diff --git a/infra/start.sh b/infra/start.sh
index 1bbc475..6849780 100755
--- a/infra/start.sh
+++ b/infra/start.sh
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ make -C "$SCRIPT_DIR" build
 podman compose --env-file "$REPO_ROOT/.env" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" down
 podman compose --env-file "$REPO_ROOT/.env" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" up -d
 
-# ── Restart deployed app containers (stopped by podman system migrate above) ───
-podman ps -a --filter "status=exited" --format "{{.Names}}" \
-    | grep '^hiy-' \
-    | while IFS= read -r name; do
-        echo "[hiy] Restarting app: $name"
-        podman start "$name" || true
-      done
-
 # ── Install systemd user service for auto-start on boot ───────────────────────
 # Uses a user-level (rootless) service so Podman's UID namespace is preserved.
 # loginctl enable-linger lets the service start even without an active login.