diff --git a/scripts/prerender-meta.mjs b/scripts/prerender-meta.mjs
index 30103cf..df6cac7 100644
--- a/scripts/prerender-meta.mjs
+++ b/scripts/prerender-meta.mjs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   BLOG_SITE_URL: "https://hyperzine.xyz",
   BLOG_DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION: "hyperzine",
   ARWEAVE_GATEWAY: "https://arweave.net",
-  MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME: "",
-  MANIFEST_TX_ID: ""
+  MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME: ""
 };
 
 const asObject = (value) => (typeof value === "object" && value !== null ? value : null);
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ const parseConfig = async () => {
     BLOG_SITE_URL: pick("BLOG_SITE_URL"),
     BLOG_DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION: pick("BLOG_DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION"),
     ARWEAVE_GATEWAY: pick("ARWEAVE_GATEWAY"),
-    MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME: pick("MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME"),
-    MANIFEST_TX_ID: pick("MANIFEST_TX_ID")
+    MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME: pick("MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME")
   };
 };
 
@@ -132,7 +130,6 @@ const fetchManifestPosts = async (config, manifestTxId) => {
 };
 
 const resolveManifestTxId = async (config) => {
-  if (config.MANIFEST_TX_ID) return config.MANIFEST_TX_ID;
   if (!config.MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME) return "";
   const names = new ReferenceClient({ gateway: config.ARWEAVE_GATEWAY || DEFAULTS.ARWEAVE_GATEWAY });
   const value = await names.resolveName(config.MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME);
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index c4a6919..96a7eab 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ export const BLOG_DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
   "A blog about cyberspace decentralization";
 export const BLOG_TWITTER_HANDLE = "";
 export const MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME = "mystic";
-// Pinned manifest. When set, the site loads this manifest instead of
-// resolving the reference. Blank it to go back to reference resolution.
-export const MANIFEST_TX_ID = "W6EqQbl9kdM7nqiqhCclZnZEQJs0Rr7sDz-N2ou4TLM";
 export const ARWEAVE_GATEWAY = "https://arweave.net";
 
 export const AO_URL = "https://push-1.forward.computer";
diff --git a/src/lib.ts b/src/lib.ts
index 2cb4f18..bb5503e 100644
--- a/src/lib.ts
+++ b/src/lib.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
 import { marked, type Tokens } from "marked";
 import { parse as parseYaml } from "yaml";
 import { ReferenceClient } from "@permaweb/references";
-import { ARWEAVE_GATEWAY, MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME, MANIFEST_TX_ID } from "./config";
+import { ARWEAVE_GATEWAY, MANIFEST_REFERENCE_NAME } from "./config";
 import { parseManifest, type Frontmatter, type ManifestPost } from "./types";
 
 const formatDate = (date: string): string =>
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ const loadReferenceManifest = async () => {
 };
 
 const loadCurrentManifest = async () => {
-  if (MANIFEST_TX_ID) return fetchManifest(MANIFEST_TX_ID);
   return loadReferenceManifest();
 };