diff --git a/src/lib/removed-benches.ts b/src/lib/removed-benches.ts
index af035797..7c16fb9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/removed-benches.ts
+++ b/src/lib/removed-benches.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ export const REMOVED_BENCH_SLUGS = new Set([
   // changed without notice. Specs deleted.
   "pm-fee-comparison",
   "pm-geographic-access",
+  // polymarket-resolution-delay was drafted in a worktree but never merged
+  // to main. Answer pages originally referenced it; those were updated to
+  // pm-resolution-delay (2026-08-04). A 308 redirect covers inbound links.
+  // Adding here prevents stale Redis data from re-appearing in the sitemap.
+  "polymarket-resolution-delay",
 ]);
 
 /**
@@ -147,5 +152,10 @@ export const REMOVED_PRODUCT_SLUGS = new Set([
   // dropped 2026-07-24. Product page was live briefly, so Google
   // likely indexed the URL. 410 speeds de-indexing.
   "bitquery",
+  // goldrush (Covalent) was removed from indexing-freshness bench in
+  // 2026-08-04 data-api report (PR #1758). Stale Redis data can keep
+  // the provider in getProviders() output while the page 404s; 410 guard
+  // + sitemap exclusion stop the smoke-gate rollback until Redis flushes.
+  "goldrush",
 ]);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/sitemap-builder.ts b/src/lib/sitemap-builder.ts
index a8613ed0..b85fb33c 100644
--- a/src/lib/sitemap-builder.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sitemap-builder.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getAllReports, getAllReportCategories } from "@/lib/reports/loader";
 import { COMPARE_PAIRS } from "@/data/compare-pairs";
 import { adHocPairs } from "@/lib/compare/adhoc-pairs";
 import { REMOVED_BENCH_SLUGS } from "@/middleware";
+import { REMOVED_PRODUCT_SLUGS } from "@/lib/removed-benches";
 import {
   isHlBuilderSlug,
   isHlBuilderWithHistory,
@@ -313,6 +314,10 @@ async function buildFullSitemap(): Promise<MetadataRoute.Sitemap> {
         if (await isHlBuilderSlug(slug)) return null;
         // Perp venue slugs (except polymarket) 308 to /perp/<slug>.
         if (PERP_PRODUCT_PILL_SLUGS.has(slug) && slug !== "polymarket") return null;
+        // Providers removed from all benches: stale Redis data can keep them
+        // in getProviders() while the page 410s. Explicit exclusion here
+        // prevents the smoke-gate rollback until the cache flushes.
+        if (REMOVED_PRODUCT_SLUGS.has(slug)) return null;
         const p = await getProvider(slug);
         return p ? slug : null;
       }),