diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 406ac49..444e615 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#0e0a14" />
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="0.73.0-search" />
+    <meta name="version" content="0.74.0-lean-dep" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4350692..00d6dab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "0.73.0-search",
+  "version": "0.74.0-lean-dep",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.0.0",
-    "lucide-react": "^0.468.0",
     "marked": "^14.1.4",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index 1aded2f..353a0bc 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Menu, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useAuth, AuthPanel, AdminConsole } from './Auth.jsx';
 import { AgentBrowse, BoothDashboard } from './AgentPlatform.jsx';
 import Mansion from './Mansion.jsx';
@@ -7,7 +6,11 @@ import Account from './Account.jsx';
 import TavernGame from './TavernGame.jsx';
 import { api } from './api.js';
 
-const RELEASE = '0.73.0-search';
+// Inline hamburger + close icons (was lucide-react — dropped for one fewer dep).
+const Menu = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="3" y1="6" x2="21" y2="6" /><line x1="3" y1="12" x2="21" y2="12" /><line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18" /></svg>);
+const X = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" /><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18" /></svg>);
+
+const RELEASE = '0.74.0-lean-dep';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },