diff --git a/src/app/api/referrals/route.ts b/src/app/api/referrals/route.ts
index b4bffb23..6faa2340 100644
--- a/src/app/api/referrals/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/referrals/route.ts
@@ -1,88 +1,8 @@
-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
-import { getAuthContext } from "@/lib/auth/get-user";
-import { referralInviteEmail, sendEmail } from "@/lib/email";
-import { createServiceClient } from "@/lib/supabase/service";
-
-type AnySupabase = any;
-
-// GET /api/referrals - List my referrals
-export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
-  try {
-    const auth = await getAuthContext(request);
-    if (!auth) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
-    }
-    const { user, supabase } = auth;
-
-    const { data: referrals, error } = await (supabase as AnySupabase)
-      .from("referrals")
-      .select("*")
-      .eq("referrer_id", user.id)
-      .order("created_at", { ascending: false });
-
-    if (error) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: error.message }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    const total = referrals?.length || 0;
-    const registered = referrals?.filter((r: any) => r.status !== "pending").length || 0;
-
-    return NextResponse.json({
-      data: referrals,
-      stats: {
-        total_invited: total,
-        total_registered: registered,
-        conversion_rate: total > 0 ? Math.round((registered / total) * 100) : 0,
-      },
-    });
-  } catch {
-    return NextResponse.json(
-      { error: "An unexpected error occurred" },
-      { status: 500 }
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-// POST /api/referrals - Send invites
-export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
-  try {
-    const auth = await getAuthContext(request);
-    if (!auth) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
-    }
-    const { user, supabase } = auth;
-
-    const body = await request.json();
-    const { emails } = body;
-
-    if (!emails || !Array.isArray(emails) || emails.length === 0) {
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: "Please provide an array of emails" },
-        { status: 400 }
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (!emails.every((email: unknown) => typeof email === "string")) {
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: "All email entries must be strings" },
-        { status: 400 }
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (emails.length > 20) {
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: "Maximum 20 invites at a time" },
-        { status: 400 }
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Validate email syntax BEFORE rate-limit checks (#143)
-    // Only valid emails should count toward throttle limits
-    const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
-    const normalizedEmails = emails.map((e: string) => e.trim().toLowerCase());
-    const validEmails = normalizedEmails.filter((e: string) => emailRegex.test(e));
+const validEmails = normalizedEmails.filter((e: string) => emailRegex.test(e));
+    const userEmail = user.email?.toLowerCase();
+    const filteredEmails = validEmails.filter((e: string) => e !== userEmail);
 
-    if (validEmails.length === 0) {
+    if (filteredEmails.length === 0) {
       return NextResponse.json(
         { error: "No valid email addresses provided" },
         { status: 400 }
@@ -101,7 +21,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       .eq("referrer_id", user.id)
       .gte("created_at", oneHourAgo);
 
-    if ((hourlyCount ?? 0) + validEmails.length > 10) {
+    if ((hourlyCount ?? 0) + filteredEmails.length > 10) {
       return NextResponse.json(
         { error: "Too many invites. Max 10 per hour." },
         { status: 429 }
@@ -114,7 +34,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       .eq("referrer_id", user.id)
       .gte("created_at", oneDayAgo);
 
-    if ((dailyCount ?? 0) + validEmails.length > 50) {
+    if ((dailyCount ?? 0) + filteredEmails.length > 50) {
       return NextResponse.json(
         { error: "Daily invite limit reached. Max 50 per day." },
         { status: 429 }
@@ -126,7 +46,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       .from("referrals")
       .select("referred_email")
       .eq("referrer_id", user.id)
-      .in("referred_email", validEmails);
+      .in("referred_email", filteredEmails);
 
     const alreadyInvited = new Set((existingInvites || []).map((r: any) => r.referred_email));
 
@@ -145,7 +65,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     const inviterName = profile.full_name || profile.username || "Someone";
 
     // Filter valid emails that aren't already invited (#143)
-    const newValidEmails = validEmails.filter((e: string) => !alreadyInvited.has(e));
+    const newValidEmails = filteredEmails.filter((e: string) => !alreadyInvited.has(e));
 
     if (newValidEmails.length === 0) {
       return NextResponse.json(