diff --git a/tests/tools/test_accretion_caps.py b/tests/tools/test_accretion_caps.py
index f82a6d3096..c89f033ec3 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_accretion_caps.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_accretion_caps.py
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class TestCompletionConsumedPrune:
                 self.id = sid
                 self.started_at = time.time() - (FINISHED_TTL_SECONDS + 100)
                 self.exited = True
+                self.process = None  # handle release reads the real dataclass fields
+                self._pty = None
 
         reg._finished["stale-1"] = _FakeSess("stale-1")
         reg._completion_consumed.add("stale-1")
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_process_registry.py b/tests/tools/test_process_registry.py
index da3a12f8da..55634ed0d4 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_process_registry.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_process_registry.py
@@ -756,14 +756,6 @@ class TestFinishedHandleRelease:
         registry._move_to_finished(session)
         assert pty_closed["closed"]
 
-    def test_move_to_finished_safe_without_handles(self, registry):
-        """Env-backed / detached sessions have no local Popen or PTY; the
-        release must be a no-op, not a crash."""
-        session = _make_session(sid="proc_no_handles", exited=True)
-        registry._finished[session.id] = session
-        registry._move_to_finished(session)  # must not raise
-        assert session.id in registry._finished
-
     def test_poll_still_serves_output_after_handle_release(self, registry):
         """Output remains queryable after the pipes close — poll() reads the
         buffered output, never the (now-closed) pipe."""
@@ -820,29 +812,6 @@ class TestFinishedHandleRelease:
         assert session.id not in registry._finished
         assert pty_closed["closed"], "pruned session must release its PTY handle"
 
-    def test_release_does_not_touch_running_sessions(self, registry):
-        """A still-running session's handles must remain open: _move_to_finished
-        is only ever invoked with exited sessions, and prune only walks
-        _finished — a live session in _running keeps its pipe."""
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(
-            [sys.executable, "-c", "import time; time.sleep(5)"],
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        )
-        try:
-            session = _make_session(sid="proc_still_running", exited=False)
-            session.process = proc
-            registry._running[session.id] = session
-
-            with registry._lock:
-                registry._prune_if_needed()
-
-            assert session.id in registry._running
-            assert proc.stdout is not None and not proc.stdout.closed
-        finally:
-            proc.kill()
-            proc.wait(timeout=5)
 
 
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