diff --git a/crates/kingfisher-rules/data/rules/redis.yml b/crates/kingfisher-rules/data/rules/redis.yml
index 9c92f9b..3d6d5b8 100644
--- a/crates/kingfisher-rules/data/rules/redis.yml
+++ b/crates/kingfisher-rules/data/rules/redis.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ rules:
         - "localhost"
 
     min_entropy: 3.0
-    confidence: medium
+    confidence: low
     examples:
       - 'REDIS_PASSWORD="EXAMPLEp4ssw0rd123"'
       - 'redis_password=MyS3cur3R3d1sK3y'
diff --git a/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/lib.rs b/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/lib.rs
index 2c8164a..8455999 100644
--- a/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pub use rules::{Rules, RulesError};
 // Re-export RulesDatabase
 pub use rules_database::{
     format_regex_pattern, RuleDetectionProfileKind, RuleMatchProfile, RulesDatabase,
-    TreeSitterFallbackPolicy,
 };
 
 // Re-export defaults
diff --git a/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/rules_database.rs b/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/rules_database.rs
index ca703a6..3a28fac 100644
--- a/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/rules_database.rs
+++ b/crates/kingfisher-rules/src/rules_database.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ use vectorscan_rs::{BlockDatabase, Flag, Pattern};
 
 use crate::rule::{Rule, RULE_COMMENTS_PATTERN};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum TreeSitterFallbackPolicy {
-    KeepRawWhenUnavailable,
-    SuppressWhenUnavailable,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum RuleDetectionProfileKind {
     SelfIdentifying,
@@ -22,7 +16,6 @@ pub enum RuleDetectionProfileKind {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct RuleMatchProfile {
     pub kind: RuleDetectionProfileKind,
-    pub fallback_policy: TreeSitterFallbackPolicy,
     pub reason_codes: Vec<&'static str>,
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +79,6 @@ impl RulesDatabase {
             reason_codes.push("self_identifying_prefix");
             return RuleMatchProfile {
                 kind: RuleDetectionProfileKind::SelfIdentifying,
-                fallback_policy: TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable,
                 reason_codes,
             };
         }
@@ -133,27 +125,14 @@ impl RulesDatabase {
         if !is_context_dependent {
             return RuleMatchProfile {
                 kind: RuleDetectionProfileKind::SelfIdentifying,
-                fallback_policy: TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable,
                 reason_codes,
             };
         }
-
-        let fallback_policy = if has_depends_on {
-            reason_codes.push("depends_on_keep_when_unavailable");
-            TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable
-        } else if looks_generic_token && has_distance_operator {
-            reason_codes.push("strict_fallback_suppress_when_unavailable");
-            TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::SuppressWhenUnavailable
-        } else {
-            reason_codes.push("fallback_keep_when_unavailable");
-            TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable
-        };
-
-        RuleMatchProfile {
-            kind: RuleDetectionProfileKind::ContextDependent,
-            fallback_policy,
-            reason_codes,
+        if looks_generic_token && has_distance_operator {
+            reason_codes.push("strict_contextual_shape");
         }
+
+        RuleMatchProfile { kind: RuleDetectionProfileKind::ContextDependent, reason_codes }
     }
 
     pub fn get_rule_by_finding_fingerprint(&self, finding_fingerprint: &str) -> Option<Arc<Rule>> {
@@ -454,7 +433,6 @@ mod test_rule_match_profiles {
             mk_rule("kingfisher.circleci.1", r"(?x)\b(CCIPAT_[A-Za-z0-9]{22}_[a-z0-9]{40})\b");
         let profile = RulesDatabase::classify_rule_profile(&rule);
         assert_eq!(profile.kind, RuleDetectionProfileKind::SelfIdentifying);
-        assert_eq!(profile.fallback_policy, TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable);
         assert!(profile.reason_codes.contains(&"self_identifying_prefix"));
     }
 
@@ -466,8 +444,8 @@ mod test_rule_match_profiles {
         );
         let profile = RulesDatabase::classify_rule_profile(&rule);
         assert_eq!(profile.kind, RuleDetectionProfileKind::ContextDependent);
-        assert_eq!(profile.fallback_policy, TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::SuppressWhenUnavailable);
         assert!(profile.reason_codes.contains(&"generic_token_shape"));
+        assert!(profile.reason_codes.contains(&"strict_contextual_shape"));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -506,7 +484,6 @@ mod test_rule_match_profiles {
 
         let profile = RulesDatabase::classify_rule_profile(&rule);
         assert_eq!(profile.kind, RuleDetectionProfileKind::ContextDependent);
-        assert_eq!(profile.fallback_policy, TreeSitterFallbackPolicy::KeepRawWhenUnavailable);
-        assert!(profile.reason_codes.contains(&"depends_on_keep_when_unavailable"));
+        assert!(profile.reason_codes.contains(&"depends_on_rule"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/TREE_SITTER.md b/docs/TREE_SITTER.md
index 8ba4413..999826a 100644
--- a/docs/TREE_SITTER.md
+++ b/docs/TREE_SITTER.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The goal is to confirm that a regex hit appears in a plausible code assignment/c
 2. `Matcher::scan_blob` performs the primary regex scan and other filtering.
 3. `maybe_apply_tree_sitter_verification` runs near the end of `scan_blob`.
 4. Only candidate matches are checked against Tree-sitter extracted text.
-5. Matches that fail verification can be dropped, depending on rule profile and fallback policy.
+5. Matches that fail verification are dropped for context-dependent rules.
 
 ## Size and Mode Gates
 
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Tree-sitter verification is only applied to matches that are:
 - Classified as `ContextDependent` by rule profiling.
 - Not base64-derived findings (`is_base64 == false`).
 
-Classification and fallback policy come from rule profiles in `kingfisher-rules`:
+Classification comes from rule profiles in `kingfisher-rules`:
 
-- `SelfIdentifying`: usually keep raw regex result.
+- `SelfIdentifying`: keep raw regex result.
 - `ContextDependent`: may require Tree-sitter confirmation.
 
 ## How Verification Works
@@ -61,14 +61,9 @@ When Tree-sitter is available:
 
 If no extracted fragment verifies the secret, that candidate finding is removed.
 
-## Fallback Behavior When Tree-sitter Is Unavailable
+## Behavior When Tree-sitter Is Unavailable
 
-If Tree-sitter cannot run (size/mode/language/parse errors), behavior is rule-driven:
-
-- `KeepRawWhenUnavailable`: keep the regex finding.
-- `SuppressWhenUnavailable`: drop the finding.
-
-`SuppressWhenUnavailable` is used for stricter generic-context patterns where false positives are likely without syntax-aware confirmation.
+If Tree-sitter cannot run (size/mode/language/parse errors), Kingfisher keeps the original regex finding.
 
 ## Supported Languages in This Path
 
@@ -100,6 +95,6 @@ Tree-sitter in Kingfisher is a conditional verifier, not the primary detector:
 - Regex finds candidates quickly.
 - Rule profiling decides which candidates need context verification.
 - Tree-sitter confirms contextual plausibility from parsed syntax.
-- Fallback policy determines what to do when verification cannot run.
+- If verification cannot run, scan results fall back to the regex pass.
 
 This keeps scanning fast while reducing noisy matches for context-dependent secret patterns.
diff --git a/src/matcher/mod.rs b/src/matcher/mod.rs
index 89cc2a8..a1e862c 100644
--- a/src/matcher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/matcher/mod.rs
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ fn maybe_apply_tree_sitter_verification<'a>(
         let Some(rule_idx) = match_rule_indices.get(idx).copied() else {
             continue;
         };
-        let profile = &profiles[rule_idx];
         let match_secret = matches[idx].matching_input;
         let re = &rules_db.anchored_regexes()[rule_idx];
 
@@ -462,7 +461,6 @@ fn maybe_apply_tree_sitter_verification<'a>(
             None => {
                 // Tree-sitter is an optional precision layer. If parser context
                 // is unavailable, always fall back to the original regex match.
-                let _ = profile.fallback_policy;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/rules_database.rs b/src/rules_database.rs
index 396fdf9..c37b0f4 100644
--- a/src/rules_database.rs
+++ b/src/rules_database.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 
 pub use kingfisher_rules::rules_database::{
     format_regex_pattern, RuleDetectionProfileKind, RuleMatchProfile, RulesDatabase,
-    TreeSitterFallbackPolicy,
 };