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diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/matthew-lms-mvp/matthew-lms-mvp.php b/wp-content/plugins/matthew-lms-mvp/matthew-lms-mvp.php
index 89204d1..310bf4a 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/matthew-lms-mvp/matthew-lms-mvp.php
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/matthew-lms-mvp/matthew-lms-mvp.php
@@ -751,8 +751,14 @@ function matthew_lms_mvp_handle_signup_onboarding_submission(): array {
     return ['success' => true, 'email' => $email, 'role' => $role, 'goal' => $goal, 'link' => $link, 'profile' => $profile, 'post_id' => is_wp_error($post_id) ? 0 : (int) $post_id, 'redirect' => $redirect];
 }
 
+function matthew_lms_mvp_is_removed_starter_profile_copy(string $profile): bool {
+    $normalized = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', wp_strip_all_tags($profile)) ?: '');
+    return str_starts_with($normalized, 'Starter WAX profile Learning path: Start with AI workflow fluency')
+        || (str_contains($normalized, 'Starter WAX profile') && str_contains($normalized, 'Start with AI workflow fluency'));
+}
+
 function matthew_lms_mvp_generate_profile_bootstrap(string $email, string $role, string $goal, string $link): string {
-    $fallback = "Starter WAX profile\n\nLearning path: Start with AI workflow fluency, then map one real weekly task into a repeatable prompt-and-review system.\n\nFirst wins:\n1. Pick one high-friction task connected to your goal.\n2. Build a simple AI-assisted draft, review, and handoff loop.\n3. Save the result as your first portfolio artifact.";
+    $fallback = '';
     $api = dirname(__DIR__, 3) . '/ai/LocalAIApi.php';
     if (!file_exists($api)) { return $fallback; }
     require_once $api;
@@ -1391,6 +1397,9 @@ function matthew_lms_mvp_profile_context(): array {
     $role = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_functional_role', true) : '';
     $goal = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_learning_goal', true) : '';
     $profile = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_ai_profile_bootstrap', true) : '';
+    if ($profile !== '' && matthew_lms_mvp_is_removed_starter_profile_copy($profile)) {
+        $profile = '';
+    }
     $profile_link = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_profile_link', true) : '';
     $source_type = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_external_source_type', true) : '';
     $photo = $user_id ? (string) get_user_meta($user_id, '_mlms_google_picture', true) : '';