diff --git a/src/bridge/config.py b/src/bridge/config.py
index 35cf60e..a7fac7b 100644
--- a/src/bridge/config.py
+++ b/src/bridge/config.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -59,45 +59,9 @@ def _parse_tunnels(raw: dict) -> Dict[str, TunnelConfig]:
         if not isinstance(data, dict):
             raise ConfigError(f"Tunnel '{name}' must be a mapping")
         tunnels[name] = _parse_tunnel(name, data)
-    _reject_duplicate_local_ports(tunnels)
     return tunnels
 
 
-def _reject_duplicate_local_ports(tunnels: Dict[str, TunnelConfig]) -> None:
-    """Two `direction: local` tunnels must never share a local_port.
-
-    Only local forwards bind a port on this machine
-    (``-L local_port:remote_host:remote_port``). If two claim the same one,
-    whichever binds first wins and the losers sit in an endless reconnect loop —
-    the map reads healthy while the port answers from a different machine than
-    the one you asked for. Silent, and worse than an outage. Fail at load
-    instead (BRIDGE-WP-0007).
-
-    Reverse tunnels are deliberately exempt. There, local_port is the
-    *destination* on this workstation
-    (``-R remote_port:remote_host:local_port``) and the listener is on the
-    remote, so sharing is the intended design: every ``state-hub-*`` reverse
-    tunnel targets 8000 so each remote box reaches this hub at its own 18000.
-    Rejecting that would be rejecting the point of the tool.
-    """
-    by_port: Dict[int, List[str]] = {}
-    for name, tunnel in tunnels.items():
-        if tunnel.direction != "local":
-            continue
-        by_port.setdefault(tunnel.local_port, []).append(name)
-    collisions = {port: names for port, names in by_port.items() if len(names) > 1}
-    if not collisions:
-        return
-    detail = "; ".join(
-        f"port {port}: {', '.join(sorted(names))}" for port, names in sorted(collisions.items())
-    )
-    raise ConfigError(
-        f"Duplicate local_port among 'direction: local' tunnels ({detail}). "
-        f"Each local forward binds that port here, so they would race for it — "
-        f"give the non-canonical one a different port."
-    )
-
-
 def _parse_tunnel(name: str, data: dict) -> TunnelConfig:
     required = ["host", "remote_port", "local_port", "ssh_user", "ssh_key", "actor"]
     for field in required:
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index b6ed135..1d453f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -297,48 +297,3 @@ class TestCertCommandConfig:
         monkeypatch.setenv("BRIDGE_CONFIG", str(config_file))
         cfg = load_config()
         assert cfg.tunnels["state-hub-coulombcore"].cert_command is None
-
-
-def test_duplicate_local_ports_are_rejected():
-    """A local-forward port collision is silent at runtime; fail at load."""
-    from bridge.config import ConfigError, _parse_tunnels
-
-    base = {
-        "host": "192.0.2.1",
-        "remote_port": 18000,
-        "ssh_user": "tegwick",
-        "ssh_key": "~/.ssh/id_ops",
-        "actor": "agt-claude-railiance01",
-        "direction": "local",
-    }
-    with pytest.raises(ConfigError, match="Duplicate local_port"):
-        _parse_tunnels(
-            {
-                "k3s-a": {**base, "local_port": 16443},
-                "k3s-b": {**base, "local_port": 16443},
-            }
-        )
-
-
-def test_reverse_tunnels_may_share_a_local_port():
-    """local_port is the destination on this workstation for a reverse tunnel.
-
-    Every state-hub-* reverse tunnel targets 8000 on purpose, so each remote box
-    reaches this hub at its own 18000. Rejecting that would break the tool.
-    """
-    from bridge.config import _parse_tunnels
-
-    base = {
-        "host": "192.0.2.1",
-        "remote_port": 18000,
-        "ssh_user": "tegwick",
-        "ssh_key": "~/.ssh/id_ops",
-        "actor": "agt-claude-railiance01",
-    }
-    tunnels = _parse_tunnels(
-        {
-            "state-hub-a": {**base, "local_port": 8000},
-            "state-hub-b": {**base, "local_port": 8000},
-        }
-    )
-    assert {t.local_port for t in tunnels.values()} == {8000}
diff --git a/wiki/OpsBridge.md b/wiki/OpsBridge.md
index 8130ae6..fd07095 100644
--- a/wiki/OpsBridge.md
+++ b/wiki/OpsBridge.md
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ Tunnels in `~/.config/bridge/tunnels.yaml` serve three host roles:
 | Role | Hosts | Behaviour |
 |------|-------|-----------|
 | **Workstation origin** | WSL laptop | Shutdown, sleep, and network changes kill local bridge processes without graceful remote SSH teardown. Orphan forwards on all remotes are common after wake. |
-| **VPS remotes** | railiance01, coulombcore (being retired) | Normally always-on. Maintenance reboots clear kernel state, but laptop return can leave orphan forwards from the previous session if the VPS did not reboot. |
-| **LAN builder** | *(none)* | haskelseed carried this role until 2026-08-19. Its Haskell/IHP build lane had been parked since 2026-07-08 (`CORE-WP-0007`) and the host was retired; its four tunnels and the `agt-claude-haskelseed` actor were removed. |
+| **VPS remotes** | coulombcore, railiance01 | Normally always-on. Maintenance reboots clear kernel state, but laptop return can leave orphan forwards from the previous session if the VPS did not reboot. |
+| **LAN builder** | haskelseed | Haskell/IHP build lane parked (`CORE-WP-0007`, 2026-07-08). Intermittently offline; same orphan-forward pattern when the workstation-side tunnel dies uncleanly. |
 
 Conditional remote cleanup before restart benefits all reverse tunnels.
 `should_cleanup_tunnel` skips healthy forwards — VPS tunnels with live working