diff --git a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/README.md b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/README.md
index 354af049..a902f0c8 100644
--- a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/README.md
+++ b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/README.md
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ run on `youko`, not on this host, so opening a dashboard does not wake `aquamari
   still need to be enabled in BIOS before this knob can save more power.
 - Safe BIOS-side changes: enable C1E, Intel Speed Shift and CPU/package C-states (limit `Auto` or
   `C10`), and enable iGPU Render Standby/RC6. Disable unused Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, onboard audio, SATA,
-  serial ports and RGB lighting. Do not change the storage mode, and do not enable PCIe ASPM while
-  the NVMe/GPU stability workarounds are in place.
+  serial ports and RGB lighting. Do not change the storage mode.
 
 The iGPU carries display and video work: the kernel binds `i915`, and
 [hardware-intel-igpu.nix](./hardware-intel-igpu.nix) installs `intel-media-driver` (VA-API),
diff --git a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/ROCM.md b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/ROCM.md
index e9b6139b..1a6ff66b 100644
--- a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/ROCM.md
+++ b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/ROCM.md
@@ -122,11 +122,9 @@ default `0xfff7bfff`; `0xfff7ffff` works). **verified**
 
 `amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff` does not address the ATPX/SMU path; it comes from a community
 tuning repository and no primary source ties it to it. **community-reported**
-([r9700-setup](https://github.com/stew675/r9700-setup/blob/HEAD/README.md)). The host's own
-`pcie_aspm=off` is unrelated to this path too — it is set for PCIe link retraining, with its reason
-in [hardware-configuration.nix](./hardware-configuration.nix). CPU C-state depth is no longer
-capped; the old `processor.max_cstate=2` trade-off was removed for idle power, so re-check inference
-tail latency after that change.
+([r9700-setup](https://github.com/stew675/r9700-setup/blob/HEAD/README.md)). CPU C-state depth is no
+longer capped; the old `processor.max_cstate=2` trade-off was removed for idle power, so re-check
+inference tail latency after that change.
 
 ## Kernel parameters and module options
 
diff --git a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/hardware-configuration.nix
index 32091135..d0ee6c46 100644
--- a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
     (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
   ];
 
-  boot.kernelParams = [
-    # Keep PCIe ASPM disabled. The R9700 links have retraining/timeout issues.
-    "pcie_aspm=off"
-  ];
-
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot";
 
diff --git a/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expected.nix b/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expected.nix
index 947dea93..08f70b7c 100644
--- a/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expected.nix
+++ b/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expected.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   iommuPassthrough = true;
   runtimePmDisabled = true;
   gpuRecoveryEnabled = true;
-  aspmDisabled = true;
   deepCStatesAllowed = true;
   cpuEppConfigured = true;
   nativeIpv6Preference = true;
diff --git a/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expr.nix b/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expr.nix
index 4399a37f..b82949bd 100644
--- a/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expr.nix
+++ b/outputs/x86_64-linux/tests/idols-aquamarine/expr.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ in
 
   # An unattended host recovers a hung card itself instead of waiting for a reboot.
   gpuRecoveryEnabled = builtins.elem "amdgpu.gpu_recovery=1" cfg.boot.kernelParams;
-  aspmDisabled = builtins.elem "pcie_aspm=off" cfg.boot.kernelParams;
   deepCStatesAllowed = !(builtins.elem "processor.max_cstate=2" cfg.boot.kernelParams);
   cpuEppConfigured =
     lib.attrByPath [