diff --git a/web/koja/next.config.ts b/web/koja/next.config.ts
index 0a19085..a864529 100644
--- a/web/koja/next.config.ts
+++ b/web/koja/next.config.ts
@@ -50,16 +50,11 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
       { protocol: "http", hostname: "**" },
     ],
   },
-  async redirects() {
-    return [
-      // Short URL: koja.meezi.ir/my-cafe → koja.meezi.ir/fa/cafe/my-cafe
-      {
-        source: "/:slug([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])",
-        destination: "/fa/cafe/:slug",
-        permanent: false,
-      },
-    ];
-  },
+  // NOTE: the previous "short URL" redirect (/:slug → /fa/cafe/:slug) matched
+  // single-segment paths INCLUDING the locale itself, so "/fa" redirected to
+  // "/fa/cafe/fa" (and "/en" → "/fa/cafe/en") — a non-existent slug that 500'd
+  // the home page. Removed; re-add via middleware with explicit reserved-word
+  // exclusions if short café URLs are needed.
 };
 
 export default withPWA(withNextIntl(nextConfig));