diff --git a/bundle.yaml b/bundle.yaml
index 5fad8cd..81060e5 100644
--- a/bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundle.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     D-005 Ceph Squid
     D-006 Vault HA via etcd + easyrsa
     D-007 Magnum Layer A + Layer B graft
-    D-008 Designate day-one
+    D-019 (supersedes D-008) Designate deferred to v2
     D-009 hacluster subordinates (decorative on testcloud)
     D-016 IPv4-only v1
     D-018 MAAS-release-direct teardown
@@ -460,39 +460,7 @@
     channel: 2024.1/stable
 
   # =====================================================================
-  # DNS: Designate (NEW for Caracal v1 per D-008)
-  # =====================================================================
-  # Naming convention: <service>.omega.dc0.vr0.cloud.neumatrix.local
-
-  designate:
-    charm: designate
-    channel: 2024.1/stable
-    num_units: 1
-    to: [lxd:8]
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-      nameservers: "ns1.omega.dc0.vr0.cloud.neumatrix.local. ns2.omega.dc0.vr0.cloud.neumatrix.local."
-      vip: 10.12.4.227
-      os-public-hostname: designate.omega.dc0.vr0.cloud.neumatrix.local
-    bindings: *api-bindings
-    constraints: arch=amd64
-
-  designate-mysql-router:
-    charm: mysql-router
-    channel: 8.0/stable
-
-  designate-bind:
-    charm: designate-bind
-    channel: 2024.1/stable
-    num_units: 1
-    to: [lxd:8]
-    bindings:
-      "": provider                       # unit on provider so bind9:53 reachable from tenants (D-003)
-      cluster: metal                     # peer traffic stays internal (decorative with num_units=1)
-    constraints: arch=amd64
-
-  # =====================================================================
-  # HA Cluster Subordinates (12 active for v1; ceph-radosgw deferred to v2)
+  # HA Cluster Subordinates (11 active for v1; ceph-radosgw + designate deferred to v2)
   # =====================================================================
   # Channel: 2.4/stable (per Caracal Charm Delivery table, D-002 verified 2026-05-22).
   # VIPs allocated from provider /22 range 10.12.4.224-.254 per D-003.
@@ -511,7 +479,7 @@
   magnum-hacluster:                { charm: hacluster, channel: 2.4/stable }
   vault-hacluster:                 { charm: hacluster, channel: 2.4/stable }
   # v2-deferred: ceph-radosgw-hacluster:    { charm: hacluster, channel: 2.4/stable }
-  designate-hacluster:             { charm: hacluster, channel: 2.4/stable }
+  # v2-deferred (D-019): designate-hacluster: { charm: hacluster, channel: 2.4/stable }
 
 relations:
 
@@ -643,12 +611,3 @@
   - [magnum:certificates, vault:certificates]
   - [magnum-dashboard:dashboard, openstack-dashboard:dashboard-plugin]
   - [magnum:ha, magnum-hacluster:ha]
-
-  # ---- Designate (DNS) — NEW for Caracal v1 per D-008
-  - [designate-mysql-router:db-router, mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router]
-  - [designate-mysql-router:shared-db, designate:shared-db]
-  - [designate:identity-service, keystone:identity-service]
-  - [designate:amqp, rabbitmq-server:amqp]
-  - [designate:certificates, vault:certificates]
-  - [designate:dns-backend, designate-bind:dns-backend]
-  - [designate:ha, designate-hacluster:ha]