diff --git a/tests/test-instructions-and-docs.sh b/tests/test-instructions-and-docs.sh
index 754d74b..11c2d3b 100755
--- a/tests/test-instructions-and-docs.sh
+++ b/tests/test-instructions-and-docs.sh
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ done
   && pass "docs/VISION.md unchanged" \
   || fail "docs/VISION.md missing"
 
-[[ -d "$REPO_ROOT/docs/issues" ]] \
-  && pass "docs/issues/ unchanged" \
-  || fail "docs/issues/ missing"
-
 echo ""
 
 # ─── 0015: AGENTS.md refactor ────────────────────────────────────────────────