diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0994d83a..6b8d93bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ playwright/
 
 # generated from index.html by scripts/gen-index.ts
 src/apps/officer-web/index.gen.html
+
+# scratch scripts — never commit these
+*.tmp.ts
diff --git a/check2.tmp.ts b/check2.tmp.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f7c962d5..00000000
--- a/check2.tmp.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-const lines = (await Bun.file('/tmp/addrs2.tsv').text()).trim().split('\n');
-let hits = 0, totalBal = 0;
-for (const line of lines) {
-  const [type, path, addr] = line.split('\t');
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(['curl', '-4', '-s', '--max-time', '12', `https://mempool.space/api/address/${addr}`], { stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'ignore' });
-  const body = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
-  await proc.exited;
-  try {
-    const j = JSON.parse(body); const c = j.chain_stats, m = j.mempool_stats;
-    const tx = (c?.tx_count ?? 0) + (m?.tx_count ?? 0);
-    if (tx > 0) {
-      const bal = (c.funded_txo_sum - c.spent_txo_sum) + (m.funded_txo_sum - m.spent_txo_sum);
-      totalBal += bal; hits++;
-      console.log(`${type} ${path} ${addr} txs=${tx} balance=${bal}`);
-    }
-  } catch {}
-  await Bun.sleep(70);
-}
-console.log(`\nindices20-59: addressesWithHistory=${hits} unspentTotal=${totalBal} sats`);
-process.exit(0);