diff --git a/src/components/VoiceDownload.astro b/src/components/VoiceDownload.astro
index c7dae1c..42e90f3 100644
--- a/src/components/VoiceDownload.astro
+++ b/src/components/VoiceDownload.astro
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const allCls =
       </summary>
       <div class={panelCls}>
         {entries.map((e) => (
-          <VoiceDownloadRow group={e.group} row={e.row} ui={ui} context="menu" hidden={isDefaultPrimary(e)} />
+          <VoiceDownloadRow group={e.group} row={e.row} context="menu" hidden={isDefaultPrimary(e)} />
         ))}
 
         {/* The last line, and the only one that isn't a download: every
diff --git a/src/components/VoiceDownloadAll.astro b/src/components/VoiceDownloadAll.astro
index c36a2a2..d351e0d 100644
--- a/src/components/VoiceDownloadAll.astro
+++ b/src/components/VoiceDownloadAll.astro
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const groups = buildGroups(
       </h3>
       <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
         {group.rows.map((row) => (
-          <VoiceDownloadRow group={group} row={row} ui={ui} context="grid" />
+          <VoiceDownloadRow group={group} row={row} context="grid" />
         ))}
       </div>
       {/* Only Windows has a note, and it is about the two direct .exe rows
diff --git a/src/components/VoiceDownloadRow.astro b/src/components/VoiceDownloadRow.astro
index 17fd103..30d425e 100644
--- a/src/components/VoiceDownloadRow.astro
+++ b/src/components/VoiceDownloadRow.astro
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 // of component imports.
 import { Apple, Package, AppWindow } from '@lucide/astro';
 import StoreBadge from './StoreBadge.astro';
-import type { UIStrings } from '../lib/i18n';
 import { resolveLocale } from '../lib/i18n';
 import { badgeStoreFor } from '../lib/badges';
 import type { DownloadGroup, DownloadRow, PlatformGroupKey } from '../lib/voice-download-groups';
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import { rowAvailable } from '../lib/voice-download-groups';
 interface Props {
   group: DownloadGroup;
   row: DownloadRow;
-  ui: UIStrings;
   /**
    * `menu` rows carry `data-dl-alt*`, which the promotion script uses to
    * hide whichever row the button is already offering. Grid rows carry
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ interface Props {
   /** Menu only: whether this row starts hidden because it is the SSR primary. */
   hidden?: boolean;
 }
-const { group, row, ui, context, hidden = false } = Astro.props;
+const { group, row, context, hidden = false } = Astro.props;
 
 // The icon earns its place in the menu, where rows from all three systems
 // sit in one list and it is what tells them apart at a glance. In the grid
@@ -85,17 +83,6 @@ const avail = rowAvailable(row);
 
 const rowCls =
   'w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded border-0 bg-transparent px-3 py-2 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-white/5';
-
-// `shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap` — the label beside it wraps in several
-// languages, and a two-line pill looks broken.
-// Inline rather than a flex sibling of the label. As a sibling it was laid
-// out beside the whole label, so a label that wrapped to two lines pushed
-// the pill out to the row's right edge with a gap in between; inline, it
-// simply follows the last word wherever that lands. `align-middle` because
-// its font is smaller than the label's, and `whitespace-nowrap` so the pill
-// itself is never the thing that breaks.
-const tagCls =
-  'ml-1.5 inline-block rounded-full bg-gray-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 align-middle text-[10px] font-semibold whitespace-nowrap uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 dark:bg-white/10 dark:text-gray-400';
 ---
 
 {/* Each row is WRAPPED so promoting a platform toggles the wrapper while
@@ -122,7 +109,7 @@ const tagCls =
         <StoreBadge store={badgeStore} locale={badgeLocale} alt={row.label} class="mb-1" />
       ) : (
         <span class="text-sm font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-          {row.label}{group.windows && <span class={tagCls}>{ui.dlEarly}</span>}
+          {row.label}
         </span>
       )}
       {/* The size is ours to state only for a file we publish. A store row
@@ -144,12 +131,7 @@ const tagCls =
           context === 'menu' && 'sm:whitespace-nowrap',
         ]}
       >
-        {row.arch}{row.dl && <span class="whitespace-nowrap"> · <span data-dl-size={row.key}>{row.dl.size}</span></span>}{/*
-          The Early tag rides the label on a normal row, but a badge row has
-          no label — the artwork is fixed and may not be annotated. So on
-          those rows it moves down here, which keeps the claim on the page
-          for the Microsoft Store row instead of quietly dropping it. */}
-        {badgeStore && group.windows && <span class={tagCls}>{ui.dlEarly}</span>}
+        {row.arch}{row.dl && <span class="whitespace-nowrap"> · <span data-dl-size={row.key}>{row.dl.size}</span></span>}
       </span>
     </span>
   </Tag>
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n.ts b/src/lib/i18n.ts
index 44714f4..d99aa43 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ export interface UIStrings {
   dlArchMsStore: string;
   dlArchWindowsX64: string;
   dlArchWindowsArm64: string;
-  /** Tag on the Windows choices: shipped, but younger than the others. */
-  dlEarly: string;
   /**
    * Caveat on the two direct .exe rows — NOT on Windows as a whole. The
    * Microsoft Store package is signed, so the sentence has to say which
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@ const strings: Record<string, UIStrings> = {
     dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 & 11, Intel, AMD & ARM',
     dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 & 11, Intel & AMD (x64)',
     dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon (ARM64)',
-    dlEarly: 'Early',
     dlWindowsUnsigned:
       "The direct Windows downloads aren't code-signed, so Windows warns on first launch. The Microsoft Store version is signed.",
     dlWindowsUnsignedLink: 'How to get past it',
@@ -397,7 +394,6 @@ const strings: Record<string, UIStrings> = {
     dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 与 11，Intel、AMD 与 ARM',
     dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 与 11，Intel 与 AMD（x64）',
     dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11，骁龙（ARM64）',
-    dlEarly: '早期版本',
     dlWindowsUnsigned:
       '直接下载的 Windows 版尚未进行代码签名，首次启动时系统会弹出提醒；Microsoft Store 版本已签名。',
     dlWindowsUnsignedLink: '如何继续安装',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/de.ts b/src/lib/ui/de.ts
index a1bfc0e..6185c1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/de.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/de.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 & 11, Intel, AMD & ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 & 11, Intel & AMD (x64)',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon (ARM64)',
-  dlEarly: 'Früh',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     'Die direkten Windows-Downloads sind nicht signiert, deshalb warnt Windows beim ersten Start. Die Version aus dem Microsoft Store ist signiert.',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: 'So kommen Sie daran vorbei',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/es.ts b/src/lib/ui/es.ts
index 7da4254..5be6452 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/es.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/es.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 y 11, Intel, AMD y ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 y 11, Intel y AMD (x64)',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon (ARM64)',
-  dlEarly: 'Inicial',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     'Las descargas directas para Windows no están firmadas, así que Windows avisa al abrirlas por primera vez. La versión de Microsoft Store sí está firmada.',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: 'Cómo continuar',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/fr.ts b/src/lib/ui/fr.ts
index 8574e5c..4285153 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/fr.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/fr.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 et 11, Intel, AMD et ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 et 11, Intel et AMD (x64)',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon (ARM64)',
-  dlEarly: 'Débuts',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     "Les téléchargements directs pour Windows ne sont pas signés : Windows affiche un avertissement au premier lancement. La version du Microsoft Store, elle, est signée.",
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: 'Comment passer outre',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/it.ts b/src/lib/ui/it.ts
index aec2da3..119974d 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/it.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/it.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 e 11, Intel, AMD e ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 e 11, Intel e AMD (x64)',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon (ARM64)',
-  dlEarly: 'Iniziale',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     'I download diretti per Windows non sono firmati, quindi Windows avvisa al primo avvio. La versione di Microsoft Store è firmata.',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: 'Come procedere',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/ja.ts b/src/lib/ui/ja.ts
index f241e31..74a7fd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/ja.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/ja.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10・11（Intel・AMD・ARM）',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10・11（Intel・AMD、x64）',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11（Snapdragon、ARM64）',
-  dlEarly: '早期版',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     '直接ダウンロードした Windows 版はコード署名されていないため、初回起動時に警告が表示されます。Microsoft Store 版は署名済みです。',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: '進める方法',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/ko.ts b/src/lib/ui/ko.ts
index 35d233f..c8b138e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/ko.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/ko.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 및 11, Intel · AMD · ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 및 11, Intel 및 AMD(x64)',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11, Snapdragon(ARM64)',
-  dlEarly: '초기 버전',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     '직접 내려받은 Windows 빌드는 코드 서명이 되어 있지 않아 첫 실행 시 경고가 표시됩니다. Microsoft Store 버전은 서명되어 있습니다.',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: '넘어가는 방법',
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/zh-hant.ts b/src/lib/ui/zh-hant.ts
index 3c3604b..727ed99 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/zh-hant.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const ui: UIStrings = {
   dlArchMsStore: 'Windows 10 與 11，Intel、AMD 與 ARM',
   dlArchWindowsX64: 'Windows 10 與 11，Intel 與 AMD（x64）',
   dlArchWindowsArm64: 'Windows 11，Snapdragon（ARM64）',
-  dlEarly: '早期版本',
   dlWindowsUnsigned:
     '直接下載的 Windows 版尚未進行程式碼簽章，首次啟動時系統會跳出提醒；Microsoft Store 版本已簽章。',
   dlWindowsUnsignedLink: '如何繼續安裝',
diff --git a/src/lib/voice-download-groups.ts b/src/lib/voice-download-groups.ts
index 38954e2..1b318a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/voice-download-groups.ts
+++ b/src/lib/voice-download-groups.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface DownloadGroup {
   key: PlatformGroupKey;
   /** Column heading on the grid. A product name, so it isn't translated. */
   title: string;
-  /** Windows rows carry the Early tag, and only Windows has an unsigned note. */
+  /** Only Windows carries the unsigned-download note under its column. */
   windows: boolean;
   rows: DownloadRow[];
 }