diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
index 3e3f4795c..71d0b14bb 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.runreplyagent.test.ts
@@ -345,21 +345,6 @@ describe("runReplyAgent typing (heartbeat)", () => {
     expect(typing.startTypingLoop).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("signals typing even without consumer partial handler", async () => {
-    state.runEmbeddedPiAgentMock.mockImplementationOnce(async (params: AgentRunParams) => {
-      await params.onPartialReply?.({ text: "hi" });
-      return { payloads: [{ text: "final" }], meta: {} };
-    });
-
-    const { run, typing } = createMinimalRun({
-      typingMode: "message",
-    });
-    await run();
-
-    expect(typing.startTypingOnText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("hi");
-    expect(typing.startTypingLoop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
   it("never signals typing for heartbeat runs", async () => {
     const onPartialReply = vi.fn();
     state.runEmbeddedPiAgentMock.mockImplementationOnce(async (params: AgentRunParams) => {