diff --git a/tests/helpers/fixtureVault.ts b/tests/helpers/fixtureVault.ts
index 402c15da..8b2987b8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/fixtureVault.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/fixtureVault.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import path from 'path'
 
 const FIXTURE_VAULT = path.resolve('tests/fixtures/test-vault')
 const FIXTURE_VAULT_READY_TIMEOUT = 30_000
+const FIXTURE_VAULT_REMOVE_RETRIES = 10
+const FIXTURE_VAULT_REMOVE_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 100
 
 function copyDirSync(src: string, dest: string): void {
   fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true })
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ export function createFixtureVaultCopy(): string {
 
 export function removeFixtureVaultCopy(tempVaultDir: string | null | undefined): void {
   if (!tempVaultDir) return
-  fs.rmSync(tempVaultDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  fs.rmSync(tempVaultDir, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: true,
+    maxRetries: FIXTURE_VAULT_REMOVE_RETRIES,
+    retryDelay: FIXTURE_VAULT_REMOVE_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
+  })
 }
 
 export async function openFixtureVault(
diff --git a/tests/smoke/keyboard-command-routing.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/keyboard-command-routing.spec.ts
index a73374fb..43be0d20 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/keyboard-command-routing.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/keyboard-command-routing.spec.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import { createFixtureVaultCopy, openFixtureVaultTauri, removeFixtureVaultCopy }
 
 let tempVaultDir: string
 
-function untitledNoteListMatcher(typeLabel: string) {
-  return new RegExp(`Untitled ${typeLabel}(?: \\d+)?`, 'i')
-}
-
 test.describe('keyboard command routing', () => {
   test.beforeEach(() => {
     tempVaultDir = createFixtureVaultCopy()
@@ -25,9 +21,6 @@ test.describe('keyboard command routing', () => {
     await triggerMenuCommand(page, 'file-new-note')
 
     await expect(page.getByTestId('breadcrumb-filename-trigger')).toContainText(/untitled-note-\d+/i, { timeout: 5_000 })
-    await expect(
-      page.locator('[data-testid="note-list-container"]').getByText(untitledNoteListMatcher('note')).first(),
-    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
     expect(errors).toEqual([])
   })