diff --git a/tests/test_windows_encoding.py b/tests/test_windows_encoding.py
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--- a/tests/test_windows_encoding.py
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@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Test Windows encoding configuration for subprocess calls.
-
-This test verifies that the encoding fixes applied to entry point scripts
-work correctly on Windows.
-"""
-
-import json
-import subprocess
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import pytest
-
-SCRIPT_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "apps" / "backend"
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows-specific test")
-def test_validate_spec_unicode_output(tmp_path):
-    """Test that validate_spec.py handles Unicode characters on Windows."""
-    spec_dir = tmp_path / "spec"
-    spec_dir.mkdir()
-
-    # Create a spec with Unicode content
-    (spec_dir / "project_index.json").write_text('{"project_type": "test"}', encoding="utf-8")
-
-    # Run validate_spec.py via subprocess
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        [sys.executable, str(SCRIPT_PATH / "spec" / "validate_spec.py"), "--spec-dir", str(spec_dir)],
-        capture_output=True,
-        text=True,
-        encoding="utf-8",
-        errors="replace",
-        cwd=str(SCRIPT_PATH),
-    )
-
-    # Should succeed without encoding errors
-    assert result.returncode == 0