diff --git a/packages/social-controllers/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/social-controllers/CHANGELOG.md
index 12e08b6f8d..7fee5793d0 100644
--- a/packages/social-controllers/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/social-controllers/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Removed
+
+- **BREAKING:** Remove `TraderProfileResponse.followingCount` from both the runtime validation struct (`TraderProfileResponseStruct`) and the TypeScript type. The social-api response contract no longer surfaces this field (it had been a transitional duplicate of `metrics.allPartners.followingCount`), and the SDK was rejecting otherwise-valid responses because the struct still required it. No current consumers depend on the field.
+
 ## [2.3.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.test.ts b/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.test.ts
index 4ddf666f2e..757e07d180 100644
--- a/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.test.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ describe('SocialService', () => {
       },
       socialHandles: mockSocialHandles,
       followerCount: 100,
-      followingCount: 50,
     };
 
     it('fetches trader profile from correct endpoint', async () => {
@@ -404,6 +403,7 @@ describe('SocialService', () => {
 
       expect(result.stats).toStrictEqual({});
     });
+
   });
 
   describe('fetchOpenPositions', () => {
diff --git a/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.ts b/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.ts
index 3401fe7bf1..20dbcf9b2f 100644
--- a/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.ts
+++ b/packages/social-controllers/src/SocialService.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ const TraderProfileResponseStruct = structType({
   perChainBreakdown: PerChainBreakdownStruct,
   socialHandles: SocialHandlesStruct,
   followerCount: number(),
-  followingCount: number(),
 });
 
 const PositionsResponseStruct = structType({
diff --git a/packages/social-controllers/src/social-types.ts b/packages/social-controllers/src/social-types.ts
index f9e5a57158..b8aa2fb602 100644
--- a/packages/social-controllers/src/social-types.ts
+++ b/packages/social-controllers/src/social-types.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export type TraderProfileResponse = {
   perChainBreakdown: PerChainBreakdown;
   socialHandles: SocialHandles;
   followerCount: number;
-  followingCount: number;
 };
 
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