diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/test_document_upload.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/test_document_upload.py
index 87f953a51..13ceae828 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/test_document_upload.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/test_document_upload.py
@@ -335,53 +335,3 @@ class TestDocumentSearchability:
         assert doc_ids[0] in result_ids, (
             f"Uploaded document {doc_ids[0]} not found in search results: {result_ids}"
         )
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Test L: Status polling returns correct structure
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-class TestStatusPolling:
-    """Verify the status endpoint returns well-formed responses."""
-
-    async def test_status_endpoint_returns_items(
-        self,
-        client: httpx.AsyncClient,
-        headers: dict[str, str],
-        search_space_id: int,
-        cleanup_doc_ids: list[int],
-    ):
-        resp = await upload_file(
-            client, headers, "sample.txt", search_space_id=search_space_id
-        )
-        doc_ids = resp.json()["document_ids"]
-        cleanup_doc_ids.extend(doc_ids)
-
-        status_resp = await client.get(
-            "/api/v1/documents/status",
-            headers=headers,
-            params={
-                "search_space_id": search_space_id,
-                "document_ids": ",".join(str(d) for d in doc_ids),
-            },
-        )
-        assert status_resp.status_code == 200
-
-        body = status_resp.json()
-        assert "items" in body
-        assert len(body["items"]) == len(doc_ids)
-        for item in body["items"]:
-            assert "id" in item
-            assert "status" in item
-            assert "state" in item["status"]
-            assert item["status"]["state"] in {
-                "pending",
-                "processing",
-                "ready",
-                "failed",
-            }
-
-        await poll_document_status(
-            client, headers, doc_ids, search_space_id=search_space_id
-        )