diff --git a/epiphany-openai-runtime/src/bin/epiphany-openai-runtime.rs b/epiphany-openai-runtime/src/bin/epiphany-openai-runtime.rs
index fc6dd53b..381d4433 100644
--- a/epiphany-openai-runtime/src/bin/epiphany-openai-runtime.rs
+++ b/epiphany-openai-runtime/src/bin/epiphany-openai-runtime.rs
@@ -1482,17 +1482,6 @@ mod tests {
         )
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn same_nonempty_tool_request_round_requires_real_repetition() {
-        let first = vec!["source::read_file::{\"path\":\"README.md\"}".to_string()];
-        let second = vec!["source::git_show::{\"commit\":\"abc\"}".to_string()];
-
-        assert!(!same_nonempty_tool_request_round(None, &first));
-        assert!(!same_nonempty_tool_request_round(Some(&first), &[]));
-        assert!(!same_nonempty_tool_request_round(Some(&first), &second));
-        assert!(same_nonempty_tool_request_round(Some(&first), &first));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn tool_loop_guard_stalls_only_after_repeated_identical_rounds() {
         let mut guard = ToolLoopGuard::default();
diff --git a/epiphany-release-construction/src/lib.rs b/epiphany-release-construction/src/lib.rs
index 90dee423..23442239 100644
--- a/epiphany-release-construction/src/lib.rs
+++ b/epiphany-release-construction/src/lib.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,14 @@ impl ReleaseSourceGuard {
 
         run_git_checked(
             &path,
-            &release_submodule_update_args(),
+            &[
+                "-c",
+                "core.longpaths=true",
+                "submodule",
+                "update",
+                "--init",
+                "--recursive",
+            ],
             "failed to initialize exact release submodules",
         )?;
         reset_and_clean_cached_submodules(&path, "clean exact release submodules")?;
@@ -341,17 +348,6 @@ impl ReleaseSourceGuard {
     }
 }
 
-fn release_submodule_update_args() -> [&'static str; 6] {
-    [
-        "-c",
-        "core.longpaths=true",
-        "submodule",
-        "update",
-        "--init",
-        "--recursive",
-    ]
-}
-
 fn reset_and_clean_cached_submodules(repo: &Path, context: &str) -> Result<()> {
     run_git_checked(
         repo,
@@ -924,20 +920,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(linux.iter().all(|(_, name)| !name.ends_with(".exe")));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn release_bundle_cache_is_owned_by_build_graph() {
-        let root = Path::new("release-build-cache");
-        let first = release_bundle_target_dir(root, b"lock-v1", "target-a", "toolchain-a");
-        let second = release_bundle_target_dir(root, b"lock-v1", "target-a", "toolchain-a");
-        assert_eq!(first, second);
-        assert!(
-            first
-                .file_name()
-                .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
-                .is_some_and(|name| name.starts_with("graph-"))
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn release_bundle_cache_is_stable_across_lockfile_edits() {
         let root = Path::new("release-build-cache");
@@ -948,23 +930,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn cached_source_update_does_not_force_refresh_unchanged_submodules() {
-        let args = release_submodule_update_args();
-        assert_eq!(
-            args,
-            [
-                "-c",
-                "core.longpaths=true",
-                "submodule",
-                "update",
-                "--init",
-                "--recursive",
-            ]
-        );
-        assert!(!args.contains(&"--force"));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn release_bundle_cache_separates_targets_and_toolchains() {
         let root = Path::new("release-build-cache");