diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
index 6531e1ba..6d42b754 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ spec:
           operator: Equal
           value: "true"
           effect: NoSchedule
-        # titan-22 still carries the soft media-primary taint until the accelerator
-        # classification replaces it; tolerate it so the strong titan-22 preference
-        # is not penalised while both taints coexist. Harmless once media-primary
-        # is gone.
-        - key: atlas.bstein.dev/media-primary
-          operator: Equal
-          value: "true"
-          effect: PreferNoSchedule
       initContainers:
         - name: init-config
           image: busybox:1.37