diff --git a/server/src/pipeline_state/projection.rs b/server/src/pipeline_state/projection.rs
index 064d28c7..b2afd5d1 100644
--- a/server/src/pipeline_state/projection.rs
+++ b/server/src/pipeline_state/projection.rs
@@ -131,18 +131,12 @@ pub fn project_stage(view: &PipelineItemView) -> Result<Stage, ProjectionError>
             })
         }
         "7_frozen" => {
-            // The stage to resume to is stored in front matter as `resume_to_stage`.
-            // Fall back to Coding if the field is absent (e.g. legacy frozen items).
-            let resume_to = crate::db::read_content(view.story_id())
-                .and_then(|content| {
-                    crate::db::yaml_legacy::parse_front_matter(&content)
-                        .ok()
-                        .and_then(|m| m.resume_to_stage)
-                        .and_then(|dir| Stage::from_dir(&dir))
-                })
-                .unwrap_or(Stage::Coding);
+            // Story 929: resume_to was previously read from YAML front matter;
+            // we default to Coding here. Story 934 will obviate this — frozen
+            // becomes a flag orthogonal to Stage, so the story stays in its
+            // current Stage rather than encoding a "where to go next" payload.
             Ok(Stage::Frozen {
-                resume_to: Box::new(resume_to),
+                resume_to: Box::new(Stage::Coding),
             })
         }
         other => Err(ProjectionError::UnknownStage(other.to_string())),