diff --git a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
index 93323cb..6422a3b 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
+++ b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ body, .stApp {
     border: 1px solid var(--dt-border) !important;
     border-radius: var(--dt-r-sm) !important;
 }
+/* Hide Streamlit's built-in compact file-chip row once files exist —
+   the home page renders its own canonical "Uploaded files" list with
+   a Remove button beneath the uploader, so the chip row is redundant
+   and visually doubles up on filenames. The dropzone's borderless
+   ``+`` button is left in place as the "add more files" affordance.
+   First-child wrapper of ``stFileChips`` holds the chip flex container;
+   collapsing it lets the ``+`` button hug the dropzone's left edge. */
+[data-testid="stFileChip"] { display: none !important; }
+[data-testid="stFileChips"] > div:first-child { display: none !important; }
 
 /* ---------- Expanders + bordered containers → editorial cards ---------- */
 [data-testid="stExpander"] details,