diff --git a/tests/test_zz_guard_probe_tmp.py b/tests/test_zz_guard_probe_tmp.py
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index 63ed7d553e5..00000000000
--- a/tests/test_zz_guard_probe_tmp.py
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-"""Ad-hoc verification: gateway-kill-shaped commands must still be blocked."""
-import subprocess
-
-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "cmd",
-    [
-        ["pkill", "-f", "hermes-gateway"],
-        ["killall", "hermes-gateway"],
-        ["bash", "-c", "pkill -f hermes-gateway"],
-        ["env", "X=1", "pkill", "-f", "hermes-gateway"],
-        ["sudo", "pkill", "-f", "hermes-gateway"],
-        ["nohup", "pkill", "-f", "hermes-gateway"],
-        "pkill -f hermes-gateway",
-    ],
-)
-def test_gateway_kill_still_blocked(cmd):
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="live-system guard"):
-        subprocess.run(cmd)
-
-
-def test_innocent_argv_not_blocked(tmp_path):
-    p = tmp_path / "skill"
-    p.write_text("hello")
-    r = subprocess.run(["cat", str(p)], capture_output=True, text=True)
-    assert r.stdout == "hello"
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ["pkill -f hermes-gateway", "bash -c \"pkill -f hermes-gateway\""])
-def test_gateway_kill_shell_true_blocked(cmd):
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="live-system guard"):
-        subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True)