diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01c3f52..f90a9c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@
 # Downloaded toolchain artifacts cached by package_release.ps1 (fetched on demand)
 /tools/_toolchain_cache/
 
-# Per-game launcher art. launcher_art/img/disc.png (the game's boxart shown in
-# the launcher) IS committed so the shipped launcher shows Tsumu's cover, not the
-# framework's default disc (matches MegaManX6Recomp). Any other local art stays out.
-/launcher_art/*
-!/launcher_art/img/
-/launcher_art/img/*
-!/launcher_art/img/disc.png
-
 # Local scratch / screenshot dirs
 /scratch_old/
 /shots/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f21ffd..8a3e4ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,30 +21,5 @@ psxrecomp_add_runtime_target(psx-runtime
     WINDOW_TITLE "Tsumu Light Recompiled"
     DEFAULT_BIOS_PATH "${PSXRECOMP_ROOT}/bios/SCPH1001.BIN"
     DEFAULT_GAME_CONFIG_PATH "game.toml"
+    LAUNCHER_BOXART "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/boxart.tga"
 )
-
-# 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"
-)
-
-# 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 Tsumu's cover. POST_BUILD commands run in
-# add order and the framework's copy is added inside the runtime target above, so
-# this override wins. launcher_art/ is gitignored (copyrighted cover art —
-# supplied locally, never committed to the public repo).
-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 TsumuRecomp/launcher_art")
-endif()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b15b339..193af5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ Important files:
 - `game.toml` — runtime / recompiler / controller / localization config.
 - `translations/tsumu.toml` — the English translation data.
 - `seeds/` — Ghidra-derived function starts and game-specific seed data.
-- `psxrecomp-v4.pin` — framework commit this project is known-good against.
+- `docs/framework_pin_history.md` — framework pin and compatibility history.
 - `DISC.md` — source-disc identity and verification notes.
-- `launcher_art/img/disc.png` — the cover art shown in the launcher.
+- `recomp/launcher/boxart.tga` — the cover art shown in the launcher.
 
 ## Status
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Requirements:
 # Regenerate generated/SLPS_022.53_{full,dispatch}.c from the disc/EXE:
 ../psxrecomp/recompiler/build/psxrecomp-game.exe --config game.toml
 
-cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_LAUNCHER=ON
+cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 cmake --build build -j8
 ./build/Tsumu_Light_Recompiled.exe
 ```
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2b1df82..9362950 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ framework.
   the memory-card save/format/quit dialogs. Selectable in the launcher
   (Settings → Localization: **English** default, or **Default** for the
   untranslated original).
-- **Integrated launcher** (RmlUi) for video, audio, controller, memory-card, and
+- **Integrated Dear ImGui launcher** for video, audio, controller, memory-card, and
   localization settings. Digital-pad only (Tsumu is a digital game), so the
   pad-mode picker is hidden.
 - **Controller support** — keyboard or a DualShock/DualSense, chosen in the
diff --git a/docs/framework_pin_history.md b/docs/framework_pin_history.md
index 901065d..b3f3ccf 100644
--- a/docs/framework_pin_history.md
+++ b/docs/framework_pin_history.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ build each release was cut against.
 # v0.0.1's pin (864ac40) contained it, so v0.0.1 was at risk on user machines.
 # NB: Tsumu's translation layer leans on this guard (byte-compare +
 # dirty_ram_text_bless), so arming it on END-USER installs matters doubly here.
-# Also inherited since 864ac40: L3/R3 stick-click binds (f1afc7f), RmlUi
+# Also inherited since 864ac40: L3/R3 stick-click binds (f1afc7f), the former
 # launcher restored on master (f36b458), MMX6 mirrored-UV rect fix, MMX4/5
 # true-wide merges.
 #
diff --git a/launcher_art/img/disc.png b/launcher_art/img/disc.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 69dbade..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 aead5ee..44f549c 160000
--- a/recomp-ui
+++ b/recomp-ui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit aead5eefc03282971cebb999cf6bc3bdeb5fc1c9
+Subproject commit 44f549c0f159df343cba9d8c3842dbc7e592eb08
diff --git a/tools/package_release.ps1 b/tools/package_release.ps1
index 7680a17..c6c0802 100644
--- a/tools/package_release.ps1
+++ b/tools/package_release.ps1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function Invoke-Native {
 
 # Build: Release, debug tools OFF, launcher ON. PSX_STATIC_RUNTIME defaults ON
 # for MinGW Release so the exe imports only system DLLs (self-contained).
-Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF -DPSX_LAUNCHER=ON } "cmake configure"
+Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF } "cmake configure"
 Invoke-Native { cmake --build $BuildPath -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS } "cmake build"
 
 if (Test-Path $StageRoot) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $StageRoot }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if (Test-Path (Join-Path $Root "RELEASE_NOTES.md"))  { Copy-Item (Join-Path $Roo
 # 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)?"