diff --git a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Data/seeds/daily-login-bonus.json b/SVSim.Bootstrap/Data/seeds/daily-login-bonus.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e31694c2..00000000
--- a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Data/seeds/daily-login-bonus.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": 1,
-    "bonus_data": []
-  },
-  {
-    "id": 3,
-    "bonus_data": []
-  },
-  {
-    "id": 4,
-    "bonus_data": []
-  }
-]
diff --git a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Importers/DailyLoginBonusImporter.cs b/SVSim.Bootstrap/Importers/DailyLoginBonusImporter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c158f1f..00000000
--- a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Importers/DailyLoginBonusImporter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-using System.Text.Json;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-using SVSim.Bootstrap.Models.Seed;
-using SVSim.Database;
-using SVSim.Database.Models;
-
-namespace SVSim.Bootstrap.Importers;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Idempotent upsert of daily-login-bonus campaign rows from <c>seeds/daily-login-bonus.json</c>.
-/// <c>bonus_data</c> array preserved verbatim — prod observed empty arrays outside active events.
-/// </summary>
-public class DailyLoginBonusImporter
-{
-    public async Task<int> ImportAsync(SVSimDbContext context, string seedDir)
-    {
-        var seed = SeedLoader.LoadList<DailyLoginBonusSeed>(Path.Combine(seedDir, "daily-login-bonus.json"));
-        if (seed.Count == 0) return 0;
-
-        var existing = await context.DailyLoginBonuses.ToDictionaryAsync(e => e.Id);
-        int created = 0, updated = 0;
-        foreach (var s in seed)
-        {
-            if (s.Id == 0) continue;
-            var entry = existing.TryGetValue(s.Id, out var ex) ? ex : new DailyLoginBonusEntry { Id = s.Id };
-            entry.BonusData = s.BonusData.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Undefined
-                ? "[]"
-                : JsonSerializer.Serialize(s.BonusData);
-            if (ex is null) { context.DailyLoginBonuses.Add(entry); existing[s.Id] = entry; created++; }
-            else updated++;
-        }
-
-        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
-        Console.WriteLine($"[DailyLoginBonusImporter] +{created}/~{updated}");
-        return created + updated;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Models/Seed/DailyLoginBonusSeed.cs b/SVSim.Bootstrap/Models/Seed/DailyLoginBonusSeed.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e64ed76d..00000000
--- a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Models/Seed/DailyLoginBonusSeed.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-namespace SVSim.Bootstrap.Models.Seed;
-
-/// <summary>Mirrors <c>seeds/daily-login-bonus.json</c>. <c>bonus_data</c> preserved verbatim.</summary>
-public sealed class DailyLoginBonusSeed
-{
-    [JsonPropertyName("id")] public int Id { get; set; }
-    [JsonPropertyName("bonus_data")] public JsonElement BonusData { get; set; }
-}
diff --git a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Program.cs b/SVSim.Bootstrap/Program.cs
index 629c91e4..5baccc63 100644
--- a/SVSim.Bootstrap/Program.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Bootstrap/Program.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public static class Program
             await new MissionCatalogImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
             await new AchievementCatalogImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
             await new BattlePassMonthlyMissionImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
-            await new DailyLoginBonusImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
             await new PreReleaseInfoImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
             await new CardListsImporter().ImportAsync(context, opts.SeedDir);
             await new RotationFlagUpdater().UpdateAsync(context);
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Models/DailyLoginBonusEntry.cs b/SVSim.Database/Models/DailyLoginBonusEntry.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 22dab428..00000000
--- a/SVSim.Database/Models/DailyLoginBonusEntry.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
-using SVSim.Database.Common;
-
-namespace SVSim.Database.Models;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Daily login bonus campaign from /load/index data.daily_login_bonus (dict keyed by bonus_id,
-/// values are arrays of bonus days). Prod observed keys {1, 3, 4} with empty arrays — recapture
-/// target during active login bonus events.
-/// </summary>
-public class DailyLoginBonusEntry : BaseEntity<int>
-{
-    public int BonusId { get => Id; set => Id = value; }
-
-    [Column(TypeName = "jsonb")]
-    public string BonusData { get; set; } = "[]";
-}
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/GlobalsRepository.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/GlobalsRepository.cs
index 38082e2b..2f3c1375 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/GlobalsRepository.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/GlobalsRepository.cs
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ public class GlobalsRepository : IGlobalsRepository
     public Task<List<BattlePassLevelEntry>> GetBattlePassLevels() =>
         _dbContext.BattlePassLevels.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync();
 
-    public Task<List<DailyLoginBonusEntry>> GetDailyLoginBonus() =>
-        _dbContext.DailyLoginBonuses.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync();
-
     public Task<List<BannerEntry>> GetBanners() =>
         _dbContext.Banners.AsNoTracking().OrderBy(b => b.Id).ToListAsync();
 
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/IGlobalsRepository.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/IGlobalsRepository.cs
index 503fb56b..fe14fda7 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/IGlobalsRepository.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Globals/IGlobalsRepository.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public interface IGlobalsRepository
     Task<List<UnlimitedRestrictionEntry>> GetUnlimitedRestrictions();
     Task<List<LoadingExclusionCardEntry>> GetLoadingExclusionCards();
     Task<List<BattlePassLevelEntry>> GetBattlePassLevels();
-    Task<List<DailyLoginBonusEntry>> GetDailyLoginBonus();
     Task<List<BannerEntry>> GetBanners();
     Task<IReadOnlyList<HomeDialogEntry>> GetActiveHomeDialogsAsync(DateTime nowUtc);
     Task<SealedConfig?> GetCurrentSealedSeason();
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/SVSimDbContext.cs b/SVSim.Database/SVSimDbContext.cs
index a6bb4472..eb23443e 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/SVSimDbContext.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/SVSimDbContext.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class SVSimDbContext : DbContext
     public DbSet<ViewerMission> ViewerMissions => Set<ViewerMission>();
     public DbSet<ViewerAchievement> ViewerAchievements => Set<ViewerAchievement>();
     public DbSet<ViewerEventCounter> ViewerEventCounters => Set<ViewerEventCounter>();
-    public DbSet<DailyLoginBonusEntry> DailyLoginBonuses => Set<DailyLoginBonusEntry>();
     public DbSet<BannerEntry> Banners => Set<BannerEntry>();
     public DbSet<HomeDialogEntry> HomeDialogEntries => Set<HomeDialogEntry>();
     public DbSet<SealedConfig> SealedSeasons => Set<SealedConfig>();
diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/LoadController.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/LoadController.cs
index 9f1a198c..1701efba 100644
--- a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/LoadController.cs
+++ b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/LoadController.cs
@@ -229,10 +229,8 @@ public class LoadController : SVSimController
             MaintenanceCards = (await _globalsRepository.GetMaintenanceCards())
                 .Select(e => e.Id).ToList(),
             RedEtherOverrides = new List<RedEtherOverride>(),
-            // Optional per spec (load-index.md:247). Skeleton-seeded rows in DailyLoginBonuses table
-            // capture prod's empty-period shape ({"1":[], "3":[], "4":[]}); the spec-shaped DTO
-            // ({normal?, total?, campaign?[]}) carries nothing meaningful until an active campaign
-            // is captured.
+            // Optional per spec (load-index.md:247). Populated by ILoginBonusService (Task 6)
+            // when the viewer has an active bonus period.
             DailyLoginBonus = null,
             UserRankedMatches = new List<UserRankedMatches>(),
             UserRankInfo = RankFormats.Select(f => new UserRankInfo
diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Responses/IndexResponse.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Responses/IndexResponse.cs
index e7db9c4e..29eb205b 100644
--- a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Responses/IndexResponse.cs
+++ b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Responses/IndexResponse.cs
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ public class IndexResponse
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Spec: optional. Shape is {normal?, total?, campaign?[]} per common/types.ts.md DailyLoginBonus.
-    /// Until we have an active login-bonus campaign to surface in spec shape, omit. The skeleton
-    /// rows in DailyLoginBonuses table (prod sent {"1":[], "3":[], "4":[]}) preserve the capture
-    /// for archive but don't make it into the wire response.
+    /// Populated by ILoginBonusService when the viewer has an active bonus period; null otherwise.
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("daily_login_bonus")]
     [Key("daily_login_bonus")]
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Importers/LoadIndexImporterTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Importers/LoadIndexImporterTests.cs
index f54387fc..f1fb9cb0 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Importers/LoadIndexImporterTests.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Importers/LoadIndexImporterTests.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace SVSim.UnitTests.Importers;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Happy-path coverage for the load-index importer classes introduced in Stage 9B
-/// (RotationConfig, MyRotation, AvatarAbility, ArenaSeason, DailyLoginBonus,
+/// (RotationConfig, MyRotation, AvatarAbility, ArenaSeason,
 /// PreReleaseInfo). Each test instantiates the importer in isolation and verifies it inserts
 /// rows from the corresponding seed file under <c>Data/seeds/</c>.
 /// Idempotency, edge cases, and per-importer detail tests live in dedicated *ImporterTests files (e.g. BattlePassImporterTests).
@@ -73,19 +73,6 @@ public class LoadIndexImporterTests
         Assert.That(row!.FormatInfo, Is.Not.EqualTo("{}"), "format_info blob must be populated from seed");
     }
 
-    [Test]
-    public async Task DailyLoginBonusImporter_writes_bonus_rows()
-    {
-        using var factory = new SVSimTestFactory();
-        using var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope();
-        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SVSimDbContext>();
-
-        await new DailyLoginBonusImporter().ImportAsync(db, SeedDir);
-
-        Assert.That(await db.DailyLoginBonuses.CountAsync(), Is.GreaterThan(0),
-            "daily-login-bonus.json must produce rows");
-    }
-
     [Test]
     public async Task PreReleaseInfoImporter_writes_singleton()
     {
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Infrastructure/SVSimTestFactory.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Infrastructure/SVSimTestFactory.cs
index c7efe03a..60285309 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Infrastructure/SVSimTestFactory.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Infrastructure/SVSimTestFactory.cs
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ internal class SVSimTestFactory : WebApplicationFactory<Program>
         await new BattlePassImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
         await new BattlePassSeasonImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
         await new BattlePassRewardImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
-        await new DailyLoginBonusImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
         await new PreReleaseInfoImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
         await new CardListsImporter().ImportAsync(ctx, seedDir);
         await new RotationFlagUpdater().UpdateAsync(ctx);
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/GlobalsRepositoryTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/GlobalsRepositoryTests.cs
index 388e97d0..a59f05db 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/GlobalsRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/GlobalsRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ public class GlobalsRepositoryTests
         Assert.That(levels.Count, Is.EqualTo(100));
     }
 
-    [Test]
-    public async Task GetDailyLoginBonus_returns_three_skeleton_entries()
-    {
-        var (factory, repo) = await SetupAsync();
-        using var _ = factory;
-        var bonuses = await repo.GetDailyLoginBonus();
-        Assert.That(bonuses.Count, Is.EqualTo(3),
-            "Prod capture has keys {1, 3, 4} with empty arrays — skeleton presence still seeded.");
-    }
-
     [Test]
     public async Task GetPreReleaseInfo_returns_singleton()
     {