diff --git a/apps/api/src/routers/time.ts b/apps/api/src/routers/time.ts
index 963076f..4359fe1 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routers/time.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routers/time.ts
@@ -143,31 +143,6 @@ export const timeRouter = router({
     return { stopped };
   }),
 
-  /**
-   * Pause: stoppt ALLE laufenden Tasks und startet eine Pause (break).
-   */
-  pause: protectedProcedure
-    .input(TimeEntrySchemas.pauseInput)
-    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const now = new Date();
-      const dayEntryId = await findCurrentDayEntryId(ctx.db, ctx.user.id);
-      return ctx.db.transaction(async (tx) => {
-        await stopAllActive(tx, ctx.user.id, now);
-        const [brk] = await tx
-          .insert(timeEntry)
-          .values({
-            userId: ctx.user.id,
-            dayEntryId,
-            category: 'break',
-            description: input.description ?? null,
-            startedAt: now,
-          })
-          .returning();
-        if (!brk) throw new Error('Pause konnte nicht gestartet werden.');
-        return brk;
-      });
-    }),
-
   /**
    * Alle Time-Entries des heutigen Tages plus aktiver.
    */
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/time/TimerPill.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/time/TimerPill.tsx
index 47e5748..e6007a4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/time/TimerPill.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/time/TimerPill.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Play, Square, Plus, Pause } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Play, Square, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
 import { clsx } from 'clsx';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { trpc } from '../../lib/trpc';
@@ -85,15 +85,6 @@ export function TimerPill() {
       toast('Timer läuft.');
     },
   });
-  const pauseMutation = trpc.time.pause.useMutation({
-    onSuccess: async () => {
-      await invalidate();
-      setPickerOpen(false);
-      setPanelOpen(false);
-      toast('Pause läuft.');
-    },
-  });
-
   const count = active.length;
   const longest = count > 0 ? Math.max(...active.map(elapsedOf)) : 0;
 
@@ -130,17 +121,6 @@ export function TimerPill() {
         </button>
       )}
 
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={() => pauseMutation.mutate({})}
-        disabled={pauseMutation.isPending}
-        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-black/5 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-[var(--color-ink-muted)] hover:bg-black/10 hover:text-[var(--color-ink)] disabled:opacity-50"
-        title="Pause — stoppt alle laufenden Tasks und trägt eine Pause ein"
-      >
-        <Pause size={10} fill="currentColor" />
-        <span>Pause</span>
-      </button>
-
       {pickerOpen && (
         <QuickPicker
           todos={(todayQuery.data?.todos ?? []).filter((t) => t.status === 'open')}
@@ -174,7 +154,6 @@ function TimersPanel({
   onChanged: () => Promise<void>;
 }) {
   const stopMutation = trpc.time.stop.useMutation({ onSuccess: onChanged });
-  const updateMutation = trpc.time.update.useMutation({ onSuccess: onChanged });
   return (
     <div className="absolute right-0 top-full z-40 mt-2 w-[320px] rounded-[var(--radius-lg)] border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-elevated)] p-3 shadow-[var(--shadow-lg)]">
       <p className="px-1 text-xs font-medium text-[var(--color-ink-muted)]">
@@ -199,21 +178,6 @@ function TimersPanel({
                 <Square size={12} fill="currentColor" />
               </button>
             </div>
-            {a.category === 'break' && (
-              <input
-                type="text"
-                defaultValue={a.description ?? ''}
-                placeholder="Grund (optional) …"
-                maxLength={200}
-                onBlur={(e) => {
-                  const v = e.target.value.trim();
-                  if ((a.description ?? '') !== v) {
-                    updateMutation.mutate({ id: a.id, description: v || null });
-                  }
-                }}
-                className="mt-1 ml-4 w-[calc(100%-1rem)] rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-white px-2 py-1 text-xs"
-              />
-            )}
           </div>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/heute.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/heute.tsx
index 4e709ef..242c30d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/heute.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/heute.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ function TodoRow({
               ? stopMutation.mutate({ id: activeHere.id })
               : startMutation.mutate({ todoId: todo.id, category: 'focus' })
           }
-          aria-label={isRunningHere ? 'Timer stoppen' : 'Timer für diesen ToDo starten'}
+          aria-label={isRunningHere ? 'Task pausieren' : 'Task starten / fortsetzen'}
+          title={isRunningHere ? 'Pausieren' : 'Starten / fortsetzen'}
           className={
             isRunningHere
               ? 'inline-flex h-7 items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-ampel-red-bg)] px-2 text-xs font-medium text-[var(--color-ampel-red-fg)]'
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/schemas/time-entry.ts b/packages/shared/src/schemas/time-entry.ts
index 4a808cf..6b3c9ae 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/schemas/time-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/schemas/time-entry.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export const TIME_CATEGORIES: { value: TimeCategory; label: string }[] = [
   { value: 'meeting', label: 'Meeting' },
   { value: 'admin', label: 'Admin' },
   { value: 'learning', label: 'Lernen' },
-  { value: 'break', label: 'Pause' },
   { value: 'other', label: 'Sonstiges' },
 ];
+// 'break' bleibt im Enum (timeCategorySchema) für Altdaten, wird aber nicht mehr
+// angeboten — Pausen werden nicht gebucht (Lücken zwischen Tasks = Pause).
 
 export const startTimeEntryInput = z.object({
   todoId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
@@ -36,11 +37,6 @@ export const updateTimeEntryInput = z.object({
 });
 export type UpdateTimeEntryInput = z.infer<typeof updateTimeEntryInput>;
 
-export const pauseInput = z.object({
-  description: z.string().max(200).optional(),
-});
-export type PauseInput = z.infer<typeof pauseInput>;
-
 export const teamTimelineInput = z.object({
   date: z
     .string()