diff --git a/locales/de.yml b/locales/de.yml
index 86a40ee6..a28441e3 100644
--- a/locales/de.yml
+++ b/locales/de.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "Node synchronisiert"
     syncing: "Synchronisiere…"
     balance_updating: "Guthaben wird aktualisiert…"
-    updating: "Wird aktualisiert…"
     listening: "Wartet auf Zahlungen"
     block: "Block %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "Warte auf Chain…"
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 4ec4a800..182b5afd 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "Node synced"
     syncing: "Syncing…"
     balance_updating: "Balance updating…"
-    updating: "Updating…"
     listening: "Listening for payments"
     block: "Block %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "Waiting for chain…"
diff --git a/locales/fr.yml b/locales/fr.yml
index d8e5605a..1b5452b6 100644
--- a/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/locales/fr.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "Nœud synchronisé"
     syncing: "Synchronisation…"
     balance_updating: "Solde en cours de mise à jour…"
-    updating: "Mise à jour…"
     listening: "En attente de paiements"
     block: "Bloc %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "En attente de la chaîne…"
diff --git a/locales/ru.yml b/locales/ru.yml
index 90bcdfb9..607f8eac 100644
--- a/locales/ru.yml
+++ b/locales/ru.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "Узел синхронизирован"
     syncing: "Синхронизация…"
     balance_updating: "Баланс обновляется…"
-    updating: "Обновление…"
     listening: "Ожидание платежей"
     block: "Блок %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "Ожидание цепочки…"
diff --git a/locales/tr.yml b/locales/tr.yml
index 1a9763e6..92bd64b9 100644
--- a/locales/tr.yml
+++ b/locales/tr.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "Düğüm eşitlendi"
     syncing: "Eşitleniyor…"
     balance_updating: "Bakiye güncelleniyor…"
-    updating: "Güncelleniyor…"
     listening: "Ödemeler bekleniyor"
     block: "Blok %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "Zincir bekleniyor…"
diff --git a/locales/zh-CN.yml b/locales/zh-CN.yml
index 73ac63f7..20cbff3c 100644
--- a/locales/zh-CN.yml
+++ b/locales/zh-CN.yml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ goblin:
     node_synced: "节点已同步"
     syncing: "同步中…"
     balance_updating: "余额更新中…"
-    updating: "更新中…"
     listening: "正在监听付款"
     block: "区块 %{height}"
     waiting_for_chain: "等待链数据…"
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
index 44c98f90..9050b36d 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
@@ -1012,7 +1012,6 @@ impl GoblinWalletView {
 					total,
 					spendable,
 					updating,
-					wallet.syncing(),
 					wallet.info_sync_progress(),
 					fiat_line(&data).as_deref(),
 					56.0,
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
index a440d8df..08eb78b4 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
@@ -463,15 +463,12 @@ pub fn field_well(ui: &mut Ui, content: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) {
 
 /// A balance hero block: kicker, big number + ツ, optional fiat line.
 /// `updating` marks a zero balance that is only zero because funds are in
-/// flight or the first sync is still running. `node_updating` flags a
-/// still-warming node (not yet synced) so a possibly-stale balance shows a
-/// quiet "Updating…" line too.
+/// flight or the first sync is still running.
 pub fn balance_hero(
 	ui: &mut Ui,
 	total: u64,
 	spendable: u64,
 	updating: bool,
-	node_updating: bool,
 	sync_pct: u8,
 	fiat: Option<&str>,
 	size: f32,
@@ -519,17 +516,6 @@ pub fn balance_hero(
 					.color(t.text_dim),
 			);
 		});
-	} else if node_updating {
-		// Node still warming (not yet synced): the shown balance may be stale,
-		// so flag it with a quiet "Updating…". Clears once the node is ready.
-		ui.add_space(4.0);
-		ui.vertical_centered(|ui| {
-			ui.label(
-				RichText::new(t!("goblin.home.updating").to_string())
-					.font(FontId::new(12.5, fonts::medium()))
-					.color(t.text_dim),
-			);
-		});
 	}
 	if let Some(fiat) = fiat {
 		ui.add_space(4.0);