BRAND  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/brand.tga"
-)
-
 # First-divergence co-sim oracle build (COSIM_ORACLE.md): clean, deterministic,
 # PSX_NO_DEBUG_TOOLS + PSX_COSIM. Two of these (one normal, one PSX_FORCE_INTERP=1)
 # are cycle-lockstepped by tools/cosim.py to find the exact first compiled-vs-interp
@@ -63,17 +52,3 @@ if(PSX_BUILD_COSIM)
         COSIM
     )
 endif()
-
-# Per-game launcher art override. The framework copies its shared launcher assets
-# (img/disc.png etc.) next to the exe; this copies this repo's launcher_art/ on
-# top AFTERWARD so the launcher shows MMX4's disc. POST_BUILD commands run in add
-# order, and the framework's copy is added inside psxrecomp_v4_add_runtime_target
-# above, so this override wins. Drop official art into launcher_art/img/ to replace
-# the generated placeholder.
-if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/launcher_art")
-    add_custom_command(TARGET psx-runtime POST_BUILD
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
-            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/launcher_art"
-            "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:psx-runtime>"
-        COMMENT "Overriding launcher art with MegaManX4Recomp/launcher_art")
-endif()
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 16f4c25..6e4f66c 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ the recompiled PS1 BIOS.
 
 # Mega Man X4 Recompiled — v0.0.3-alpha
 
-This release replaces the old RmlUi launcher with the shared Dear ImGui
+This release replaces the old in-tree launcher with the shared Dear ImGui
 `recomp-ui` launcher. BIOS/disc selection, settings, controls, memory cards,
 and the Launch button now use the DPI-independent shared layout, addressing
 the inaccessible/broken launcher reported in issue #3.
diff --git a/launcher_art/img/disc.png b/launcher_art/img/disc.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 36df3ba..0000000
Binary files a/launcher_art/img/disc.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/psxrecomp-v4 b/psxrecomp-v4
index 647b817..f86087a 160000
--- a/psxrecomp-v4
+++ b/psxrecomp-v4
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 647b81752ffd83a88e541ace90cf692bb461f17a
+Subproject commit f86087ad94e53fba5ec0bb146ae94f789c60803a
diff --git a/recomp-ui b/recomp-ui
index 4d00d21..44f549c 160000
--- a/recomp-ui
+++ b/recomp-ui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4d00d217977fb19c7135f1cba848ad345a89d462
+Subproject commit 44f549c0f159df343cba9d8c3842dbc7e592eb08
diff --git a/tools/package_release.ps1 b/tools/package_release.ps1
index 1216d61..6ce307c 100644
--- a/tools/package_release.ps1
+++ b/tools/package_release.ps1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Invoke-Native { cmake --build $RecompDir --target psxrecomp-game -j $env:NUMBER_
 & (Join-Path $RecompDir "psxrecomp-game.exe") --config (Join-Path $Root "game.toml")
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "game regen failed" }
 
-Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF -DPSX_LAUNCHER=ON -DPSXRECOMP_ROOT="$FrameworkRoot" } "cmake configure"
+Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF -DPSXRECOMP_ROOT="$FrameworkRoot" } "cmake configure"
 Invoke-Native { cmake --build $BuildPath -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS } "cmake build"
 
 if (Test-Path $StageRoot) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if (Test-Path (Join-Path $Root "RELEASE_NOTES.md")) {
 # Launcher assets: this build ships the shared recomp-ui Dear ImGui launcher
 # (RECOMP_LAUNCHER; see main.cpp + recomp-ui/recomp_ui.cmake), which loads from
 # <exe>/assets/ (fonts + img TGAs, including this repo's boxart baked in by
-# recomp_target_launcher_ui's POST_BUILD) -- NOT the legacy RmlUi launcher.rml.
+# recomp_target_launcher_ui's POST_BUILD).
 $AssetsSrc = Join-Path $BuildPath "assets"
 if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $AssetsSrc "img"))) {
     throw "recomp-ui launcher assets missing at $AssetsSrc -- was the recomp-ui launcher built (recomp-ui junction present)?"
diff --git a/tools/run_mmx4.ps1 b/tools/run_mmx4.ps1
index d2c55e3..2129de4 100644
--- a/tools/run_mmx4.ps1
+++ b/tools/run_mmx4.ps1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Usage:  powershell -File tools\run_mmx4.ps1 [-BuildDir build-master] [-NoLauncher]
 param(
     [string]$BuildDir = "build-master",
-    [switch]$NoLauncher   # boot straight into the game (skip the RmlUi launcher) for scripted/debug runs
+    [switch]$NoLauncher   # boot straight into the game for scripted/debug runs
 )
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $root = "F:\Projects\psxrecomp\MegaManX4Recomp"