diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 639c249a..6a9dea36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ A continuous integration server (CI) serializes and signs the updated seed file
 
 ## Git flow
 
-1. Work in feature branch and when done create a PR to `main` branch (which will be picked up by CI for staging).
-2. Verify that everything works as intended via the staging endpoint `--variations-server-url=https://variations.bravesoftware.com/seed`.
-3. Cherry-pick the commit to production by creating another PR to `production` branch (which will be picked up by CI again).
+1. Work in feature branch and when done create a PR to `main` branch.
+2. Verify that everything works as intended via PR instructions (use `--variations-pr` flag).
 
 ## Key Generation and Exchange
 
diff --git a/src/core/base_types.ts b/src/core/base_types.ts
index 60bf0296..8a1b74ee 100644
--- a/src/core/base_types.ts
+++ b/src/core/base_types.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 // You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 export enum SeedType {
-  PRODUCTION, // production Brave seed (brave-variations@production)
-  STAGING, // staging Brave seed (brave-variations@main)
+  MAIN, // main Brave seed (brave-variations@main)
+  STAGING, // staging Brave seed (brave-variations@staging)
   UPSTREAM, // Chrome seed (Finch)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/url_utils.ts b/src/core/url_utils.ts
index eae926d4..727bd9c8 100644
--- a/src/core/url_utils.ts
+++ b/src/core/url_utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { SeedType } from './base_types';
 
-export const variationsProductionUrl = 'https://variations.brave.com/seed';
+export const variationsMainUrl = 'https://variations.brave.com/seed';
 export const variationsStagingUrl = 'https://variations.bravesoftware.com/seed';
 export const variationsUpstreamUrl =
   'https://griffin.brave.com/finch-data-private/seed.bin';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function getStudyRawConfigUrl(
   const BRAVE_VARIATIONS_REPO_PATTERN = '^github\\.com/brave/brave-variations$';
   if (seedType === SeedType.UPSTREAM)
     return `${getGitHubStorageUrl()}/blob/main/study/all-by-name/${study}`;
-  const branch = seedType === SeedType.PRODUCTION ? 'production' : 'main';
+  const branch = seedType === SeedType.MAIN ? 'main' : 'staging';
   return makeSourceGraphUrl(
     `"name": "${study}"`,
     `${BRAVE_VARIATIONS_REPO_PATTERN}@${branch}`,
diff --git a/src/scripts/lint.ts b/src/scripts/lint.ts
index 8a551c98..8f2d01de 100644
--- a/src/scripts/lint.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/lint.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async function main(options: Options) {
     process.exit(1);
   }
   if (options.base === undefined && !options.staged) {
-    options.base = getBaseBranch(['origin/main', 'origin/production']);
+    options.base = getBaseBranch(['origin/main']);
     console.log(`Base branch: ${options.base}`);
   }
   const passed: boolean = await lintStaged({
diff --git a/src/web/app/app.tsx b/src/web/app/app.tsx
index 78bc4d40..ffed462f 100644
--- a/src/web/app/app.tsx
+++ b/src/web/app/app.tsx
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export function App() {
         </a>
         <nav className="nav nav-pills">
           <NavItem
-            type={SeedType.PRODUCTION}
+            type={SeedType.MAIN}
             searchParamManager={searchParamManager}
           />
           <NavItem
diff --git a/src/web/app/search_param_manager.ts b/src/web/app/search_param_manager.ts
index 73440846..4548e24d 100644
--- a/src/web/app/search_param_manager.ts
+++ b/src/web/app/search_param_manager.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ export class SearchParamManager {
     const filter = new StudyFilter();
     filter.search = searchParams.get('search') ?? undefined;
     this.currentSeed =
-      stringToSeedType(searchParams.get('seed') ?? 'PRODUCTION') ??
-      SeedType.PRODUCTION;
+      stringToSeedType(searchParams.get('seed') ?? 'MAIN') ?? SeedType.MAIN;
     filter.minPriority =
       this.currentSeed === SeedType.UPSTREAM
         ? StudyPriority.STABLE_MIN
diff --git a/src/web/app/seed_loader.ts b/src/web/app/seed_loader.ts
index 7c1f8d84..a73eaae1 100644
--- a/src/web/app/seed_loader.ts
+++ b/src/web/app/seed_loader.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ async function loadSeedFromUrl(url: string, type: SeedType) {
 export function loadSeedDataAsync(
   cb: (type: SeedType, studyList: StudyListModel) => void,
 ) {
-  loadSeedFromUrl(url_utils.variationsProductionUrl, SeedType.PRODUCTION)
-    .then(cb.bind(cb, SeedType.PRODUCTION))
+  loadSeedFromUrl(url_utils.variationsMainUrl, SeedType.MAIN)
+    .then(cb.bind(cb, SeedType.MAIN))
     .catch(console.error);
   loadSeedFromUrl(url_utils.variationsStagingUrl, SeedType.STAGING)
     .then(cb.bind(cb, SeedType.STAGING))
diff --git a/src/web/app/study_model.test.ts b/src/web/app/study_model.test.ts
index 79ef9aba..9431faa6 100644
--- a/src/web/app/study_model.test.ts
+++ b/src/web/app/study_model.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function makeStudyModel(properties: proto.IStudy) {
     isBraveSeed: true,
   });
   const randomID = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
-  return new StudyModel(processed, SeedType.PRODUCTION, randomID);
+  return new StudyModel(processed, SeedType.MAIN, randomID);
 }
 
 describe('models', () => {