diff --git a/init.d/00_driver-manager.service b/init.d/00_driver-manager.service
index 9ba117dd6c..7c30e2c1d9 100644
--- a/init.d/00_driver-manager.service
+++ b/init.d/00_driver-manager.service
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ description = "Driver manager (post-switchroot /usr spawner)"
 #   Driver manager enumerates /scheme/pci, reads /lib/drivers.d/*.toml,
 #   matches devices against driver match tables, and spawns driver daemons
 #   (e1000d, xhcid, ihdgd, etc.) per the manager's SpawnDecision committee
-#   (see § 5.1 D1 migration plan). Activates only when
-#   ConditionPathExists for /etc/driver-manager.d/disabled fails AND all
-#   depends_on schemes (pci, firmware, iommu, numad, etc.) are ready.
-#
-# Until the D5 feature-complete gate ratifies, this service is dormant —
-# pcid-spawner retains the boot path. The dormant flag is enabled by
-# default; C0 wiring must explicitly remove it before activation.
+#   (see § 5.1 D1 migration plan). Active unconditionally since the
+#   2026-07-24 cutover and pcid-spawner retirement.
 
 [service]
 cmd = "driver-manager"
diff --git a/init.initfs.d/30_redox-drm.service b/init.initfs.d/30_redox-drm.service
index ba380bf2ec..cd3858b315 100644
--- a/init.initfs.d/30_redox-drm.service
+++ b/init.initfs.d/30_redox-drm.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [unit]
 description = "DRM/KMS Display Driver"
-requires_weak = ["20_graphics.target", "40_hwd.service", "40_pcid-spawner-initfs.service"]
+requires_weak = ["20_graphics.target", "40_hwd.service", "40_driver-manager-initfs.service"]
 condition_architecture = ["x86", "x86_64"]
 
 [service]
diff --git a/init.initfs.d/45_loop_mnt.service b/init.initfs.d/45_loop_mnt.service
index 7452414d38..42e73408c4 100644
--- a/init.initfs.d/45_loop_mnt.service
+++ b/init.initfs.d/45_loop_mnt.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description = "Archiso-style loop mount fallback (compatibility)"
 # This service only runs if a previous mount attempt failed; it's a
 # fallback for live media whose boot device couldn't be discovered by
-# the normal pcid-spawner-initfs / lived path. Mirrors the role of
+# the normal driver-manager-initfs / lived path. Mirrors the role of
 # CachyOS's archiso_loop_mnt hook: scan for a likely boot medium at a
 # well-known location and mount it before continuing the init graph.
 requires_weak = ["40_pcid-spawner-initfs.service"]