diff --git a/hermes_cli/session_lost_and_found.py b/hermes_cli/session_lost_and_found.py
index f07bba738b..dd333a66b4 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/session_lost_and_found.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/session_lost_and_found.py
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Sequence
 
 from hermes_cli.session_schema_history import SCHEMA_HISTORY, reachable_physical_layouts
 
-from hermes_state_ids import (  # timestamp prefix + derived shapes: sentinel for schema-less rows
-    SESSION_ID_PATTERN,  # noqa: F401  -- re-export; test_hermes_state_ids pins the identity
-    is_known_session_id,
-)
+from hermes_state_ids import is_known_session_id  # every minted id shape: sentinel for schema-less rows
 from hermes_cli.session_recovery import (
     _AUXILIARY_TABLE_SCHEMAS, _AUXILIARY_TABLES, _CANONICAL_TABLES, _DANGLING_TOOL_PIN, _count_rows,
     _immediate_transaction, _placeholder_titles, _quoted_columns, _table_columns,
diff --git a/tests/hermes_state/test_hermes_state_ids.py b/tests/hermes_state/test_hermes_state_ids.py
index 181970011a..797878764b 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_state/test_hermes_state_ids.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_state/test_hermes_state_ids.py
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ as a session id (the shape is the recovery sentinel for schema-less rows).
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import importlib
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import pytest
 
-from hermes_state_ids import SESSION_ID_PATTERN, new_session_id
+from hermes_state_ids import new_session_id
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("hex_len,expected_re", [(6, r"^\d{8}_\d{6}_[0-9a-f]{6}$"), (8, r"^\d{8}_\d{6}_[0-9a-f]{8}$"),
                                                  (12, r"^\d{8}_\d{6}_[0-9a-f]{12}$")])
@@ -20,4 +19,3 @@ def test_minted_ids_are_what_salvage_classifies_as_session_ids(hex_len, expected
     sid = new_session_id(datetime(2026, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), hex_len=hex_len)
     assert re.fullmatch(expected_re, sid) and sid.startswith("20260102_030405_")
     assert _is_session_id(sid)
-    assert SESSION_ID_PATTERN is importlib.import_module("hermes_cli.session_lost_and_found").SESSION_ID_PATTERN