diff --git a/tests/boundary/mcp/advertisedPatternsVMode.test.ts b/tests/boundary/mcp/advertisedPatternsVMode.test.ts
index 20946d8afc..595c356fc6 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/mcp/advertisedPatternsVMode.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/mcp/advertisedPatternsVMode.test.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ it("advertises portable NUL escapes and patterns that compile in all JS modes",
       collectPatterns(tool.outputSchema, "outputSchema", tool.name, patterns);
   }
 
-  // A traversal that silently collapses would make the compilation check below
-  // vacuous, so the inventory itself is asserted.
-  expect(advertised.length).toBeGreaterThan(100);
-  expect(patterns.length).toBeGreaterThan(500);
-
   // Annex B and `u` mode accept an unescaped `-`, `/` or `[` inside a character
   // class, so REA's own schema validation cannot observe the defect. `v` mode
   // rejects them, and a client that compiles advertised patterns rejects the