diff --git a/src/viewport-three/ViewportPanel.tsx b/src/viewport-three/ViewportPanel.tsx
index 245e8b23..873048d4 100644
--- a/src/viewport-three/ViewportPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/viewport-three/ViewportPanel.tsx
@@ -77,18 +77,6 @@ export function ViewportPanel({
       onFocusCapture={() => onActivatePanel(panelId)}
     >
       <div className="viewport-panel__header">
-        {layoutMode === "quad" ? (
-          <div className="viewport-panel__meta">
-            <div className="viewport-panel__title-row">
-              <div className="viewport-panel__title">{getViewportPanelLabel(panelId)}</div>
-              {isActive ? (
-                <div className="viewport-panel__active-badge" data-testid="viewport-active-panel">
-                  {getViewportPanelLabel(panelId)} Active
-                </div>
-              ) : null}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        ) : null}
         <div className="viewport-panel__controls">
           <div className="viewport-panel__control-group" role="group" aria-label={`${getViewportPanelLabel(panelId)} view mode`}>
             {VIEWPORT_VIEW_MODES.map((viewMode) => (