diff --git a/src/progress.rs b/src/progress.rs
index 71919b2..d67e4aa 100644
--- a/src/progress.rs
+++ b/src/progress.rs
@@ -228,13 +228,6 @@ impl ProgressManager {
         Self::with_multi(mp, total as u64)
     }
 
-    /// Test helper: create a Single-mode manager with a hidden draw target, safe for tests
-    /// even when not attached to a TTY.
-    pub fn new_for_tests_single_hidden() -> Self {
-        let mp = Arc::new(MultiProgress::with_draw_target(ProgressDrawTarget::hidden()));
-        Self::with_single(mp)
-    }
-
     /// Backwards-compatible constructor used by older tests: same as new_for_tests_multi_hidden.
     pub fn test_new_multi(total: usize) -> Self {
         Self::new_for_tests_multi_hidden(total)
@@ -248,23 +241,6 @@ impl ProgressManager {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Test helper: return the number of visible bars managed initially.
-    /// Single mode: 3 (header, info, current). Multi mode: 4 (header, info, current, total).
-    pub fn testing_bar_count(&self) -> usize {
-        match &self.inner {
-            ProgressInner::Noop => 0,
-            ProgressInner::Single(_) => 3,
-            ProgressInner::Multi(m) => {
-                // Base bars always present
-                let mut count = 4;
-                // If per-file bars were initialized, include them as well
-                if let Ok(files) = m.files.lock() { if let Some(v) = &*files { count += v.len(); } }
-                if let Ok(t) = m.total_pct.lock() { if t.is_some() { count += 1; } }
-                count
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Test helper: get state of the current item bar (position, length, finished, message).
     pub fn current_state_for_tests(&self) -> Option<(u64, u64, bool, String)> {
         match &self.inner {
diff --git a/tests/progress_mode_counts.rs b/tests/progress_mode_counts.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bc0a44..0000000
--- a/tests/progress_mode_counts.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-use polyscribe::progress::ProgressManager;
-
-#[test]
-fn test_single_mode_has_no_total_bar_and_three_bars() {
-    // Use hidden backend suitable for tests
-    let pm = ProgressManager::new_for_tests_single_hidden();
-    // No total bar should be present
-    assert!(pm.total_state_for_tests().is_none(), "single mode must not expose a total bar");
-    // Bar count: header + info + current
-    assert_eq!(pm.testing_bar_count(), 3);
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_multi_mode_has_total_bar_and_four_bars() {
-    let pm = ProgressManager::new_for_tests_multi_hidden(2);
-    // Total bar should exist with the provided length
-    let (pos, len) = pm.total_state_for_tests().expect("multi mode should expose total bar");
-    assert_eq!(pos, 0);
-    assert_eq!(len, 2);
-    // Bar count: header + info + current + total
-    assert_eq!(pm.testing_bar_count(), 4);
-}