diff --git a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/app.rs b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/app.rs
index 0fafddf..91d71b6 100644
--- a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/app.rs
@@ -210,34 +210,6 @@ fn build_hud_content(state: SharedState) -> gtk4::Box {
 
     right_box.append(&battery_box);
 
-    // Pause button
-    let pause_button = gtk4::Button::builder()
-        .icon_name("media-playback-pause-symbolic")
-        .has_frame(false)
-        .tooltip_text("Pause session")
-        .build();
-    pause_button.add_css_class("control-button");
-
-    let state_for_pause = state.clone();
-    pause_button.connect_clicked(move |btn| {
-        let session_state = state_for_pause.session_state();
-        if let Some(session_id) = session_state.session_id() {
-            // Toggle pause state - this would need to send command to daemon
-            // For now, just log
-            tracing::info!("Pause toggled for session {}", session_id);
-        }
-        // Toggle icon
-        let icon_name = btn.icon_name().unwrap_or_default();
-        if icon_name == "media-playback-pause-symbolic" {
-            btn.set_icon_name("media-playback-start-symbolic");
-            btn.set_tooltip_text(Some("Resume session"));
-        } else {
-            btn.set_icon_name("media-playback-pause-symbolic");
-            btn.set_tooltip_text(Some("Pause session"));
-        }
-    });
-    right_box.append(&pause_button);
-
     // Close button
     let close_button = gtk4::Button::builder()
         .icon_name("window-close-symbolic")
@@ -300,7 +272,6 @@ fn build_hud_content(state: SharedState) -> gtk4::Box {
                 entry_name,
                 started_at,
                 time_limit_secs,
-                paused,
                 ..
             } => {
                 app_label_clone.set_text(entry_name);
@@ -310,7 +281,6 @@ fn build_hud_content(state: SharedState) -> gtk4::Box {
                     limit.saturating_sub(elapsed)
                 });
                 time_display_clone.set_remaining(remaining);
-                time_display_clone.set_paused(*paused);
                 warning_box_clone.set_visible(false);
             }
             SessionState::Warning {
diff --git a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/state.rs b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/state.rs
index a35ef54..7540caf 100644
--- a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/state.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ pub enum SessionState {
         started_at: std::time::Instant,
         time_limit_secs: Option<u64>,
         time_remaining_secs: Option<u64>,
-        paused: bool,
     },
 
     /// Warning shown - time running low
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ impl SharedState {
                     started_at: std::time::Instant::now(),
                     time_limit_secs: time_remaining,
                     time_remaining_secs: time_remaining,
-                    paused: false,
                 });
             }
 
@@ -226,7 +224,6 @@ impl SharedState {
                         started_at: std::time::Instant::now(),
                         time_limit_secs: time_remaining,
                         time_remaining_secs: time_remaining,
-                        paused: false,
                     });
                 } else {
                     self.set_session_state(SessionState::NoSession);
diff --git a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/time_display.rs b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/time_display.rs
index 7de2825..2e767e2 100644
--- a/crates/shepherd-hud/src/time_display.rs
+++ b/crates/shepherd-hud/src/time_display.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ mod imp {
         pub label: RefCell<Option<gtk4::Label>>,
         pub total_secs: RefCell<Option<u64>>,
         pub remaining_secs: RefCell<Option<u64>>,
-        pub paused: RefCell<bool>,
     }
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -76,28 +75,15 @@ impl TimeDisplay {
         self.update_display();
     }
 
-    /// Set paused state
-    pub fn set_paused(&self, paused: bool) {
-        let imp = self.imp();
-        *imp.paused.borrow_mut() = paused;
-        self.update_display();
-    }
-
     /// Update the display based on current state
     fn update_display(&self) {
         let imp = self.imp();
 
         if let Some(label) = imp.label.borrow().as_ref() {
             let remaining = *imp.remaining_secs.borrow();
-            let paused = *imp.paused.borrow();
 
             let text = if let Some(secs) = remaining {
-                let formatted = format_duration(secs);
-                if paused {
-                    format!("{} ⏸", formatted)
-                } else {
-                    formatted
-                }
+                format_duration(secs)
             } else {
                 "--:--".to_string()
             };