diff --git a/internal/cloud/access-control.test.ts b/internal/cloud/access-control.test.ts
index 2bca154a..cac3538d 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/access-control.test.ts
+++ b/internal/cloud/access-control.test.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ test("Postgres workspace update query preserves parameter numbering", async () =
   assert.equal(update.params[17], "user");
 });
 
+test("Postgres access schema removes legacy device_pod_grants authority", async () => {
+  const calls = [];
+  const accessController = createAccessController({
+    runtimeStore: {
+      query: async (sql, params = []) => {
+        calls.push({ sql, params });
+        return { rows: [] };
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  await accessController.store.countUsers();
+
+  assert.ok(calls.some((call) => call.sql === "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS device_pod_grants"));
+  assert.equal(calls.some((call) => /CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_pod_grants\b/u.test(call.sql)), false);
+});
+
 test("cloud api /auth/oidc/login returns 302 to Keycloak when issuer and client are configured", async () => {
   const server = createCloudApiServer({
     env: { HWLAB_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUIRED: "1", HWLAB_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER: OIDC_ISSUER, HWLAB_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID: OIDC_CLIENT_ID, HWLAB_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT },
@@ -1088,11 +1105,6 @@ test("cloud api access control grants visible device pods and requires device-po
     assert.equal(emptyList.status, 200);
     assert.deepEqual(emptyList.body.devicePods, []);
 
-    const legacyGrant = await postJson(port, "/v1/admin/device-pod-grants", {
-      devicePodId: "device-pod-71-freq",
-      userId: userCreate.body.user.id
-    }, adminCookie);
-    assert.equal(legacyGrant.status, 404);
     await grantDevicePodAccess(port, adminCookie, userCreate.body.user.id, "device-pod-71-freq", ["viewer", "operator", "job_submitter"]);
     await grantDevicePodAccess(port, adminCookie, bobCreate.body.user.id, "device-pod-71-freq", ["viewer", "operator", "job_submitter"]);
 
@@ -1190,11 +1202,6 @@ test("cloud api access control grants visible device pods and requires device-po
     assert.equal(unsupported.status, 400);
     assert.equal(unsupported.body.error.code, "unsupported_device_job_intent");
 
-    const legacyRevoke = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/v1/admin/device-pod-grants/device-pod-71-freq/${bobCreate.body.user.id}`, {
-      method: "DELETE",
-      headers: { cookie: adminCookie }
-    });
-    assert.equal(legacyRevoke.status, 404);
     await revokeDevicePodAccess(port, adminCookie, bobCreate.body.user.id, "device-pod-71-freq", ["viewer", "operator", "job_submitter"]);
 
     const afterRevoke = await getJson(port, "/v1/device-pods", bobLogin.cookie);
diff --git a/internal/cloud/access-control.ts b/internal/cloud/access-control.ts
index 922da81a..1f7cb9c2 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/access-control.ts
+++ b/internal/cloud/access-control.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ const ACCESS_SCHEMA_STATEMENTS = Object.freeze([
     PRIMARY KEY (user_id, relation, object)
   )`,
   `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_access_tuples_user ON access_tuples(user_id, object)`,
-  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_access_tuples_object ON access_tuples(object, relation)`
+  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_access_tuples_object ON access_tuples(object, relation)`,
+  `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS device_pod_grants`
 ]);
 
 const MUTATING_INTENTS = new Set([
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0001_cloud_core_skeleton.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0001_cloud_core_skeleton.sql
index ba7ca171..6aeab92f 100644
--- a/internal/db/migrations/0001_cloud_core_skeleton.sql
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0001_cloud_core_skeleton.sql
@@ -184,13 +184,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_pods (
   updated_at TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_pod_grants (
-  device_pod_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES device_pods(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-  user_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-  created_by_admin_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id),
-  created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY (device_pod_id, user_id)
-);
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS device_pod_grants;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_leases (
   device_pod_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES device_pods(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
diff --git a/internal/db/schema.test.ts b/internal/db/schema.test.ts
index 37ddb7e4..b272c1a3 100644
--- a/internal/db/schema.test.ts
+++ b/internal/db/schema.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ test("initial migration skeleton declares every frozen table", async () => {
   assert.match(sql, /\btarget\b/);
   assert.match(sql, /\bresult\b/);
   assert.match(sql, /\btimestamp\b/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sql, /CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_pod_grants\b/u);
+  assert.match(sql, /DROP TABLE IF EXISTS device_pod_grants\b/u);
 });
 
 test("initial migration exposes columns required by the durable runtime adapter", async () => {
diff --git a/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-routes.test.mjs b/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-routes.test.mjs
index f07a7f6e..88b51ea9 100644
--- a/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-routes.test.mjs
+++ b/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-routes.test.mjs
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ test("cloud web proxies authenticated Admin Access write routes without legacy g
     publicRoute: false,
     routeKey: "DELETE /v1/admin/access/users/usr_alice/tools/hwpod/can-use"
   });
-  assert.deepEqual(cloudWebProxyRoutePolicy("POST", "/v1/admin/device-pod-grants"), {
-    proxy: false,
-    authRequired: false,
-    publicRoute: false,
-    routeKey: "POST /v1/admin/device-pod-grants"
-  });
 });
 
 test("cloud web proxies only supported authenticated device-pod write routes", () => {
diff --git a/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-runtime.test.mjs b/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-runtime.test.mjs
index 504e9b74..5b2de712 100644
--- a/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-runtime.test.mjs
+++ b/internal/dev-entrypoint/cloud-web-runtime.test.mjs
@@ -104,18 +104,6 @@ test("cloud web proxies Admin Access write routes and leaves legacy grants local
     });
     assert.equal(grantResponse.status, 200);
 
-    const legacyResponse = await fetch(`${serverUrl(cloudWeb)}/v1/admin/device-pod-grants`, {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ userId: "usr_alice", devicePodId: "D601-71-FREQ" })
-    });
-    assert.equal(legacyResponse.status, 404);
-    assert.deepEqual(await legacyResponse.json(), {
-      error: "not_found",
-      serviceId: "hwlab-cloud-web",
-      path: "/v1/admin/device-pod-grants"
-    });
-
     assert.equal(upstreamRequests.length, 2);
     assert.deepEqual(upstreamRequests[0], {
       method: "POST",