diff --git a/.changeset/dangling-competitor-grants.md b/.changeset/dangling-competitor-grants.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f85ea0dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dangling-competitor-grants.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'hotcrm': patch
+---
+
+Remove the four profile grants on `crm_competitor`, an object that no longer
+exists. `main` failed `pnpm validate` with four cross-reference errors: #547
+added the grants while the competitor module was still present, the demo-only
+competitor module was removed separately, and the two merged cleanly on text
+while contradicting each other on meaning. `sales_rep`, `sales_manager`,
+`marketing_user` and `system_admin` no longer reference the removed object.
diff --git a/src/profiles/marketing-user.profile.ts b/src/profiles/marketing-user.profile.ts
index 8d6968457..b5884f180 100644
--- a/src/profiles/marketing-user.profile.ts
+++ b/src/profiles/marketing-user.profile.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ export const MarketingUserProfile = {
     // the campaigns this profile can already read; deleting membership history
     // stays a manager/admin privilege, matching every other object here.
     crm_campaign_member: { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: false, modifyAllRecords: false },
-    // Read-only reference: competitive intel for positioning, knowledge
-    // articles for campaign copy. Both are public_read catalogs.
-    crm_competitor:        { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true, allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: false },
+    // Read-only reference: knowledge articles for campaign copy
+    // (public_read catalog).
     crm_knowledge_article: { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true, allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: false },
   },
   fields: {
diff --git a/src/profiles/sales-manager.profile.ts b/src/profiles/sales-manager.profile.ts
index 5409b52aa..cfb2e5d02 100644
--- a/src/profiles/sales-manager.profile.ts
+++ b/src/profiles/sales-manager.profile.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ export const SalesManagerProfile = {
     crm_campaign:    { allowCreate: true,  allowRead: true, allowEdit: true,  allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
     crm_case:        { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true, allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
     crm_task:        { allowCreate: true,  allowRead: true, allowEdit: true,  allowDelete: true,  viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: true },
-    // Competitive-intel catalog (public_read OWD): managers curate battlecards.
-    crm_competitor:  { allowCreate: true,  allowRead: true, allowEdit: true,  allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
     // The forecast IS the manager's job: they read every rep's snapshot and
     // adjust the committed number, so this is org-wide read AND write on a
     // private object (#488 — the object had no grant at all).
diff --git a/src/profiles/sales-rep.profile.ts b/src/profiles/sales-rep.profile.ts
index d60fc65d6..b319d19cd 100644
--- a/src/profiles/sales-rep.profile.ts
+++ b/src/profiles/sales-rep.profile.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ export const SalesRepProfile = {
     crm_campaign:    { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true,  allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
     crm_case:        { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true,  allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: false, modifyAllRecords: false, readScope: 'own' as const },
     crm_task:        { allowCreate: true,  allowRead: true,  allowEdit: true,  allowDelete: true,  viewAllRecords: false, modifyAllRecords: false, readScope: 'own' as const },
-    // Reference catalogs (public_read OWD): reps read battlecards and knowledge
-    // articles, and may file a new competitor they ran into in a deal, but the
-    // battlecard content itself is curated by managers.
-    crm_competitor:        { allowCreate: true,  allowRead: true, allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
+    // Reference catalog (public_read OWD): reps read knowledge articles, which
+    // are authored by service.
     crm_knowledge_article: { allowCreate: false, allowRead: true, allowEdit: false, allowDelete: false, viewAllRecords: true,  modifyAllRecords: false },
     // Forecast snapshots are written by the nightly `forecast.hook` job and the
     // `revenue_forecasting` skill, never by hand — read-only, and only the rep's
diff --git a/src/profiles/system-admin.profile.ts b/src/profiles/system-admin.profile.ts
index ec0195a4f..e9847e47f 100644
--- a/src/profiles/system-admin.profile.ts
+++ b/src/profiles/system-admin.profile.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ export const SystemAdminProfile = {
     crm_campaign:    { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
     crm_case:        { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
     crm_task:        { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
-    // The six objects below shipped with navigation, views, hooks and seed
-    // data but no grant in ANY permission set (#488): "Knowledge" and
-    // "Forecasts" were permission-denied nav items for every user, admins
-    // included, and `crm_competitor` was the same story behind the Sales group.
-    crm_competitor:            { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
+    // The objects below shipped with navigation, views, hooks and seed data
+    // but no grant in ANY permission set (#488): "Knowledge" and "Forecasts"
+    // were permission-denied nav items for every user, admins included.
     crm_forecast:              { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
     crm_knowledge_article:     { allowCreate: true, allowRead: true, allowEdit: true, allowDelete: true, viewAllRecords: true, modifyAllRecords: true },
     // Detail rows. Their RECORD-level access derives from the master