diff --git a/ai_animation/index.html b/ai_animation/index.html
index ef84066..7fe3e57 100644
--- a/ai_animation/index.html
+++ b/ai_animation/index.html
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
       <div>
         <button id="load-btn">Load Game</button>
         <button id="standings-btn">📊 Leaderboard</button>
-        <button id="relationships-btn">🔄 Relationships</button>
         <button id="prev-btn" disabled>← Prev</button>
         <button id="next-btn" disabled>Next →</button>
         <button id="play-btn" disabled>▶ Play</button>
diff --git a/ai_animation/src/domElements.ts b/ai_animation/src/domElements.ts
index 630a935..0bcc249 100644
--- a/ai_animation/src/domElements.ts
+++ b/ai_animation/src/domElements.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ if (null === leaderboard) throw new Error("Element with ID 'leaderboard' not fou
 export const standingsBtn = document.getElementById('standings-btn');
 if (null === standingsBtn) throw new Error("Element with ID 'standings-btn' not found");
 
-export const relationshipsBtn = document.getElementById('relationships-btn');
-if (null === relationshipsBtn) throw new Error("Element with ID 'relationships-btn' not found");
 
 
 // Add roundRect polyfill for browsers that don't support it
diff --git a/ai_animation/src/gameState.ts b/ai_animation/src/gameState.ts
index eabb631..9719ffb 100644
--- a/ai_animation/src/gameState.ts
+++ b/ai_animation/src/gameState.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as THREE from "three"
 import { updateRotatingDisplay } from "./components/rotatingDisplay";
-import { updateRelationshipPopup } from "./domElements/relationshipPopup";
 import { type CoordinateData, CoordinateDataSchema, PowerENUM } from "./types/map"
 import type { GameSchemaType } from "./types/gameState";
 import { GameSchema } from "./types/gameState";
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ class GameState {
         // Update rotating display and relationship popup with game data
         if (this.gameData) {
           updateRotatingDisplay(this.gameData, this.phaseIndex, this.currentPower);
-          updateRelationshipPopup();
           updateGameIdDisplay();
         }
       })
diff --git a/ai_animation/src/main.ts b/ai_animation/src/main.ts
index 56472bd..31fa59f 100644
--- a/ai_animation/src/main.ts
+++ b/ai_animation/src/main.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { logger } from "./logger";
 import { loadBtn, prevBtn, nextBtn, speedSelector, fileInput, playBtn, mapView, loadGameBtnFunction } from "./domElements";
 import { updateChatWindows } from "./domElements/chatWindows";
 import { initStandingsBoard, hideStandingsBoard, showStandingsBoard } from "./domElements/standingsBoard";
-import { initRelationshipPopup, hideRelationshipPopup, updateRelationshipPopup } from "./domElements/relationshipPopup";
 import { displayPhaseWithAnimation, advanceToNextPhase, resetToPhase, nextPhase, previousPhase } from "./phase";
 import { config } from "./config";
 import { Tween, Group, Easing } from "@tweenjs/tween.js";
@@ -29,9 +28,6 @@ function initScene() {
   // Initialize standings board
   initStandingsBoard();
 
-  // Initialize relationship popup
-  initRelationshipPopup();
-
   // Load coordinate data, then build the map
   gameState.loadBoardState().then(() => {
     initMap(gameState.scene).then(() => {
diff --git a/ai_animation/src/phase.ts b/ai_animation/src/phase.ts
index ffdd9f4..b445b1d 100644
--- a/ai_animation/src/phase.ts
+++ b/ai_animation/src/phase.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { updatePhaseDisplay } from "./domElements";
 import { initUnits } from "./units/create";
 import { updateSupplyCenterOwnership, updateLeaderboard, updateMapOwnership as _updateMapOwnership } from "./map/state";
 import { updateChatWindows, addToNewsBanner } from "./domElements/chatWindows";
-import { updateRelationshipPopup } from "./domElements/relationshipPopup";
 import { createAnimationsForNextPhase } from "./units/animate";
 import { speakSummary } from "./speech";
 import { config } from "./config";
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ export function displayPhase(skipMessages = false) {
   // Update UI elements with smooth transitions
   updateLeaderboard(currentPhase);
   _updateMapOwnership();
-  updateRelationshipPopup();
 
   // Add phase info to news banner if not already there
   const phaseBannerText = `Phase: ${currentPhase.name}`;