diff --git a/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx b/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
index 1f9f493..f956e62 100644
--- a/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MapFooterStrip.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { ChevronUp } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from '@/contexts/language';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 /**
  * The site links that live in the desktop footer — surfaced on the map
@@ -14,8 +11,6 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
  */
 export function MapFooterStrip() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
-
   const links = [
     { to: '/diy', label: t('nav.diy') },
     { to: '/newsletter', label: t('nav.newsletter') },
@@ -43,25 +38,13 @@ export function MapFooterStrip() {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Mobile — a tiny chip that expands to a compact row */}
-      <div className="pointer-events-auto relative mb-1.5 flex justify-center md:hidden">
-        {open && (
-          <div className="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 mb-1.5 flex max-w-[calc(100vw-1rem)] -translate-x-1/2 items-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-nowrap rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-black/85 px-3 py-1.5 text-[10px] text-gray-300 backdrop-blur scrollbar-hide">
-            {links.map((l) => (
-              <Link key={l.to} to={l.to} className="font-medium hover:text-[#ccff00]">
-                {l.label}
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        )}
-        <button
-          onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
-          aria-expanded={open}
-          className="flex min-h-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-black/45 px-2.5 py-[3px] text-[10px] font-semibold text-gray-400/90 backdrop-blur transition-colors hover:text-gray-200"
-        >
-          <ChevronUp className={cn('h-3 w-3 transition-transform', open && 'rotate-180')} />
-          {t('mapUi.mapFooter.links')}
-        </button>
+      {/* Mobile — a slim always-visible strip, not a floating chip over the nav */}
+      <div className="pointer-events-auto flex w-full items-center justify-center gap-3 border-t border-white/10 bg-black/80 px-3 py-1 text-[10px] text-gray-400 backdrop-blur md:hidden">
+        {links.map((l) => (
+          <Link key={l.to} to={l.to} className="font-semibold transition-colors hover:text-[#ccff00]">
+            {l.label}
+          </Link>
+        ))}
       </div>
     </div>
   );