diff --git a/app/static/app.js b/app/static/app.js
index fc6b4b4..900f5b3 100644
--- a/app/static/app.js
+++ b/app/static/app.js
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ async function setEq(uid, control, value, input) {
   }
 }
 function option(value, text) { const item = el('option', null, text); item.value = value; return item; }
-function stateName(state) { return ({PLAYING:'WIEDERGABE', PAUSED_PLAYBACK:'PAUSIERT', STOPPED:'GESTOPPT', TRANSITIONING:'WECHSEL', UNAVAILABLE:'NICHT ERREICHBAR'})[state] || state; }
-
 function render() {
   const root = $('#zones'); root.replaceChildren();
   for (const zone of zones) {
-    const card = el('article', 'zone'), head = el('div', 'zone-head'), names = el('div');
-    names.append(el('h2', null, zone.name));
-    head.append(names, el('span', 'state', stateName(zone.state)));
+    const card = el('article', 'zone');
+    const name = el('h2', null, zone.name);
     const track = el('p', 'track', zone.error || (zone.track.title ? `${zone.track.title}${zone.track.artist ? ' · ' + zone.track.artist : ''}` : 'Kein aktueller Titel'));
     const controls = el('div', 'controls');
     for (const [icon, label, action] of [['▶','Play','play'], ['Ⅱ','Pause','pause'], ['■','Stopp','stop']]) {
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ function render() {
     const leave = el('button', 'danger', 'Aus Gruppe lösen'); leave.hidden = zone.memberUids.length < 2;
     leave.onclick = () => act(`/api/groups/${encodeURIComponent(zone.uid)}`, 'DELETE');
     const zoneActions = el('div', 'zone-actions'); zoneActions.append(loudness, leave);
-    card.append(head, track, controls, volume, eq, zoneActions); root.append(card);
+    card.append(name, track, controls, volume, eq, zoneActions); root.append(card);
   }
   renderSelects(); loadMusic();
 }
diff --git a/app/static/style.css b/app/static/style.css
index 8c8d599..33d71ad 100644
--- a/app/static/style.css
+++ b/app/static/style.css
@@ -72,17 +72,6 @@ h2 {
   box-shadow: 0 8px 28px #0005;
 }
 
-.zone-head {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 9px;
-}
-
-.state {
-  color: #d8b4fe;
-  font-size: .68rem;
-}
-
 .track {
   min-height: 32px;
   margin: 8px 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 20eed4b..0306596 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -246,3 +246,14 @@ def test_frontend_serializes_eq_writes_and_reloads_confirmed_values():
     assert source.count("await load(false)") >= 3
     assert "loudness.dataset.value !== 'true'" in source
     assert "value:!zone.loudness" not in source
+
+
+def test_zone_cards_render_name_directly_without_transport_status():
+    source = Path("app/static/app.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    styles = Path("app/static/style.css").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "stateName" not in source
+    assert "el('span', 'state'" not in source
+    assert "WIEDERGABE" not in source
+    assert "zone-head" not in source
+    assert ".zone-head" not in styles
+    assert "card.append(name, track, controls, volume, eq, zoneActions)" in source