diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 3ae8d78..f4e8102 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ builds:
       - -X github.com/torrentclaw/torrentclaw-cli/internal/cmd.Version={{.Version}}
       - -X github.com/torrentclaw/torrentclaw-cli/internal/sentry.dsn={{ .Env.SENTRY_DSN }}
 
-upx:
-  - enabled: true
-    goos:
-      - linux
-      - windows
-
 archives:
   - format: tar.gz
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cfd1230..c17b5e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ all: fmt vet lint test build
 build:
 	go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -trimpath -o $(BINARY) ./cmd/unarr/
 
-## Build small binary (stripped + UPX compressed, ~5MB)
-build-small: build
-	@command -v upx >/dev/null 2>&1 && upx --best -q $(BINARY) || echo "upx not installed — install with: brew install upx"
 
 ## Run all tests
 test: