diff --git a/HideCoAUI/HideCoAUI.lua b/HideCoAUI/HideCoAUI.lua
index 019235c..6d37134 100644
--- a/HideCoAUI/HideCoAUI.lua
+++ b/HideCoAUI/HideCoAUI.lua
@@ -96,70 +96,17 @@ end
 
 HideCoAUI.SetActiveProfileName = SetActiveProfileName
 
-local function GetActiveClassSettings()
+local function GetClassSettings()
 
-    local name = GetActiveProfileName()
-    local profile = HideCoADB.profiles[name]
-
-    if not profile then
-        profile = { classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings() }
-        HideCoADB.profiles[name] = profile
+    if not HideCoADB.classSettings then
+        HideCoADB.classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings()
     end
 
-    if not profile.classSettings then
-        profile.classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings()
-    end
-
-    return profile.classSettings
+    return HideCoADB.classSettings
 
 end
 
-HideCoAUI.GetActiveClassSettings = GetActiveClassSettings
-
-local function CopyProfile(sourceName, destName)
-
-    local source = HideCoADB.profiles[sourceName]
-
-    if not source or not source.classSettings then
-        return
-    end
-
-    local copy = {}
-
-    for class, settings in pairs(source.classSettings) do
-        copy[class] = {}
-        for frameName, value in pairs(settings) do
-            copy[class][frameName] = value
-        end
-    end
-
-    if not HideCoADB.profiles[destName] then
-        HideCoADB.profiles[destName] = {}
-    end
-
-    HideCoADB.profiles[destName].classSettings = copy
-
-    HideCoAUI.ApplySetting()
-
-end
-
-HideCoAUI.CopyProfile = CopyProfile
-
-local function ResetProfile()
-
-    local name = GetActiveProfileName()
-
-    if not HideCoADB.profiles[name] then
-        HideCoADB.profiles[name] = {}
-    end
-
-    HideCoADB.profiles[name].classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings()
-
-    HideCoAUI.ApplySetting()
-
-end
-
-HideCoAUI.ResetProfile = ResetProfile
+HideCoAUI.GetClassSettings = GetClassSettings
 
 local function DeleteProfile(name)
 
@@ -168,7 +115,7 @@ local function DeleteProfile(name)
     for charKey, assigned in pairs(HideCoADB.charProfile) do
         if assigned == name then
             -- Unassigning falls back to the character's own auto-created
-            -- profile (see GetActiveProfileName/GetActiveClassSettings),
+            -- profile (see GetActiveProfileName/GetProfileOverride),
             -- which gets recreated on demand if it doesn't exist.
             HideCoADB.charProfile[charKey] = nil
         end
@@ -183,7 +130,7 @@ local function EnsureProfileOverride(name)
     local profile = HideCoADB.profiles[name]
 
     if not profile then
-        profile = { classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings() }
+        profile = {}
         HideCoADB.profiles[name] = profile
     end
 
@@ -239,7 +186,7 @@ HideCoAUI.GetProfileNames = GetProfileNames
 
 local function SetAllClassesHidden(hide)
 
-    local classSettings = GetActiveClassSettings()
+    local classSettings = GetClassSettings()
 
     for _, class in ipairs(HideCoAUI.CUSTOM_CLASSES) do
         for _, frameName in ipairs(HideCoAUI.FRAMES) do
@@ -265,7 +212,7 @@ HideCoAUI.ShowAllFrames = ShowAllFrames
 
 local function ShouldHideForClass(playerClass, frameName)
 
-    local classSettings = GetActiveClassSettings()[playerClass]
+    local classSettings = GetClassSettings()[playerClass]
 
     if not classSettings or classSettings[frameName] == nil then
         return true
@@ -356,11 +303,24 @@ f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, arg1)
             HideCoADB.charProfile = {}
         end
 
-        -- Legacy pre-profile saved variables stored a single flat classSettings
-        -- table shared by every character. Fold it into whichever character
-        -- happens to load next so those hide/show choices don't just vanish.
-        local legacyFlatClassSettings = HideCoADB.classSettings
-        HideCoADB.classSettings = nil
+        -- An older saved-variable format duplicated classSettings per profile
+        -- instead of sharing one account-wide table. Pull whichever profile
+        -- still has one as the seed so existing hide/show choices survive
+        -- the upgrade to a single global classSettings.
+        if not HideCoADB.classSettings then
+            for _, profile in pairs(HideCoADB.profiles) do
+                if profile.classSettings then
+                    HideCoADB.classSettings = profile.classSettings
+                    break
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        if not HideCoADB.classSettings then
+            HideCoADB.classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings()
+        end
+
+        EnsureClassSettingsComplete(HideCoADB.classSettings)
 
         local charKey = GetCharacterKey()
 
@@ -395,14 +355,11 @@ f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, arg1)
         end
 
         if not HideCoADB.profiles[charKey] then
-            HideCoADB.profiles[charKey] = { classSettings = legacyFlatClassSettings or CreateDefaultClassSettings() }
+            HideCoADB.profiles[charKey] = {}
         end
 
         for name, profile in pairs(HideCoADB.profiles) do
-            if not profile.classSettings then
-                profile.classSettings = CreateDefaultClassSettings()
-            end
-            EnsureClassSettingsComplete(profile.classSettings)
+            profile.classSettings = nil
             EnsureProfileOverride(name)
         end
 
diff --git a/HideCoAUI/Options.lua b/HideCoAUI/Options.lua
index 13ec99b..af5addf 100644
--- a/HideCoAUI/Options.lua
+++ b/HideCoAUI/Options.lua
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ for _, frameName in ipairs(HideCoAUI.FRAMES) do
             return
         end
 
-        HideCoAUI.GetActiveClassSettings()[selectedClass][self.frameName] = self:GetChecked() and true or false
+        HideCoAUI.GetClassSettings()[selectedClass][self.frameName] = self:GetChecked() and true or false
         HideCoAUI.ApplySetting()
 
     end)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ local function SelectClass(class)
 
     for _, frameName in ipairs(HideCoAUI.FRAMES) do
 
-        checks[frameName]:SetChecked(HideCoAUI.GetActiveClassSettings()[class][frameName])
+        checks[frameName]:SetChecked(HideCoAUI.GetClassSettings()[class][frameName])
 
         if overridden then
             checks[frameName]:Disable()
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ hideClassButton:SetScript("OnClick", function()
         return
     end
 
-    local classSettings = HideCoAUI.GetActiveClassSettings()[selectedClass]
+    local classSettings = HideCoAUI.GetClassSettings()[selectedClass]
 
     for _, frameName in ipairs(HideCoAUI.FRAMES) do
         classSettings[frameName] = true
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ showClassButton:SetScript("OnClick", function()
         return
     end
 
-    local classSettings = HideCoAUI.GetActiveClassSettings()[selectedClass]
+    local classSettings = HideCoAUI.GetClassSettings()[selectedClass]
 
     for _, frameName in ipairs(HideCoAUI.FRAMES) do
         classSettings[frameName] = false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8a8dd9..7d3099d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ Open the options panel from `Interface > AddOns > HideCoAUI`. It has two
 subcategories:
 
 - **Classes** — pick a class from the sidebar and toggle which frames are
-  hidden for it.
+  hidden for it. These settings are shared account-wide, across every
+  character.
 - **Character Override** — assign a profile to the currently logged
   character, and optionally override its frame visibility independently of
-  the assigned profile's class settings.
+  the account-wide class settings. Overrides are saved per profile.
 
 ## License