diff --git a/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 991080a..c684f8c 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -916,46 +916,6 @@
 					</svg>
 				</Button>
 
-				<!-- Speed control — fixed-width pill, kept as raw button -->
-				<button
-					onclick={cycleSpeed}
-					class="text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-text) hover:text-(--color-brand) transition-colors px-2 py-1 rounded bg-(--color-surface-2) hover:bg-(--color-surface-3) flex-shrink-0 tabular-nums w-12 text-center"
-					title={m.player_change_speed()}
-					aria-label={m.player_speed_label({ speed: String(audioStore.speed) })}
-				>
-					{audioStore.speed}×
-				</button>
-
-			<!-- Auto-next toggle — has absolute-positioned status dots, kept as raw button -->
-			<button
-				onclick={() => (audioStore.autoNext = !audioStore.autoNext)}
-				class={cn(
-					'relative p-1.5 rounded flex-shrink-0 transition-colors',
-					audioStore.autoNext
-						? 'text-(--color-brand) bg-(--color-brand)/15 hover:bg-(--color-brand)/25'
-						: 'text-(--color-muted) hover:text-(--color-text) hover:bg-(--color-surface-2)'
-				)}
-				title={audioStore.autoNext
-					? audioStore.nextStatus === 'prefetched'
-						? m.player_auto_next_ready({ n: String(audioStore.nextChapter) })
-						: audioStore.nextStatus === 'prefetching'
-							? m.player_auto_next_preparing({ n: String(audioStore.nextChapter) })
-							: m.player_auto_next_on()
-					: m.player_auto_next_off()}
-				aria-label={m.player_auto_next_aria({ state: audioStore.autoNext ? m.common_on() : m.common_off() })}
-				aria-pressed={audioStore.autoNext}
-			>
-				<!-- "skip to end" / auto-advance icon -->
-				<svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-					<path d="M6 18l8.5-6L6 6v12zm8.5-6L23 6v12l-8.5-6z"/>
-				</svg>
-				<!-- Prefetch status dot -->
-				{#if audioStore.autoNext && audioStore.nextStatus === 'prefetching'}
-					<span class="absolute top-0.5 right-0.5 w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--color-brand) animate-pulse"></span>
-				{:else if audioStore.autoNext && audioStore.nextStatus === 'prefetched'}
-					<span class="absolute top-0.5 right-0.5 w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-green-400"></span>
-				{/if}
-			</button>
 			{:else if audioStore.status === 'generating'}
 				<!-- Spinner during generation -->
 				<svg class="w-6 h-6 text-(--color-brand) animate-spin flex-shrink-0" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">