diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index b3a1c02e0f..a4109f435b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ mod review_mode;
 mod slash_commands;
 mod status_and_layout;
 mod status_command_tests;
-mod timers;
 
 pub(crate) use helpers::make_chatwidget_manual_with_sender;
 pub(crate) use helpers::set_chatgpt_auth;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/timers.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/timers.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index dc5a7365d0..0000000000
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/timers.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-use super::*;
-use codex_protocol::protocol::EventMsg;
-use codex_protocol::protocol::InjectedMessageEvent;
-use codex_protocol::protocol::UserMessageEvent;
-use insta::assert_snapshot;
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn injected_message_renders_content_history() {
-    let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
-
-    chat.handle_codex_event_replay(Event {
-        id: "event-1".to_string(),
-        msg: EventMsg::InjectedMessage(InjectedMessageEvent {
-            content: "Give me a random animal name.".to_string(),
-            source: "timer timer-1".to_string(),
-        }),
-    });
-
-    let cells = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
-    let rendered = lines_to_single_string(&cells[0]);
-    assert_snapshot!(rendered, @"› Give me a random animal name.
-");
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn user_message_xml_renders_literally() {
-    let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
-
-    chat.handle_codex_event_replay(Event {
-        id: "event-1".to_string(),
-        msg: EventMsg::UserMessage(UserMessageEvent {
-            message: "<codex_message>not hidden</codex_message>".to_string(),
-            images: None,
-            local_images: Vec::new(),
-            text_elements: Vec::new(),
-        }),
-    });
-
-    let cells = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
-    let rendered = lines_to_single_string(&cells[0]);
-    assert_snapshot!(rendered, @"› <codex_message>not hidden</codex_message>
-");
-}