diff --git a/ship/sections/review-army.md b/ship/sections/review-army.md
index f3ac2ef4a..450f3adae 100644
--- a/ship/sections/review-army.md
+++ b/ship/sections/review-army.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ This pass is static; defer product probes to Step 9.2.1.
 
 1. Read `~/.claude/skills/gstack/review/checklist.md`. If the file cannot be read, **STOP** and report the error.
 
-2. Before reading the diff, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log --start review` and save its token as REVIEW_START (under a token cap, first reserve this pass's dispatch batch with `gstack-ship-budget check` and add `--reservation <id>`). Then run `git diff origin/<base>` (`git diff $RANGE_BASE` from pass 2 on). Read non-ignored untracked source files too (`git ls-files --others --exclude-standard`); the snapshot includes them, except a root dot-directory with no tracked file (test scratch), which it skips so scratch cannot unbind the review; `.github/` and `.gstack/` (CI and gate policy) always count. Stage new source there with `git add -N`.
+2. Before reading the diff, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log --start review` and save its token as REVIEW_START (under a token cap, first reserve this pass's dispatch batch with `gstack-ship-budget check` and add `--reservation <id>`). Then run `git diff origin/<base>` (`git diff $RANGE_BASE` from pass 2 on). Read non-ignored untracked source files too (`git ls-files --others --exclude-standard`); the snapshot includes them.
 
    Every pass captures a full token (no `--fix-range`), so the record binds the
    whole tree even when reviewers read only the range.
diff --git a/ship/sections/review-army.md.tmpl b/ship/sections/review-army.md.tmpl
index bb1c1590c..8b349c4e9 100644
--- a/ship/sections/review-army.md.tmpl
+++ b/ship/sections/review-army.md.tmpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This pass is static; defer product probes to Step 9.2.1.
 
 1. Read `~/.claude/skills/gstack/review/checklist.md`. If the file cannot be read, **STOP** and report the error.
 
-2. Before reading the diff, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log --start review` and save its token as REVIEW_START (under a token cap, first reserve this pass's dispatch batch with `gstack-ship-budget check` and add `--reservation <id>`). Then run `git diff origin/<base>` (`git diff $RANGE_BASE` from pass 2 on). Read non-ignored untracked source files too (`git ls-files --others --exclude-standard`); the snapshot includes them, except a root dot-directory with no tracked file (test scratch), which it skips so scratch cannot unbind the review; `.github/` and `.gstack/` (CI and gate policy) always count. Stage new source there with `git add -N`.
+2. Before reading the diff, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log --start review` and save its token as REVIEW_START (under a token cap, first reserve this pass's dispatch batch with `gstack-ship-budget check` and add `--reservation <id>`). Then run `git diff origin/<base>` (`git diff $RANGE_BASE` from pass 2 on). Read non-ignored untracked source files too (`git ls-files --others --exclude-standard`); the snapshot includes them.
 
    Every pass captures a full token (no `--fix-range`), so the record binds the
    whole tree even when reviewers read only the range.
diff --git a/test/size-ledger/ship/gst-985-review-bind-scratch.json b/test/size-ledger/ship/gst-985-review-bind-scratch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e20da1c6..000000000
--- a/test/size-ledger/ship/gst-985-review-bind-scratch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "bytes": 220,
-  "why": "GST-985: review-army says the review snapshot skips untracked root dot-dir scratch but keeps .github/ and .gstack/"
-}