diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 06dec12b15..54b6021e97 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -278,25 +278,6 @@ call does not guarantee lint finishes first):
 The reports persist under each module's `build/reports/`, so re-run lint only
 when you want fresh lint data in the next scan.
 
-### 5. Optional: include test coverage
-
-Coverage comes from [Kover](https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-kover). The root
-`koverXmlReportCoverage` task runs the unit-test suites of the covered modules
-(`quartz`, `commons`, `quic`, `nestsClient`, `geode`, `cli`, `relayBench`,
-`desktopApp`, and `amethyst`'s `fdroidDebug` variant) and merges the result
-into `build/reports/kover/reportCoverage.xml`, which the scanner imports
-automatically when it exists. Same recipe as lint — generate first, scan
-second:
-
-```bash
-./gradlew koverXmlReportCoverage
-./gradlew sonar
-```
-
-For a human-readable version of the same data, run
-`./gradlew koverHtmlReportCoverage` and open
-`build/reports/kover/htmlCoverage/index.html`.
-
 Every `sonar.*` entry in `local.properties` is forwarded to the scanner, so any
 [analysis parameter](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/analyzing-source-code/analysis-parameters/)
 can be set there. `sonar.projectKey` / `sonar.projectName` default to the root
diff --git a/amethyst/build.gradle.kts b/amethyst/build.gradle.kts
index d7d65cc0cb..e4df9eb8bf 100644
--- a/amethyst/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/amethyst/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsComposeCompiler)
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
     alias(libs.plugins.googleKsp)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 fun getCurrentBranch(workingDir: java.io.File): String =
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5d6326492d..6b87fbd049 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,50 +45,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.androidKotlinMultiplatformLibrary) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
     alias(libs.plugins.googleKsp) apply false
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
-}
-
-// Aggregated code coverage: `./gradlew koverXmlReportCoverage` runs the unit
-// test suites of the modules below and merges their coverage into
-// build/reports/kover/reportCoverage.xml (JaCoCo-compatible XML, importable by
-// SonarQube — see BUILDING.md). `koverHtmlReportCoverage` renders the same
-// data for humans. A named variant is used instead of Kover's default total
-// report because the total for an Android project unconditionally merges
-// EVERY build variant — compiling all release/benchmark variants of
-// :amethyst just to measure unit tests. The "coverage" variant below picks
-// one representative compilation per project: the `jvm` target for KMP/JVM
-// modules and `playDebug` for :amethyst — play is the primary flavor and the
-// larger code surface (both `add`s are optional so the one block fits every
-// project). :nappletHost stays out — it has no tests.
-dependencies {
-    kover(project(":amethyst"))
-    kover(project(":quartz"))
-    kover(project(":commons"))
-    kover(project(":quic"))
-    kover(project(":nestsClient"))
-    kover(project(":geode"))
-    kover(project(":cli"))
-    kover(project(":relayBench"))
-    kover(project(":desktopApp"))
-}
-
-kover {
-    currentProject {
-        createVariant("coverage") {}
-    }
-}
-
-subprojects {
-    plugins.withId("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover") {
-        configure<kotlinx.kover.gradle.plugin.dsl.KoverProjectExtension> {
-            currentProject {
-                createVariant("coverage") {
-                    add("jvm", optional = true)
-                    add("playDebug", optional = true)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // Shared app version for all subprojects — read from gradle/libs.versions.toml.
@@ -164,15 +120,6 @@ if (sonarEnabled) {
         .filter { it.startsWith("sonar.") }
         .forEach { System.setProperty(it, sonarProperties.getProperty(it)) }
 
-    // Import Kover's aggregated coverage (run `./gradlew koverXmlReportCoverage`
-    // first) unless the operator pointed the scanner somewhere else.
-    if (System.getProperty("sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths") == null) {
-        System.setProperty(
-            "sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths",
-            layout.buildDirectory.file("reports/kover/reportCoverage.xml").get().asFile.absolutePath,
-        )
-    }
-
     // The scanner's sonarResolver task reads AGP's generated-res-values provider
     // but doesn't depend on the task that produces it — wire it up in every
     // module that has both (today only :amethyst enables resValues, but the
diff --git a/cli/build.gradle.kts b/cli/build.gradle.kts
index 7d26b235b1..489e604740 100644
--- a/cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsKotlinJvm)
     application
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/commons/build.gradle.kts b/commons/build.gradle.kts
index b71358533c..8182a3604b 100644
--- a/commons/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/commons/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsComposeCompiler)
     alias(libs.plugins.composeMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts b/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
index f49cad7ba2..10ca2b3d48 100644
--- a/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsKotlinJvm)
     alias(libs.plugins.composeMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsComposeCompiler)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 // RPM rejects dashes in version strings — replace with tilde (~) which RPM uses
diff --git a/geode/build.gradle.kts b/geode/build.gradle.kts
index 46e9f1cf23..ee636965c7 100644
--- a/geode/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/geode/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
     application
     `java-test-fixtures`
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index cc1cf2bad1..3d768731a6 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ kmpTorResource = "409.5.0"
 junit = "4.13.2"
 kchesslib = "1.0.5"
 kotlin = "2.4.0"
-kover = "0.9.8"
 kotlinxCollectionsImmutable = "0.5.0"
 kotlinxCoroutinesCore = "1.11.0"
 kotlinxSerialization = "1.11.0"
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ jetbrainsKotlinJvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 jetbrainsComposeCompiler = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 serialization = { id = 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization', version.ref = 'kotlin' }
 kotlinMultiplatform = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-kotlinxKover = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover", version.ref = "kover" }
 androidKotlinMultiplatformLibrary = { id = "com.android.kotlin.multiplatform.library", version.ref = "agp" }
 vanniktech-mavenPublish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version.ref = "mavenPublish" }
 composeMultiplatform = { id = "org.jetbrains.compose", version.ref = "composeMultiplatform" }
diff --git a/nestsClient/build.gradle.kts b/nestsClient/build.gradle.kts
index bb5acd43a2..3cb05ae465 100644
--- a/nestsClient/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/nestsClient/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidKotlinMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/quartz/build.gradle.kts b/quartz/build.gradle.kts
index 108587341f..10c0817ee8 100644
--- a/quartz/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/quartz/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.androidKotlinMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/quic/build.gradle.kts b/quic/build.gradle.kts
index 55c28f88d1..def6dad697 100644
--- a/quic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/quic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidKotlinMultiplatformLibrary)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/relayBench/build.gradle.kts b/relayBench/build.gradle.kts
index 831f524883..8a02cc1e96 100644
--- a/relayBench/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/relayBench/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrainsKotlinJvm)
     application
-    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinxKover)
 }
 
 application {