diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/flows/FlowHeader.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/flows/FlowHeader.tsx
index 24e87a7d2..f7e510fcd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/flows/FlowHeader.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/flows/FlowHeader.tsx
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function PublishToCommunityModal({ flow, onClose }: { flow: Flow; onClose: () =>
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
         body: JSON.stringify({ tags }),
       });
-      if (res.status === 400) { setErr('No community key configured. Add it in Settings → Community to publish.'); return; }
+      if (res.status === 400) { setErr('Publishing to the community hub is not configured on this instance.'); return; }
       if (res.status === 409) { setErr('Publish a version of this flow first, then publish it to the community.'); return; }
       if (res.status === 403) { setErr('Only workspace owners, admins, and editors can publish.'); return; }
       if (!res.ok) { setErr('Publish failed. Try again.'); return; }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/settings/CommunitySettings.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/settings/CommunitySettings.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f9904f33..000000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/settings/CommunitySettings.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Community settings (Community Flows — Phase 3, P3-6).
- * Shows this instance's community-hub status. The publish credential
- * (COMMUNITY_HUB_KEY) is an instance env var, so this surface is read-only:
- * it reports the hub URL, whether the feature is enabled, and whether a key is
- * configured (i.e. whether publishing is available). Self-hosters set the key
- * via env; there is no browser-writable secret here by design.
- */
-import { type JSX, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-
-const ink = 'var(--ink, #e7e7e9)';
-const soft = 'var(--ink-soft, #a1a1aa)';
-const muted = 'var(--ink-muted, #71717a)';
-const line = 'var(--line, rgba(255,255,255,0.1))';
-const surface = 'var(--surface, rgba(255,255,255,0.02))';
-
-interface Config {
-  enabled: boolean;
-  hub_url: string;
-  can_publish: boolean;
-}
-
-function Row({ label, children }: { label: string; children: React.ReactNode }): JSX.Element {
-  return (
-    <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', padding: '12px 0', borderBottom: `1px solid ${line}` }}>
-      <span style={{ fontSize: 13, color: soft }}>{label}</span>
-      <span style={{ fontSize: 13, color: ink }}>{children}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-export function CommunitySettings(): JSX.Element {
-  const [cfg, setCfg] = useState<Config | null>(null);
-  const [err, setErr] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void (async () => {
-      try {
-        const res = await fetch('/api/community/config', { credentials: 'include' });
-        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(String(res.status));
-        setCfg((await res.json()) as Config);
-      } catch {
-        setErr('Could not load community settings.');
-      }
-    })();
-  }, []);
-
-  if (err) return <div style={{ color: 'var(--status-warn, #ff7a8a)', fontSize: 13 }}>{err}</div>;
-  if (!cfg) return <div style={{ color: muted, fontSize: 14 }}>Loading…</div>;
-
-  return (
-    <div style={{ maxWidth: 560 }}>
-      <div style={{ padding: '4px 16px', borderRadius: 10, background: surface, border: `1px solid ${line}` }}>
-        <Row label="Community hub"><span>{cfg.enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}</span></Row>
-        <Row label="Hub URL"><span style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--mono, monospace)', fontSize: 12 }}>{cfg.hub_url}</span></Row>
-        <Row label="Publishing">
-          {cfg.can_publish ? (
-            <span style={{ color: 'var(--status-success, #6be39b)' }}>Available ✓</span>
-          ) : (
-            <span style={{ color: 'var(--status-edit, #f0997b)' }}>Key not configured</span>
-          )}
-        </Row>
-      </div>
-
-      <p style={{ marginTop: 18, fontSize: 13, lineHeight: 1.6, color: soft }}>
-        Browsing and importing community flows works out of the box. To <strong>publish</strong> your own flows,
-        this instance needs a community-license key set as the <code style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--mono, monospace)', fontSize: 12 }}>COMMUNITY_HUB_KEY</code> environment
-        variable. Get a free key from the community sign-up. To point at a different hub or disable the feature
-        entirely, set <code style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--mono, monospace)', fontSize: 12 }}>COMMUNITY_HUB_URL</code> / <code style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--mono, monospace)', fontSize: 12 }}>COMMUNITY_HUB_ENABLED</code>.
-      </p>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layouts/SettingsLayout.astro b/apps/web/src/layouts/SettingsLayout.astro
index 195a26736..bb42d323d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layouts/SettingsLayout.astro
+++ b/apps/web/src/layouts/SettingsLayout.astro
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const NAV_SECTIONS = [
     items: [
       { href: '/app/settings/workspace', label: 'Workspace' },
       { href: '/app/settings/api-keys', label: 'API Keys' },
-      { href: '/app/settings/community', label: 'Community' },
       { href: '/app/settings/dev', label: 'Dev / AgentLens' },
     ],
   },
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/app/settings/community.astro b/apps/web/src/pages/app/settings/community.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index 09d6d29a2..000000000
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/app/settings/community.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
----
-import SettingsLayout from '../../../layouts/SettingsLayout.astro';
-import { CommunitySettings } from '../../../components/settings/CommunitySettings';
-
-const auth = Astro.locals.auth;
-if (!auth) {
-  return Astro.redirect('/auth/login');
-}
----
-
-<SettingsLayout title="Community">
-  <p style="font:500 11px/1 var(--mono);letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);margin:0 0 12px;">Settings</p>
-  <h1 style="margin:0;font:500 28px/1.15 var(--sans);letter-spacing:-0.02em;color:var(--ink);">Community</h1>
-  <p style="margin:6px 0 36px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:36rem;">Browse and import community flows, and publish your own for others to use.</p>
-
-  <CommunitySettings client:load />
-</SettingsLayout>