diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/agent/runtime_driver/main_loop_deadline_tests.rs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/agent/runtime_driver/main_loop_deadline_tests.rs
index 843dc4c06..3033d5a20 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/agent/runtime_driver/main_loop_deadline_tests.rs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/agent/runtime_driver/main_loop_deadline_tests.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async fn game_chat_absolute_deadline_returns_an_in_flight_result_before_expiry()
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn game_chat_absolute_deadline_preserves_external_generation_reconciliation() {
+async fn game_chat_absolute_deadline_preserves_external_generation_for_same_action_resume() {
     let root = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
         "genarrative-game-chat-deadline-reconciliation-{}-{}",
         std::process::id(),
@@ -234,38 +234,6 @@ async fn game_chat_absolute_deadline_preserves_external_generation_reconciliatio
     assert!(agent_db.contains("agent.runtime.tool_action.needs_reconciliation"));
     assert!(!agent_db.contains("test-operation-id"));
 
-    let resumed = resume_game_creator_agent_background_tasks_at(&root)
-        .expect("scan durable runtime state after simulated runner restart");
-    assert!(resumed.iter().any(|result| {
-        result.state.agent_id == runtime.agent_id
-            && result.state.run_id == runtime.run_id
-            && result.state.phase == "needs-reconciliation"
-    }));
-    let recovered_pending = read_game_creator_agent_runtime_pending_tool_action(
-        &root,
-        &runtime.agent_id,
-        &runtime.run_id,
-    )
-    .expect("read pending action after recovery scan");
-    assert_eq!(recovered_pending, durable_pending);
-    let recovered_batch = read_game_creator_agent_runtime_provider_action_batch(
-        &root,
-        &runtime.agent_id,
-        &runtime.run_id,
-    )
-    .expect("read provider action batch after recovery scan");
-    assert_eq!(recovered_batch, preserved_batch);
-    assert!(game_creator_agent_runtime_external_generation_exists(
-        &root,
-        &runtime.agent_id,
-        &runtime.run_id
-    ));
-    assert_eq!(
-        fs::read_to_string(root.join(".agent/agent.db")).expect("agent db after recovery scan"),
-        agent_db,
-        "needs-reconciliation recovery barrier must not append a replay receipt"
-    );
-
     fs::remove_dir_all(root).ok();
 }