diff --git a/src/i18n/en.ts b/src/i18n/en.ts
index c6e34d7..26d39a6 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export const en: Copy = {
     stats: [
       { label: 'Based in', value: 'Vienna, Austria' },
       { label: 'Working', value: 'Remote or hybrid', tone: 'now' },
-      { label: 'Background', value: 'Web design & UI', tone: 'root' },
       { label: 'Languages', value: 'IT · EN · DE in progress' },
     ],
     intro:
diff --git a/src/i18n/it.ts b/src/i18n/it.ts
index 30394c7..ba7f3db 100644
--- a/src/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/it.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export const it: Copy = {
     stats: [
       { label: 'Dove vivo', value: 'Vienna, Austria' },
       { label: 'Come lavoro', value: 'Remoto o ibrido', tone: 'now' },
-      { label: 'Percorso', value: 'Web design e UI', tone: 'root' },
       { label: 'Lingue', value: 'IT · EN · DE in corso' },
     ],
     intro:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/homepage.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/homepage.spec.ts
index 62be37f..c54b744 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/homepage.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/homepage.spec.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ for (const locale of ['en', 'it'] as const) {
       expect(await img.evaluate((el: HTMLImageElement) => el.naturalWidth)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
 
-    test('lists the four facts', async ({ page }) => {
+    test('lists three practical facts without a design-background highlight', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto(home);
+      await expect(page.locator('.hero .fact')).toHaveCount(3);
+      await expect(page.locator('.hero .facts .tone-root')).toHaveCount(0);
       for (const stat of copy.hero.stats) {
         await expect(page.locator('.hero .facts').getByText(stat.value)).toBeVisible();
       }
@@ -259,9 +261,8 @@ for (const locale of ['en', 'it'] as const) {
       await expect(page.locator('.work .years.live')).toHaveCount(1);
       await expect(page.locator('.work .job').first().locator('.years.live')).toBeVisible();
 
-      // Lilac: the art foundation. The school, the block about drawing, the
-      // job where the drawing was the job.
-      await expect(page.locator('.hero .fact-v.tone-root')).toHaveCount(1);
+      // Lilac: design background remains in the detailed story, not the hero.
+      await expect(page.locator('.hero .fact-v.tone-root')).toHaveCount(0);
       await expect(page.locator('.approach .block-title.tone-root')).toHaveCount(1);
       await expect(page.locator('.work .chip.root')).toHaveCount(1);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/i18n.test.ts b/tests/unit/i18n.test.ts
index fce52db..e26bfec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/i18n.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/i18n.test.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ describe('the colour system', () => {
     for (const locale of LOCALES) {
       const copy = getCopy(locale);
       const facts = copy.hero.stats.filter((s) => s.tone);
-      expect(facts.map((s) => s.tone).sort()).toEqual(['now', 'root']);
+      expect(copy.hero.stats).toHaveLength(3);
+      expect(facts.map((s) => s.tone)).toEqual(['now']);
 
       const toned = copy.approach.filter((b) => b.tone);
       expect(toned.map((b) => b.tone)).toEqual(['root']);