diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
index 01a15335c..525d7daca 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
@@ -347,9 +347,8 @@ func (d *Daemon) handleNodeStatus(msg *nats.Msg) {
 	// OVN roles are probed only on DB quorum members; compute-only nodes skip
 	// the shell-out entirely.
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(2)
+	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() { defer wg.Done(); resp.NATSRole = d.queryNATSRole() }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); resp.PredastoreRole = d.queryPredastoreRole() }()
 	if d.isOVNDBQuorumMember() {
 		wg.Add(2)
 		go func() { defer wg.Done(); resp.OVNNBRole = host.OVNDBRole(host.OVNNBTarget, host.OVNNBSchema) }()
@@ -364,8 +363,7 @@ const (
 	roleLeader   = "leader"
 	roleFollower = "follower"
 
-	natsMonitorPort  = 8222
-	predastoreDBPort = 6660
+	natsMonitorPort = 8222
 )
 
 // queryNATSRole queries the local NATS monitoring endpoint to determine this
@@ -378,16 +376,6 @@ func (d *Daemon) queryNATSRole() string {
 	return fetchNATSRole(url, roleHTTPClient)
 }
 
-// queryPredastoreRole queries the local Predastore DB status endpoint to
-// determine this node's Raft role. Returns "leader", "follower", or "".
-func (d *Daemon) queryPredastoreRole() string {
-	if !d.config.HasService("predastore") {
-		return ""
-	}
-	url := "https://" + net.JoinHostPort(d.daemonIP(), strconv.Itoa(predastoreDBPort)) + "/status"
-	return fetchPredastoreRole(url, roleTLSHTTPClient)
-}
-
 // isOVNDBQuorumMember reports whether this node hosts the clustered OVN NB/SB
 // databases. Compute-only nodes short-circuit OVN role probes to "" without
 // shelling out to ovn-appctl.
@@ -401,10 +389,6 @@ func (d *Daemon) isOVNDBQuorumMember() bool {
 
 var roleHTTPClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 500 * time.Millisecond}
 
-var roleTLSHTTPClient = &http.Client{
-	Timeout: 500 * time.Millisecond,
-}
-
 // fetchNATSRole queries a NATS /varz endpoint and returns "leader", "follower", or "".
 func fetchNATSRole(url string, client *http.Client) string {
 	resp, err := client.Get(url) //nolint:noctx // internal monitoring call
@@ -525,29 +509,6 @@ func resolveVMGPU(att gpu.GPUAttachment, byMdev, byPCI map[string]gpu.PoolEntry)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// fetchPredastoreRole queries a Predastore /status endpoint and returns "leader", "follower", or "".
-func fetchPredastoreRole(url string, client *http.Client) string {
-	resp, err := client.Get(url) //nolint:noctx // internal monitoring call
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Debug("Failed to query Predastore status", "err", err)
-		return ""
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	var status struct {
-		IsLeader bool `json:"is_leader"`
-	}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&status); err != nil {
-		slog.Debug("Failed to decode Predastore status", "err", err)
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	if status.IsLeader {
-		return roleLeader
-	}
-	return roleFollower
-}
-
 // handleNodeVMs responds with the list of VMs running on this node.
 // Used by the CLI: spx get vms.
 func (d *Daemon) handleNodeVMs(msg *nats.Msg) {
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/roles_test.go b/spinifex/daemon/roles_test.go
index 62cc91d6e..6b8c90ec3 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/roles_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/roles_test.go
@@ -76,38 +76,3 @@ func TestFetchNATSRole_BadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	role := fetchNATSRole(srv.URL, srv.Client())
 	assert.Empty(t, role)
 }
-
-func TestFetchPredastoreRole_Leader(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"node_id":"1","state":"Leader","is_leader":true}`))
-	}))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	role := fetchPredastoreRole(srv.URL, srv.Client())
-	assert.Equal(t, "leader", role)
-}
-
-func TestFetchPredastoreRole_Follower(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"node_id":"2","state":"Follower","is_leader":false}`))
-	}))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	role := fetchPredastoreRole(srv.URL, srv.Client())
-	assert.Equal(t, "follower", role)
-}
-
-func TestFetchPredastoreRole_Unreachable(t *testing.T) {
-	role := fetchPredastoreRole("https://127.0.0.1:1/status", &http.Client{})
-	assert.Empty(t, role)
-}
-
-func TestFetchPredastoreRole_BadJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Write([]byte(`not json`))
-	}))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	role := fetchPredastoreRole(srv.URL, srv.Client())
-	assert.Empty(t, role)
-}
diff --git a/spinifex/types/node.go b/spinifex/types/node.go
index 0e1a15247..d778946f2 100644
--- a/spinifex/types/node.go
+++ b/spinifex/types/node.go
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ type NodeStatusResponse struct {
 	InstanceTypes  []InstanceTypeCap `json:"instance_types"`
 
 	// Leader roles for clustered services (empty string = service not running or not clustered)
-	NATSRole       string `json:"nats_role,omitempty"`       // "leader" or "follower"
-	PredastoreRole string `json:"predastore_role,omitempty"` // "leader" or "follower"
+	NATSRole string `json:"nats_role,omitempty"` // "leader" or "follower"
+
+	// Never populated: predastore's meta nodes expose no status surface. Kept so
+	// the JSON contract and the UI are unchanged when the probe is restored.
+	PredastoreRole string `json:"predastore_role,omitempty"`
 
 	// OVN DB Raft roles ("leader"/"follower"/""); empty when the node is not an
 	// OVN DB cluster member or OVN is standalone.