diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68d2142..e5ad6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,32 @@ Format: [Keep a Changelog 1.1.0](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) — versi
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Removed — Tools → My Notes shortcut (with backward-compatible redirect)
+The "Tools → My Notes" admin menu shortcut has been removed. It
+routed to a separate bare-bones form at `?page=wp-notes-create`
+rendered by `wp_notes_create_page()` — a stripped-down create form
+with no notes list, no styling, and no parity with the main page.
+
+The shortcut was a third route to "create a note" duplicating the
+two that already exist and work better:
+
+1. **WP Notes → My Notes** in the admin sidebar (the proper page —
+   styled form + active/completed lists + edit + restore).
+2. **Admin bar → WP Notes → New Note** quick-access (jumps to the
+   form on the main page via `#new-note` anchor).
+
+**Backward-compat redirect:** anyone hitting the legacy
+`?page=wp-notes-create` URL (stale bookmark, old email link, etc.)
+is now `wp_safe_redirect()`-ed to `?page=wp-notes` via an
+`admin_init` hook. No 404 / no "you do not have sufficient
+permissions" page.
+
+**Code removed:**
+- `wp_notes_add_tools_menu()` registration (the `add_management_page`
+  call and its `add_action('admin_menu', ...)` hook).
+- `wp_notes_create_page()` function body in full — the bare-bones
+  form renderer, no longer referenced anywhere.
+
 ### Added — Persistent dismissal of the empty-state notice (user_meta)
 The "No active/completed notes found" notice was already
 dismissible per-page-load, but pressing X only hid it for the
diff --git a/wp-notes.php b/wp-notes.php
index 68a3736..d20ff1c 100644
--- a/wp-notes.php
+++ b/wp-notes.php
@@ -498,18 +498,24 @@ function wp_notes_import_data() {
 }
 add_action('admin_menu', 'wp_notes_admin_menu');
 
-// Tools → My Notes — quick-access shortcut for users who think of
-// notes as a "tool" rather than navigating WP Notes from the top menu.
-function wp_notes_add_tools_menu() {
-    add_management_page(
-        'My Notes',                  // Page title (browser tab)
-        'My Notes',                  // Menu label (Tools submenu)
-        'manage_options',            // Capability
-        'wp-notes-create',           // Menu slug
-        'wp_notes_create_page'       // Renderer (same page as wp-notes)
-    );
+// The Tools → My Notes shortcut used to live here and routed to a
+// separate bare-bones form at ?page=wp-notes-create. It was removed
+// as a duplicate — the My Notes page (and the admin-bar "New Note"
+// shortcut that jumps to its #new-note anchor) covers the same need
+// with the proper UI. Any stale bookmark to the old URL is caught
+// by wp_notes_redirect_legacy_create_page() below.
+
+// Redirect anyone hitting the legacy ?page=wp-notes-create URL to
+// the My Notes page, so existing bookmarks don't 404 / show "you do
+// not have sufficient permissions" after the Tools shortcut removal.
+add_action('admin_init', 'wp_notes_redirect_legacy_create_page');
+function wp_notes_redirect_legacy_create_page() {
+    if (!is_admin()) { return; }
+    if (!isset($_GET['page'])) { return; }
+    if (sanitize_key(wp_unslash($_GET['page'])) !== 'wp-notes-create') { return; }
+    wp_safe_redirect(admin_url('admin.php?page=wp-notes'));
+    exit;
 }
-add_action('admin_menu', 'wp_notes_add_tools_menu');
 
 
 // Enqueue Scripts
@@ -603,32 +609,6 @@ function wp_notes_emoji_picker_init() {
     <?php
 }
 
-// Callback function for the "My Notes" page (registered from both the
-// WP Notes submenu and Tools → My Notes; both route here).
-function wp_notes_create_page() {
-    ?>
-    <div class="wrap">
-        <h1>Create a New WP Note</h1>
-        <form method="post">
-            <label for="wp_notes_text">Note:</label><br>
-            <textarea name="wp_notes_text" id="wp_notes_text" required></textarea><br>
-            <label for="wp_notes_color">Color:</label><br>
-            <input type="color" name="wp_notes_color" id="wp_notes_color" value="#000000"><br>
-            <label for="wp_notes_size">Size:</label><br>
-            <input type="number" name="wp_notes_size" id="wp_notes_size" min="8" max="72" value="16"><br>
-            <label for="wp_notes_font">Font:</label><br>
-            <select name="wp_notes_font" id="wp_notes_font">
-                <option value="Arial">Arial</option>
-                <option value="Helvetica">Helvetica</option>
-                <option value="Times New Roman">Times New Roman</option>
-                <option value="Verdana">Verdana</option>
-            </select><br>
-            <input type="submit" value="Add Note" class="button button-primary">
-        </form>
-    </div>
-    <?php
-}
-
 // JavaScript for saving edited notes
 add_action('admin_footer', 'wp_notes_add_inline_scripts');
 function wp_notes_add_inline_scripts() {