diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php
index 4ade0008..4884857d 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php
@@ -1457,20 +1457,12 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_get_paid_download_actions_html')) {
 			return '<div class="muted-2-color text-center">' . esc_html__('暂无可下载资源', 'aksrt') . '</div>';
 		}
 
-		// 下载总开关关闭 = 直连模式：按钮直接输出原始地址，不走本站中转链接。
-		$direct_download = class_exists('\AKSRT\Content\Download')
-			&& !\AKSRT\Content\Download::get_instance()->is_enabled();
-
 		$buttons = '';
 		foreach ($downloads as $index => $download) {
 			if (!is_array($download)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			$url = (string) ($download['url'] ?? '');
-			if ($direct_download && $url === '') {
-				// 直连模式没有可用的原始地址，空源不渲染。
-				continue;
-			}
 			$label = trim((string) ($download['label'] ?? ''));
 			$service = function_exists('aksrt_detect_cloud_service')
 				? aksrt_detect_cloud_service($url)
@@ -1489,13 +1481,8 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_get_paid_download_actions_html')) {
 			$copy_label = $extract_code !== '' ? $extract_code : ($copy_key !== '' ? $copy_key : __('更多内容', 'aksrt'));
 
 			$buttons .= '<div class="but-download flex ac">';
-			if ($direct_download) {
-				$buttons .= '<a class="mr10 but ' . esc_attr($button_class) . '" href="' . esc_url($url) . '" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">';
-				$buttons .= '<i class="fa fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>' . esc_html($label) . '</a>';
-			} else {
-				$buttons .= '<button type="button" class="mr10 but ' . esc_attr($button_class) . '" data-action="aksrt-download" data-source-index="' . esc_attr((string) $index) . '" data-source-type="' . esc_attr($type) . '" data-has-extract="' . ($has_extract ? '1' : '0') . '">';
-				$buttons .= '<i class="fa fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>' . esc_html($label) . '</button>';
-			}
+			$buttons .= '<button type="button" class="mr10 but ' . esc_attr($button_class) . '" data-action="aksrt-download" data-source-index="' . esc_attr((string) $index) . '" data-source-type="' . esc_attr($type) . '" data-has-extract="' . ($has_extract ? '1' : '0') . '">';
+			$buttons .= '<i class="fa fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>' . esc_html($label) . '</button>';
 			if ($copy_value !== '') {
 				$buttons .= '<button type="button" class="but" data-clipboard-tag="' . esc_attr($copy_key !== '' ? $copy_key : __('内容', 'aksrt')) . '" data-clipboard-text="' . esc_attr($copy_value) . '">' . esc_html($copy_label) . '</button>';
 			} elseif ($extract_code !== '') {
diff --git a/src/Content/Download.php b/src/Content/Download.php
index 1d7aa87c..a7dea8b2 100644
--- a/src/Content/Download.php
+++ b/src/Content/Download.php
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ class Download {
     const TOKEN_LEN = 48;
     const QUERY_VAR = 'aksrt_dl_token';
 
-    // Hardened fallbacks used when the aksrt_download_config option is
-    // missing or contains values the admin validation would reject.
-    const FALLBACK_ENDPOINT    = 'download';
-    const FALLBACK_MAX_USES    = 1;
-    const FALLBACK_TTL_MINUTES = 10;
+    // Fixed relay configuration. The admin download-config settings page was
+    // removed, so these constants are the single source of truth for the
+    // site-routed download system (endpoint, per-token uses, TTL).
+    const ENDPOINT    = 'download';
+    const MAX_USES    = 1;
+    const TTL_MINUTES = 10;
 
     private static $instance = null;
 
@@ -69,51 +70,17 @@ class Download {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Master switch for the site-routed download system (aksrt_download_config
-     * "enabled", default true). When off, download buttons render the raw
-     * source URLs directly and every token route/endpoint below stays dormant.
-     */
-    public function is_enabled(): bool {
-        $cfg = get_option('aksrt_download_config', []);
-        if (!is_array($cfg)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return !isset($cfg['enabled']) || !empty($cfg['enabled']);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Effective download settings (aksrt_download_config), clamped so a
-     * corrupted option can never break routing or accounting.
+     * Effective download settings for the fixed relay configuration.
      */
     private function config(): array {
-        $cfg = get_option('aksrt_download_config', []);
-        if (!is_array($cfg)) {
-            $cfg = [];
-        }
-
-        $alias = trim((string) ($cfg['url_alias'] ?? self::FALLBACK_ENDPOINT));
-        if ($alias === '' || strlen($alias) > 48 || !preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$/', $alias)) {
-            $alias = self::FALLBACK_ENDPOINT;
-        }
-
-        $max_uses = isset($cfg['default_max_uses']) ? (int) $cfg['default_max_uses'] : self::FALLBACK_MAX_USES;
-        $max_uses = min(100, max(1, $max_uses));
-
-        $ttl_minutes = isset($cfg['ttl_minutes']) ? (int) $cfg['ttl_minutes'] : self::FALLBACK_TTL_MINUTES;
-        $ttl_minutes = min(1440, max(1, $ttl_minutes));
-
         return [
-            'endpoint' => $alias,
-            'max_uses' => $max_uses,
-            'ttl'      => $ttl_minutes * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS,
+            'endpoint' => self::ENDPOINT,
+            'max_uses' => self::MAX_USES,
+            'ttl'      => self::TTL_MINUTES * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS,
         ];
     }
 
     public function register_rewrite(): void {
-        if (!$this->is_enabled()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         add_rewrite_rule(
             '^' . preg_quote($this->config()['endpoint'], '/') . '/([A-Za-z0-9]{1,64})/?$',
             'index.php?' . self::QUERY_VAR . '=$matches[1]',
@@ -122,12 +89,11 @@ class Download {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Re-flush rewrite rules whenever the configured alias or the master
-     * switch changes, using the same version-marker approach as Auth\Router.
+     * Re-flush rewrite rules on theme version changes, using the same
+     * version-marker approach as Auth\Router.
      */
     public function maybe_flush_rewrite(): void {
-        $endpoint = $this->is_enabled() ? $this->config()['endpoint'] : 'off';
-        $version = AKSRT_VERSION . ':download-endpoint:' . $endpoint;
+        $version = AKSRT_VERSION . ':download-endpoint:' . self::ENDPOINT;
         if ((string) get_option('aksrt_dl_rewrite_version') !== $version) {
             flush_rewrite_rules(false);
             update_option('aksrt_dl_rewrite_version', $version);
@@ -140,10 +106,6 @@ class Download {
     }
 
     public function register_routes(): void {
-        if (!$this->is_enabled()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         register_rest_route('aksrt/v1', '/download/request', [
             'methods'             => 'POST',
             'callback'            => [$this, 'rest_request'],
@@ -257,11 +219,6 @@ class Download {
             $this->fail_410();
         }
 
-        // Master switch off: the token system is retired, links are dead ends.
-        if (!$this->is_enabled()) {
-            $this->fail_410();
-        }
-
         global $wpdb;
         $table = \AKSRT\Core\DBMigrator::table('dl_token');
         if (!$table) $this->fail_410();
diff --git a/templates/parts/resource-download-box.php b/templates/parts/resource-download-box.php
index c69ab822..8bbcf93e 100644
--- a/templates/parts/resource-download-box.php
+++ b/templates/parts/resource-download-box.php
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ if ($pay_type !== 'download' || empty($downloads)) {
 $is_resource_context = function_exists('aksrt_is_resource_post') && aksrt_is_resource_post($post_id);
 $context_variant = $is_resource_context ? 'resource' : 'content';
 
-// 下载总开关关闭 = 直连模式：下载按钮直接输出原始地址，不走本站中转链接。
-$direct_download = class_exists('\AKSRT\Content\Download')
-	&& !\AKSRT\Content\Download::get_instance()->is_enabled();
 $subject_label = trim((string) ($meta['subject_label'] ?? ''));
 if ($subject_label === '') {
 	$subject_label = $is_resource_context ? __('资源', 'aksrt') : __('内容', 'aksrt');
@@ -60,9 +57,7 @@ $pay_modo = is_array($priced)
 $user_amount = is_array($priced) ? (float) ($priced['amount'] ?? 0) : (float) ($meta['price'] ?? 0);
 $cost = function_exists('aksrt_resource_download_cost') ? (int) aksrt_resource_download_cost($post_id) : 0;
 
-// 直连模式下没有“获取链接”请求，验证码容器不会被打开，属死 UI 不渲染。
-$captcha_active = !$direct_download
-	&& function_exists('aksrt_is_captcha_enabled_for')
+$captcha_active = function_exists('aksrt_is_captcha_enabled_for')
 	&& aksrt_is_captcha_enabled_for('download');
 $balance = (int) ($gate_data['balance'] ?? (is_user_logged_in() ? \AKSRT\Ledger\LedgerService::get_instance()->balance(get_current_user_id(), \AKSRT\Ledger\AssetType::POINTS) : 0));
 $login_url = (string) ($gate_data['login_url'] ?? wp_login_url(get_permalink($post_id)));
@@ -350,10 +345,6 @@ if ($is_need_purchase && $user_amount > 0) {
 					}
 					$type = isset($row['type']) ? (string) $row['type'] : 'direct';
 					$url = isset($row['url']) ? (string) $row['url'] : '';
-					if ($direct_download && $url === '') {
-						// 直连模式没有可用的原始地址，空源不渲染。
-						continue;
-					}
 					$extract_code = isset($row['extract_code']) ? trim((string) $row['extract_code']) : '';
 					$has_extract = $extract_code !== '';
 
@@ -371,15 +362,6 @@ if ($is_need_purchase && $user_amount > 0) {
 						$btn_action = '';
 						$btn_target = '';
 						$btn_rel = '';
-					} elseif ($direct_download) {
-						$btn_tag = 'a';
-						$btn_href = $url;
-						$btn_text = __('立即下载', 'aksrt');
-						$btn_icon = 'fa-download';
-						$btn_modifier = $has_paid_access ? ' resource-download-box__btn--owned' : '';
-						$btn_action = '';
-						$btn_target = ' target="_blank"';
-						$btn_rel = ' rel="nofollow noopener"';
 					} else {
 						$btn_tag = 'button';
 						$btn_href = '';
@@ -406,12 +388,6 @@ if ($is_need_purchase && $user_amount > 0) {
 									<?php echo esc_html($service['name']); ?>
 								</span>
 							</a>
-							<?php if ($direct_download && $has_extract) : ?>
-								<button type="button" class="resource-download-box__btn resource-download-box__btn--extract"
-									data-clipboard-tag="<?php esc_attr_e('提取码', 'aksrt'); ?>"
-									data-clipboard-text="<?php echo esc_attr($extract_code); ?>"
-								><?php echo esc_html($extract_code); ?></button>
-							<?php endif; ?>
 						<?php else : ?>
 							<button
 								type="button"
diff --git a/tests/widget-system/download-config-contract.test.cjs b/tests/widget-system/download-config-contract.test.cjs
index 21b4c37a..45a39ec4 100644
--- a/tests/widget-system/download-config-contract.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/widget-system/download-config-contract.test.cjs
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ const test = require('node:test');
 const root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 const read = (file) => fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, file), 'utf8');
 
-test('Download.php derives endpoint, ttl and max uses from configuration', () => {
+test('download relay configuration is pinned to built-in constants', () => {
   const dl = read('src/Content/Download.php');
 
-  // Dead hard-coded values are gone.
-  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /const ENDPOINT/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /const TOKEN_TTL/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /aksrt-dl/);
+  // The admin settings page is gone; the option must never be read again.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /aksrt_download_config/);
+
+  // The retired master switch is gone from the runtime.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /function is_enabled/);
+
+  // Single source of truth: fixed endpoint, per-token uses and TTL.
+  assert.match(dl, /const ENDPOINT\s*=\s*'download'/);
+  assert.match(dl, /const MAX_USES\s*=\s*1/);
+  assert.match(dl, /const TTL_MINUTES\s*=\s*10/);
 
   // Rewrite regex and URL building share the configured alias.
   assert.match(dl, /preg_quote\(\$this->config\(\)\['endpoint'\], '\/'\)/);
@@ -23,11 +29,34 @@ test('Download.php derives endpoint, ttl and max uses from configuration', () =>
   assert.match(dl, /flush_rewrite_rules\(false\)/);
   assert.match(dl, /aksrt_dl_rewrite_version/);
 
-  // TTL and per-token max uses come from the settings section.
+  // TTL and per-token max uses come from the fixed configuration.
   assert.match(dl, /'expires_in'\s+=> \$config\['ttl'\]/);
   assert.match(dl, /'max_uses'\s+=> \(int\) \$config\['max_uses'\]/);
 });
 
+test('the retired master switch leaves no direct-download branches behind', () => {
+  const dl = read('src/Content/Download.php');
+  const box = read('templates/parts/resource-download-box.php');
+  const pay = read('inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php');
+
+  // No runtime switch and no option reads remain.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /function is_enabled/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /aksrt_download_config/);
+
+  // Direct mode was only reachable through the removed switch.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(box, /direct_download/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(pay, /direct_download/);
+
+  // Relay buttons stay the only download path on both surfaces; the login
+  // anchor and the paid-card relay button keep their original markup.
+  assert.match(box, /data-action="<\?php echo esc_attr\(\$btn_action\); \?>/);
+  assert.match(box, /href="<\?php echo esc_url\(\$btn_href\); \?>/);
+  assert.match(pay, /data-action="aksrt-download"/);
+
+  // Dead standalone-page helper stays removed.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(pay, /aksrt_is_download_alone_page_enabled/);
+});
+
 test('usage is counted only after full delivery, never for probes', () => {
   const dl = read('src/Content/Download.php');
 
@@ -89,31 +118,3 @@ test('token generation retries on primary-key collisions', () => {
   assert.match(dl, /PRIMARY KEY\(token\) already guarantees uniqueness/);
   assert.match(dl, /for \(\$attempt = 0; \$attempt < 3; \$attempt\+\+\)/);
 });
-
-test('master switch off puts the token system to sleep and renders direct links', () => {
-  const dl = read('src/Content/Download.php');
-  const box = read('templates/parts/resource-download-box.php');
-  const pay = read('inc/helpers/aksrt-pay.php');
-
-  // The switch is a public runtime check; missing key means enabled.
-  assert.match(dl, /public function is_enabled\(\): bool/);
-  assert.match(dl, /!isset\(\$cfg\['enabled'\]\) \|\| !empty\(\$cfg\['enabled'\]\)/);
-
-  // Rewrite, REST routes and token serving all bail out when disabled.
-  assert.match(dl, /if \(!\$this->is_enabled\(\)\) \{\s*return;\s*\}/);
-  assert.match(dl, /Master switch off: the token system is retired/);
-
-  // The unused policy endpoint stays removed.
-  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /download\/policy/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(dl, /rest_policy/);
-
-  // Direct mode renders anchors to the raw source URL instead of token buttons.
-  assert.match(box, /\$direct_download = class_exists\('\\AKSRT\\Content\\Download'\)/);
-  assert.match(box, /elseif \(\$direct_download\) \{/);
-  assert.match(box, /href="<\?php echo esc_url\(\$btn_href\); \?>/);
-  assert.match(box, /data-clipboard-text="<\?php echo esc_attr\(\$extract_code\); \?>/);
-  assert.match(pay, /if \(\$direct_download\) \{\s*\$buttons \.= '<a class="mr10 but /);
-
-  // Dead standalone-page helper stays removed.
-  assert.doesNotMatch(pay, /aksrt_is_download_alone_page_enabled/);
-});