diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/index.ts b/scripts/resolvers/index.ts
index 4af305d8d..e205fcae9 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/index.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import { generatePlanRealityRows } from './plan-reality';
 import { generateSidewaysSweep, generateFlakeFixNumber } from './sideways';
 import { generateCoordinatorContract } from './coordinator-contract';
 import { generateAutoplanDriverCodes, generateAutoplanDriverCommands, generateAutoplanDriverFiles, generateAutoplanDriverGate, generateAutoplanDriverPhases, generateAutoplanDriverResultFormat } from './autoplan-driver';
-import { generateShipDriverSegmentCall, generateShipDriverStops } from './ship-driver';
+import { generateShipDriverStops } from './ship-driver';
 import { generateQAScope, generateQAExploratory, generateQAFunctional, generateQAResource, generateQAReview, generateQAReviewPreflight, generateQAMethodReads } from './qa';
 import { generateVoiceTriggerRouting } from './voice-triggers';
 import { generateTranscriptDiscovery, generateTranscriptSources } from './transcripts';
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ export const RESOLVERS: Record<string, ResolverFn> = {
   AUTOPLAN_DRIVER_FILES: generateAutoplanDriverFiles,
   AUTOPLAN_DRIVER_CODES: generateAutoplanDriverCodes,
   SHIP_DRIVER_STOPS: generateShipDriverStops,
-  SHIP_DRIVER_SEGMENT_CALL: generateShipDriverSegmentCall,
   SECTION,
   SECTION_INDEX,
   TRANSCRIPT_SOURCES: generateTranscriptSources,
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/ship-driver.ts b/scripts/resolvers/ship-driver.ts
index 255cf57a8..829a12e1e 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/ship-driver.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/ship-driver.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * must trust most: which heading each STOP sends the parent to. test/ship-driver.test.ts
  * resolves every anchor against the generated files.
  */
-import { DELEGATE_SEGMENT_CALL } from '../../lib/ship-budget';
 import type { ResolverFn } from './types';
 
 /** Each STOP (or read-when line) a driver run can meet, and the one heading it reads, relative to <root>/ship/. */
@@ -37,7 +36,5 @@ export const SHIP_DRIVER_STOPS: Array<{ when: string; read: string }> = [
   { when: '`QUEUE_RECEIPT_STALE`', read: '../docs/ship-policy.md#ship-before-ready' },
 ];
 
-export const generateShipDriverSegmentCall: ResolverFn = () => `${DELEGATE_SEGMENT_CALL / 1000}k`;
-
 export const generateShipDriverStops: ResolverFn = () =>
   SHIP_DRIVER_STOPS.map(s => `- ${s.when}: \`${s.read}\``).join('\n');
diff --git a/ship/DRIVER.md.tmpl b/ship/DRIVER.md.tmpl
index 4199ae634..0ca1faa74 100644
--- a/ship/DRIVER.md.tmpl
+++ b/ship/DRIVER.md.tmpl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ of the pass takes no start). Settle each batch in the program that dispatched it
 CLAUDE.md names). Prints `STATUS:`, `DIFF:`, `PR:`, `CARRY:`, `SCOPE:`,
 `MERGE:`, `DISTRIBUTION:`, `POLICY:`, `RUNTIME_LINES:` (for `check --runtime-lines`), `PREGATE:`, `LANE:`.
 `CARRY: carried` ends the run on its `GSTACK_RESULT:` line. `--delegate measured` delegates a segment
-only when a measured call is {{SHIP_DRIVER_SEGMENT_CALL}} or more above the host floor (`DELEGATE:`). A lane
+only when a measured call is 150k or more above the host floor (`DELEGATE:`). A lane
 passes on `tests_ran: N` with exit 0; `tests_ran: 0` is ZERO-RUN, a failed lane; `unknown` is `count unavailable`.
 In-branch failures stop the ship; after a repair rerun with `--tests-only`. `requires-remote` needs
 `gstack-pregate clear` before Step 18. The readiness dashboard and a `PERSIST:` hint never replace Step 9.