diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 574a0917..20936080 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .zed/
 result
 
-# Materialized helm subchart deps (regenerated by helmfile)
+# Materialized helm subchart deps (regenerated by helm dependency update)
 k8s/charts/*/charts/
 
 # Bun deps for scripts/ (regenerated by `bun install`)
diff --git a/.justfile b/.justfile
index 614fef42..4b165005 100644
--- a/.justfile
+++ b/.justfile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ sops-edit FILE:
 
 ############################################################################
 #
-#  Kubes (k3s + helmfile)
+# Kubes (k3s + flux)
 #
 ############################################################################
 
diff --git a/nix/files/zed.nix b/nix/files/zed.nix
index 02b01e88..bec4328a 100644
--- a/nix/files/zed.nix
+++ b/nix/files/zed.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
               "**/templates/**/*.tpl"
               "**/templates/**/*.yaml"
               "**/templates/**/*.yml"
-              "**/helmfile.d/**/*.yaml"
-              "**/helmfile.d/**/*.yml"
               "**/values*.yaml"
             ];
           };
diff --git a/scripts/check-pinned-images.ts b/scripts/check-pinned-images.ts
index 45816680..ef9469ac 100644
--- a/scripts/check-pinned-images.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-pinned-images.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // private registry with active dev where pinning would break the
 // push-and-redeploy loop.
 
-const HELMFILE = "k8s/helmfile.yaml";
 const GLOB = "k8s/charts/*/**/*.yaml";
 const FLUX_DIRS = [
   "k8s/flux/infra-crds",
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ const FLUX_DIRS = [
 ];
 const ALLOW_FLOATING = new Set<string>();
 
-type Release = { chart: string };
-type Helmfile = { releases: Release[] };
 type HelmRelease = {
   kind?: string;
   spec?: { chart?: { spec?: { chart?: string } } };
@@ -28,17 +25,6 @@ function chartNameFromPath(templatePath: string): string {
 async function deployedChartNames(): Promise<Set<string>> {
   const names = new Set<string>();
 
-  if (await Bun.file(HELMFILE).exists()) {
-    const helmfile = Bun.YAML.parse(
-      await Bun.file(HELMFILE).text(),
-    ) as Helmfile;
-    for (const release of helmfile.releases) {
-      if (release.chart.startsWith("./charts/")) {
-        names.add(release.chart.replace(/^\.\/charts\//, ""));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   for (const dir of FLUX_DIRS) {
     const glob = new Bun.Glob(`${dir}/**/*.yaml`);
     for await (const path of glob.scan(".")) {
diff --git a/scripts/check-release-names.ts b/scripts/check-release-names.ts
index 3e85d19a..50611499 100644
--- a/scripts/check-release-names.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-release-names.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Every deployed local Helm chart must reference an actual
-// k8s/charts/<name>/Chart.yaml. During the Flux migration, deployed charts can
-// be declared in helmfile.yaml or Flux HelmRelease manifests.
+// k8s/charts/<name>/Chart.yaml.
 
-const HELMFILE = "k8s/helmfile.yaml";
 const FLUX_DIRS = [
   "k8s/flux/infra-crds",
   "k8s/flux/infra-core",
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ const FLUX_DIRS = [
 ];
 
 type Release = { name: string; chart: string };
-type Helmfile = { releases: Release[] };
 type HelmRelease = {
   kind?: string;
   metadata?: { name?: string };
@@ -51,29 +48,14 @@ async function fluxLocalReleases(): Promise<Release[]> {
   return releases;
 }
 
-async function helmfileLocalReleases(): Promise<Release[]> {
-  if (!(await Bun.file(HELMFILE).exists())) return [];
-
-  const helmfile = Bun.YAML.parse(await Bun.file(HELMFILE).text()) as Helmfile;
-  return helmfile.releases.filter((release) =>
-    release.chart.startsWith("./charts/"),
-  );
-}
-
 function chartYamlPath(chart: string): string {
-  return (
-    chart.replace(/^\.\/charts\//, "k8s/charts/").replace(/^\.\//, "") +
-    "/Chart.yaml"
-  );
+  return chart.replace(/^\.\//, "") + "/Chart.yaml";
 }
 
 export async function checkReleaseNames(): Promise<string[]> {
   const errors: string[] = [];
 
-  const releases = [
-    ...(await helmfileLocalReleases()),
-    ...(await fluxLocalReleases()),
-  ];
+  const releases = await fluxLocalReleases();
 
   for (const release of releases) {
     const chartYaml = chartYamlPath(release.chart);