diff --git a/lib/documents.js b/lib/documents.js
index 7f2c62c..0be04ad 100644
--- a/lib/documents.js
+++ b/lib/documents.js
@@ -689,9 +689,8 @@ function buildContactLines(header) {
   return lines;
 }
 
-// Sidebar section label: a compact tracked uppercase accent word underlined by
-// a short accent segment — the same structural motif as the main column, sized
-// down for the narrow column.
+// Sidebar section label: a compact tracked uppercase accent word. No underline
+// rule — the sidebar stays clean; tracking and weight carry the structure.
 function sbHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, title) {
   const pt = 9;
   const cs = 1.0 * S;
@@ -699,15 +698,11 @@ function sbHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, title) {
   doc.setFont('Lato', 'bold');
   doc.setFontSize(pt * S);
   const label = String(title).toUpperCase();
-  const lineY = cur.y + pt * S * PT * 1.24;
   if (!dry) {
     doc.setCharSpace(cs);
     doc.setTextColor(RC.accent[0], RC.accent[1], RC.accent[2]);
     doc.text(label, SB_X, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.76);
     doc.setCharSpace(0);
-    doc.setDrawColor(RC.accent[0], RC.accent[1], RC.accent[2]);
-    doc.setLineWidth(0.9 * S);
-    doc.line(SB_X, lineY, SB_X + 9, lineY);
   }
   cur.y += pt * S * PT + 4.6 * S;
 }