diff --git a/src/app/cart/CartClient.tsx b/src/app/cart/CartClient.tsx
index d09a7d6..c90c78e 100644
--- a/src/app/cart/CartClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/cart/CartClient.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default function CartClient() {
 
             {/* Shed pickup info */}
             {hasShedPickupItems && (
-              <div className="mt-5 glass-card p-5 border border-emerald-500/20" role="status">
+              <div className="mt-5 glass-card p-5 border border-emerald-500/20">
                 <div className="flex items-start gap-4">
                   <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-emerald-500/10 border border-emerald-500/20">
                     <svg className="h-5 w-5 text-emerald-400" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true">
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export default function CartClient() {
 
             {/* Stop picker prompt */}
             {hasStopPickupItems && !selectedStop && !stopBrandMismatch && cartBrandId && (
-              <div className="mt-5 glass-card p-5 border border-amber-500/20" role="status">
+              <div className="mt-5 glass-card p-5 border border-amber-500/20">
                 <div className="flex items-start gap-4">
                   <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-amber-500/10 border border-amber-500/20">
                     <svg className="h-5 w-5 text-amber-400" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true">
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export default function CartClient() {
 
             {/* Availability error */}
             {availabilityError && (
-              <div className="mt-4 glass-card p-5" role="status">
+              <div className="mt-4 glass-card p-5">
                 <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
                   <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-amber-500/10 border border-amber-500/20">
                     <svg className="h-5 w-5 text-amber-400" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true">
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export default function CartClient() {
                   <h3 id="stop-picker-title" className="text-xl font-semibold text-white">Choose Pickup Stop</h3>
                   <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-zinc-400">Select a stop for your pickup items.</p>
                   {loadingStops ? (
-                    <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-4" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+                    <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-4" aria-live="polite">
                       <div className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-zinc-600 border-t-white" aria-hidden="true" />
                       <span className="text-sm text-zinc-400">Loading stops...</span>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/contact/ContactClientPage.tsx b/src/app/contact/ContactClientPage.tsx
index 8f06dc8..1677be0 100644
--- a/src/app/contact/ContactClientPage.tsx
+++ b/src/app/contact/ContactClientPage.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default function ContactClientPage() {
           </div>
 
           {submitted ? (
-            <div className="rounded-2xl bg-[#f0fdf4] border border-[#bbf7d0] p-10 text-center" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+            <div className="rounded-2xl bg-[#f0fdf4] border border-[#bbf7d0] p-10 text-center" aria-live="polite">
               <div className="inline-flex h-14 w-14 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#dcfce7] mb-4 shadow-md" aria-hidden="true">
                 <svg className="h-7 w-7 text-[#1a4d2e]" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
                   <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5" />
diff --git a/src/components/admin/ContactListPanel.tsx b/src/components/admin/ContactListPanel.tsx
index 489e7c0..7fd954c 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/ContactListPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/ContactListPanel.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function EmptyState({ hasFilters }: { hasFilters: boolean }) {
 // Loading skeleton (rendered as a div so it doesn't get parsed as table rows)
 function ContactSkeleton() {
   return (
-    <div role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading contacts" className="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[var(--admin-border)] bg-white">
+    <div aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading contacts" className="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[var(--admin-border)] bg-white">
       {[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map((i) => (
         <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-4 border-b border-[var(--admin-border)] px-4 py-3 last:border-b-0">
           <div className="h-4 w-24 bg-stone-200 rounded animate-pulse" />
diff --git a/src/components/admin/LoadingState.tsx b/src/components/admin/LoadingState.tsx
index e0e15a1..524e6f1 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/LoadingState.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/LoadingState.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function LoadingState({
     <div
       className={`flex flex-col items-stretch ${className}`.trim()}
       style={{ padding: "1.5rem 1rem" }}
-      role="status"
+     
       aria-live="polite"
       aria-busy="true"
     >
diff --git a/src/components/admin/MessageLogPanel.tsx b/src/components/admin/MessageLogPanel.tsx
index 13cedd9..2458c10 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/MessageLogPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/MessageLogPanel.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function LogsEmptyState({ hasFilters }: { hasFilters: boolean }) {
 // Loading skeleton (rendered as a div so it doesn't get parsed as table rows)
 function LogSkeleton() {
   return (
-    <div role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading messages" className="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[var(--admin-border)] bg-white">
+    <div aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading messages" className="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[var(--admin-border)] bg-white">
       {[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map((i) => (
         <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-4 border-b border-[var(--admin-border)] px-4 py-3 last:border-b-0">
           <div className="h-3 w-20 bg-stone-200 rounded animate-pulse" />
diff --git a/src/components/admin/OfflineBanner.tsx b/src/components/admin/OfflineBanner.tsx
index 7b7a091..a0d9dfe 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/OfflineBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/OfflineBanner.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function OfflineBanner() {
 
   return (
     <div
-      role="status"
+     
       aria-live="polite"
       className="sticky top-0 z-40 w-full px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold"
       style={{
diff --git a/src/components/admin/WaterLogAdminPanel.tsx b/src/components/admin/WaterLogAdminPanel.tsx
index 02c0f6a..34ce40f 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/WaterLogAdminPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/WaterLogAdminPanel.tsx
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ export default function WaterLogAdminPanel({
       {/* Toast */}
       {toast && (
         <div
-          role="status"
+         
           aria-live="polite"
           className={`fixed bottom-6 right-6 z-50 rounded-xl px-4 py-3 font-medium shadow-lg transition-all ${
             toast.kind === "ok"
diff --git a/src/components/transitions/RouteAnnouncer.tsx b/src/components/transitions/RouteAnnouncer.tsx
index a699ef2..a7ff9e4 100644
--- a/src/components/transitions/RouteAnnouncer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/transitions/RouteAnnouncer.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function RouteAnnouncer() {
 
   return (
     <div
-      role="status"
+     
       aria-live="polite"
       aria-atomic="true"
       className="sr-only"
diff --git a/src/components/water/WaterAdminClient.tsx b/src/components/water/WaterAdminClient.tsx
index 46c5944..10c82ea 100644
--- a/src/components/water/WaterAdminClient.tsx
+++ b/src/components/water/WaterAdminClient.tsx
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ export default function WaterAdminClient() {
                     {initialLoading ? (
                       <tr>
                         <td colSpan={5} className="py-0">
-                          <div role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading water log entries" className="divide-y divide-stone-100">
+                          <div aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading water log entries" className="divide-y divide-stone-100">
                             {Array.from({ length: 8 }).map((_, i) => (
                               <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-4 px-4 py-3">
                                 <div className="h-3 w-20 bg-stone-100 rounded animate-pulse" />