diff --git a/infra/ec2-userdata.sh b/infra/ec2-userdata.sh
index 2b58af8..380a3cf 100755
--- a/infra/ec2-userdata.sh
+++ b/infra/ec2-userdata.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ sudo dnf install -y \
     unbound \
     jq \
     htop \
-    iftop \
-    iotop \
     tmux
 
 # --- Go ---
diff --git a/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/db.go b/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/db.go
index 78aee54..9f51ba1 100644
--- a/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/db.go
+++ b/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/db.go
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@ type HostRow struct {
 	HtmlTitle     string
 	IframeAllowed bool
 	BestIconHash  string
-	RandomOrder   float64
 }
 
 // fetchHostsPage gets a page of hosts with titles, ordered by id for disk locality.
-// random_order is included for bundle bucket assignment (randomized bundles).
 func fetchHostsPage(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, lastID int64, limit int) ([]HostRow, error) {
 	rows, err := pool.Query(ctx, `
-		SELECT id, hostname, protocol, html_title, COALESCE(iframe_allowed, true), COALESCE(best_icon_hash, ''), random_order
+		SELECT id, hostname, protocol, html_title, COALESCE(iframe_allowed, true), COALESCE(best_icon_hash, '')
 		FROM hosts
 		WHERE html_title IS NOT NULL AND id > $1
 		ORDER BY id
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ func fetchHostsPage(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, lastID int64, limit
 	var hosts []HostRow
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var h HostRow
-		if err := rows.Scan(&h.ID, &h.Hostname, &h.Protocol, &h.HtmlTitle, &h.IframeAllowed, &h.BestIconHash, &h.RandomOrder); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&h.ID, &h.Hostname, &h.Protocol, &h.HtmlTitle, &h.IframeAllowed, &h.BestIconHash); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		hosts = append(hosts, h)
diff --git a/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/main.go b/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/main.go
index 8f5ea71..bd2ad8b 100644
--- a/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/main.go
+++ b/pipeline/05_bundle_gen/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	IconsDir         string
 	SiteBucket       string
 	EntriesPerBundle int
-	NumBuckets       int
 	Concurrency      int
 	Uploaders        int
 	DryRun           bool
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&cfg.IconsDir, "icons-dir", "icons", "Directory with downloaded icons")
 	flag.StringVar(&cfg.SiteBucket, "site-bucket", "everytab-site", "S3 bucket for the static site")
 	flag.IntVar(&cfg.EntriesPerBundle, "entries-per-bundle", 120, "Tabs per bundle JSON file")
-	flag.IntVar(&cfg.NumBuckets, "num-buckets", 10000, "Number of shuffle buckets for randomizing bundles")
 	flag.IntVar(&cfg.Concurrency, "concurrency", 40, "Concurrent icon conversions")
 	flag.IntVar(&cfg.Uploaders, "uploaders", 10, "Concurrent S3 bundle uploads")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "Write bundles to local disk instead of S3")
@@ -123,13 +121,8 @@ func main() {
 		data  []byte
 	}
 
-	type assemblerEntry struct {
-		entry       BundleEntry
-		randomOrder float64
-	}
-
 	hostCh := make(chan HostRow, 50000)
-	entryCh := make(chan assemblerEntry, 50000)
+	entryCh := make(chan BundleEntry, 50000)
 	uploadCh := make(chan bundleJob, cfg.Uploaders*2)
 
 	// Stage 1: DB fetcher — continuously fetches pages into hostCh
@@ -180,7 +173,7 @@ func main() {
 				} else {
 					stats.BundledNoIcon.Add(1)
 				}
-				entryCh <- assemblerEntry{entry: entry, randomOrder: host.RandomOrder}
+				entryCh <- entry
 			}
 		}()
 	}
@@ -189,56 +182,33 @@ func main() {
 		close(entryCh)
 	}()
 
-	// Stage 3: Bundle assembler — distributes entries across N buckets by random_order
-	// for randomized bundles, while reads stay in ID order for disk locality.
+	// Stage 3: Bundle assembler — collects entries, serializes bundles, hands off to uploaders
 	go func() {
 		defer close(uploadCh)
-		buckets := make([][]BundleEntry, cfg.NumBuckets)
+		var buf []BundleEntry
 		bundleIndex := 0
+		for entry := range entryCh {
+			buf = append(buf, entry)
+			if len(buf) >= cfg.EntriesPerBundle {
+				chunk := make([]BundleEntry, cfg.EntriesPerBundle)
+				copy(chunk, buf[:cfg.EntriesPerBundle])
+				buf = buf[cfg.EntriesPerBundle:]
 
-		for ae := range entryCh {
-			b := int(ae.randomOrder * float64(cfg.NumBuckets))
-			if b >= cfg.NumBuckets {
-				b = cfg.NumBuckets - 1
-			}
-			buckets[b] = append(buckets[b], ae.entry)
-
-			if len(buckets[b]) >= cfg.EntriesPerBundle {
-				data, err := serializeBundle(buckets[b])
+				data, err := serializeBundle(chunk)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Fatalf("Failed to serialize bundle %d: %v", bundleIndex, err)
 				}
 				uploadCh <- bundleJob{index: bundleIndex, data: data}
 				bundleIndex++
-				buckets[b] = nil
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Roll up remaining partial buckets into full bundles
-		var remainder []BundleEntry
-		for i := range buckets {
-			if len(buckets[i]) > 0 {
-				remainder = append(remainder, buckets[i]...)
-				buckets[i] = nil
-				for len(remainder) >= cfg.EntriesPerBundle {
-					data, err := serializeBundle(remainder[:cfg.EntriesPerBundle])
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Fatalf("Failed to serialize bundle %d: %v", bundleIndex, err)
-					}
-					uploadCh <- bundleJob{index: bundleIndex, data: data}
-					bundleIndex++
-					remainder = remainder[cfg.EntriesPerBundle:]
-				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Final partial bundle
-		if len(remainder) > 0 {
-			data, err := serializeBundle(remainder)
+		if len(buf) > 0 {
+			data, err := serializeBundle(buf)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("Failed to serialize final bundle: %v", err)
 			}
 			uploadCh <- bundleJob{index: bundleIndex, data: data}
-			bundleIndex++
 		}
 	}()