diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dce2c01..4702a1c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1498,7 +1498,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "cosmic-text"
 version = "0.19.0"
-source = "git+https://forge.aditua.com/leyoda/cosmic-text.git?branch=local%2Fpr-503#63072bbe29a1657d82cd3deb5db45070404ec7a1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.11.1",
  "fontdb",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e4d2c0..d045153 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
 # since nothing in the dep graph still asks for pop-os/libcosmic.git.
 
 # Yoda wayland cut: redirect window_clipboard (x11 gated behind opt-in
-# feature) and cosmic-text (PR#503: EAW monospace width fix) to our public
-# Forgejo forks. The window_clipboard patch is needed to consolidate the
+# feature) to our public Forgejo fork and cosmic-text to the local checkout
+# carrying PR#503 plus the EAW monospace width fix. The window_clipboard patch
+# is needed to consolidate the
 # upstream pop-os/libcosmic chain (pulled by cosmic-settings-daemon) onto
 # the same fork iced uses, otherwise cargo compiles two versions.
 [patch.'https://github.com/pop-os/window_clipboard.git']
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ dnd = { git = "https://forge.aditua.com/leyoda/window_clipboard.git", branch = "
 mime = { git = "https://forge.aditua.com/leyoda/window_clipboard.git", branch = "yoda-x11-optional" }
 
 [patch.'https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-text.git']
-cosmic-text = { git = "https://forge.aditua.com/leyoda/cosmic-text.git", branch = "local/pr-503" }
+cosmic-text = { path = "../cosmic-text" }
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["cosmic-files-applet"]