diff --git a/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx b/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
index d240bc24..0473fa71 100644
--- a/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
+++ b/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
@@ -70,113 +70,6 @@ export default function Welcome({
     }
   }, [user]);
 
-  const handleResendVerification = async () => {
-    if (!emailAddress) {
-      toastError({
-        title: "Email unavailable",
-        description: "We couldn't determine which email to verify.",
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    setIsSendingVerification(true);
-    setFallbackVerificationLink(null);
-
-    try {
-      // First try Supabase to send via your configured SMTP
-      const { error: resendError } = await supabase.auth.resend({
-        type: "signup",
-        email: emailAddress,
-      } as any);
-
-      if (!resendError) {
-        toastSuccess({
-          title: "Verification email sent",
-          description: `We sent a confirmation message to ${emailAddress}.`,
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Fallback to server-generated link (and optional Resend delivery)
-      const redirectTo =
-        typeof window !== "undefined"
-          ? `${window.location.origin}/login?verified=1`
-          : undefined;
-
-      const response = await fetch("/api/auth/send-verification-email", {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          email: emailAddress,
-          redirectTo,
-          fullName: fullNameValue,
-        }),
-      });
-
-      const payload = await response
-        .json()
-        .catch(() => ({}) as Record<string, any>);
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        const manualLink =
-          typeof payload?.verificationUrl === "string"
-            ? payload.verificationUrl
-            : null;
-
-        if (manualLink) {
-          setFallbackVerificationLink(manualLink);
-          toastWarning({
-            title: payload?.message || "Partial failure",
-            description:
-              (payload?.error as string) ||
-              "We couldn't send the email automatically; use the manual link below.",
-          });
-        } else {
-          toastError({
-            title: "Verification email failed",
-            description:
-              payload?.error ||
-              payload?.message ||
-              "Failed to send verification email",
-          });
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const sent = Boolean(payload?.sent);
-      const manualLink =
-        typeof payload?.verificationUrl === "string"
-          ? payload.verificationUrl
-          : null;
-
-      if (sent) {
-        toastSuccess({
-          title: "Verification email sent",
-          description: `We sent a confirmation message to ${emailAddress}.`,
-        });
-      } else {
-        toastWarning({
-          title: "Email service unavailable",
-          description:
-            payload?.message ||
-            "We couldn't send the verification email automatically. Use the manual link below.",
-        });
-      }
-
-      if (manualLink && !sent) {
-        setFallbackVerificationLink(manualLink);
-      }
-    } catch (error: any) {
-      console.error("Resend verification failed", error);
-      toastError({
-        title: "Verification email failed",
-        description:
-          error?.message || "Unable to send verification email right now.",
-      });
-    } finally {
-      setIsSendingVerification(false);
-    }
-  };
 
   const handleCheckVerification = async () => {
     setIsCheckingVerification(true);
@@ -299,31 +192,6 @@ export default function Welcome({
     }
   };
 
-  const autoResendTriggeredRef = useRef(false);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
-    if (!emailAddress) return;
-    if (isVerified) return;
-    if (autoResendTriggeredRef.current) return;
-
-    const key = `auto_resend_v1:${String(emailAddress).toLowerCase()}`;
-    try {
-      if (window.localStorage.getItem(key) === "1") return;
-      autoResendTriggeredRef.current = true;
-      window.localStorage.setItem(key, "1");
-      // Fire-and-forget; handler manages its own toasts/states
-      handleResendVerification().catch(() => {
-        /* ignore */
-      });
-    } catch {
-      if (!autoResendTriggeredRef.current) {
-        autoResendTriggeredRef.current = true;
-        handleResendVerification().catch(() => {
-          /* ignore */
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  }, [emailAddress, isVerified]);
 
   const VerificationIcon = isVerified ? MailCheck : MailWarning;
   const verificationBorderClass = isVerified