diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
index 34399a000c..1e2759da1c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs
@@ -1422,7 +1422,8 @@ async fn thread_rollback_clears_history_when_num_turns_exceeds_existing_turns()
     assert_eq!(rollback_event.num_turns, 99);
 
     let history = sess.clone_history().await;
-    assert_eq!(initial_context, history.raw_items());
+    assert!(history.raw_items().is_empty());
+    assert!(sess.reference_context_item().await.is_none());
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]