diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
index 3697ffb86..70a63f958 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
@@ -233,16 +233,6 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
                 </Menu.ItemText>
                 <Menu.ItemIcon icon={BlueskyIcon} position="right" />
               </Menu.Item>
-              <Menu.ContainerItem>
-                <CheckboxItemText
-                  label={_(msg`Copy instead of opening the share sheet`)}
-                  initialValue={copyLinksRef.current}
-                  onChange={value => {
-                    copyLinksRef.current = value
-                  }}>
-                  <Trans>Copy</Trans>
-                </CheckboxItemText>
-              </Menu.ContainerItem>
               <Menu.Item
                 testID="postDropdownShareAtprotoExplorerBtn"
                 label={atprotoExplorer.name}
@@ -261,6 +251,16 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
                   position="right"
                 />
               </Menu.Item>
+              <Menu.ContainerItem>
+                <CheckboxItemText
+                  label={_(msg`Copy instead of opening the share sheet`)}
+                  initialValue={copyLinksRef.current}
+                  onChange={value => {
+                    copyLinksRef.current = value
+                  }}>
+                  <Trans>Copy</Trans>
+                </CheckboxItemText>
+              </Menu.ContainerItem>
             </Menu.Group>
           </Menu.Submenu>
 
diff --git a/src/components/RichText.tsx b/src/components/RichText.tsx
index b4396d1cd..0d6e39261 100644
--- a/src/components/RichText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RichText.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {type ReactNode,useMemo} from 'react'
+import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {type StyleProp, type TextStyle} from 'react-native'
 import {AppBskyRichtextFacet, RichText as RichTextAPI} from '@atproto/api'
 
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ export type RichTextProps = TextStyleProp &
      * Overrides any `paddingBottom`/`marginBottom` set via `style`.
      */
     suffixOffset?: number
-    /**
-     * Rendered inline after the last text segment, so it flows with the final
-     * line and wraps with the text, e.g. the thread position indicator in the
-     * post thread's linear view. Must be text-compatible (a string or nested
-     * <Text>).
-     */
-    trailing?: ReactNode
     /**
      * DANGEROUS: Disable facet lexicon validation
      *
@@ -77,7 +70,6 @@ export function RichText({
   suffix,
   suffixOffset = 0,
   disableMentionFacetValidation,
-  trailing,
 }: RichTextProps) {
   const richText = useMemo(() => {
     if (value instanceof RichTextAPI) {
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ export function RichText({
           // @ts-ignore web only -prf
           dataSet={WORD_WRAP}>
           {text}
-          {trailing}
           {suffix ? ' ' : null}
           {suffix}
         </Text>
@@ -132,7 +123,6 @@ export function RichText({
         // @ts-ignore web only -prf
         dataSet={WORD_WRAP}>
         {text}
-        {trailing}
         {suffix ? ' ' : null}
         {suffix}
       </Text>
@@ -221,7 +211,6 @@ export function RichText({
       // @ts-ignore web only -prf
       dataSet={WORD_WRAP}>
       {els}
-      {trailing}
       {suffix ? ' ' : null}
       {suffix}
     </Text>
diff --git a/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx b/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
index e9f671c22..7d1b70e4a 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export function Root({children, isInvalid = false, style}: RootProps) {
           a.align_center,
           a.relative,
           a.w_full,
-          a.px_md,
+          !(hasMultiline && IS_WEB) && a.px_md,
           // Contain the input's z-index so it cannot paint over nearby overlays.
           {zIndex: 0},
           style,
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/__tests__/reader.test.ts b/src/screens/PostThread/__tests__/reader.test.ts
index 97ad755c5..75c5f5c5a 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/__tests__/reader.test.ts
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/__tests__/reader.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {type ThreadItem} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/types'
 import {
   buildReaderThread,
-  computeSelfThreadPositions,
   type ReaderSegmentItem,
   type ThreadPostItem,
 } from '../reader'
@@ -252,169 +251,3 @@ describe('buildReaderThread', () => {
     expect(items[1]).toBe(anchor)
   })
 })
-
-describe('computeSelfThreadPositions', () => {
-  it('numbers the OP chain from the root', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const one = post({rkey: 'b', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const two = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 2, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, composer, one, two])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(root.uri)).toEqual({position: 1, postCount: 3})
-    expect(positions?.get(one.uri)).toEqual({position: 2, postCount: 3})
-    expect(positions?.get(two.uri)).toEqual({position: 3, postCount: 3})
-  })
-
-  it('numbers across parents when anchored mid-chain', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: -2})
-    const parent = post({rkey: 'b', depth: -1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const anchor = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 0, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const below = post({rkey: 'd', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, parent, anchor, below])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(root.uri)).toEqual({position: 1, postCount: 4})
-    expect(positions?.get(anchor.uri)).toEqual({position: 3, postCount: 4})
-    expect(positions?.get(below.uri)).toEqual({position: 4, postCount: 4})
-  })
-
-  it('returns undefined when there is no chain', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const reply = post({
-      rkey: 'b',
-      depth: 1,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-
-    expect(computeSelfThreadPositions([root, reply])).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-
-  it('numbers a reply chain by another author', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const replyA = post({
-      rkey: 'b',
-      depth: 1,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-    const replyB = post({
-      rkey: 'c',
-      depth: 2,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, replyA, replyB])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(root.uri)).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(positions?.get(replyA.uri)).toEqual({position: 1, postCount: 2})
-    expect(positions?.get(replyB.uri)).toEqual({position: 2, postCount: 2})
-  })
-
-  it('finds the continuation among non-adjacent siblings of the anchor', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const other = post({
-      rkey: 'b',
-      depth: 1,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-    const one = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const two = post({rkey: 'd', depth: 2, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, other, one, two])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(root.uri)).toEqual({position: 1, postCount: 3})
-    expect(positions?.get(one.uri)).toEqual({position: 2, postCount: 3})
-    expect(positions?.get(two.uri)).toEqual({position: 3, postCount: 3})
-    expect(positions?.get(other.uri)).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-
-  it('skips chains whose start has no hydrated parent', () => {
-    const notRoot = post({rkey: 'b', depth: 0, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const below = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-
-    expect(computeSelfThreadPositions([notRoot, below])).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-
-  it('skips chains truncated above, without renumbering their tail', () => {
-    const truncated = post({
-      rkey: 'a',
-      depth: -1,
-      opThread: true,
-      isReply: true,
-      moreParents: true,
-    })
-    const anchor = post({rkey: 'b', depth: 0, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const below = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-
-    expect(
-      computeSelfThreadPositions([truncated, anchor, below]),
-    ).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-
-  it('skips a non-OP chain cut off by the depth cap', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const replyA = post({
-      rkey: 'b',
-      depth: 1,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-    const replyB = post({
-      rkey: 'c',
-      depth: 2,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      isReply: true,
-      moreReplies: 1,
-    })
-    const readMore: ThreadItem = {
-      type: 'readMore',
-      key: `readMore:${replyB.uri}`,
-      depth: 3,
-      href: '/x',
-      moreReplies: 1,
-      skippedIndentIndices: new Set(),
-    }
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([
-      root,
-      replyA,
-      replyB,
-      readMore,
-    ])
-
-    expect(positions).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-
-  it('numbers the OP chain even with a trailing read more', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const one = post({rkey: 'b', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const two = post({rkey: 'c', depth: 2, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const readMore: ThreadItem = {
-      type: 'readMore',
-      key: `readMore:${two.uri}`,
-      depth: 3,
-      href: '/x',
-      moreReplies: 2,
-      skippedIndentIndices: new Set(),
-    }
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, one, two, readMore])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(two.uri)).toEqual({position: 3, postCount: 3})
-  })
-
-  it('ends the chain at an interloper and numbers only the prefix', () => {
-    const root = post({rkey: 'a', depth: 0})
-    const one = post({rkey: 'b', depth: 1, opThread: true, isReply: true})
-    const interloper = post({
-      rkey: 'c',
-      depth: 2,
-      did: 'did:plc:other',
-      opThread: true,
-      isReply: true,
-    })
-    const positions = computeSelfThreadPositions([root, one, interloper])
-
-    expect(positions?.get(root.uri)).toEqual({position: 1, postCount: 2})
-    expect(positions?.get(one.uri)).toEqual({position: 2, postCount: 2})
-    expect(positions?.get(interloper.uri)).toBeUndefined()
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
index 4736e1137..bf22e6eb7 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   useRepostsMetricsDisplay,
   useSavesMetricsDisplay,
 } from '#/state/preferences/metrics-display-preference'
-import {useShowThreadPostIndicators} from '#/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators'
 import {useShowViaClient} from '#/state/preferences/show-via-client'
 import {type ThreadItem} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/types'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ import {
   ThreadItemPostNumber,
   useHasThreadItemPostNumber,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber'
-import {ThreadPositionChip} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadPositionChip'
 import {
   LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
   OUTER_SPACE,
@@ -63,10 +61,7 @@ import {
   READER_SEAM_HEIGHT,
   REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/const'
-import {
-  type ReaderSeam as ReaderSeamData,
-  type ThreadPostPosition,
-} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
+import {type ReaderSeam as ReaderSeamData} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
 import {atoms as a, tokens, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button} from '#/components/Button'
 import {DebugFieldDisplay} from '#/components/DebugFieldDisplay'
@@ -101,7 +96,6 @@ export type ThreadItemAnchorReaderSeam = ReaderSeamData & {
 export function ThreadItemAnchor({
   item,
   readerSeam,
-  threadPosition,
   onPostSuccess,
   threadgateRecord,
   postSource,
@@ -112,11 +106,6 @@ export function ThreadItemAnchor({
    * controls and replies into a seam below the post body.
    */
   readerSeam?: ThreadItemAnchorReaderSeam
-  /**
-   * Set in linear view when the anchor is part of a self-thread: renders a
-   * "(x/n)" position chip at the end of the post text.
-   */
-  threadPosition?: ThreadPostPosition
   onPostSuccess?: (data: OnPostSuccessData) => void
   threadgateRecord?: AppBskyFeedThreadgate.Record
   postSource?: PostSource
@@ -135,7 +124,6 @@ export function ThreadItemAnchor({
         item={item}
         isRoot={isRoot}
         readerSeam={readerSeam}
-        threadPosition={threadPosition}
         postShadow={postShadow}
         onPostSuccess={onPostSuccess}
         threadgateRecord={threadgateRecord}
@@ -231,7 +219,6 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
   item,
   isRoot,
   readerSeam,
-  threadPosition,
   postShadow,
   onPostSuccess,
   threadgateRecord,
@@ -240,7 +227,6 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
   item: Extract<ThreadItem, {type: 'threadPost'}>
   isRoot: boolean
   readerSeam?: ThreadItemAnchorReaderSeam
-  threadPosition?: ThreadPostPosition
   postShadow: Shadow<AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView>
   onPostSuccess?: (data: OnPostSuccessData) => void
   threadgateRecord?: AppBskyFeedThreadgate.Record
@@ -255,11 +241,6 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
   const feedFeedback = useFeedFeedback(postSource?.feedSourceInfo, hasSession)
   const compactPosts = useCompactPosts()
   const isCompactPosts = !!compactPosts
-  const showThreadPostIndicators = useShowThreadPostIndicators()
-  const resolvedThreadPosition =
-    showThreadPostIndicators && threadPosition && threadPosition.postCount > 2
-      ? threadPosition
-      : undefined
   const avatarSize = isCompactPosts ? 34 : 42
   const sidePadding = isCompactPosts ? OUTER_SPACE - 2 : OUTER_SPACE
 
@@ -541,13 +522,6 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                     style={[a.flex_1, isCompactPosts ? a.text_md : a.text_lg]}
                     authorHandle={post.author.handle}
                     shouldProxyLinks={true}
-                    trailing={
-                      resolvedThreadPosition ? (
-                        <ThreadPositionChip
-                          threadPosition={resolvedThreadPosition}
-                        />
-                      ) : undefined
-                    }
                     suffixOffset={POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET}
                     suffix={
                       showPostNumber ? (
@@ -555,19 +529,9 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                       ) : undefined
                     }
                   />
-                ) : resolvedThreadPosition || showPostNumber ? (
-                  <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs]}>
-                    {resolvedThreadPosition && (
-                      <ThreadPositionChip
-                        threadPosition={resolvedThreadPosition}
-                      />
-                    )}
-                    <ThreadItemPostNumber
-                      inline={false}
-                      value={postNumbering}
-                    />
-                  </View>
-                ) : undefined}
+                ) : (
+                  <ThreadItemPostNumber inline={false} value={postNumbering} />
+                )}
                 <TranslatedPost
                   post={post}
                   postTextStyle={[isCompactPosts ? a.text_md : a.text_lg]}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
index f83e4f8c2..4abf5cf28 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 } from '#/state/cache/post-shadow'
 import {useCompactPosts} from '#/state/preferences/compact-posts'
 import {useEnableSquareAvatars} from '#/state/preferences/enable-square-avatars'
-import {useShowThreadPostIndicators} from '#/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators'
 import {type ThreadItem} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/types'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {type OnPostSuccessData} from '#/state/shell/composer'
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ import {
   ThreadItemPostNumber,
   useHasThreadItemPostNumber,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber'
-import {ThreadPositionChip} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadPositionChip'
 import {
   LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
   OUTER_SPACE,
   REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/const'
-import {type ThreadPostPosition} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {DebugFieldDisplay} from '#/components/DebugFieldDisplay'
 import {useInteractionState} from '#/components/hooks/useInteractionState'
@@ -71,11 +68,6 @@ export type ThreadItemPostProps = {
    * Adjusts the hover overlay, e.g. to start at the reader bracket edge.
    */
   hoverStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
-  /**
-   * Set in linear view when this post is part of a self-thread: renders a
-   * "(x/n)" position chip at the end of the post text.
-   */
-  threadPosition?: ThreadPostPosition
   onPostSuccess?: (data: OnPostSuccessData) => void
   threadgateRecord?: AppBskyFeedThreadgate.Record
 }
@@ -84,7 +76,6 @@ export function ThreadItemPost({
   item,
   overrides,
   hoverStyle,
-  threadPosition,
   onPostSuccess,
   threadgateRecord,
 }: ThreadItemPostProps) {
@@ -102,7 +93,6 @@ export function ThreadItemPost({
         threadgateRecord={threadgateRecord}
         overrides={overrides}
         hoverStyle={hoverStyle}
-        threadPosition={threadPosition}
         onPostSuccess={onPostSuccess}
       />
     </ReportDialogMetadataContext.Provider>
@@ -224,7 +214,6 @@ const ThreadItemPostInner = memo(function ThreadItemPostInner({
   postShadow,
   overrides,
   hoverStyle,
-  threadPosition,
   onPostSuccess,
   threadgateRecord,
 }: ThreadItemPostProps & {
@@ -234,11 +223,6 @@ const ThreadItemPostInner = memo(function ThreadItemPostInner({
   const {openComposer} = useOpenComposer()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const compactPosts = useCompactPosts()
-  const showThreadPostIndicators = useShowThreadPostIndicators()
-  const resolvedThreadPosition =
-    showThreadPostIndicators && threadPosition && threadPosition.postCount > 2
-      ? threadPosition
-      : undefined
   const avatarSize = compactPosts ? 34 : LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH
 
   const post = item.value.post
@@ -381,13 +365,6 @@ const ThreadItemPostInner = memo(function ThreadItemPostInner({
                     numberOfLines={limitLines ? MAX_POST_LINES : undefined}
                     authorHandle={post.author.handle}
                     shouldProxyLinks={true}
-                    trailing={
-                      resolvedThreadPosition ? (
-                        <ThreadPositionChip
-                          threadPosition={resolvedThreadPosition}
-                        />
-                      ) : undefined
-                    }
                     suffixOffset={POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET}
                     suffix={
                       !limitLines && showPostNumber ? (
@@ -408,16 +385,9 @@ const ThreadItemPostInner = memo(function ThreadItemPostInner({
                     </View>
                   )}
                 </View>
-              ) : resolvedThreadPosition || showPostNumber ? (
-                <View style={[a.mb_2xs, a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs]}>
-                  {resolvedThreadPosition && (
-                    <ThreadPositionChip
-                      threadPosition={resolvedThreadPosition}
-                    />
-                  )}
-                  <ThreadItemPostNumber inline={false} value={postNumbering} />
-                </View>
-              ) : undefined}
+              ) : (
+                <ThreadItemPostNumber inline={false} value={postNumbering} />
+              )}
               <TranslatedPost hideTranslateLink post={post} />
               {post.embed && (
                 <View
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadPositionChip.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadPositionChip.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 51fc2ffc5..000000000
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadPositionChip.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import {type ThreadPostPosition} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
-import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Span} from '#/components/Typography'
-
-/**
- * Position indicator shown at the end of a post's text when it is part of a
- * self-thread in linear view, e.g. "(2/12)". Rendered inline via RichText's
- * `trailing` prop so it flows with the last line of text. Not translated: it
- * is purely numeric.
- *
- * Uses Span (raw RN Text) with text_sm for a smaller indicator, but no
- * lineHeight - our Text component would apply absolute leading_snug and
- * collapse spacing for the whole parent paragraph on native.
- */
-export function ThreadPositionChip({
-  threadPosition,
-}: {
-  threadPosition: ThreadPostPosition
-}) {
-  const t = useTheme()
-
-  return (
-    <Span style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-      {` (${threadPosition.position}/${threadPosition.postCount})`}
-    </Span>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index 8e7eb86b5..2569fc4eb 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -64,11 +64,7 @@ import {
   ThreadItemTreePost,
   ThreadItemTreePostSkeleton,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost'
-import {
-  buildReaderThread,
-  computeSelfThreadPositions,
-  type ReaderItem,
-} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
+import {buildReaderThread, type ReaderItem} from '#/screens/PostThread/reader'
 import {
   atoms as a,
   native,
@@ -579,16 +575,6 @@ export function PostThread({
   }, [thread.state.view, thread.data.items, expandedSeamUri])
   const sourceItems = reader?.items ?? thread.data.items
 
-  /*
-   * In linear view, self-thread posts - the OP thread and multi-part replies
-   * alike - get "(x/n)" position chips at the end of their text.
-   */
-  const threadPositions = useMemo(() => {
-    return thread.state.view === 'linear'
-      ? computeSelfThreadPositions(thread.data.items)
-      : undefined
-  }, [thread.state.view, thread.data.items])
-
   /*
    * Show a floating collapse button when the open seam has replies, so the
    * user can close them without scrolling back up.
@@ -691,7 +677,6 @@ export function PostThread({
               overrides={{
                 topBorder: index === 0,
               }}
-              threadPosition={threadPositions?.get(item.uri)}
               onPostSuccess={optimisticOnPostReply}
             />
           )
@@ -728,7 +713,6 @@ export function PostThread({
                       }
                     : undefined
                 }
-                threadPosition={threadPositions?.get(item.uri)}
                 threadgateRecord={thread.data.threadgate?.record ?? undefined}
                 onPostSuccess={optimisticOnPostReply}
                 postSource={anchorPostSource}
@@ -755,7 +739,6 @@ export function PostThread({
                 overrides={{
                   moderation: thread.state.otherItemsVisible && item.depth > 0,
                 }}
-                threadPosition={threadPositions?.get(item.uri)}
                 onPostSuccess={optimisticOnPostReply}
               />
             )
@@ -818,7 +801,6 @@ export function PostThread({
     [
       thread,
       reader,
-      threadPositions,
       toggleSeam,
       optimisticOnPostReply,
       onReplyToAnchor,
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/reader.ts b/src/screens/PostThread/reader.ts
index 1497117ba..5f197f20a 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/reader.ts
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/reader.ts
@@ -184,142 +184,6 @@ export function buildReaderThread(
   return {items: result, anchorSeam, expandedSeam}
 }
 
-export type ThreadPostPosition = {
-  /** 1-based position in the self-thread, where its first post is 1. */
-  position: number
-  /** Number of posts in the self-thread. */
-  postCount: number
-}
-
-/**
- * Maps each post of a self-thread - a run of consecutive replies by one
- * author, i.e. the OP thread from the root or a multi-part reply - to its
- * "(x/n)" position for the linear view's indicator chips.
- *
- * Chains are only numbered when the numbers can be trusted:
- *
- * - The start must be verifiably the chain's first post: the thread root, or
- *   a reply whose parent is hydrated and by another author. Same-author
- *   forks and posts with unhydrated parents are skipped since their true
- *   position is unknowable.
- * - The OP chain is fetched exhaustively (see `extendSelfThreadChain`), so it is
- *   always complete. Other chains are cut off by the fetch depth cap, which
- *   surfaces as a "read more" after the last post - skip those rather than
- *   show a wrong total.
- */
-export function computeSelfThreadPositions(
-  items: ThreadItem[],
-): Map<string, ThreadPostPosition> | undefined {
-  const positions = new Map<string, ThreadPostPosition>()
-  const claimed = new Set<string>()
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-    const item = items[i]
-    if (item.type !== 'threadPost' || claimed.has(item.uri)) continue
-    if (!isValidChainStart(items, i)) continue
-
-    const {chain, tipIndex} = collectChain(items, i)
-    for (const post of chain) claimed.add(post.uri)
-    if (chain.length < 2) continue
-
-    const tip = chain[chain.length - 1]
-    if (!tip.value.opThread && isCutOffByDepthCap(items, tipIndex)) continue
-
-    for (let k = 0; k < chain.length; k++) {
-      positions.set(chain[k].uri, {
-        position: k + 1,
-        postCount: chain.length,
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return positions.size ? positions : undefined
-}
-
-/**
- * A chain start is trustworthy when it is the thread root, or a reply whose
- * parent - the nearest preceding item one level up - is hydrated and by
- * another author. A hydrated same-author parent means this post is a fork
- * off a chain that was numbered (or skipped) already.
- */
-function isValidChainStart(items: ThreadItem[], index: number): boolean {
-  const item = items[index] as ThreadPostItem
-  if (!item.value.post.record.reply) return true
-  const did = item.value.post.author.did
-  for (let j = index - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
-    const prev = items[j]
-    if (prev.type === 'replyComposer') continue
-    if (!('depth' in prev)) return false
-    if (prev.depth < item.depth) {
-      return (
-        prev.depth === item.depth - 1 &&
-        prev.type === 'threadPost' &&
-        prev.value.post.author.did !== did
-      )
-    }
-  }
-  return false
-}
-
-/**
- * Collects the self-thread starting at `startIndex`: repeatedly finds the
- * next same-author child. Children are scanned across the parent's whole
- * subtree, not just the adjacent item, since the anchor's direct replies are
- * all hydrated and the continuation may sort after other replies.
- */
-function collectChain(
-  items: ThreadItem[],
-  startIndex: number,
-): {chain: ThreadPostItem[]; tipIndex: number} {
-  const start = items[startIndex] as ThreadPostItem
-  const did = start.value.post.author.did
-  const chain = [start]
-  let tipIndex = startIndex
-
-  let next = findChainChild(items, tipIndex, did)
-  while (next !== -1) {
-    chain.push(items[next] as ThreadPostItem)
-    tipIndex = next
-    next = findChainChild(items, tipIndex, did)
-  }
-  return {chain, tipIndex}
-}
-
-function findChainChild(
-  items: ThreadItem[],
-  parentIndex: number,
-  did: string,
-): number {
-  const parent = items[parentIndex] as ThreadPostItem
-  for (let j = parentIndex + 1; j < items.length; j++) {
-    const item = items[j]
-    if (item.type === 'replyComposer') continue
-    if (!('depth' in item) || item.depth <= parent.depth) break
-    if (
-      item.depth === parent.depth + 1 &&
-      item.type === 'threadPost' &&
-      item.value.post.author.did === did
-    ) {
-      return j
-    }
-  }
-  return -1
-}
-
-/**
- * A "read more" immediately after a chain's last post means that post sits
- * at the fetch depth cap with nothing of its subtree hydrated - the chain
- * may well continue behind it.
- */
-function isCutOffByDepthCap(items: ThreadItem[], tipIndex: number): boolean {
-  for (let j = tipIndex + 1; j < items.length; j++) {
-    const item = items[j]
-    if (item.type === 'replyComposer') continue
-    return item.type === 'readMore'
-  }
-  return false
-}
-
 function createSeam(
   post: ThreadPostItem,
   {
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/RunesSettings/DisplaySettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/RunesSettings/DisplaySettings.tsx
index 6175ce9d3..a978c0dce 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/RunesSettings/DisplaySettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/RunesSettings/DisplaySettings.tsx
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ import {
   usePostReplacement,
   useSetPostReplacement,
 } from '#/state/preferences/post-name-replacement'
-import {
-  useSetShowThreadPostIndicators,
-  useShowThreadPostIndicators,
-} from '#/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators'
 import {
   useSetShowViaClient,
   useShowViaClient,
@@ -52,7 +48,6 @@ import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import * as Toggle from '#/components/forms/Toggle'
 import {Celebrate_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CelebrateIcon} from '#/components/icons/Celebrate'
-import {Hashtag_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as HashtagIcon} from '#/components/icons/Hashtag'
 import {Heart2_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as HeartIcon} from '#/components/icons/Heart2'
 import {Image_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ImageIcon} from '#/components/icons/Image'
 import {Pencil_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as PencilIcon} from '#/components/icons/Pencil'
@@ -73,9 +68,6 @@ export function RunesDisplaySettingsScreen() {
   const showViaClient = useShowViaClient()
   const setShowViaClient = useSetShowViaClient()
 
-  const showThreadPostIndicators = useShowThreadPostIndicators()
-  const setShowThreadPostIndicators = useSetShowThreadPostIndicators()
-
   const sixSevenCelebration = useSixSevenCelebration()
   const setSixSevenCelebration = useSetSixSevenCelebration()
 
@@ -117,19 +109,6 @@ export function RunesDisplaySettingsScreen() {
           subtitleText={<DensityDeclaration />}
         />
       </SettingsList.LinkItem>
-      <Toggle.Item
-        name="show_thread_post_indicators"
-        label={l`Show thread position indicators`}
-        value={showThreadPostIndicators}
-        onChange={value => setShowThreadPostIndicators(value)}>
-        <SettingsList.Item>
-          <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={HashtagIcon} />
-          <SettingsList.ItemText>
-            <Trans>Show thread position indicators</Trans>
-          </SettingsList.ItemText>
-          <Toggle.Platform />
-        </SettingsList.Item>
-      </Toggle.Item>
       <Toggle.Item
         name="show_via_client"
         label={l`Show client used to post`}
diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index e68990030..b2967c08f 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ const schema = z.object({
   postsMetricsDisplay: countsMetricsDisplaySchema.optional(),
   showFollowsYouBadge: z.boolean().optional(),
   showFollowedByOnOwnProfile: z.boolean().optional(),
-  showThreadPostIndicators: z.boolean().optional(),
   hideSimilarAccountsRecomm: z.boolean().optional(),
   hideScaryFollowButtons: z.boolean().optional(),
   showGermDmButton: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ export const defaults: Schema = {
   postsMetricsDisplay: 'visible',
   showFollowsYouBadge: false,
   showFollowedByOnOwnProfile: false,
-  showThreadPostIndicators: true,
   hideSimilarAccountsRecomm: true,
   hideScaryFollowButtons: false,
   showGermDmButton: false,
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
index ae3b216cf..e2f4cef52 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import {Provider as ShowGermDmButtonProvider} from './show-germ-dm-button'
 import {Provider as ShowLinkInHandleProvider} from './show-link-in-handle'
 import {Provider as ShowLinkInHandleOnlyOnWorkingLinksProvider} from './show-link-in-handle-only-on-working-links'
 import {Provider as ShowStandardLabelerProfileProvider} from './show-standard-labeler-profile'
-import {Provider as ShowThreadPostIndicatorsProvider} from './show-thread-post-indicators'
 import {Provider as ShowViaClientProvider} from './show-via-client'
 import {Provider as SixSevenCelebrationProvider} from './six-seven-celebration'
 import {Provider as SubtitlesProvider} from './subtitles'
@@ -147,10 +146,6 @@ export {
   useSetShowStandardLabelerProfile,
   useShowStandardLabelerProfile,
 } from './show-standard-labeler-profile'
-export {
-  useSetShowThreadPostIndicators,
-  useShowThreadPostIndicators,
-} from './show-thread-post-indicators'
 export {useSetSubtitlesEnabled, useSubtitlesEnabled} from './subtitles'
 export {useSetTidSuffix, useTidSuffix} from './tid-suffix'
 export {
@@ -202,59 +197,57 @@ export function Provider({children}: PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
                                                                                   <MetricsDisplayPreferencesProvider>
                                                                                     <ShowFollowsYouBadgeProvider>
                                                                                       <ShowFollowedByOnOwnProfileProvider>
-                                                                                        <ShowThreadPostIndicatorsProvider>
-                                                                                          <ShowAvatarFollowButtonProvider>
-                                                                                            <ShowGermDmButtonProvider>
-                                                                                              <ShowStandardLabelerProfileProvider>
-                                                                                                <HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>
-                                                                                                  <HideScaryFollowButtonsProvider>
-                                                                                                    <ConfirmFollowUnfollowProvider>
-                                                                                                      <HideUnreplyablePostsProvider>
-                                                                                                        <CompactPostsProvider>
-                                                                                                          <EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
-                                                                                                            <EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
-                                                                                                              <AutoCompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
-                                                                                                                <CompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
-                                                                                                                  <ShowViaClientProvider>
-                                                                                                                    <HideDisplayNamesProvider>
-                                                                                                                      <SixSevenCelebrationProvider>
-                                                                                                                        <PostNameReplacementProvider>
-                                                                                                                          <DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
-                                                                                                                            <TranslationServicePreferenceProvider>
-                                                                                                                              <OpenRouterProvider>
-                                                                                                                                <DisableComposerPromptProvider>
-                                                                                                                                  <DisableTopOfFeedButtonProvider>
-                                                                                                                                    <DiscoverContextEnabledProvider>
-                                                                                                                                      <OmitViaFieldProvider>
-                                                                                                                                        <TidSuffixProvider>
-                                                                                                                                          {
-                                                                                                                                            children
-                                                                                                                                          }
-                                                                                                                                        </TidSuffixProvider>
-                                                                                                                                      </OmitViaFieldProvider>
-                                                                                                                                    </DiscoverContextEnabledProvider>
-                                                                                                                                  </DisableTopOfFeedButtonProvider>
-                                                                                                                                </DisableComposerPromptProvider>
-                                                                                                                              </OpenRouterProvider>
-                                                                                                                            </TranslationServicePreferenceProvider>
-                                                                                                                          </DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
-                                                                                                                        </PostNameReplacementProvider>
-                                                                                                                      </SixSevenCelebrationProvider>
-                                                                                                                    </HideDisplayNamesProvider>
-                                                                                                                  </ShowViaClientProvider>
-                                                                                                                </CompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
-                                                                                                              </AutoCompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
-                                                                                                            </EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
-                                                                                                          </EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
-                                                                                                        </CompactPostsProvider>
-                                                                                                      </HideUnreplyablePostsProvider>
-                                                                                                    </ConfirmFollowUnfollowProvider>
-                                                                                                  </HideScaryFollowButtonsProvider>
-                                                                                                </HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>
-                                                                                              </ShowStandardLabelerProfileProvider>
-                                                                                            </ShowGermDmButtonProvider>
-                                                                                          </ShowAvatarFollowButtonProvider>
-                                                                                        </ShowThreadPostIndicatorsProvider>
+                                                                                        <ShowAvatarFollowButtonProvider>
+                                                                                          <ShowGermDmButtonProvider>
+                                                                                            <ShowStandardLabelerProfileProvider>
+                                                                                              <HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>
+                                                                                                <HideScaryFollowButtonsProvider>
+                                                                                                  <ConfirmFollowUnfollowProvider>
+                                                                                                    <HideUnreplyablePostsProvider>
+                                                                                                      <CompactPostsProvider>
+                                                                                                        <EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
+                                                                                                          <EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
+                                                                                                            <AutoCompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
+                                                                                                              <CompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
+                                                                                                                <ShowViaClientProvider>
+                                                                                                                  <HideDisplayNamesProvider>
+                                                                                                                    <SixSevenCelebrationProvider>
+                                                                                                                      <PostNameReplacementProvider>
+                                                                                                                        <DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
+                                                                                                                          <TranslationServicePreferenceProvider>
+                                                                                                                            <OpenRouterProvider>
+                                                                                                                              <DisableComposerPromptProvider>
+                                                                                                                                <DisableTopOfFeedButtonProvider>
+                                                                                                                                  <DiscoverContextEnabledProvider>
+                                                                                                                                    <OmitViaFieldProvider>
+                                                                                                                                      <TidSuffixProvider>
+                                                                                                                                        {
+                                                                                                                                          children
+                                                                                                                                        }
+                                                                                                                                      </TidSuffixProvider>
+                                                                                                                                    </OmitViaFieldProvider>
+                                                                                                                                  </DiscoverContextEnabledProvider>
+                                                                                                                                </DisableTopOfFeedButtonProvider>
+                                                                                                                              </DisableComposerPromptProvider>
+                                                                                                                            </OpenRouterProvider>
+                                                                                                                          </TranslationServicePreferenceProvider>
+                                                                                                                        </DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
+                                                                                                                      </PostNameReplacementProvider>
+                                                                                                                    </SixSevenCelebrationProvider>
+                                                                                                                  </HideDisplayNamesProvider>
+                                                                                                                </ShowViaClientProvider>
+                                                                                                              </CompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
+                                                                                                            </AutoCompactAccountSwitcherProvider>
+                                                                                                          </EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
+                                                                                                        </EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
+                                                                                                      </CompactPostsProvider>
+                                                                                                    </HideUnreplyablePostsProvider>
+                                                                                                  </ConfirmFollowUnfollowProvider>
+                                                                                                </HideScaryFollowButtonsProvider>
+                                                                                              </HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>
+                                                                                            </ShowStandardLabelerProfileProvider>
+                                                                                          </ShowGermDmButtonProvider>
+                                                                                        </ShowAvatarFollowButtonProvider>
                                                                                       </ShowFollowedByOnOwnProfileProvider>
                                                                                     </ShowFollowsYouBadgeProvider>
                                                                                   </MetricsDisplayPreferencesProvider>
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/settings-sync.tsx b/src/state/preferences/settings-sync.tsx
index f8adbe1d8..09f20ce9e 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/settings-sync.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/settings-sync.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ export const SYNCED_PREFS_KEYS = [
   'postsMetricsDisplay',
   'showFollowsYouBadge',
   'showFollowedByOnOwnProfile',
-  'showThreadPostIndicators',
   'hideSimilarAccountsRecomm',
   'hideScaryFollowButtons',
   'showGermDmButton',
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators.tsx b/src/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f39c3c6c9..000000000
--- a/src/state/preferences/show-thread-post-indicators.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  createContext,
-  type PropsWithChildren,
-  useCallback,
-  useContext,
-  useEffect,
-  useState,
-} from 'react'
-
-import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
-
-type StateContext = boolean
-type SetContext = (v: boolean) => void
-
-const stateContext = createContext<StateContext>(
-  persisted.defaults.showThreadPostIndicators ?? true,
-)
-const setContext = createContext<SetContext>((_: boolean) => {})
-
-export function Provider({children}: PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-  const [state, setState] = useState(
-    persisted.get('showThreadPostIndicators') ??
-      persisted.defaults.showThreadPostIndicators ??
-      true,
-  )
-
-  const setStateWrapped = useCallback((showThreadPostIndicators: boolean) => {
-    setState(showThreadPostIndicators)
-    void persisted.write('showThreadPostIndicators', showThreadPostIndicators)
-  }, [])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return persisted.onUpdate('showThreadPostIndicators', next => {
-      setState(next ?? persisted.defaults.showThreadPostIndicators ?? true)
-    })
-  }, [])
-
-  return (
-    <stateContext.Provider value={state}>
-      <setContext.Provider value={setStateWrapped}>
-        {children}
-      </setContext.Provider>
-    </stateContext.Provider>
-  )
-}
-
-export function useShowThreadPostIndicators() {
-  return useContext(stateContext)
-}
-
-export function useSetShowThreadPostIndicators() {
-  return useContext(setContext)
-}
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileMenu.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileMenu.tsx
index c28a9d99d..698393b8d 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileMenu.tsx
@@ -526,18 +526,6 @@ let ProfileMenu = ({
                   </Menu.ItemText>
                   <Menu.ItemIcon icon={BlueskyIcon} position="right" />
                 </Menu.Item>
-                {!IS_WEB && (
-                  <Menu.ContainerItem>
-                    <CheckboxItemText
-                      label={l`Copy instead of opening the share sheet`}
-                      initialValue={copyLinksRef.current}
-                      onChange={value => {
-                        copyLinksRef.current = value
-                      }}>
-                      <Trans>Copy</Trans>
-                    </CheckboxItemText>
-                  </Menu.ContainerItem>
-                )}
                 <Menu.Item
                   testID="profileHeaderDropdownShareAtprotoExplorerRepositoryBtn"
                   label={l`Repository`}
@@ -564,6 +552,18 @@ let ProfileMenu = ({
                     position="right"
                   />
                 </Menu.Item>
+                {!IS_WEB && (
+                  <Menu.ContainerItem>
+                    <CheckboxItemText
+                      label={l`Copy instead of opening the share sheet`}
+                      initialValue={copyLinksRef.current}
+                      onChange={value => {
+                        copyLinksRef.current = value
+                      }}>
+                      <Trans>Copy</Trans>
+                    </CheckboxItemText>
+                  </Menu.ContainerItem>
+                )}
               </Menu.Group>
             </Menu.Submenu>
             <Menu.Submenu