diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e66d745..5bf90027 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,15 +40,12 @@ python -m src.scripts.mapgen.mapmodes.fertility_mapmode --map main
 
 Run these commands before starting the backend; regeneration updates compiled
 definitions as well as map images. Docker Compose mounts the same output directory.
-When updating an existing deployment across the output-file cleanup, back up its
-output directory outside the checkout before pulling, then restore it afterward.
 Preserve runtime history and other server data: map regeneration only replaces
 rendered map assets, and does not reconstruct historical records.
 
-The retained ammo sprite source is `frontend/assets/wiki/ammo_sheet.png`. The
-grindstone assets are in `frontend/public/wiki/models/stations/` and
-`frontend/public/wiki/textures/stations/grindstone/`; temporary duplicate copies
-do not need to be committed.
+The ammo sprite source is `frontend/assets/wiki/ammo_sheet.png`. The grindstone
+assets are in `frontend/public/wiki/models/stations/` and
+`frontend/public/wiki/textures/stations/grindstone/`.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/backend/src/characters/lore_items.py b/backend/src/characters/lore_items.py
index 8e2e1b7a..592bc90d 100644
--- a/backend/src/characters/lore_items.py
+++ b/backend/src/characters/lore_items.py
@@ -881,11 +881,10 @@ def _kit_skins_search_dirs() -> list:
         dirs.append(Path(env))
     # ProvinceSystem/backend/assets/kit_skins (plugin sync target)
     dirs.append(_kit_skins_dir())
-    # Monorepo fallback: RPC plugin resource shipped with the jar (local only)
+    # Workspace fallback: sibling RPCharacters checkout's bundled assets (local only)
     tfmc_root = _backend_root().parent.parent
     dirs.append(
         tfmc_root
-        / "Workspace"
         / "rpcharacters"
         / "src"
         / "main"