diff --git a/test/auq-format-always-loaded.test.ts b/test/auq-format-always-loaded.test.ts
index c419df162..51c46f1cc 100644
--- a/test/auq-format-always-loaded.test.ts
+++ b/test/auq-format-always-loaded.test.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,16 @@ const MANDATORY: Array<{ name: string; re: RegExp }> = [
  * these into a section (they fire only once the section is loaded), but they
  * must never be DROPPED. Asserted against the skeleton+sections union. */
 const PER_SKILL_RULES: Record<string, RegExp[]> = {
-  'plan-ceo-review': [/One decision unit = one AskUserQuestion call/i, /Do NOT batch/i],
-  'plan-eng-review': [
-    /Send `AskUserQuestion\(\{ questions: \[currentDecision\] \}\)` only after the pending-record checkpoint passes\.\s+Send one\s+question object for one choice; other IDs wait/i,
-    /Give independently selectable changes separate IDs/i,
-    /If you discover another independent choice,\s+separate it and\s+rebuild this comparison before saving or sending the question/i,
-  ],
+  'plan-ceo-review': [/One decision unit = one AskUserQuestion call/i],
+  'plan-eng-review': [/one\s+question object for one choice/i, /independently selectable changes separate IDs/i],
   'plan-design-review': [/One issue = one AskUserQuestion call/i],
   'plan-devex-review': [
     /One new or reopened decision = one AskUserQuestion call/i,
     /Never combine independent decisions, including in separate question tabs/i,
   ],
-  // /codex emits its recommendation as prose; the instruction MUST stay in the
+  // /codex emits its recommendation as prose; the instruction must stay in the
   // always-loaded skeleton because codex has no on-demand section.
-  codex: [/Synthesis recommendation \(REQUIRED\)/i, /Recommendation\s*:\s*<action>\s*because/i],
+  codex: [/Synthesis recommendation/i, /Recommendation\s*:\s*<action>\s*because/i],
 };
 
 /** Discover every repo-root skill dir that ships a generated SKILL.md. */