diff --git a/unredact/static/index.html b/unredact/static/index.html
index 8094e35..79bc3e6 100644
--- a/unredact/static/index.html
+++ b/unredact/static/index.html
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
           <div id="doc-container">
             <img id="doc-image" alt="Document page">
             <canvas id="overlay-canvas"></canvas>
-            <div id="inline-edit-layer"></div>
           </div>
           <div id="text-edit-bar" hidden>
             <input type="text" id="left-text-input" class="seg-input" spellcheck="false" autocomplete="off" placeholder="left text">
diff --git a/unredact/static/inline-edit.js b/unredact/static/inline-edit.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b82493f..0000000
--- a/unredact/static/inline-edit.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-// @ts-check
-/**
- * Inline text editing — HTML inputs positioned on the canvas at
- * the left/right text locations so users edit directly on the document.
- */
-import { state } from './state.js';
-import { renderCanvas } from './canvas.js';
-
-const layer = document.getElementById("inline-edit-layer");
-
-let leftInput = null;
-let rightInput = null;
-
-/**
- * Show inline text inputs for the active redaction.
- * @param {string} id - Redaction ID
- */
-export function showInlineEdit(id) {
-  hideInlineEdit();
-
-  const r = state.redactions[id];
-  if (!r?.analysis || !r?.overrides) return;
-
-  const a = r.analysis;
-  const o = r.overrides;
-  const fontSize = o.fontSize || a.font.size;
-  const offsetX = o.offsetX || 0;
-  const offsetY = o.offsetY || 0;
-  const lineX = a.line.x + offsetX;
-  const lineY = a.line.y + offsetY;
-  const gapWidth = o.gapWidth || a.gap.w;
-
-  const leftText = o.leftText || "";
-  const rightText = o.rightText || "";
-
-  // Left input: positioned at the start of the line, width up to the gap
-  const leftWidth = Math.max(30, r.x - lineX);
-  leftInput = _createInput(leftText, lineX, lineY, leftWidth, a.line.h, fontSize);
-  leftInput.style.textAlign = "right";
-  leftInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    r.overrides.leftText = leftInput.value;
-    renderCanvas();
-    _syncTextEditBar(r);
-  });
-
-  // Right input: positioned after the gap
-  const rightX = r.x + gapWidth;
-  const rightW = Math.max(50, (a.line.x + a.line.w) - rightX + 20);
-  rightInput = _createInput(rightText, rightX, lineY, rightW, a.line.h, fontSize);
-  rightInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    r.overrides.rightText = rightInput.value;
-    renderCanvas();
-    _syncTextEditBar(r);
-  });
-
-  layer.appendChild(leftInput);
-  layer.appendChild(rightInput);
-}
-
-/** Remove all inline edit inputs. */
-export function hideInlineEdit() {
-  if (leftInput) { leftInput.remove(); leftInput = null; }
-  if (rightInput) { rightInput.remove(); rightInput = null; }
-}
-
-/** Update input values from state (e.g., after text reset or popover bar edit). */
-export function syncInlineEdit(id) {
-  const r = state.redactions[id];
-  if (!r?.overrides) return;
-  if (leftInput) leftInput.value = r.overrides.leftText;
-  if (rightInput) rightInput.value = r.overrides.rightText;
-}
-
-function _syncTextEditBar(r) {
-  // Keep the bottom text edit bar in sync
-  const leftEl = document.getElementById("left-text-input");
-  const rightEl = document.getElementById("right-text-input");
-  if (leftEl) leftEl.value = r.overrides.leftText;
-  if (rightEl) rightEl.value = r.overrides.rightText;
-}
-
-function _createInput(value, x, y, w, h, fontSize) {
-  const input = document.createElement("input");
-  input.type = "text";
-  input.value = value;
-  Object.assign(input.style, {
-    position: "absolute",
-    left: x + "px",
-    top: y + "px",
-    width: Math.max(30, w) + "px",
-    height: h + "px",
-    fontSize: fontSize + "px",
-    background: "rgba(255,255,255,0.7)",
-    border: "1px solid rgba(0,180,0,0.5)",
-    padding: "0 2px",
-    pointerEvents: "auto",
-    boxSizing: "border-box",
-    outline: "none",
-    fontFamily: "sans-serif",
-  });
-  return input;
-}
diff --git a/unredact/static/main.js b/unredact/static/main.js
index 1093e35..d397931 100644
--- a/unredact/static/main.js
+++ b/unredact/static/main.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { renderCanvas } from './canvas.js';
 import { applyTransform, screenToDoc, hitTestRedaction, initViewport } from './viewport.js';
 import { openPopover, closePopover, setOnPopoverClose, updatePosDisplay, initPopover } from './popover.js';
 import { stopSolve, acceptSolution, initSolver } from './solver.js';
-import { showInlineEdit, hideInlineEdit, syncInlineEdit } from './inline-edit.js';
+
 
 // ── Font loading ──
 
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ function activateRedaction(id) {
 
   if (r.status === "analyzed" || r.status === "solved") {
     openPopover(id);
-    showInlineEdit(id);
   }
 }
 
@@ -581,21 +580,11 @@ document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     exportAnnotations();
   }
-  if ((e.key === "Delete" || e.key === "Backspace") && state.activeRedaction) {
-    // Don't delete if user is typing in an input
-    if (e.target.tagName === "INPUT" || e.target.tagName === "TEXTAREA") return;
-    delete state.redactions[state.activeRedaction];
-    state.activeRedaction = null;
-    closePopover();
-    renderRedactionList();
-    renderCanvas();
-    showToast("Redaction deleted");
-  }
 });
 
 // ── Initialize all modules ──
 
-setOnPopoverClose(() => { stopSolve(); hideInlineEdit(); });
+setOnPopoverClose(stopSolve);
 initViewport();
 initPopover();
 initSolver();
diff --git a/unredact/static/popover.js b/unredact/static/popover.js
index 7f141b4..2d03968 100644
--- a/unredact/static/popover.js
+++ b/unredact/static/popover.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   solveMode, filterLabel,
 } from './dom.js';
 import { renderCanvas } from './canvas.js';
-import { syncInlineEdit } from './inline-edit.js';
 
 /** @type {(() => void)|null} */
 let _onClose = null;
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ export function initPopover() {
     if (!r?.overrides) return;
     r.overrides.leftText = leftTextInput.value;
     renderCanvas();
-    syncInlineEdit(state.activeRedaction);
+
   });
 
   rightTextInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ export function initPopover() {
     if (!r?.overrides) return;
     r.overrides.rightText = rightTextInput.value;
     renderCanvas();
-    syncInlineEdit(state.activeRedaction);
+
   });
 
   textReset.addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ export function initPopover() {
     leftTextInput.value = r.overrides.leftText;
     rightTextInput.value = r.overrides.rightText;
     renderCanvas();
-    syncInlineEdit(state.activeRedaction);
+
   });
 
   solveTolerance.addEventListener("input", () => {
diff --git a/unredact/static/style.css b/unredact/static/style.css
index 3af81b7..e37d84a 100644
--- a/unredact/static/style.css
+++ b/unredact/static/style.css
@@ -280,13 +280,6 @@ main {
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
-#inline-edit-layer {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  transform-origin: 0 0;
-}
 
 .loading {
   color: var(--accent);