diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-linux.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-linux.yml
index 5899d49..c73ed87 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-linux.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-linux.yml
@@ -40,21 +40,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y portaudio19-dev
 
-      - name: Build sidecar (CUDA)
-        run: |
-          uv sync --frozen || uv sync
-          uv run pyinstaller local-transcription-headless.spec
-
-      - name: Package sidecar (CUDA)
-        run: |
-          cd dist/local-transcription-backend && zip -9 -r ../../sidecar-linux-x86_64-cuda.zip .
-
       - name: Build sidecar (CPU)
+        env:
+          UV_NO_SOURCES: "1"
         run: |
-          rm -rf dist/local-transcription-backend build/
-          uv pip install torch torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu --force-reinstall
-          # Run pyinstaller directly from venv to prevent uv run from
-          # re-resolving torch back to the CUDA version via pyproject.toml sources
+          uv sync
           .venv/bin/pyinstaller local-transcription-headless.spec
 
       - name: Package sidecar (CPU)
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-windows.yml
index bf443b3..ade356f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-windows.yml
@@ -54,23 +54,12 @@ jobs:
             choco install 7zip -y
           }
 
-      - name: Build sidecar (CUDA)
-        shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          uv sync --frozen
-          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { uv sync }
-          uv run pyinstaller local-transcription-headless.spec
-
-      - name: Package sidecar (CUDA)
-        shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          7z a -tzip -mx=9 sidecar-windows-x86_64-cuda.zip .\dist\local-transcription-backend\*
-
       - name: Build sidecar (CPU)
         shell: powershell
+        env:
+          UV_NO_SOURCES: "1"
         run: |
-          Remove-Item -Recurse -Force dist\local-transcription-backend, build -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-          uv pip install torch torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu --force-reinstall
+          uv sync
           .venv\Scripts\pyinstaller.exe local-transcription-headless.spec
 
       - name: Package sidecar (CPU)
diff --git a/src/lib/components/SidecarSetup.svelte b/src/lib/components/SidecarSetup.svelte
index 66c0bcf..775815d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/SidecarSetup.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/SidecarSetup.svelte
@@ -126,23 +126,6 @@
           </div>
         </label>
 
-        <label class="variant-option" class:selected={variant === "cuda"}>
-          <input
-            type="radio"
-            name="variant"
-            value="cuda"
-            bind:group={variant}
-          />
-          <div class="variant-info">
-            <span class="variant-name">Local - GPU (NVIDIA CUDA)</span>
-            <span class="variant-desc">~2 GB download</span>
-            <span class="variant-detail">
-              Runs Whisper AI models locally using your NVIDIA GPU for fast
-              transcription. No internet needed after download. Requires an
-              NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support.
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        </label>
       </div>
 
       <button class="download-btn" onclick={startDownload}>