diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c52f06e..b38ae0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ This connects over Reticulum and serves the remote instance at `http://localhost
 - Desktop-oriented
 - JSON-only import
 - Forum threads prune after 30 days by default
-- Forum discovery is through the subscription graph rather than topic-based blooms
 - Best-effort maintenance
 
 ## Forum plugin
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@ Enable it on the `/style` page under "Forum". A "Forum" link will appear in the
 - Auto-discovery can be disabled in the moderation page
 - Threads are auto-pruned after 30 days (configurable, or set to 0 to keep everything)
 - Moderation is local: block authors, mute threads, keyword filters, and gossip block lists with peers (auto-block after 3 peer reports)
-- **Trust circle** — Content is gated by a trust graph derived from your TinyWeb subscriptions. Each subscribed peer's forum content (and their transitive trust network) enters your view automatically. Blocking a peer cascades: their downstream trust network is removed from your view.
 
 For full feature docs, see the [tinyweb-forum README](https://codeberg.org/tinyweb/tinyweb-forum).
 
diff --git a/src/tinyweb/app.py b/src/tinyweb/app.py
index b63ed3c..ca3b6de 100644
--- a/src/tinyweb/app.py
+++ b/src/tinyweb/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from tinyweb.db import init_db, get_setting, set_setting
 from tinyweb.handlers import dispatch_request
 import tinyweb.handlers as handlers_mod
 import tinyweb.templates as templates_mod
-import tinyweb.gateway as gateway
+import tinyweb.gateway
 from tinyweb.gateway import GatewayState, GatewayHandler
 
 IDENTITY_FILE = "tinyweb_identity"
diff --git a/src/tinyweb/db.py b/src/tinyweb/db.py
index 0e5cea2..d7f269b 100644
--- a/src/tinyweb/db.py
+++ b/src/tinyweb/db.py
@@ -270,12 +270,6 @@ def init_db():
         db.execute("ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN reticulum_dest TEXT DEFAULT ''")
         db.commit()
 
-    # Migrate subscriptions: add forum_enabled column
-    sub_cols = [row[1] for row in db.execute("PRAGMA table_info(subscriptions)").fetchall()]
-    if "forum_enabled" not in sub_cols:
-        db.execute("ALTER TABLE subscriptions ADD COLUMN forum_enabled INTEGER DEFAULT 0")
-        db.commit()
-
     # Chunks table for semantic search embeddings
     db.execute(
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chunks ("