diff --git a/e2e/account-sharing.spec.ts b/e2e/account-sharing.spec.ts
index 0046c15d5..f721792c1 100644
--- a/e2e/account-sharing.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/account-sharing.spec.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ test.describe("account sharing", () => {
     const entry = page.locator('[data-slot="account-switcher-entry"]');
     await expect(entry).toHaveCount(1);
     await expect(entry).toContainText(E2E_OWNER.username);
+    // Two lines: the name and the kind of record. The access level used to
+    // take a third and was truncated more often than it was read; it is what
+    // the banner says once you are inside. The row still CARRIES the level as
+    // an attribute, which is the positive control for the absence below —
+    // without it, a renamed slot would make this read green.
+    await expect(entry).toHaveAttribute("data-access-level", /.+/);
+    await expect(entry).not.toContainText("Read only");
+    await expect(entry).not.toContainText("Can add entries");
+    await expect(entry).not.toContainText("change or remove what is in it");
     // The way home is in the same menu as the way in.
     await expect(
       page.locator('[data-slot="account-switcher-own"]'),
diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 2ca8e44a9..0f4263acf 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Akte öffnen",
-      "ownRecord": "Meine eigene Akte",
-      "readOnly": "Nur lesen",
-      "canWrite": "Darf Einträge anlegen"
+      "ownRecord": "Meine eigene Akte"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "Die Akte konnte nicht geöffnet werden. Bitte noch einmal versuchen.",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index cce8b2ea2..3fb6bdf44 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Open a record",
-      "ownRecord": "My own record",
-      "readOnly": "Read only",
-      "canWrite": "Can add entries"
+      "ownRecord": "My own record"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "Could not open that record. Please try again.",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 14df01c07..80c5f542a 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Abrir un historial",
-      "ownRecord": "Mi propio historial",
-      "readOnly": "Solo lectura",
-      "canWrite": "Puede añadir entradas"
+      "ownRecord": "Mi propio historial"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "No se pudo abrir ese historial. Inténtalo de nuevo.",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 1510ead0c..1c0d89f63 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Ouvrir un dossier",
-      "ownRecord": "Mon propre dossier",
-      "readOnly": "Lecture seule",
-      "canWrite": "Peut ajouter des entrées"
+      "ownRecord": "Mon propre dossier"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "Impossible d'ouvrir ce dossier. Veuillez réessayer.",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index c0d97c4ef..6e485828c 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Apri una cartella",
-      "ownRecord": "La mia cartella",
-      "readOnly": "Sola lettura",
-      "canWrite": "Può aggiungere voci"
+      "ownRecord": "La mia cartella"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "Non è stato possibile aprire quella cartella. Riprova.",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 90eb7eda8..4b433e175 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -9677,9 +9677,7 @@
     },
     "switcher": {
       "label": "Otwórz kartę",
-      "ownRecord": "Moja własna karta",
-      "readOnly": "Tylko odczyt",
-      "canWrite": "Może dodawać wpisy"
+      "ownRecord": "Moja własna karta"
     },
     "switch": {
       "failed": "Nie udało się otworzyć tej karty. Spróbuj ponownie.",
diff --git a/src/components/layout/account-switcher-menu.tsx b/src/components/layout/account-switcher-menu.tsx
index 8fac8a3b6..54abd94ca 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/account-switcher-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/account-switcher-menu.tsx
@@ -101,11 +101,15 @@ export function AccountSwitcherMenuItems() {
                   )
                 }
               >
+                {/* Two lines, not three. The access level had a line of its
+                    own here and it never fit — a 240 px menu truncated
+                    "Kann verwalten" as often as it showed it, and the entry
+                    still said which kind of record this is on the line below.
+                    The level is what the banner states once you are inside,
+                    where it governs what the page lets you do. It stays on
+                    the row as `data-access-level` for the browser journeys. */}
                 <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
                   <span className="truncate">{accountLabel(account)}</span>
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-xs">
-                    {accessLabel(presentation.access, t)}
-                  </span>
                   <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-xs">
                     {recordKindLabel(presentation.recordKind, t)}
                   </span>
@@ -122,16 +126,6 @@ export function AccountSwitcherMenuItems() {
   );
 }
 
-function accessLabel(
-  access: ReturnType<typeof resolveRecordPresentation>["access"],
-  t: ReturnType<typeof useTranslations>["t"],
-): string {
-  if (access === "manage") return t("recordSharing.row.canManage");
-  return access === "view-and-add"
-    ? t("recordSharing.switcher.canWrite")
-    : t("recordSharing.switcher.readOnly");
-}
-
 function recordKindLabel(
   recordKind: ReturnType<typeof resolveRecordPresentation>["recordKind"],
   t: ReturnType<typeof useTranslations>["t"],