diff --git a/tests/agent/test_compression_rotation_state.py b/tests/agent/test_compression_rotation_state.py
index 4bbd4dfed7..16b4c1a9d0 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_compression_rotation_state.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_compression_rotation_state.py
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ class TestTodoSnapshotScaffoldingTails:
             {
                 k: v
                 for k, v in m.items()
-                if k not in {"_row_id", _DB_PERSISTED_MARKER}
+                if k not in {"_row_id", "timestamp", _DB_PERSISTED_MARKER}
             }
             for m in compressed
         ] == expected
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_steer_compaction_persistence.py b/tests/agent/test_steer_compaction_persistence.py
index c97c5e24e1..c7531127f9 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_steer_compaction_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_steer_compaction_persistence.py
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ def test_flushed_steer_keeps_one_display_identity_across_compactions(tmp_path):
     visible = db.get_messages(session_id, include_compacted=True)
     assert [(row["display_kind"], row["content"]) for row in visible] == [
         ("steer", steer["content"]),
-    ]
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+    ]