diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f10f6e7..0000000
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-"""FlowDeck — Test fixtures."""
-
-import pytest
-from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from app.main import app
-from app.db import init_db, get_conn
-from app.auth.session import SessionManager
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def authenticated_client():
-    """TestClient with a pre-created user and valid session cookie."""
-    import os
-    import tempfile
-
-    db_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".db", delete=False)
-    db_path = db_file.name
-    db_file.close()
-
-    os.environ["GITEA_URL"] = "https://git.dracodev.net"
-    os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"] = "test"
-    os.environ["DATABASE_URL"] = f"sqlite:///{db_path}"
-    os.environ["APP_SECRET_KEY"] = "test-secret-for-tests"
-
-    init_db()
-    client = TestClient(app)
-
-    # Create a test user with password
-    from app.password_utils import hash_password
-    with get_conn() as conn:
-        conn.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO users (login, full_name, email, password_hash, is_active) "
-            "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1)",
-            ("testuser", "Test User", "test@test.com", hash_password("password")),
-        )
-        conn.commit()
-
-    # Generate a session for this user
-    with get_conn() as conn:
-        user = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM users WHERE login='testuser'").fetchone()
-    session = SessionManager.create_session(dict(user))
-    client.cookies["flowdeck_session"] = session
-
-    yield client
-
-    os.unlink(db_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index a013a85..dd6c524 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def test_health(client):
     assert data["version"] == "2.1.0"
 
 
-def test_dashboard(authenticated_client):
-    resp = authenticated_client.get("/")
+def test_dashboard(client):
+    resp = client.get("/")
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert "sidebar" in resp.text
     assert "workspace" in resp.text or "app-layout" in resp.text