diff --git a/tests/Feature/Services/NotificationEpochFallbackTest.php b/tests/Feature/Services/NotificationEpochFallbackTest.php
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--- a/tests/Feature/Services/NotificationEpochFallbackTest.php
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-<?php
-
-use App\Jobs\InternalPipeline\NotificationEpochUpdatePipeline;
-use App\Models\Notification;
-use App\Services\NotificationService;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
-
-uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
-
-/*
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| NotificationService epoch fallback
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|
-| When the cached epoch id is missing/expired, getEpochId() must return a
-| recent notification id (computed inline) so notification queries only scan
-| the last ~6 months. Returning 1 would force `WHERE id > 1`, scanning the
-| entire notifications table.
-|
-*/
-
-beforeEach(function () {
-    Queue::fake();
-    Cache::forget(NotificationService::EPOCH_CACHE_KEY.'6');
-});
-
-it('returns a recent notification id on cache miss instead of 1', function () {
-    $old = Notification::create([
-        'profile_id' => 1,
-        'actor_id' => 2,
-        'action' => 'like',
-        'created_at' => now()->subMonths(9),
-    ]);
-
-    $recent = Notification::create([
-        'profile_id' => 1,
-        'actor_id' => 2,
-        'action' => 'like',
-        'created_at' => now()->subMonth(),
-    ]);
-
-    $epoch = NotificationService::getEpochId();
-
-    expect($epoch)->toBe($recent->id);
-    expect($epoch)->not->toBe(1);
-    expect($epoch)->toBeGreaterThan($old->id);
-
-    Queue::assertPushed(NotificationEpochUpdatePipeline::class);
-});
-
-it('falls back to 1 when no recent notifications exist', function () {
-    Notification::create([
-        'profile_id' => 1,
-        'actor_id' => 2,
-        'action' => 'like',
-        'created_at' => now()->subYear(),
-    ]);
-
-    expect(NotificationService::getEpochId())->toBe(1);
-});