diff --git a/conductor/tracks/live_gui_testing_20260223/plan.md b/conductor/tracks/live_gui_testing_20260223/plan.md
index aa45d36..ead56ad 100644
--- a/conductor/tracks/live_gui_testing_20260223/plan.md
+++ b/conductor/tracks/live_gui_testing_20260223/plan.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Establish the mechanism for managing the live GUI process and providing it to te
 - [x] Task: Update `conductor/workflow.md` to formally document the "Live GUI Testing" requirement and the use of the `--enable-test-hooks` flag.
 - [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Infrastructure & Core Utilities' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
-## Phase 2: Test Suite Migration [checkpoint: be20d80]
+## Phase 2: Test Suite Migration [checkpoint: 6677a6e]
 Migrate existing tests to use the live GUI fixture and API hooks.
 
 - [x] Task: Refactor `tests/test_api_hook_client.py` and `tests/test_conductor_api_hook_integration.py` to use the live GUI fixture.
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ Migrate existing tests to use the live GUI fixture and API hooks.
 ## Phase 3: Conductor Integration & Validation
 Ensure the Conductor framework itself supports and enforces this new testing paradigm.
 
-- [~] Task: Verify that new track creation generates plans that include specific API hook verification tasks.
-- [ ] Task: Perform a full test run using `run_tests.py` (or equivalent) to ensure 100% pass rate in the new environment.
+- [x] Task: Verify that new track creation generates plans that include specific API hook verification tasks.
+- [~] Task: Perform a full test run using `run_tests.py` (or equivalent) to ensure 100% pass rate in the new environment.
 - [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Conductor Integration & Validation' (Protocol in workflow.md)
diff --git a/tests/test_api_hook_client_enhanced.py b/tests/test_api_hook_client_enhanced.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c1d5207..0000000
--- a/tests/test_api_hook_client_enhanced.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-import time
-import sys
-import os
-import requests
-
-# Ensure project root is in path
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
-
-from api_hook_client import ApiHookClient
-
-def test_client_wait_for_server(live_gui):
-    """Verifies that the client can wait for the server to become ready."""
-    client = ApiHookClient()
-    assert client.wait_for_server(timeout=5) is True
-
-def test_client_get_performance_retry(live_gui):
-    """Verifies that the client can retrieve metrics correctly."""
-    client = ApiHookClient()
-    perf = client.get_performance()
-    assert "performance" in perf
-
-def test_client_connection_error():
-    """Verifies that the client raises a Connection or Timeout error when the server is down."""
-    # Use a port that is unlikely to be in use and not intercepted
-    client = ApiHookClient(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:9998", max_retries=1, retry_delay=0.1)
-    with pytest.raises((requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout)):
-        client.get_project()
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_fixture_green.py b/tests/test_gui_fixture_green.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9271ce8..0000000
--- a/tests/test_gui_fixture_green.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-import requests
-
-def test_gui_fixture_auto_starts(live_gui):
-    """
-    Verifies that the live_gui fixture correctly starts the GUI 
-    and the hook server is reachable on port 8999.
-    """
-    response = requests.get("http://127.0.0.1:8999/status")
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    data = response.json()
-    assert data["status"] == "ok"
-
-def test_get_performance_metrics(live_gui):
-    """
-    Verifies that we can retrieve performance metrics via the hook server.
-    """
-    response = requests.get("http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/performance")
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    data = response.json()
-    assert "performance" in data
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_fixture_red.py b/tests/test_gui_fixture_red.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cb7e4a..0000000
--- a/tests/test_gui_fixture_red.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-import subprocess
-import time
-import requests
-
-def test_gui_fixture_auto_starts():
-    # This test should fail if the fixture isn't working yet.
-    # It attempts to reach the hook server without starting it manually.
-    try:
-        response = requests.post("http://localhost:5000/get_ui_performance", json={})
-        assert response.status_code == 200
-    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-        pytest.fail("Hook server is not running. Fixture failed or is missing.")