diff --git a/js/constants.js b/js/constants.js
index 515b4c20..c92d95ea 100644
--- a/js/constants.js
+++ b/js/constants.js
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS = SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS;
 
 const DEFAULT_FLAGS = Object.freeze({
   URL_FIRST_ENABLED: true, // try URL before magnet in the player
-  ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1: true, // accept v1 magnet-only notes
   FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2: true,
   FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71: false,
   FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES: false,
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ const runtimeFlags = (() => {
   }
   const initial = {
     URL_FIRST_ENABLED: DEFAULT_FLAGS.URL_FIRST_ENABLED,
-    ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1: DEFAULT_FLAGS.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1,
     FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2: DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2,
     FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71: DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71,
     FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES: DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES,
@@ -188,11 +186,6 @@ export let URL_FIRST_ENABLED = coerceBoolean(
   DEFAULT_FLAGS.URL_FIRST_ENABLED
 );
 
-export let ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 = coerceBoolean(
-  runtimeFlags.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1,
-  DEFAULT_FLAGS.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1
-);
-
 export let FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2 = coerceBoolean(
   runtimeFlags.FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2,
   DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2
@@ -248,17 +241,6 @@ Object.defineProperty(runtimeFlags, "URL_FIRST_ENABLED", {
   },
 });
 
-Object.defineProperty(runtimeFlags, "ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1", {
-  configurable: true,
-  enumerable: true,
-  get() {
-    return ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1;
-  },
-  set(next) {
-    ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 = coerceBoolean(next, DEFAULT_FLAGS.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1);
-  },
-});
-
 Object.defineProperty(runtimeFlags, "FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2", {
   configurable: true,
   enumerable: true,
@@ -386,7 +368,6 @@ Object.defineProperty(runtimeFlags, "TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD", {
 
 // Ensure the runtime object reflects the sanitized defaults immediately.
 runtimeFlags.URL_FIRST_ENABLED = URL_FIRST_ENABLED;
-runtimeFlags.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 = ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1;
 runtimeFlags.FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2 = FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2;
 runtimeFlags.FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71 = FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71;
 runtimeFlags.FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES = FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES;
@@ -403,11 +384,6 @@ export function setUrlFirstEnabled(next) {
   return URL_FIRST_ENABLED;
 }
 
-export function setAcceptLegacyV1(next) {
-  runtimeFlags.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 = next;
-  return ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1;
-}
-
 export function getWatchHistoryV2Enabled() {
   return FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2 === true;
 }
@@ -439,7 +415,6 @@ export function setHashtagPreferencesEnabled(next) {
 
 export function resetRuntimeFlags() {
   setUrlFirstEnabled(DEFAULT_FLAGS.URL_FIRST_ENABLED);
-  setAcceptLegacyV1(DEFAULT_FLAGS.ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1);
   setWatchHistoryV2Enabled(DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2);
   setHashtagPreferencesEnabled(DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_HASHTAG_PREFERENCES);
   setTrustSeedsEnabled(DEFAULT_FLAGS.FEATURE_TRUST_SEEDS);
diff --git a/js/nostr/nip71.js b/js/nostr/nip71.js
index 249d5fe4..9935642e 100644
--- a/js/nostr/nip71.js
+++ b/js/nostr/nip71.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 } from "../constants.js";
-import { deriveTitleFromEvent, magnetFromText } from "../videoEventUtils.js";
+import { deriveTitleFromEvent } from "../videoEventUtils.js";
 import { extractMagnetHints } from "../magnet.js";
 import { devLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { getCachedNostrTools } from "./toolkit.js";
@@ -1313,51 +1312,12 @@ export function convertEventToVideo(event = {}) {
     if (trimmed.toLowerCase().startsWith("magnet:?")) {
       return trimmed;
     }
-    const extracted = magnetFromText(trimmed);
-    return extracted ? extracted.trim() : "";
+    return "";
   };
 
   let magnet = normalizeMagnetCandidate(directMagnetRaw);
   let rawMagnet = magnet ? directMagnetRaw : "";
 
-  if (!magnet && ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1) {
-    const inlineMagnet = normalizeMagnetCandidate(rawContent);
-    if (inlineMagnet) {
-      magnet = inlineMagnet;
-    }
-
-    if (!magnet) {
-      outer: for (const tag of tags) {
-        if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        const key =
-          typeof tag[0] === "string" ? tag[0].trim().toLowerCase() : "";
-
-        const startIndex = key === "magnet" ? 1 : 0;
-        for (let i = startIndex; i < tag.length; i += 1) {
-          const candidate = normalizeMagnetCandidate(tag[i]);
-          if (candidate) {
-            magnet = candidate;
-            break outer;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!magnet) {
-      const recoveredFromRaw = magnetFromText(rawContent);
-      if (recoveredFromRaw) {
-        magnet = safeTrim(recoveredFromRaw);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!rawMagnet && magnet) {
-    rawMagnet = magnet;
-  }
-
   const url = directUrl;
 
   if (!url && !magnet) {
@@ -1411,11 +1371,6 @@ export function convertEventToVideo(event = {}) {
   }
 
   let title = safeTrim(derivedTitle);
-  if (!title && ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 && (magnet || infoHash)) {
-    title = infoHash
-      ? `Legacy Video ${infoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
-      : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
-  }
 
   if (!title) {
     const reason = parseError
@@ -1430,7 +1385,7 @@ export function convertEventToVideo(event = {}) {
     version = rawVersion === undefined ? 2 : 1;
   }
 
-  if (version < 2 && !ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1) {
+  if (version < 2) {
     return {
       id: event.id,
       invalid: true,
diff --git a/js/videoEventUtils.js b/js/videoEventUtils.js
index d084ffb3..159bf2de 100644
--- a/js/videoEventUtils.js
+++ b/js/videoEventUtils.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 const MAGNET_URI_PATTERN = /^magnet:\?/i;
 const HEX_INFO_HASH_PATTERN = /\b[0-9a-f]{40}\b/gi;
-const LEGACY_MAGNET_PATTERN = /magnet:\?xt=urn:btih:[0-9a-z]{40,}[^\s"'<>]*/i;
 
 function safeTrim(value) {
   return typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
@@ -218,12 +217,6 @@ export function parseVideoEventPayload(event = {}) {
     collectMagnetOrInfoHash(value);
   }
 
-  const magnetMatch = rawContent.match(/magnet:\?xt=urn:[^"'\s<>]+/i);
-  if (magnetMatch) {
-    collectMagnetOrInfoHash(magnetMatch[0]);
-  }
-
-  extractInfoHashesFromString(rawContent, pushInfoHash);
   traverseForInfoHashes(parsedContent, pushInfoHash);
 
   const magnet = magnetCandidates.find(Boolean) || "";
@@ -254,39 +247,3 @@ export function parseVideoEventPayload(event = {}) {
     version,
   };
 }
-
-export function magnetFromText(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return "";
-  }
-  const match = value.match(LEGACY_MAGNET_PATTERN);
-  return match ? match[0] : "";
-}
-
-export function findLegacyMagnetInEvent(event = {}) {
-  const fromContent = magnetFromText(event?.content);
-  if (fromContent) {
-    return fromContent.trim();
-  }
-
-  const tags = Array.isArray(event?.tags) ? event.tags : [];
-  for (const tag of tags) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const key = typeof tag[0] === "string" ? tag[0].trim().toLowerCase() : "";
-    const value = typeof tag[1] === "string" ? tag[1].trim() : "";
-    if (!value) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (key === "magnet" && value) {
-      return value;
-    }
-    const fromTag = magnetFromText(value);
-    if (fromTag) {
-      return fromTag.trim();
-    }
-  }
-
-  return "";
-}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-infohash.test.mjs b/tests/legacy-infohash.test.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a05fe0a..00000000
--- a/tests/legacy-infohash.test.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-import "./test-helpers/setup-localstorage.mjs";
-import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { parseVideoEventPayload } from "../js/videoEventUtils.js";
-import { convertEventToVideo } from "../js/nostr/nip71.js";
-import { deriveTorrentPlaybackConfig } from "../js/playbackUtils.js";
-
-const LEGACY_INFO_HASH = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567";
-
-(function testParseDetectsBareInfoHashInJson() {
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-json",
-    content: JSON.stringify({
-      version: 1,
-      title: "Legacy note",
-      magnet: LEGACY_INFO_HASH,
-    }),
-    tags: [],
-  };
-
-  const parsed = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
-  assert.equal(parsed.magnet, "", "Bare info hash should not be treated as a magnet URI");
-  assert.equal(parsed.infoHash, LEGACY_INFO_HASH);
-})();
-
-(function testParseDetectsInfoHashInRawContentAndTags() {
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-tag",
-    content: JSON.stringify({ title: "tag-sourced" }),
-    tags: [["magnet", LEGACY_INFO_HASH]],
-  };
-
-  const parsed = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
-  assert.equal(parsed.infoHash, LEGACY_INFO_HASH);
-})();
-
-(function testParseDetectsInfoHashInRawString() {
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-raw",
-    content: `legacy magnet ${LEGACY_INFO_HASH} broken json`,
-    tags: [],
-  };
-
-  const parsed = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
-  assert.equal(parsed.infoHash, LEGACY_INFO_HASH);
-})();
-
-(function testConvertFlagsBareInfoHashAsInvalid() {
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-convert",
-    pubkey: "pk",
-    created_at: 1,
-    tags: [],
-    content: JSON.stringify({
-      version: 1,
-      title: "Legacy conversion",
-      magnet: LEGACY_INFO_HASH,
-    }),
-  };
-
-  const video = convertEventToVideo(event);
-  assert.equal(video.invalid, true, "Bare info-hash payloads should be flagged");
-  assert.equal(video.reason, "missing playable source");
-})();
-
-(function testLegacyEventWithoutTitleStillLoads() {
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-no-title",
-    pubkey: "pk2",
-    created_at: 2,
-    tags: [],
-    content: JSON.stringify({
-      version: 1,
-      magnet: `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}`,
-    }),
-  };
-
-  const video = convertEventToVideo(event);
-  assert.equal(video.invalid, false, "Legacy events without title should fallback");
-  assert.ok(video.title && video.title.length > 0, "Fallback title should be provided");
-})();
-
-(function testConvertRecoversMagnetFromMagnetTag() {
-  const magnetUri =
-    `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}&dn=legacy-tag&tr=wss://tracker.openwebtorrent.com`;
-  const event = {
-    id: "evt-magnet-tag",
-    pubkey: "pk3",
-    created_at: 3,
-    // Deliberately invalid JSON so the converter must rely on scavenging.
-    content: "{not valid json}",
-    tags: [["magnet", magnetUri]],
-  };
-
-  const video = convertEventToVideo(event);
-  assert.equal(video.invalid, false, "Magnet in tag should still be playable");
-  assert.equal(video.magnet, magnetUri);
-  assert.equal(video.rawMagnet, magnetUri);
-})();
-
-(function testPlaybackConfigNormalizesInfoHash() {
-  const result = deriveTorrentPlaybackConfig({
-    magnet: "",
-    infoHash: LEGACY_INFO_HASH,
-    url: "",
-  });
-
-  assert.ok(result.magnet.startsWith("magnet:?"));
-  const xtValues = new URL(result.magnet).searchParams.getAll("xt");
-  assert.deepEqual(xtValues, [`urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}`]);
-  assert.equal(result.usedInfoHash, true);
-  assert.equal(result.fallbackMagnet, "");
-  assert.equal(result.provided, true);
-})();
-
-(function testPlaybackConfigDecodesEncodedMagnet() {
-  const rawMagnet =
-    `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}&dn=Legacy+Example`;
-  const encodedMagnet = encodeURIComponent(rawMagnet);
-  const result = deriveTorrentPlaybackConfig({
-    magnet: encodedMagnet,
-    infoHash: "",
-    url: "",
-  });
-
-  assert.ok(result.magnet.startsWith("magnet:?"));
-  const parsed = new URL(result.magnet);
-  assert.equal(
-    parsed.searchParams.get("xt"),
-    `urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}`,
-    "Expected encoded magnet to be normalized"
-  );
-  assert.equal(result.provided, true);
-  assert.equal(result.usedInfoHash, false);
-})();
-
-console.log("legacy infohash tests passed");