diff --git a/tests/test_customer_integration_engineer.py b/tests/test_customer_integration_engineer.py
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index 12551b7..0000000
--- a/tests/test_customer_integration_engineer.py
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-"""Compatibility placeholder for the current deterministic release validator."""
-
-
-def test_current_validator_replaces_stale_contract():
-    assert True