diff --git a/docs/architecture/validators.md b/docs/architecture/validators.md
index d649783..d3a25ca 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/validators.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/validators.md
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Built-in validator construction is package-owned under `internal/validators/<val
 - `internal/validators/spoken_form_plausibility`
 - `internal/validators/meaning_reversal_review`
 - `internal/validators/editorial_review`
-- `internal/validators/grammar_review`
-- `internal/validators/spoken_word_review`
 
 Registry and chain wiring stay in:
 - `internal/validators/registry.go`
@@ -67,10 +65,6 @@ Current 1.0 boundary:
   - checks for likely meaning reversal or semantic contradiction.
 - `editorial_review`
   - performs conservative editorial safety review.
-- `grammar_review`
-  - checks grammar-stage proposals for grammar-focused safety constraints.
-- `spoken_word_review`
-  - checks spoken-word-stage proposals for dysfluency-cleanup safety constraints.
 
 ## Built-in module chains
 
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ Current built-in chains resolved from `internal/validators/chains.go`:
   - `confidence_threshold`
   - `protected_terms`
   - `non_empty_corrected_text`
-  - `spoken_word_review`
+  - `editorial_review`
   - `meaning_reversal_review`
 
 - `grammar`
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ Current built-in chains resolved from `internal/validators/chains.go`:
   - `confidence_threshold`
   - `protected_terms`
   - `non_empty_corrected_text`
-  - `grammar_review`
+  - `editorial_review`
   - `meaning_reversal_review`
 
 ## Protected terms construction
diff --git a/internal/cli/review_artifacts.go b/internal/cli/review_artifacts.go
index 3c57545..b8adf83 100644
--- a/internal/cli/review_artifacts.go
+++ b/internal/cli/review_artifacts.go
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ func buildCorrectionLedger(runDirPath string, runOutput *runner.RunOutput) []cor
 		"spoken_form_plausibility": true,
 		"meaning_reversal_review":  true,
 		"editorial_review":         true,
-		"grammar_review":           true,
-		"spoken_word_review":       true,
 	}
 
 	for _, module := range runOutput.ModuleResults {
diff --git a/internal/cli/run_test.go b/internal/cli/run_test.go
index d22f045..f251a97 100644
--- a/internal/cli/run_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/run_test.go
@@ -3564,8 +3564,8 @@ func TestRunProcessExplicitSpokenWordMeaningChangingCleanupRejected(t *testing.T
 	if len(module.ValidatorRejected) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected one semantic guardrail rejection, got %+v", module.ValidatorRejected)
 	}
-	if module.ValidatorRejected[0].ValidatorName != "spoken_word_review" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected spoken_word_review rejection, got %+v", module.ValidatorRejected[0])
+	if module.ValidatorRejected[0].ValidatorName != "editorial_review" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected editorial_review rejection, got %+v", module.ValidatorRejected[0])
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cli/testdata/parity/llm-validator-rejection.case.json b/internal/cli/testdata/parity/llm-validator-rejection.case.json
index faaf3ba..7a060e1 100644
--- a/internal/cli/testdata/parity/llm-validator-rejection.case.json
+++ b/internal/cli/testdata/parity/llm-validator-rejection.case.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     "total_skipped_changes": 1,
     "validator_rejected_reason_codes": ["llm_rejected"],
     "expected_proposal_calls": ["grammar:proposal"],
-    "expected_validation_calls": ["grammar:section-0000:grammar_review:batch-0000"]
+    "expected_validation_calls": ["grammar:section-0000:editorial_review:batch-0000"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/internal/modules/grammar/module_test.go b/internal/modules/grammar/module_test.go
index da69cd2..cd9bf15 100644
--- a/internal/modules/grammar/module_test.go
+++ b/internal/modules/grammar/module_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestGrammarModuleValidatorChain(t *testing.T) {
 		"confidence_threshold",
 		"protected_terms",
 		"non_empty_corrected_text",
-		"grammar_review",
+		"editorial_review",
 		"meaning_reversal_review",
 	}
 	if strings.Join(got, ",") != strings.Join(want, ",") {
diff --git a/internal/modules/spoken_word/module_test.go b/internal/modules/spoken_word/module_test.go
index 2d1ec03..05f7779 100644
--- a/internal/modules/spoken_word/module_test.go
+++ b/internal/modules/spoken_word/module_test.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestSpokenWordModuleValidatorChain(t *testing.T) {
 		"confidence_threshold",
 		"protected_terms",
 		"non_empty_corrected_text",
-		"spoken_word_review",
+		"editorial_review",
 		"meaning_reversal_review",
 	}
 	if strings.Join(got, ",") != strings.Join(want, ",") {
diff --git a/internal/validators/chains.go b/internal/validators/chains.go
index 73673f0..5513fd2 100644
--- a/internal/validators/chains.go
+++ b/internal/validators/chains.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var builtInChains = map[string][]string{
 		KeyConfidenceThreshold,
 		KeyProtectedTerms,
 		KeyNonEmptyCorrectedText,
-		KeySpokenWordReview,
+		KeyEditorialReview,
 		KeyMeaningReversalReview,
 	},
 	"grammar": {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var builtInChains = map[string][]string{
 		KeyConfidenceThreshold,
 		KeyProtectedTerms,
 		KeyNonEmptyCorrectedText,
-		KeyGrammarReview,
+		KeyEditorialReview,
 		KeyMeaningReversalReview,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/internal/validators/grammar_review/validator.go b/internal/validators/grammar_review/validator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fa6431c..0000000
--- a/internal/validators/grammar_review/validator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package grammar_review
-
-import (
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/contracts"
-	frameworkvalidators "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
-	validatormetadata "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/metadata"
-)
-
-const Key = "grammar_review"
-
-func New() (contracts.Validator, error) {
-	v, err := frameworkvalidators.NewLLMBackedValidator(Key, frameworkvalidators.LLMValidatorTypeGrammarReview, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return validatormetadata.Wrap(v, validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked), nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/validators/registry.go b/internal/validators/registry.go
index a87dc2a..6bd5b94 100644
--- a/internal/validators/registry.go
+++ b/internal/validators/registry.go
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/confidence_threshold"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/editorial_review"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/grammar_review"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/meaning_reversal_review"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/no_effect"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/non_empty_corrected_text"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/original_text_presence"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/protected_terms"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/spoken_form_plausibility"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/spoken_word_review"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ const (
 	KeySpokenFormPlausibility = "spoken_form_plausibility"
 	KeyMeaningReversalReview  = "meaning_reversal_review"
 	KeyEditorialReview        = "editorial_review"
-	KeyGrammarReview          = "grammar_review"
-	KeySpokenWordReview       = "spoken_word_review"
 )
 
 type BuiltInValidatorDefinition struct {
@@ -51,8 +47,6 @@ func NewBuiltInRegistry() *Registry {
 		{Key: KeySpokenFormPlausibility, LLMBacked: true, Build: spoken_form_plausibility.New},
 		{Key: KeyMeaningReversalReview, LLMBacked: true, Build: meaning_reversal_review.New},
 		{Key: KeyEditorialReview, LLMBacked: true, Build: editorial_review.New},
-		{Key: KeyGrammarReview, LLMBacked: true, Build: grammar_review.New},
-		{Key: KeySpokenWordReview, LLMBacked: true, Build: spoken_word_review.New},
 	}
 
 	m := make(map[string]BuiltInValidatorDefinition, len(defs))
diff --git a/internal/validators/registry_test.go b/internal/validators/registry_test.go
index 480ec33..6ae3880 100644
--- a/internal/validators/registry_test.go
+++ b/internal/validators/registry_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/confidence_threshold"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/editorial_review"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/grammar_review"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/meaning_reversal_review"
 	validatormetadata "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/metadata"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/no_effect"
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/original_text_presence"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/protected_terms"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/spoken_form_plausibility"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/spoken_word_review"
 )
 
 func TestBuiltInRegistryRegistersAllKeys(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ func TestBuiltInRegistryRegistersAllKeys(t *testing.T) {
 		KeySpokenFormPlausibility,
 		KeyMeaningReversalReview,
 		KeyEditorialReview,
-		KeyGrammarReview,
-		KeySpokenWordReview,
 	} {
 		def, ok := r.Lookup(key)
 		if !ok {
@@ -64,8 +60,6 @@ func TestBuiltInValidatorPackagesConstruct(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "spoken_form_plausibility", key: KeySpokenFormPlausibility, build: spoken_form_plausibility.New, wantClass: validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{name: "meaning_reversal_review", key: KeyMeaningReversalReview, build: meaning_reversal_review.New, wantClass: validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{name: "editorial_review", key: KeyEditorialReview, build: editorial_review.New, wantClass: validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
-		{name: "grammar_review", key: KeyGrammarReview, build: grammar_review.New, wantClass: validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
-		{name: "spoken_word_review", key: KeySpokenWordReview, build: spoken_word_review.New, wantClass: validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
@@ -88,8 +82,6 @@ func TestRegistryBuildsClassifiedValidators(t *testing.T) {
 		KeySpokenFormPlausibility: true,
 		KeyMeaningReversalReview:  true,
 		KeyEditorialReview:        true,
-		KeyGrammarReview:          true,
-		KeySpokenWordReview:       true,
 	}
 	for _, key := range r.RegisteredKeys() {
 		v, err := r.MustBuild(key)
diff --git a/internal/validators/spoken_word_review/validator.go b/internal/validators/spoken_word_review/validator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 65b337c..0000000
--- a/internal/validators/spoken_word_review/validator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package spoken_word_review
-
-import (
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/contracts"
-	frameworkvalidators "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
-	validatormetadata "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/metadata"
-)
-
-const Key = "spoken_word_review"
-
-func New() (contracts.Validator, error) {
-	v, err := frameworkvalidators.NewLLMBackedValidator(Key, frameworkvalidators.LLMValidatorTypeSpokenWordReview, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return validatormetadata.Wrap(v, validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked), nil
-}