diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dd3584..c096ff8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,19 +57,8 @@ psxrecomp_add_runtime_target(psx-runtime
     # "bios/SCPH1001.BIN"). Dev trees resolve it via the exe-dir upward search
     # (psxrecomp-v4/bios); user installs use bios.cfg / the picker.
     DEFAULT_GAME_CONFIG_PATH "game.toml"
+    LAUNCHER_BOXART "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/boxart.tga"
 )
 
 # Distinct process name (see comment above).
 set_target_properties(psx-runtime PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${_tomba2_exe_name}")
-
-# Shared recomp-ui Dear ImGui launcher. Wires in the PSX-themed launcher UI
-# (see main.cpp RECOMP_LAUNCHER gate) instead of the framework's default RmlUi
-# launcher. recomp-ui is a real git submodule (github.com/mstan/recomp-ui,
-# pinned via the recomp-ui gitlink); locally it is a directory junction to the
-# working checkout so builds stay offline and reproducible like everything else.
-include("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp-ui/recomp_ui.cmake")
-recomp_target_launcher_ui(psx-runtime
-    BOXART "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/boxart.tga"
-    PAD    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/pad.tga"
-    BRAND  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/recomp/launcher/brand.tga"
-)
diff --git a/ISSUES.md b/ISSUES.md
index 23bb38a..63721d5 100644
--- a/ISSUES.md
+++ b/ISSUES.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ most recent completed display images at the host refresh rate while the guest,
 audio, and input continue at their original cadence. It adds one source-frame
 of display latency but does not accelerate game logic. Set
 `frame_interpolation = false` under `[video]`, or set
-`PSX_FRAME_INTERPOLATION=0`, to disable it. The RmlUi launcher exposes both the
+`PSX_FRAME_INTERPOLATION=0`, to disable it. The launcher exposes both the
 toggle and a presentation target (display refresh, 90, 120, 144, 165, or 240
 FPS); the equivalent config key is `frame_interpolation_fps` and `0` means the
 current display refresh.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46848d7..0c1976a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ build/boot bring-up in progress.
 cmake -S . -B build-master -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/gcc.exe \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/g++.exe \
-  -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=ON -DPSX_LAUNCHER=OFF
+  -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=ON
 cmake --build build-master --target psx-runtime -j 16
 ```
 
diff --git a/psxrecomp-v4 b/psxrecomp-v4
index 647b817..f86087a 160000
--- a/psxrecomp-v4
+++ b/psxrecomp-v4
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 647b81752ffd83a88e541ace90cf692bb461f17a
+Subproject commit f86087ad94e53fba5ec0bb146ae94f789c60803a
diff --git a/recomp-ui b/recomp-ui
index 1cc70df..44f549c 160000
--- a/recomp-ui
+++ b/recomp-ui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1cc70dfa66506b8fe332a3ef4422e61d642b633b
+Subproject commit 44f549c0f159df343cba9d8c3842dbc7e592eb08
diff --git a/tools/package_release.ps1 b/tools/package_release.ps1
index 8586e20..534b11e 100644
--- a/tools/package_release.ps1
+++ b/tools/package_release.ps1
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($SkipRegen) {
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "game regen failed" }
 }
 
-Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF -DPSX_LAUNCHER=ON } "cmake configure"
+Invoke-Native { cmake -S $Root -B $BuildPath -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPSX_DEBUG_TOOLS=OFF } "cmake configure"
 Invoke-Native { cmake --build $BuildPath -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS } "cmake build"
 
 if (Test-Path $StageRoot) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if (Test-Path (Join-Path $Root "RELEASE_NOTES.md")) {
 # Launcher assets: this build ships the shared recomp-ui Dear ImGui launcher
 # (RECOMP_LAUNCHER; see main.cpp + recomp-ui/recomp_ui.cmake), which loads from
 # <exe>/assets/ (fonts + img TGAs, including this repo's boxart baked in by
-# recomp_target_launcher_ui's POST_BUILD) -- NOT the legacy RmlUi launcher.rml.
+# recomp_target_launcher_ui's POST_BUILD).
 $AssetsSrc = Join-Path $BuildPath "assets"
 if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $AssetsSrc "img"))) {
     throw "recomp-ui launcher assets missing at $AssetsSrc -- was the recomp-ui launcher built (recomp-ui junction present)?"