diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3dadcbd..e4c2dec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ DATABASE_URL=file:./data/dimensionlab.sqlite
 
 SQLite files under `data/` are ignored. Drizzle schema lives in
 `src/lib/server/db/schema.ts`; tracked migrations live in `drizzle/`. Runtime
-startup applies the checked-in dashboard migrations before reads or writes. If
-the app is launched from outside the repo tree, set `DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR`
-to the tracked migrations directory. The current driver is `bun:sqlite`, which
-keeps this repo installable in the Bun workflow. The store boundary is isolated
-so a later Postgres driver can replace the SQLite connection without changing
-the dashboard model or renderer.
+startup applies the checked-in dashboard migrations before reads or writes. The
+current driver is `bun:sqlite`, which keeps this repo installable in the Bun
+workflow. The store boundary is isolated so a later Postgres driver can replace
+the SQLite connection without changing the dashboard model or renderer.
 Stored dashboard documents pass through a version migration boundary before
 reads or writes; the MVP supports `dashboard.v1` and fails unsupported versions
 with an explicit migration error.
diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/dashboard-store.test.ts b/src/lib/server/db/dashboard-store.test.ts
index ecb80f3..71942f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/dashboard-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/dashboard-store.test.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ import {
 
 const stores: DashboardStore[] = [];
 const tempRoots: string[] = [];
-const originalCwd = process.cwd();
 
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.useRealTimers();
-  process.chdir(originalCwd);
   stores.splice(0).forEach((store) => store.close());
   tempRoots.splice(0).forEach((path) => rmSync(path, { force: true, recursive: true }));
 });
@@ -167,25 +165,6 @@ describe("dashboard persistence store", () => {
       seed.id,
     ]);
   });
-
-  test("applies migrations when launched outside the repository root", async () => {
-    const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "dimensionlab-dashboard-cwd-"));
-    tempRoots.push(root);
-    process.chdir(root);
-    vi.resetModules();
-    const { createDashboardStore: createStore } = await import("./dashboard-store");
-    const store = createStore({
-      databaseUrl: `file:${join(root, "dashboard.sqlite")}`,
-    });
-    stores.push(store);
-
-    const seed = store.seedDashboardIfEmpty(genericDashboardFixture, {
-      actor: "test-seed",
-    });
-
-    expect(seed.document.metadata.title).toBe("Operations Console");
-    expect(store.getActiveDashboard()?.currentRevisionId).toBe(seed.id);
-  });
 });
 
 async function createTestStore() {
diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/migrations.ts b/src/lib/server/db/migrations.ts
index 9e34ba0..917d777 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/migrations.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,12 @@
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite/migrator";
 import type { BunSQLiteDatabase } from "drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite";
 
-const MIGRATION_JOURNAL_PATH = join("meta", "_journal.json");
+export const DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_FOLDER = resolve("drizzle");
 
 export function applyDashboardMigrations(
   database: BunSQLiteDatabase<Record<string, unknown>>,
-  migrationsFolder = resolveDashboardMigrationsFolder(),
+  migrationsFolder = DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_FOLDER,
 ) {
   migrate(database, { migrationsFolder });
 }
-
-export function resolveDashboardMigrationsFolder(
-  explicitFolder = process.env.DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR,
-): string {
-  if (explicitFolder) return assertMigrationFolder(resolve(explicitFolder));
-
-  const cwdFolder = findMigrationFolder(process.cwd());
-  if (cwdFolder) return cwdFolder;
-
-  const moduleFolder = findMigrationFolder(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)));
-  if (moduleFolder) return moduleFolder;
-
-  throw new Error(
-    "Unable to locate dashboard Drizzle migrations. Set DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR.",
-  );
-}
-
-function findMigrationFolder(startPath: string): string | null {
-  let currentPath = resolve(startPath);
-
-  while (true) {
-    const candidate = join(currentPath, "drizzle");
-    if (hasMigrationJournal(candidate)) return candidate;
-
-    const parentPath = dirname(currentPath);
-    if (parentPath === currentPath) return null;
-    currentPath = parentPath;
-  }
-}
-
-function assertMigrationFolder(folder: string): string {
-  if (hasMigrationJournal(folder)) return folder;
-  throw new Error(`Dashboard migrations not found in ${folder}`);
-}
-
-function hasMigrationJournal(folder: string): boolean {
-  return existsSync(join(folder, MIGRATION_JOURNAL_PATH));
-}