diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 987e44c..3a6cdb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - Sway with SDDM, Waybar, PipeWire, printing, SSH, and NetworkManager
 - Faroese keyboard layout, Danish regional formats, and Atlantic/Faroe time
 - Foot as the terminal, opening the persistent `tmux` session
-- Zen as the default browser, installed from Zen's official release tarball
+- Brave Origin as the default browser
 - Development tools, formatters, and Fedora-packaged language servers from NixOS
 
 ## Run
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ansible-playbook setup.yml -K
 | Key | Action |
 |---|---|
 | `Super+t` | Foot attached to tmux session `main` |
-| `Super+b` | Zen Browser |
+| `Super+b` | Brave-Origin Browser |
 | `Super+d` | Rofi application launcher |
 | `Super+q` | Close window |
 | `Super+h/j/k/l` | Move focus |
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ The main switches live near the top of `vars.yml`:
 
 ## Re-running
 
-The playbook is designed to be repeatable. Zen, Bun, Rust, Starship, npm tools,
-services, and configuration files are checked before changes are made. Zen
+The playbook is designed to be repeatable. Brave Origin, Rust, Starship, npm tools,
+services, and configuration files are checked before changes are made. Brave Origin 
 handles browser updates itself after the initial binary installation.
diff --git a/protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.4-1.noarch.rpm b/protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.4-1.noarch.rpm
deleted file mode 100644
index fa14adb..0000000
Binary files a/protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.4-1.noarch.rpm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/setup.yml b/setup.yml
index fbaafed..1d3c915 100644
--- a/setup.yml
+++ b/setup.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
       when: install_jdtls
     - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/sqlcmd.yml
       when: install_sqlcmd
-    - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/zen.yml
     - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/dotfiles.yml
     - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/user_config.yml
     - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/pcloud.yml
diff --git a/tasks/system.yml b/tasks/system.yml
index 48de44d..f49b3e0 100644
--- a/tasks/system.yml
+++ b/tasks/system.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
       export EDITOR=nvim
       export VISUAL=nvim
       export TERMINAL=foot
-      export BROWSER=zen
       export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark
       export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
       export ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=wayland
diff --git a/tasks/zen.yml b/tasks/zen.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cecf46..0000000
--- a/tasks/zen.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Check for Zen Browser
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ zen_install_dir }}/zen"
-  become: false
-  register: zen_binary
-
-- name: Create Zen installation directories
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ user_name }}"
-    mode: "0755"
-  become: false
-  loop:
-    - "{{ user_home }}/.tarball-installations"
-    - "{{ user_home }}/.config"
-    - "{{ user_home }}/.local/bin"
-    - "{{ user_home }}/.local/share/applications"
-    - "{{ user_home }}/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps"
-
-- name: Download the current Zen release binary
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: "{{ zen_archive_url }}"
-    dest: "{{ zen_archive }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-  become: false
-  when: not zen_binary.stat.exists
-
-- name: Extract Zen Browser
-  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-    src: "{{ zen_archive }}"
-    dest: "{{ user_home }}/.tarball-installations"
-    remote_src: true
-    creates: "{{ zen_install_dir }}/zen"
-  become: false
-
-- name: Link Zen into the user's PATH
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    src: "{{ zen_install_dir }}/zen"
-    dest: "{{ user_home }}/.local/bin/zen"
-    state: link
-    force: true
-  become: false
-
-- name: Install Zen application icon
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ zen_install_dir }}/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png"
-    dest: "{{ user_home }}/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/zen.png"
-    remote_src: true
-    owner: "{{ user_name }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-  become: false
-
-- name: Install Zen desktop entry
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    dest: "{{ user_home }}/.local/share/applications/{{ zen_desktop_file }}"
-    owner: "{{ user_name }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-    content: |
-      [Desktop Entry]
-      Version=1.0
-      Type=Application
-      Name=Zen Browser
-      Comment=Browse the web
-      Exec=zen %u
-      Icon=zen
-      Terminal=false
-      StartupNotify=true
-      StartupWMClass=zen
-      Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
-      MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
-      Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profile-manager;
-
-      [Desktop Action new-window]
-      Name=New Window
-      Exec=zen --new-window %u
-
-      [Desktop Action new-private-window]
-      Name=New Private Window
-      Exec=zen --private-window %u
-
-      [Desktop Action profile-manager]
-      Name=Profile Manager
-      Exec=zen --ProfileManager
-  become: false
-
-- name: Remove downloaded Zen archive
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ zen_archive }}"
-    state: absent
-  become: false
-
-- name: Query default MIME handlers
-  ansible.builtin.command: "xdg-mime query default {{ item }}"
-  become: false
-  loop:
-    - text/html
-    - application/xhtml+xml
-    - x-scheme-handler/http
-    - x-scheme-handler/https
-  register: current_browser_handlers
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-
-- name: Set Zen as the default browser
-  ansible.builtin.command: "xdg-mime default {{ zen_desktop_file }} {{ item.item }}"
-  become: false
-  loop: "{{ current_browser_handlers.results }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.item }}"
-  when: item.stdout != zen_desktop_file
diff --git a/templates/sway/config.j2 b/templates/sway/config.j2
index 19ab58e..13ece40 100644
--- a/templates/sway/config.j2
+++ b/templates/sway/config.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Sway workstation configuration translated from NixOS behavior.
 set $mod Mod4
 set $term foot -e tmux new-session -A -s main
-set $browser zen
+set $browser brave-origin
 set $menu rofi -show drun
 
 font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
diff --git a/vars.yml b/vars.yml
index 6adafc7..1629b13 100644
--- a/vars.yml
+++ b/vars.yml
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ rustup_components:
   - rust-analyzer
   - rust-src
 
-zen_archive_url: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/latest/download/zen.linux-x86_64.tar.xz
-zen_archive: /tmp/zen.linux-x86_64.tar.xz
-zen_install_dir: "{{ user_home }}/.tarball-installations/zen"
-zen_desktop_file: zen.desktop
-
 sqlcmd_version: "1.8.1"
 sqlcmd_archive: sqlcmd-linux-amd64.tar.bz2
 sqlcmd_url: "https://github.com/microsoft/go-sqlcmd/releases/download/v{{ sqlcmd_version }}/{{ sqlcmd_archive }}"