diff --git a/KisaniCal/Views/CalendarView.swift b/KisaniCal/Views/CalendarView.swift
index 26917dd..e962afc 100644
--- a/KisaniCal/Views/CalendarView.swift
+++ b/KisaniCal/Views/CalendarView.swift
@@ -595,8 +595,7 @@ struct CalendarView: View {
                                 isCurrentMonth: cal.isDate(date, equalTo: displayMonth, toGranularity: .month),
                                 isToday: cal.isDateInToday(date),
                                 isSelected: cal.isDate(date, inSameDayAs: selectedDate),
-                                bars: eventDots(for: date),
-                                highlightColumn: !monthExpanded && cal.isDate(date, inSameDayAs: selectedDate)
+                                bars: eventDots(for: date)
                             )
                             .onTapGesture {
                                 withAnimation(KisaniSpring.snappy) {
@@ -609,19 +608,9 @@ struct CalendarView: View {
                 }
             }
             .padding(.horizontal, 16)
-            .gesture(DragGesture(minimumDistance: 30).onEnded { v in
-                let dx = v.translation.width, dy = v.translation.height
-                if abs(dx) > abs(dy) {
-                    // Horizontal swipe → previous/next month
-                    if dx < -40 { navigateMonth(1) }
-                    else if dx > 40 { navigateMonth(-1) }
-                } else {
-                    // Vertical drag → collapse to week (up) / expand to month (down)
-                    withAnimation(KisaniSpring.snappy) {
-                        if dy < -30 { monthExpanded = false }
-                        else if dy > 30 { monthExpanded = true }
-                    }
-                }
+            .gesture(DragGesture(minimumDistance: 40).onEnded { v in
+                if v.translation.width < -40 { navigateMonth(1) }
+                else if v.translation.width > 40 { navigateMonth(-1) }
             })
 
             // Grabber — expand back to the full month, or collapse to the week.
@@ -1743,7 +1732,6 @@ struct AddCalendarHolidaysView: View {
 struct DayCell: View {
     @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var cs
     let date: Date; let isCurrentMonth: Bool; let isToday: Bool; let isSelected: Bool; let bars: [Color]
-    var highlightColumn: Bool = false
     private let cal = Calendar.current
     var dayNum: String { "\(cal.component(.day, from: date))" }
     /// Locale week-of-year (NOT ISO), intentionally matching the locale-driven grid
@@ -1780,12 +1768,7 @@ struct DayCell: View {
             .padding(.horizontal, 3)
             Spacer(minLength: 0)
         }
-        .padding(.top, 4)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity).frame(height: 54).contentShape(Rectangle())
-        .background(
-            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                .fill(highlightColumn ? AppColors.text3(cs).opacity(0.12) : .clear)
-        )
     }
 }