diff --git a/www/main.js b/www/main.js
index 35fffa5..b373d27 100644
--- a/www/main.js
+++ b/www/main.js
@@ -2634,7 +2634,6 @@ let prevSaverActive = false;
 let audioRecoverInFlight = false;
 let lastAudioRecoverAt = 0;
 let renderDirty = true;
-let renderRequestGeneration = 0;
 let lastRenderedAudioSeq = 0;
 let processingProfileDirty = true;
 let appliedProcessingProfileView = '';
@@ -2643,7 +2642,6 @@ const DATA_ONLY_RENDER_REASONS = new Set(['audio', 'spectro', 'visuals']);
 
 function requestRender(reason = 'ui') {
   renderDirty = true;
-  renderRequestGeneration += 1;
   if (!DATA_ONLY_RENDER_REASONS.has(reason)) processingProfileDirty = true;
   env.__lastRenderReason = reason;
 }
@@ -2688,14 +2686,7 @@ async function loop(now){
   }
   const targetMs = audioOk ? (1000 / desiredFpsForStyle(renderStyle)) : (1000 / 20);
   const target = targetMs;
-  const currentMetricsSeq = Number.isFinite(env.audio?.phoenixMetricsSeq)
-    ? env.audio.phoenixMetricsSeq
-    : 0;
-  const currentVisualsSeq = Number.isFinite(env.audio?.phoenixVisualsSeq)
-    ? env.audio.phoenixVisualsSeq
-    : 0;
-  const currentXySeq = Number.isFinite(env.audio?.xySeq) ? env.audio.xySeq : 0;
-  const currentAudioSeq = Math.max(currentMetricsSeq, currentVisualsSeq, currentXySeq);
+  const currentAudioSeq = Number.isFinite(env.audio?.xySeq) ? env.audio.xySeq : 0;
   const audioDirty = currentAudioSeq > lastRenderedAudioSeq;
   const shouldRenderFrame =
     renderDirty ||
@@ -2723,17 +2714,14 @@ async function loop(now){
       }
       prevSaverActive = saverActive;
       if (!saverActive && shouldRenderFrame) {
-        const renderGeneration = renderRequestGeneration;
         meterFacade.setFrameStamp?.(++frameCounter);
         drawBG();
         if (!currentView || currentViewId !== renderStyle) setView(renderStyle);
         if (currentView.render) await currentView.render(env, viewState);
         drawOptionsPanelBackdrop();
         drawAudioLostOverlay();
-        // A packet or UI event can request another frame while the async view
-        // render is in progress. Do not erase that newer request here.
-        if (renderRequestGeneration === renderGeneration) renderDirty = false;
-        lastRenderedAudioSeq = Math.max(lastRenderedAudioSeq, currentAudioSeq);
+        renderDirty = false;
+        lastRenderedAudioSeq = currentAudioSeq;
       }
     } catch(e){
       showErr('Render error: ' + (e?.message || String(e)));