diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
index 224bff5..93b664a 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func find_drop_target() -> Node:
 	# Base implementation: return parent (board)
 	return get_parent()
 
-## Called after drop to clean up drag state
+## End drag operation and return the node we want to be accepted by (if any)
 func end_drag() -> Node:
 	is_dragged = false
 	_drag_source = null
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
index 32436c4..d24f8d3 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ var attached_to: Card:
 	get: return get_parent() as Card if is_attached else null
 
 
-signal transform_tween_finished
-
 @onready var background_sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = %BackgroundSprite
 
 @export var text: String = "" :
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 
 # === DRAG LIFECYCLE OVERRIDES ===
 
+## End drag operation and return the node we were dropped on
 func end_drag() -> Node:
 	super.end_drag()
 	return _find_drop_target()
@@ -111,28 +110,7 @@ func _find_drop_target() -> Node:
 
 	return closest
 
-## Find the nearest panel that can accept this sticky
-func _find_nearest_panel() -> StickyNotePanel:
-	if not current_handle or not current_handle.has_node("HBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer"):
-		return null
-
-	var panel_container := current_handle.get_node("HBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer")
-	var sticky_rect := Rect2(global_position - Vector2(diameter/2, 10), Vector2(diameter/2, 10))
-
-	# First pass: look for empty panels we're hovering over
-	for panel in panel_container.get_children():
-		if panel is StickyNotePanel:
-			if panel.is_empty() and panel.get_global_rect().intersects(sticky_rect):
-				return panel
-
-	# Second pass: if no empty panel found, find first empty panel
-	for panel in panel_container.get_children():
-		if panel is StickyNotePanel and panel.is_empty():
-			return panel
-
-	# No empty panels found - will need to create one (handled by board)
-	return null
-
 
+## Sticky notes are exempt from confinement if stuck to a card
 func confine_to_screen() -> void:
 	if attached_to is not Card: super.confine_to_screen()