diff --git a/config/params.ini b/config/params.ini
index c34240b..7c71acf 100644
--- a/config/params.ini
+++ b/config/params.ini
@@ -369,8 +369,16 @@ repair_npc=a5_larzuk
 runs_per_stash=4
 ; sell_junk: 1 = vendor non-keep items automatically
 sell_junk=1
-; protect_shields_from_sell: 1 = never vendor items with "shield" in detected name (recommended safety)
-protect_shields_from_sell=1
+; protect_shields_from_sell: 1 = never vendor items with "shield" in detected name.
+; DISABLED 2026-08-27. This is redundant: the EQUIPPED shield is already protected
+; positionally by mouse._is_clicking_safe(), which cancels any click landing in
+; ui_roi[equipped_inventory_area] while the inventory is open. The name rule only ever
+; hit shields sitting in the INVENTORY grid, which the pickit had already judged.
+; Cost of leaving it on: 130 blocked sells in one day (FIEND SHIELD 64, AERIN SHIELD 41,
+; HERALDIC SHIELD 23...). The same shields were re-evaluated and re-blocked every single
+; game — "Discarding FIEND SHIELD." then "Blocked sell for protected item: FIEND SHIELD" —
+; so they could never leave the pack and permanently occupied slots.
+protect_shields_from_sell=0
 ; protect_charms_from_sell: 1 = never drop/vendor charms regardless of pickit verdict
 ; (recommended safety — a misread charm can't be un-dropped). Set to 0 to let your
 ; pickit rules decide keep/discard for charms same as any other item.