diff --git a/crates/snowbound/src/undo.rs b/crates/snowbound/src/undo.rs
index 2c5b5e82b7e185e049a38c733304ff660980b370..b98f10b2ce8e0fdae59cdb2926d31fea5a78e2ac 100644
--- a/crates/snowbound/src/undo.rs
+++ b/crates/snowbound/src/undo.rs
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn contended_page_actions_keep_their_position_in_undo_and_redo() {
+    fn refused_page_actions_keep_their_position_in_undo_and_redo() {
         for redo in [false, true] {
             let mut timeline = Timeline::default();
             let action = Action {
@@ -1360,9 +1360,6 @@ mod tests {
             else {
                 panic!("the current page has a pending action");
             };
-            let structure = Arc::new(async_lock::Mutex::new(()));
-            let changing = structure.try_lock_arc().unwrap();
-            assert!(structure.try_lock_arc().is_none());
             timeline.put_back((redo, at), action);
             let depth = if redo { [0, 1] } else { [1, 0] };
             assert!(
@@ -1370,8 +1367,6 @@ mod tests {
                 "newer edit stays first"
             );
             timeline.stepped(page(3), redo);
-            drop(changing);
-            let _changing = structure.try_lock_arc().unwrap();
             let Some(Next::Action(action, at)) = timeline.next(redo, page(1), [0, 0], &here())
             else {
                 panic!("the refused action must remain in its original stack");