ah: revert custom paused bool

it's not bit-packed when placed after the auction struct
and for now we prefer to not force it into the auction struct

esp. since bigger gas savings are coming from descriptor storage read optimizations

packages/nouns-contracts/contracts/NounsAuctionHousePreV2Migration.sol

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ contract NounsAuctionHousePreV2Migration is PausableUpgradeable, ReentrancyGuard
         uint56 timeBuffer;
         uint8 minBidIncrementPercentage;
         INounsAuctionHouseV2.AuctionV2 auction;
-        bool paused;
     }
 
     uint256 private startSlot;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ contract NounsAuctionHousePreV2Migration is PausableUpgradeable, ReentrancyGuard
             bidder: oldLayoutCache.auction.bidder,
             settled: oldLayoutCache.auction.settled
         });
-        newLayout.paused = paused();
     }
 
     function _oldLayout() internal pure returns (OldLayout storage layout) {

packages/nouns-contracts/contracts/NounsAuctionHouseV2.sol

@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ contract NounsAuctionHouseV2 is
     /// @notice The active auction
     INounsAuctionHouseV2.AuctionV2 public auctionStorage;
 
-    /// @notice Whether this contract is paused or not
-    /// @dev Replaces the state variable from PausableUpgradeable, to bit pack this bool with `auction` and save gas
-    bool public __paused;
-
     /// @notice The Nouns price feed state
     mapping(uint256 => SettlementState) settlementHistory;
 
@@ -176,8 +172,7 @@ contract NounsAuctionHouseV2 is
      * anyone can settle an ongoing auction.
      */
     function pause() external override onlyOwner {
-        __paused = true;
-        emit Paused(_msgSender());
+        _pause();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -186,21 +181,13 @@ contract NounsAuctionHouseV2 is
      * contract is paused. If required, this function will start a new auction.
      */
     function unpause() external override onlyOwner {
-        __paused = false;
-        emit Unpaused(_msgSender());
+        _unpause();
 
         if (auctionStorage.startTime == 0 || auctionStorage.settled) {
             _createAuction();
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @dev Get whether this contract is paused or not.
-     */
-    function paused() public view override returns (bool) {
-        return __paused;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @notice Set the auction time buffer.
      * @dev Only callable by the owner.