diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
index f4104837..ab9d22fe 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Configurator',
-    'version': '19.0.22.7.0',
+    'version': '19.0.22.7.1',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Quotation configurator with part catalog, coating configs, and formula-based pricing engine.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_line.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_line.py
index 30aed7aa..b6f3ec6e 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_line.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_line.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ class FpDirectOrderLine(models.Model):
         `push_to_defaults` so the first coating pick gets persisted
         back to the part. Without this, the estimator has to remember
         to tick the toggle and the second order doesn't pre-fill.
-        Returns a warning popup explaining what's happening.
+        (The explanatory popup was removed 2026-05-29 at the client's
+        request — the ticked "Save as Default" checkbox is the cue now.)
         """
         warning = None
         for rec in self:
@@ -217,25 +218,17 @@ class FpDirectOrderLine(models.Model):
             # New-part auto-suggest: if no default spec exists AND no
             # SO-line history exists, this is genuinely a first-time use
             # of the part. Auto-tick the push_to_defaults toggle so
-            # whatever Sarah picks becomes the saved default — surface a
-            # warning popup so she knows. `is_one_off` always wins
-            # (operator opted out of catalog persistence), so don't
-            # auto-tick in that case.
+            # whatever the estimator picks becomes the saved default.
+            # The explanatory popup was removed 2026-05-29 at the
+            # client's request — the ticked "Save as Default" checkbox on
+            # the line is the visible cue now (no nag dialog).
+            # `is_one_off` always wins (operator opted out of catalog
+            # persistence), so don't auto-tick in that case.
             if (not has_default_spec
                     and not has_history_spec
                     and not rec.is_one_off
                     and not rec.push_to_defaults):
                 rec.push_to_defaults = True
-                warning = {
-                    'title': _('First-Time Part — Defaults Will Be Saved'),
-                    'message': _(
-                        '%(part)s has no saved specification. '
-                        'The specification you pick on this line will '
-                        'be saved as the part\'s default so the '
-                        'next order auto-fills them. Untick "Save as '
-                        'Default" on the line if you don\'t want this.'
-                    ) % {'part': part.display_name or part.part_number or '(part)'},
-                }
         return {'warning': warning} if warning else None
 
     # ---- Qty / price ----