diff --git a/scripts/patch_remove_legacy_boot_order_card.py b/scripts/patch_remove_legacy_boot_order_card.py
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+++ b/scripts/patch_remove_legacy_boot_order_card.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import sys
+
+app_path = Path(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else Path('/opt/virtuality/web/app.py')
+app_dir = app_path.resolve().parent if app_path.exists() else Path('/opt/virtuality/web')
+template_path = app_dir / 'templates' / 'vm_detail.html'
+changed = []
+
+if not template_path.exists():
+    print(f'legacy boot order cleanup skipped: vm_detail.html not found: {template_path}')
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+tpl = template_path.read_text()
+original = tpl
+
+legacy_pattern = re.compile(
+    r'\n\s*<section class="card">\s*\n'
+    r'\s*<div class="card-head">\s*\n'
+    r'\s*<h2>Порядок загрузки</h2>\s*\n'
+    r'\s*<span class="pill">boot order</span>\s*\n'
+    r'.*?'
+    r'\s*</section>\s*\n',
+    re.DOTALL,
+)
+
+tpl, count = legacy_pattern.subn('\n', tpl)
+if count:
+    changed.append(f'legacy select boot-order card removed: {count}')
+
+# Safety cleanup for any accidental duplicated plain select card without the old pill text.
+plain_select_pattern = re.compile(
+    r'\n\s*<section class="card">\s*\n'
+    r'\s*<div class="card-head">\s*\n'
+    r'\s*<h2>Порядок загрузки</h2>.*?'
+    r'<select name="boot_order" required>.*?'
+    r'\s*</section>\s*\n',
+    re.DOTALL,
+)
+
+tpl, count2 = plain_select_pattern.subn('\n', tpl)
+if count2:
+    changed.append(f'legacy plain select boot-order card removed: {count2}')
+
+if tpl != original:
+    template_path.write_text(tpl)
+else:
+    changed.append('legacy boot-order select card not found')
+
+print('legacy boot order cleanup patch applied:')
+for item in changed:
+    print(f'- {item}')