diff --git a/k8s/app/deployment.yaml b/k8s/app/deployment.yaml
index 02a5202..9a5b714 100644
--- a/k8s/app/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/app/deployment.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
             - name: MEM_PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: MEM_HOME
-              value: "/data"
+              value: "/tmp"
           args:
             - serve
             - --port
@@ -97,14 +97,9 @@ spec:
             initialDelaySeconds: 5
             periodSeconds: 10
           volumeMounts:
-            - name: data
-              mountPath: /data
             - name: tmp
               mountPath: /tmp
       volumes:
-        - name: data
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: poimen-memory-vault
         - name: tmp
           emptyDir:
             sizeLimit: 64Mi
diff --git a/k8s/app/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/app/kustomization.yaml
index 5a0009f..5bcf789 100644
--- a/k8s/app/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/app/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: poimen
 resources:
-  - vault-pvc.yaml
+  # vault-pvc.yaml removed — memory service uses pgvector, not local storage
   - deployment.yaml
   - service.yaml
   - obsidian.yaml