diff --git a/lib/contracts/erc8004.ts b/lib/contracts/erc8004.ts
index 030e31d9..0179c941 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/erc8004.ts
+++ b/lib/contracts/erc8004.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type Address } from "viem";
-import { publicClient } from "../viem";
+import { publicClient } from "../rpc";
 import { ERC8004_REGISTRY } from "./constants";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/price.ts b/lib/price.ts
index 6cefd73a..5b3a9817 100644
--- a/lib/price.ts
+++ b/lib/price.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type Address, formatUnits } from "viem";
-import { publicClient } from "./viem";
+import { publicClient } from "./rpc";
 import { MCV2_BOND } from "./contracts/constants";
 import {
   priceForNextMintFunction,
diff --git a/lib/viem.ts b/lib/viem.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fca585f..00000000
--- a/lib/viem.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// Re-export from lib/rpc.ts — this file exists for backward compatibility.
-// New code should import from "lib/rpc" directly.
-export { publicClient } from "./rpc";
diff --git a/src/app/api/cron/backfill/route.ts b/src/app/api/cron/backfill/route.ts
index f0cbb2e6..12d61711 100644
--- a/src/app/api/cron/backfill/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/cron/backfill/route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { decodeEventLog, type Log } from "viem";
-import { publicClient } from "../../../../../lib/viem";
+import { publicClient } from "../../../../../lib/rpc";
 import { createServerClient } from "../../../../../lib/supabase";
 import { storyFactoryAbi } from "../../../../../lib/contracts/abi";
 import { STORY_FACTORY } from "../../../../../lib/contracts/constants";