diff --git a/tests/orchestration/test_ara_first_run_pipeline_integration.py b/tests/orchestration/test_ara_first_run_pipeline_integration.py
index 7caffe6f..192f07a5 100644
--- a/tests/orchestration/test_ara_first_run_pipeline_integration.py
+++ b/tests/orchestration/test_ara_first_run_pipeline_integration.py
@@ -384,29 +384,29 @@ def test_modelling_optimises_and_persists_a_multi_measure_plan(
     assert plan.energy_consumption_savings > 0.0
 
     by_type = {rec.type: rec for rec in rec_rows}
+    # The gain-maximising package: the efficient representative heat pump
+    # (Vaillant aroTHERM plus 5 kW, ADR-0025) now raises SAP even on this gas
+    # dwelling, plus the cheap positive-SAP fabric/lighting/secondary measures.
+    # CAVITY-WALL INSULATION is NOT selected: it earns +2.9 SAP alone, but the
+    # fabric→ventilation forced dependency (ADR-0016) drags the wall+ventilation
+    # pair to a NET −1.8 SAP (−0.9 on top of the ASHP package), so the Optimiser
+    # correctly leaves the wall — and therefore its forced ventilation — out.
+    # (The forced wall→ventilation edge itself is covered by
+    # test_measure_dependency / test_optimiser; here we prove the end-to-end
+    # optimise→persist→telescope pipeline on the package the Optimiser keeps.)
+    # The sample EPC lodges 8 low-energy-unknown bulbs (LED upgrade, ADR-0023)
+    # and an electric secondary heater (SAP 691, removal offered per ADR-0028).
     assert set(by_type) == {
-        "cavity_wall_insulation",
         "suspended_floor_insulation",
-        "mechanical_ventilation",
-        # The sample EPC lodges 8 low-energy-unknown bulbs, so the LED upgrade is
-        # a cheap positive-SAP candidate the Optimiser also keeps (ADR-0023).
         "low_energy_lighting",
-        # The efficient representative heat pump (Vaillant aroTHERM plus 5 kW,
-        # ADR-0025) now raises SAP even on this gas dwelling, so the Optimiser
-        # also keeps the ASHP bundle in the least-cost-to-band package (ADR-0024).
         "air_source_heat_pump",
-        # The sample lodges an electric secondary (SAP 691), so removal is offered
-        # (ADR-0028); the Optimiser keeps it in its all-beneficial-measures package
-        # — its SAP gain is 0 once the ASHP (category 4) ignores the secondary, but
-        # the heater is still physically removed at its own cost.
         "secondary_heating_removal",
     }
     # Each persisted measure carries the catalogue id of the Product it installs
     # (the MaterialRow ids seeded above), replacing the retired
     # recommendation_materials BOM with a single material_id on the row.
-    assert by_type["cavity_wall_insulation"].material_id == 1
+    assert by_type["air_source_heat_pump"].material_id == 5
     assert by_type["suspended_floor_insulation"].material_id == 2
-    assert by_type["mechanical_ventilation"].material_id == 3
     assert by_type["low_energy_lighting"].material_id == 4
     assert by_type["secondary_heating_removal"].material_id == 9
     for rec in rec_rows:
@@ -414,27 +414,12 @@ def test_modelling_optimises_and_persists_a_multi_measure_plan(
         assert rec.already_installed is False
         assert rec.sap_points is not None
         assert rec.estimated_cost is not None
-    # The forced ventilation costs two £450 units and is priced even though it
-    # was never a free choice in the pool.
-    vent_cost: float | None = by_type["mechanical_ventilation"].estimated_cost
-    assert vent_cost is not None
-    assert abs(vent_cost - 900.0) <= 1e-6
-    # The insulation measures earn positive SAP; ventilation's contribution is
-    # not positive (it only ever costs SAP — ADR-0016).
-    wall_sap: float | None = by_type["cavity_wall_insulation"].sap_points
-    vent_sap: float | None = by_type["mechanical_ventilation"].sap_points
-    assert wall_sap is not None and vent_sap is not None
-    assert wall_sap > 0.0
-    assert vent_sap <= 0.0
     # Per-measure bill savings (telescoping cascade, ADR-0014 amendment): each
     # measure carries its delivered-kWh and £ saving, and they telescope exactly
-    # to the Plan's headline savings. Ventilation increases energy, so its
-    # savings are negative — and the telescoping still holds.
+    # to the Plan's headline savings.
     for rec in rec_rows:
         assert rec.kwh_savings is not None
         assert rec.energy_cost_savings is not None
-    vent_kwh: float | None = by_type["mechanical_ventilation"].kwh_savings
-    assert vent_kwh is not None and vent_kwh < 0.0
     kwh_total: float = sum(rec.kwh_savings or 0.0 for rec in rec_rows)
     cost_total: float = sum(rec.energy_cost_savings or 0.0 for rec in rec_rows)
     assert plan.energy_consumption_savings is not None