diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8da3ed10..bb6b38fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ PyPI version — not the changelog header.
   `devpulse_dashboard` plugin's `todo_section.py` (revivable). Dashboard
   `DASHBOARD.local.json` 6.8 KB → 3.0 KB. Devpulse-only (plugin, not templated).
   Verified: seedgo 100%, 17/17 plugin tests.
+- **Deprecated dashboard sections are now actually pruned on refresh.**
+  `bulletin_board` (and the other entries in prax's `DEPRECATED_SECTIONS`:
+  `devpulse`, `commons_activity`, `agent_status`, `memory_bank`) were listed as
+  deprecated but only excluded from template *pushes* — they lingered in every
+  branch's live `DASHBOARD.local.json`. Added `_prune_deprecated_sections()` to
+  the prax dashboard `refresh` path (reusing the single `DEPRECATED_SECTIONS`
+  constant), so a refresh strips them. Verified: `bulletin_board` removed from
+  the devpulse dashboard; 116/116 prax tests, seedgo 100%. (Follow-up: `@trigger`
+  still has a `bulletin_created` writer to retire separately.)
 - **`.backupignore` is now a true `.gitignore` for the backup system — a single
   source of truth (FPLAN-0269).** Replaced the hand-rolled `fnmatch`+part-loop
   matcher (which broke leading-slash anchoring, `*`-crossing-`/`, dir-only `foo/`,
diff --git a/src/aipass/prax/apps/handlers/dashboard/refresh.py b/src/aipass/prax/apps/handlers/dashboard/refresh.py
index 587b5afe..6d012d59 100644
--- a/src/aipass/prax/apps/handlers/dashboard/refresh.py
+++ b/src/aipass/prax/apps/handlers/dashboard/refresh.py
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ from aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger import get_direct_logger
 logger = get_direct_logger()
 
 # Same-package imports allowed
-from .operations import create_fresh_dashboard, save_dashboard
+from .operations import create_fresh_dashboard, save_dashboard  # noqa: E402
 
 # Cross-handler imports for central reader
-from ..central.reader import read_all_centrals
+from ..central.reader import read_all_centrals  # noqa: E402
 
-from aipass.prax.apps.handlers.json import json_handler
+from aipass.prax.apps.handlers.json import json_handler  # noqa: E402
+from .template_pusher import DEPRECATED_SECTIONS  # noqa: E402
 
 # Sections managed by the refresh path — everything else is write-through only
 REFRESH_MANAGED_SECTIONS = {"ai_mail", "flow", "memory"}
@@ -188,6 +189,13 @@ def _calculate_quick_status(sections: Dict) -> Dict:
     }
 
 
+def _prune_deprecated_sections(dashboard: Dict) -> None:
+    """Remove deprecated sections from dashboard before save."""
+    sections = dashboard.get("sections", {})
+    for key in DEPRECATED_SECTIONS:
+        sections.pop(key, None)
+
+
 def _preserve_write_through_sections(dashboard: Dict, branch_path: Path, branch_name: str) -> None:
     """Preserve write-through sections not managed by refresh."""
     existing_path = branch_path / "DASHBOARD.local.json"
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ def refresh_all_dashboards() -> Dict:
             dashboard["sections"]["memory"] = _extract_memory_section(centrals, branch_path)
 
             _preserve_write_through_sections(dashboard, branch_path, branch_name)
+            _prune_deprecated_sections(dashboard)
 
             # Calculate quick status
             dashboard["quick_status"] = _calculate_quick_status(dashboard["sections"])
@@ -314,6 +323,7 @@ def refresh_single_dashboard(branch_path: Path) -> Dict:
         dashboard["sections"]["memory"] = _extract_memory_section(centrals, branch_path)
 
         _preserve_write_through_sections(dashboard, branch_path, branch_name)
+        _prune_deprecated_sections(dashboard)
 
         dashboard["quick_status"] = _calculate_quick_status(dashboard["sections"])