diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.css b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.css
index 9f8dd7fa..b9f0c479 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.css
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
   gap: 4px;
 }
 
-/* Center slot — fills the gap between left/right groups, allows file tabs
-   to scroll horizontally inside it without pushing the icons off-screen. */
+/* Center slot — a flexible spacer between the left and right action groups
+   that keeps the right icons pinned to the far right. Normally empty. */
 .toolbar-center-slot {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   min-width: 0;
@@ -46,25 +46,6 @@
   align-items: stretch;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
-.toolbar-center-slot > .file-tabs {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
-  border-bottom: none;
-  background: transparent;
-  min-height: 0;
-  height: 100%;
-}
-.toolbar-center-slot .file-tab {
-  height: 100%;
-  padding: 0 8px;
-  min-width: 70px;
-  max-width: 160px;
-  font-size: 11.5px;
-}
-.toolbar-center-slot .file-tab-active {
-  background: #1e1e1e;
-  border-top: 2px solid var(--color-action-primary);
-}
 
 /* ── Divider ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 .tb-divider {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
index d9a2a623..3af4affe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ interface EditorToolbarProps {
   setCompileLogs: (logs: CompilationLog[] | ((prev: CompilationLog[]) => CompilationLog[])) => void;
   /**
    * Optional element rendered between the left action group and the right
-   * action group. The editor passes <FileTabs /> here so the tabs share the
-   * same row as the toolbar — keeping every action icon pinned and visible
-   * regardless of how narrow the editor pane gets.
+   * action group. Normally empty (the slot just acts as a flexible spacer
+   * that keeps the right action icons pinned); private overlays may inject
+   * deployment-specific content here without forking the toolbar.
    */
   centerSlot?: React.ReactNode;
   /**
@@ -1671,8 +1671,10 @@ export const EditorToolbar = ({
             )}
           </div>
 
-          {/* Center slot — file tabs share the row so action icons stay pinned. */}
-          {centerSlot && <div className="toolbar-center-slot">{centerSlot}</div>}
+          {/* Center slot — a flexible spacer that keeps the right action group
+              pinned to the far right. Rendered unconditionally so the layout
+              holds even when no overlay supplies content here. */}
+          <div className="toolbar-center-slot">{centerSlot}</div>
 
           <div className="toolbar-group toolbar-group-right">
             {/* Hidden file input for project import. Accepts both .vlx
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.css b/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 2103108b..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-.file-tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  background: #1e1e1e;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  min-height: 35px;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: #3c3c3c transparent;
-}
-
-/* Owner badge — names the board/chip whose files are shown, so the user knows
-   whose code these tabs belong to. */
-.file-tabs-owner {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0 10px;
-  font-size: 10px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: #9aa0a6;
-  background: #181818;
-  border-right: 1px solid #333;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.file-tab {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 5px;
-  padding: 0 10px;
-  height: 35px;
-  min-width: 90px;
-  max-width: 180px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  background: #2d2d2d;
-  border-right: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
-  color: #9d9d9d;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
-  user-select: none;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  transition:
-    background 0.1s,
-    color 0.1s;
-}
-
-.file-tab:hover {
-  background: #2a2d2e;
-  color: #ccc;
-}
-
-.file-tab-active {
-  background: #1e1e1e;
-  color: #fff;
-  border-top: 2px solid var(--color-action-primary);
-}
-
-.file-tab-modified {
-  width: 7px;
-  height: 7px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: #e8a87c;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.file-tab-name {
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-.file-tab-close {
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: transparent;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  line-height: 1;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 0;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  width: 18px;
-  height: 18px;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  transition:
-    background 0.1s,
-    color 0.1s;
-}
-
-.file-tab:hover .file-tab-close,
-.file-tab-active .file-tab-close {
-  color: #666;
-}
-
-.file-tab-close:hover {
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) !important;
-  color: #fff !important;
-}
-
-/* Confirm dialog */
-.ftabs-overlay {
-  position: fixed;
-  inset: 0;
-  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  z-index: 1000;
-}
-
-.ftabs-confirm-box {
-  background: #252526;
-  border: 1px solid #3c3c3c;
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 20px 24px;
-  color: #ccc;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  min-width: 290px;
-}
-
-.ftabs-confirm-box p {
-  margin: 0 0 16px;
-}
-
-.ftabs-confirm-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 8px;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-}
-
-.ftabs-confirm-actions button {
-  padding: 6px 14px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  border: 1px solid #3c3c3c;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: #2a2d2e;
-  color: #ccc;
-}
-
-.ftabs-confirm-actions button:hover {
-  background: #333;
-}
-
-.ftabs-btn-close {
-  background: #c62828 !important;
-  border-color: #c62828 !important;
-  color: #fff !important;
-}
-
-.ftabs-btn-close:hover {
-  background: #d32f2f !important;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6040b250..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/FileTabs.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { useEditorStore, CHIP_GROUP_PREFIX } from '../../store/useEditorStore';
-import { useSimulatorStore } from '../../store/useSimulatorStore';
-import { boardDisplayName } from '../../types/board';
-import './FileTabs.css';
-
-export const FileTabs: React.FC = () => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { files, openFileIds, activeFileId, activeGroupId, setActiveFile, closeFile } =
-    useEditorStore();
-  const [confirmCloseId, setConfirmCloseId] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
-  const openFiles = openFileIds
-    .map((id) => files.find((f) => f.id === id))
-    .filter(Boolean) as typeof files;
-
-  // Which target owns the files currently shown — a board or a custom chip —
-  // so the user can tell whose code they're editing at a glance. Resolved as a
-  // SELECTOR returning just the label string, so FileTabs only re-renders when
-  // that label changes — not on every pin toggle that mutates the components
-  // array during simulation.
-  const ownerLabel = useSimulatorStore((s): string | null => {
-    if (activeGroupId?.startsWith(CHIP_GROUP_PREFIX)) {
-      const chipId = activeGroupId.slice(CHIP_GROUP_PREFIX.length);
-      const chip = s.components.find((c) => c.id === chipId);
-      return (
-        String((chip?.properties as Record<string, unknown>)?.chipName ?? '').trim() ||
-        'Custom Chip'
-      );
-    }
-    const board = s.boards.find((b) => b.activeFileGroupId === activeGroupId);
-    return board ? boardDisplayName(board) : null;
-  });
-
-  const handleCloseClick = (e: React.MouseEvent, fileId: string, modified: boolean) => {
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    if (modified) {
-      setConfirmCloseId(fileId);
-    } else {
-      closeFile(fileId);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const confirmClose = () => {
-    if (confirmCloseId) closeFile(confirmCloseId);
-    setConfirmCloseId(null);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <div className="file-tabs">
-        {ownerLabel && (
-          <span className="file-tabs-owner" title={`These files belong to ${ownerLabel}`}>
-            {ownerLabel}
-          </span>
-        )}
-        {openFiles.map((file) => (
-          <div
-            key={file.id}
-            className={`file-tab${file.id === activeFileId ? ' file-tab-active' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => setActiveFile(file.id)}
-            title={file.name}
-          >
-            {file.modified && (
-              <span className="file-tab-modified" title={t('editor.fileTabs.unsavedChanges')} />
-            )}
-            <span className="file-tab-name">{file.name}</span>
-            <button
-              className="file-tab-close"
-              onClick={(e) => handleCloseClick(e, file.id, file.modified)}
-              title={t('editor.fileTabs.close')}
-            >
-              ×
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        ))}
-      </div>
-
-      {confirmCloseId && (
-        <div className="ftabs-overlay" onClick={() => setConfirmCloseId(null)}>
-          <div className="ftabs-confirm-box" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-            <p>{t('editor.fileTabs.confirmClose')}</p>
-            <div className="ftabs-confirm-actions">
-              <button className="ftabs-btn-close" onClick={confirmClose}>
-                {t('editor.fileTabs.closeAnyway')}
-              </button>
-              <button onClick={() => setConfirmCloseId(null)}>{t('editor.fileTabs.cancel')}</button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EditorPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EditorPage.tsx
index df65f8a7..13b3bffe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EditorPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EditorPage.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { startSimulation } from '../simulation/spice/start';
 import { useSEO } from '../utils/useSEO';
 import { CodeEditor } from '../components/editor/CodeEditor';
 import { EditorToolbar } from '../components/editor/EditorToolbar';
-import { FileTabs } from '../components/editor/FileTabs';
 import { FileExplorer } from '../components/editor/FileExplorer';
 
 // Lazy-load Pi workspace so xterm.js isn't in the main bundle
@@ -491,7 +490,6 @@ export const EditorPage: React.FC = () => {
               setConsoleOpen={setConsoleOpen}
               compileLogs={compileLogs}
               setCompileLogs={setCompileLogs}
-              centerSlot={!isLinuxPi ? <FileTabs /> : null}
             />
           </div>
           <div className="unified-toolbar-canvas" ref={setCanvasHeaderSlot} />
@@ -572,7 +570,6 @@ export const EditorPage: React.FC = () => {
                     setConsoleOpen={setConsoleOpen}
                     compileLogs={compileLogs}
                     setCompileLogs={setCompileLogs}
-                    centerSlot={!isLinuxPi ? <FileTabs /> : null}
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>