diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraph.ts b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraph.ts
index 69b3bb967..9ab2dd485 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraph.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraph.ts
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ export const createJavaScriptSemanticGraphNode = (
     ...parsed,
     application_node_ids: uniqueSorted(parsed.application_node_ids),
     evidence: evidenceContexts.intern(parsed.evidence),
-    identifier_strategy: {
-      strategy: "semantic-content-sha256" as const,
-      stability: "artifact-version" as const,
-    },
   };
   return javaScriptSemanticNodeSchema.parse({
     ...semantic,
@@ -147,10 +143,6 @@ export const createJavaScriptSemanticGraphRelation = (
   const semantic = {
     ...parsed,
     evidence: evidenceContexts.intern(parsed.evidence),
-    identifier_strategy: {
-      strategy: "semantic-content-sha256" as const,
-      stability: "relationship-exact" as const,
-    },
   };
   return javaScriptSemanticRelationSchema.parse({
     ...semantic,
diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraphSchemas.ts b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraphSchemas.ts
index fb03f1a4d..4048ae698 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraphSchemas.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticGraphSchemas.ts
@@ -233,11 +233,9 @@ export const javaScriptSemanticNodeInputSchema = z.strictObject({
 export const javaScriptSemanticNodeSchema =
   javaScriptSemanticNodeInputSchema.extend({
     evidence: javaScriptSemanticEvidenceReferenceSchema,
-    node_id: semanticNodeIdSchema,
-    identifier_strategy: z.strictObject({
-      strategy: z.literal("semantic-content-sha256"),
-      stability: z.literal("artifact-version"),
-    }),
+    node_id: semanticNodeIdSchema.describe(
+      "SHA-256 of the node kind and identity; stable for one artifact version.",
+    ),
   });
 
 /** One directed semantic relationship before its ID is derived. */
@@ -254,11 +252,9 @@ export const javaScriptSemanticRelationInputSchema = z.strictObject({
 export const javaScriptSemanticRelationSchema =
   javaScriptSemanticRelationInputSchema.extend({
     evidence: javaScriptSemanticEvidenceReferenceSchema,
-    relation_id: semanticRelationIdSchema,
-    identifier_strategy: z.strictObject({
-      strategy: z.literal("semantic-content-sha256"),
-      stability: z.literal("relationship-exact"),
-    }),
+    relation_id: semanticRelationIdSchema.describe(
+      "SHA-256 of the exact relation content, including its evidence reference.",
+    ),
   });
 
 /** Reasons semantic analysis can leave an explicit frontier. */