diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/api/partnership_settings.php b/Plugin/unraid/api/partnership_settings.php
index ffa2123..1f7daae 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/api/partnership_settings.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/api/partnership_settings.php
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/include/confform.php';
 $files = vv_get_conf_files();
 $out   = [];
 foreach ($files as $f) {
+    // "HOST IDENTITIES" is included alongside the partnership subsections because it holds HOST1
+    // and HOST2 — the hostnames the whole partnership is keyed on. They were shown by a separate
+    // "Host Settings" card on the partnership page, which existed only to render those two fields
+    // and is now redundant: one settings surface for the page, not two that both edit master.conf.
     $groups = array_values(array_filter(
         vv_conf_all_groups($f),
         fn($g) => stripos($g['subsection'], 'partnership') !== false
+               || stripos($g['subsection'], 'host identities') !== false
     ));
     if ($groups) {
         $out[] = ['file' => $f, 'groups' => $groups];
diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/pages/partnership.php b/Plugin/unraid/pages/partnership.php
index c1adedd..b190c00 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/pages/partnership.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/pages/partnership.php
@@ -178,15 +178,6 @@ textarea.vv-pt-set-input { resize:vertical; white-space:pre; }
        Collapsed together they cost one line until opened. -->
   <div id="vv-pt-settings-body" style="display:none;margin-top:10px;">
 
-    <div id="vv-pt-hosts-section" style="display:none;margin-bottom:16px;">
-      <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:8px;">
-        <div class="vv-cl-title" style="margin:0;">Host settings</div>
-        <button id="vv-pt-hosts-save" class="vv-pt-action-btn run"
-                onclick="vvPtSaveHosts(this)" style="display:none;">Save</button>
-      </div>
-      <div id="vv-pt-hosts-body"></div>
-    </div>
-
     <div id="vv-pt-arrays-wrap" style="display:none;margin-bottom:16px;"></div>
 
     <div id="vv-pt-settings-conf"></div>
@@ -388,32 +379,6 @@ function vvPtToggleSync(el, varName, enabled) {
 
 // ── Host Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function _renderHostSettings(nodes, isOwner) {
-  let html = '<div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:10px;">';
-  for (const n of nodes) {
-    const rdonly = isOwner ? '' : 'readonly style="opacity:.5;cursor:default;"';
-    html += `<div>
-      <div class="vv-pt-set-key" style="margin-bottom:4px;">${_vvSetEsc(n.id)}</div>
-      <input type="text" ${rdonly}
-             class="vv-pt-set-input vv-pt-host-inp"
-             data-key="${_vvSetEsc(n.id)}" data-file="master.conf" data-type="scalar"
-             data-orig="${_vvSetEsc(n.hostname)}"
-             value="${_vvSetEsc(n.hostname)}"
-             oninput="vvPtHostChanged(this)"
-             placeholder="hostname">
-    </div>`;
-  }
-  html += '</div>';
-  if (!isOwner) html += '<div style="font-size:10px;color:#333;margin-top:6px;">Editing requires host1.</div>';
-  return html;
-}
-
-function vvPtHostChanged(el) {
-  el.classList.toggle('changed', el.value !== el.dataset.orig);
-  const any = document.querySelector('.vv-pt-host-inp.changed');
-  document.getElementById('vv-pt-hosts-save').style.display = any ? '' : 'none';
-}
-
 // Stop the background media seed. Safe to press: rsync.sh runs --inplace --partial, so this
 // costs the file in flight and a later start resumes the share rather than restarting it.
 // Phase 3 — the media seed, as its own phase rather than the tail of an onboard. Routed through
@@ -457,37 +422,6 @@ async function vvPtStopSeed(btn) {
   }
 }
 
-async function vvPtSaveHosts(btn) {
-  const changedEls = document.querySelectorAll('.vv-pt-host-inp.changed');
-  if (!changedEls.length) return;
-  const changes = [];
-  changedEls.forEach(el => changes.push({key: el.dataset.key, file: el.dataset.file, type: el.dataset.type, value: el.value}));
-  if (!await vvConfirm(`Save ${changes.length} host setting(s)?`)) return;
-  btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = '⟳ Saving…';
-  fetch('/plugins/varaverk/api/confform.php', {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
-    body: new URLSearchParams({
-      csrf_token: typeof csrf_token !== 'undefined' ? csrf_token : '',
-      id: '__settings__',
-      changes: JSON.stringify(changes)
-    })
-  })
-    .then(r => r.json())
-    .then(d => {
-      btn.disabled = false;
-      if (d.ok) {
-        changedEls.forEach(el => { el.dataset.orig = el.value; el.classList.remove('changed'); });
-        btn.textContent = '✓ Saved';
-        setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = 'Save'; btn.style.display = 'none'; }, 2000);
-      } else {
-        btn.textContent = 'Save';
-        vvAlert('Save failed: ' + (d.error ?? 'Unknown error'));
-      }
-    })
-    .catch(e => { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Save'; vvAlert('Error: ' + e); });
-}
-
 // ── Array settings cards ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 let _vvArrFiles = null;
@@ -1465,12 +1399,6 @@ function _render(data) {
   // Config bar
   document.getElementById('vv-pt-config-body').innerHTML = _renderConfig(cfg);
 
-  // Host settings — always shown upfront
-  const hostsCard = document.getElementById("vv-pt-hosts-section");
-  hostsCard.style.display = nodes.length ? '' : 'none';
-  document.getElementById('vv-pt-hosts-body').innerHTML = _renderHostSettings(nodes, isOwner);
-  document.getElementById('vv-pt-hosts-save').style.display = 'none';
-
   // Offline countdown warning
   _renderOfflineWarn(cfg);