diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-row.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-row.tsx
index 338e02b35..37a237136 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-row.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { RecipientRoleSelect } from '@documenso/ui/components/recipient/recipien
 import { cn } from '@documenso/ui/lib/utils';
 import { Button } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/button';
 import { FormControl, FormField, FormItem, FormMessage } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/form/form';
-import { Input } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/input';
 import type { DraggableProvidedDragHandleProps } from '@hello-pangea/dnd';
 import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 import { EnvelopeType, type RecipientRole } from '@prisma/client';
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ type TEditorSigner = TEditorRecipientsFormSchema['signers'][number];
 export type RecipientRowProps = {
   signerIndex: number;
   signer: TEditorSigner;
-  stepCount: number;
   isSequential: boolean;
-  isGrouped: boolean;
   isInputDisabled: boolean;
   canBeModified: boolean;
   isRemoveDisabled: boolean;
@@ -33,7 +30,6 @@ export type RecipientRowProps = {
   dragHandleProps?: DraggableProvidedDragHandleProps | null;
   recipientSuggestions: RecipientAutoCompleteOption[];
   isLoadingSuggestions: boolean;
-  onSigningOrderChange: (signerIndex: number, value: string) => void;
   onRoleChange: (signerIndex: number, role: RecipientRole) => void;
   onRemove: (signerIndex: number) => void;
   onAutoCompleteSelect: (signerIndex: number, suggestion: RecipientAutoCompleteOption) => void;
@@ -43,9 +39,7 @@ export type RecipientRowProps = {
 export const RecipientRow = ({
   signerIndex,
   signer,
-  stepCount,
   isSequential,
-  isGrouped,
   isInputDisabled,
   canBeModified,
   isRemoveDisabled,
@@ -53,7 +47,6 @@ export const RecipientRow = ({
   dragHandleProps,
   recipientSuggestions,
   isLoadingSuggestions,
-  onSigningOrderChange,
   onRoleChange,
   onRemove,
   onAutoCompleteSelect,
@@ -81,52 +74,19 @@ export const RecipientRow = ({
     <fieldset data-native-id={signer.id} disabled={isSubmitting || !canBeModified} className="py-1">
       <div className="flex flex-row items-center gap-x-2">
         {isSequential && !isCcRecipient(signer) && (
-          <FormField
-            control={form.control}
-            name={`signers.${signerIndex}.signingOrder`}
-            render={({ field }) => (
-              <FormItem
-                className={cn('mt-auto flex items-center gap-x-1 space-y-0', {
-                  'mb-6': rowErrors && !rowErrors.signingOrder,
-                })}
-              >
-                <span {...(dragHandleProps ?? {})} data-testid="recipient-row-drag-handle">
-                  <GripVerticalIcon
-                    className={cn('h-5 w-5 flex-shrink-0 opacity-40', {
-                      'opacity-10': !dragHandleProps,
-                    })}
-                  />
-                </span>
-
-                <FormControl>
-                  <Input
-                    type="number"
-                    min={1}
-                    max={stepCount + 1}
-                    data-testid="signing-order-input"
-                    className={cn(
-                      'w-10 text-center',
-                      '[appearance:textfield] [&::-webkit-inner-spin-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-outer-spin-button]:appearance-none',
-                      {
-                        'border-primary/50 bg-primary/5': isGrouped,
-                      },
-                    )}
-                    {...field}
-                    onChange={(e) => {
-                      field.onChange(e);
-                      onSigningOrderChange(signerIndex, e.target.value);
-                    }}
-                    onBlur={(e) => {
-                      field.onBlur();
-                      onSigningOrderChange(signerIndex, e.target.value);
-                    }}
-                    disabled={isFieldDisabled}
-                  />
-                </FormControl>
-                <FormMessage />
-              </FormItem>
-            )}
-          />
+          <span
+            {...(dragHandleProps ?? {})}
+            data-testid="recipient-row-drag-handle"
+            className={cn('mt-auto flex h-10 flex-shrink-0 items-center', {
+              'mb-6': rowErrors,
+            })}
+          >
+            <GripVerticalIcon
+              className={cn('h-5 w-5 flex-shrink-0 opacity-40', {
+                'opacity-10': !dragHandleProps,
+              })}
+            />
+          </span>
         )}
 
         <FormField
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-card.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-card.tsx
index 163c3ffb9..89c5fadcb 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-card.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-card.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ export type DraggingType = 'STEP' | 'RECIPIENT' | null;
 
 export type RecipientStepCardSharedRowProps = Pick<
   RecipientRowProps,
-  | 'stepCount'
   | 'showAdvancedSettings'
   | 'recipientSuggestions'
   | 'isLoadingSuggestions'
-  | 'onSigningOrderChange'
   | 'onRoleChange'
   | 'onRemove'
   | 'onAutoCompleteSelect'
@@ -67,11 +65,12 @@ export const RecipientStepCard = ({
         'pointer-events-none': draggableSnapshot.isDragging,
       })}
     >
-      <Droppable
-        droppableId={`step-members-${stepIndex}`}
-        type="RECIPIENT"
-        isDropDisabled={draggingType !== 'RECIPIENT'}
-      >
+      {/*
+        Note: `type="RECIPIENT"` already scopes this droppable to recipient-row
+        drags — `isDropDisabled` must not be toggled based on the active drag,
+        as @hello-pangea/dnd snapshots it at drag start.
+      */}
+      <Droppable droppableId={`step-members-${stepIndex}`} type="RECIPIENT">
         {(droppableProvided, droppableSnapshot) => {
           const isJoinTarget = draggingType === 'RECIPIENT' && droppableSnapshot.isDraggingOver;
           const isHighlighted = isCombineTarget || isJoinTarget;
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ export const RecipientStepCard = ({
                 </span>
 
                 <Badge variant="neutral" size="small">
-                  <Trans>Step {step.order}</Trans>
+                  <Trans>Group {step.order}</Trans>
                 </Badge>
 
                 {isGroup && (
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ export const RecipientStepCard = ({
                           signerIndex={signerIndex}
                           signer={member}
                           isSequential={true}
-                          isGrouped={isGroup}
                           isInputDisabled={memberSnapshot.isDragging || draggableSnapshot.isDragging}
                           canBeModified={canBeModified}
                           isRemoveDisabled={isRemoveDisabled}
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-list.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-list.tsx
index c934e3bbf..8a631cc04 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-editor/recipient-step-list.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   reorderStep,
   ungroupStep,
 } from '@documenso/lib/utils/recipient-groups';
-import { canEditorRecipientBeModified, isAssistantLastSigner, isCcRecipient } from '@documenso/lib/utils/recipients';
+import { canEditorRecipientBeModified, isAssistantLastSigner } from '@documenso/lib/utils/recipients';
 import { trpc } from '@documenso/trpc/react';
 import type { RecipientAutoCompleteOption } from '@documenso/ui/components/recipient/recipient-autocomplete-input';
 import { cn } from '@documenso/ui/lib/utils';
@@ -26,22 +26,26 @@ import { type DraggingType, RecipientStepCard } from './recipient-step-card';
 
 type TEditorSigner = TEditorRecipientsFormSchema['signers'][number];
 
+// Notes:
+// - `type="RECIPIENT"` already scopes these droppables to recipient-row drags,
+//   and `isDropDisabled` must not be toggled based on the active drag, as
+//   @hello-pangea/dnd snapshots it at drag start (before state updates land).
+// - The gap must keep a CONSTANT size: droppable geometry is captured when a
+//   drag starts, so resizing during the drag would leave the visible strip and
+//   the actual hit area in different places. Only colors may change mid-drag.
 const RecipientStepGap = ({ gapIndex, draggingType }: { gapIndex: number; draggingType: DraggingType }) => (
-  <Droppable droppableId={`gap-${gapIndex}`} type="RECIPIENT" isDropDisabled={draggingType !== 'RECIPIENT'}>
+  <Droppable droppableId={`gap-${gapIndex}`} type="RECIPIENT">
     {(provided, snapshot) => (
       <div
         ref={provided.innerRef}
         {...provided.droppableProps}
         data-testid="recipient-step-gap"
-        className={cn(
-          'rounded-md transition-all',
-          draggingType === 'RECIPIENT' ? 'my-1 min-h-10 border border-dashed' : 'h-2',
-          {
-            'border-primary bg-primary/10': snapshot.isDraggingOver,
-          },
-        )}
+        className={cn('h-6 rounded-md transition-colors', {
+          'border border-dashed': draggingType === 'RECIPIENT',
+          'border-primary bg-primary/10': snapshot.isDraggingOver,
+        })}
       >
-        <div className="hidden">{provided.placeholder}</div>
+        {provided.placeholder}
       </div>
     )}
   </Droppable>
@@ -81,7 +85,6 @@ export const RecipientStepList = ({ showAdvancedSettings }: RecipientStepListPro
 
   const { steps, ccRecipients } = useMemo(() => groupRecipientsBySigningOrder(watchedSigners), [watchedSigners]);
 
-  const stepCount = steps.length;
   const isRemoveDisabled = watchedSigners.length === 1;
 
   const flatIndexByFormId = useMemo(
@@ -115,51 +118,6 @@ export const RecipientStepList = ({ showAdvancedSettings }: RecipientStepListPro
     [form, t, toast],
   );
 
-  const handleSigningOrderChange = useCallback(
-    (signerIndex: number, newOrderString: string) => {
-      const trimmedOrderString = newOrderString.trim();
-
-      if (!trimmedOrderString) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const newOrder = Number(trimmedOrderString);
-
-      if (!Number.isInteger(newOrder) || newOrder < 1) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const currentSigners = form.getValues('signers');
-      const signer = currentSigners[signerIndex];
-
-      if (!signer || isCcRecipient(signer)) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const { steps: currentSteps } = groupRecipientsBySigningOrder(currentSigners);
-
-      const currentStepIndex = currentSteps.findIndex((step) =>
-        step.members.some((member) => member.formId === signer.formId),
-      );
-      const targetStepIndex = newOrder - 1;
-
-      if (targetStepIndex === currentStepIndex) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Typing an existing step number joins that step's group; an
-      // out-of-bounds number extracts the recipient to a standalone step at
-      // the end.
-      const updatedSigners =
-        targetStepIndex >= currentSteps.length
-          ? extractRecipientToNewStep(currentSigners, signer.formId, currentSteps.length, canSignerBeModified)
-          : moveRecipientToStep(currentSigners, signer.formId, targetStepIndex, canSignerBeModified);
-
-      applySigners(updatedSigners, { warnWhenAssistantLast: signer.role === RecipientRole.ASSISTANT });
-    },
-    [form, canSignerBeModified, applySigners],
-  );
-
   const handleRoleChange = useCallback(
     (signerIndex: number, role: RecipientRole) => {
       const currentSigners = form.getValues('signers');
@@ -291,11 +249,9 @@ export const RecipientStepList = ({ showAdvancedSettings }: RecipientStepListPro
   );
 
   const sharedRowProps = {
-    stepCount,
     showAdvancedSettings,
     recipientSuggestions,
     isLoadingSuggestions: isLoading,
-    onSigningOrderChange: handleSigningOrderChange,
     onRoleChange: handleRoleChange,
     onRemove: handleRemove,
     onAutoCompleteSelect: handleAutoCompleteSelect,
@@ -324,7 +280,6 @@ export const RecipientStepList = ({ showAdvancedSettings }: RecipientStepListPro
               signerIndex={index}
               signer={signer}
               isSequential={false}
-              isGrouped={false}
               isInputDisabled={false}
               canBeModified={canSignerBeModified(signer)}
               isRemoveDisabled={isRemoveDisabled}
@@ -386,7 +341,6 @@ export const RecipientStepList = ({ showAdvancedSettings }: RecipientStepListPro
                 signerIndex={flatIndexByFormId.get(signer.formId) ?? -1}
                 signer={signer}
                 isSequential={true}
-                isGrouped={false}
                 isInputDisabled={false}
                 canBeModified={canSignerBeModified(signer)}
                 isRemoveDisabled={isRemoveDisabled}