diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
index efbda35..283d2b7 100644
--- a/.claude/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ make clean
 ```
 
 There is **no `make test` here** — this is a compile-sanity convenience only, not a test
-runner. Don't advertise it as one. `bump-z`/`bump-y` targets exist in this Makefile
-(mirroring the standalone StarForth repo) but are **broken the same way**: they reference
-`STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR`/`MINOR`/`PATCH`/`STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING` fields that don't exist
+runner. Don't advertise it as one. The `bump-z`/`bump-y` targets (mirroring the standalone
+StarForth repo) were removed 2026-08-15 — they referenced
+`STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR`/`MINOR`/`PATCH`/`STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING` fields that never existed
 in the actual generated `include/version.h` (which only has `STARFORTH_VERSION`,
 `STARFORTH_ARCH`, `STARFORTH_TARGET`, `STARFORTH_TIMESTAMP`, `STARFORTH_VERSION_FULL`,
-`LITHOS_VERSION`, `LITHOS_VERSION_STR`). Bump versions by hand-editing the `VERSION`/
+`LITHOS_VERSION`, `LITHOS_VERSION_STR`), so they could never have worked. Bump versions by hand-editing the `VERSION`/
 `LITHOS_VERSION` variables in `Makefile.starkernel` instead. Report the broken targets if
 asked, don't silently fix them.
 
diff --git a/FABRIC-2.md b/FABRIC-2.md
index fc485ba..38f9556 100644
--- a/FABRIC-2.md
+++ b/FABRIC-2.md
@@ -491,11 +491,20 @@ and recorded.
   **Ruling:** flag and leave as-is, same precedent as the other Section C dead-code items —
   not removed without explicit instruction.
 - [ ] `src/*.c.bak` files (`vm.c.bak`, `doe_metrics.c.bak`, `inference_engine.c.bak`) remain
-  tracked in git at `src/` top level. Repo hygiene debt, not intentional (also noted in
-  `.claude/CLAUDE.md`).
-- [ ] `bump-z`/`bump-y` Makefile targets reference `STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR`/`MINOR`/`PATCH`/
+  tracked in git at `src/` top level. Confirmed 2026-08-15: added in the initial commit
+  (`a5ed8c3`) and never touched since; each diverges heavily from its live counterpart
+  (1716/237/291 line diffs) — stale historical snapshots, not a second copy of anything
+  current, and not referenced by either build's `*.c` wildcard. Fully recoverable via
+  `git show a5ed8c3:src/vm.c.bak` if ever needed. Deletion (`git rm`) was attempted but
+  blocked by the session's permission classifier as a destructive tracked-file removal —
+  needs Captain Bob's direct `git rm` or an explicit go-ahead in a session where the
+  classifier allows it.
+- [x] `bump-z`/`bump-y` Makefile targets reference `STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR`/`MINOR`/`PATCH`/
   `STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING` fields that don't exist in the actual generated
-  `include/version.h` (also noted in `.claude/CLAUDE.md`).
+  `include/version.h`. **Ruling 2026-08-15:** removed outright rather than fixed — CLAUDE.md
+  already documents hand-editing `VERSION`/`LITHOS_VERSION` in `Makefile.starkernel` as the
+  real convention, so a working bump-z/bump-y would just be a second, redundant path. Also
+  removed the corresponding `.PHONY` entries. `.claude/CLAUDE.md` updated to match.
 - [x] **Kconfig/`menuconfig` has never been exercised end-to-end.** Every knob added so far
   (including item 4.1's `STADIUM_WORD_HEAT_QUANTUM`/`STADIUM_WORD_COOL_RATE_Q48`) has only
   ever been verified via its `Makefile.starkernel` default. Nobody has run
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index debd36f..5ca300a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ CONFDIR = $(PREFIX)/etc/starforth
 .PHONY: refinement-status refinement-init refinement-phase1 verify-defect refinement-annotate-check refinement-report
 .PHONY: install uninstall package deb rpm
 .PHONY: quality compile_commands clang_tidy cppcheck gcc_analyzer
-.PHONY: FORCE version-info bump-z bump-y build-manifest
+.PHONY: FORCE version-info build-manifest
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # MAIN TARGETS
@@ -1172,30 +1172,6 @@ version-info:
 	@echo "Current Version: $(GET_VERSION)"
 	@grep "STARFORTH_VERSION" include/version.h | grep define
 
-.PHONY: bump-z
-bump-z:
-	@echo "⬆️  Bumping patch version (z)..."
-	@CURRENT=$$(grep "define STARFORTH_VERSION_PATCH" include/version.h | grep -o '[0-9]\+$$'); \
-	NEW=$$((CURRENT + 1)); \
-	sed -i "s/define STARFORTH_VERSION_PATCH.*/define STARFORTH_VERSION_PATCH    $$NEW/" include/version.h; \
-	MAJOR=$$(grep "define STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR" include/version.h | grep -o '[0-9]\+$$'); \
-	MINOR=$$(grep "define STARFORTH_VERSION_MINOR" include/version.h | grep -o '[0-9]\+$$'); \
-	sed -i "s/#define STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING.*/#define STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING   \"$$MAJOR.$$MINOR.$$NEW\"/" include/version.h; \
-	echo "✓ Version bumped to $$MAJOR.$$MINOR.$$NEW"; \
-	grep "STARFORTH_VERSION" include/version.h | grep define
-
-.PHONY: bump-y
-bump-y:
-	@echo "⬆️  Bumping minor version (y) and resetting patch (z=0)..."
-	@MAJOR=$$(grep "define STARFORTH_VERSION_MAJOR" include/version.h | grep -o '^[0-9]\+'); \
-	MINOR=$$(grep "define STARFORTH_VERSION_MINOR" include/version.h | grep -o '[0-9]\+$$'); \
-	NEW_MINOR=$$((MINOR + 1)); \
-	sed -i "s/define STARFORTH_VERSION_MINOR.*/define STARFORTH_VERSION_MINOR    $$NEW_MINOR/" include/version.h; \
-	sed -i "s/define STARFORTH_VERSION_PATCH.*/define STARFORTH_VERSION_PATCH    0/" include/version.h; \
-	sed -i "s/#define STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING.*/#define STARFORTH_VERSION_STRING   \"$$MAJOR.$$NEW_MINOR.0\"/" include/version.h; \
-	echo "✓ Version bumped to $$MAJOR.$$NEW_MINOR.0"; \
-	grep "STARFORTH_VERSION" include/version.h | grep define
-
 .PHONY: build-manifest
 build-manifest: $(BINARY)
 	@echo "📋 Generating BUILD_MANIFEST.json..."
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index 76eb19a..2799879 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ toolchain.
 |------|---------|
 | `mkcapsule.c` | Assembles `.4th` capsule files into `capsule_generated.c` baked into the kernel image. Invoked automatically by `Makefile.starkernel`. |
 | `mkcapsule` | Compiled host binary (rebuilt on demand). |
-| `fbtest.c` | Host framebuffer render test — VT100/framebuffer unit tests, no QEMU needed. |
+| `ttftest.c` | Host TTF glyph-rendering test — font rasterization unit tests, no QEMU needed. |
 | `pe_reloc_gen.py` | Generates PE32+ relocation tables for the UEFI loader. |
 | `svg_to_png.py` | Renders every tracked `.svg` in the repo to a same-named `.png` via headless Chromium; leaves the source `.svg` untouched, run manually. |
 | `hermes_smoke.sh` | Hermes v1 hosted smoke test — swaps in the Hermes init capsule and prints values for manual inspection. |