diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelMutesStorage.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelMutesStorage.test.mjs
index 166270a80b..a9734cb33e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelMutesStorage.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelMutesStorage.test.mjs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import {
   boundMuteStore,
   DEFAULT_STORE,
-  isMutesStoreSubsumedBy,
   MAX_CHANNEL_MUTE_ENTRIES,
   mergeStores,
   parseMutePayload,
-  mutedChannelIdsFromStore,
   readChannelMutesStore,
   storageKey,
   writeChannelMutesStore,
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSectionsSync.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSectionsSync.test.mjs
index 16a1694f66..0d7439c708 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSectionsSync.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSectionsSync.test.mjs
@@ -12,21 +12,11 @@ import {
 } from "./sidebarSyncTestHelpers.mjs";
 import { runWholeBlobSyncSuite } from "./wholeBlobSync.shared.test.mjs";
 
-function makeStore(overrides = {}) {
-  return {
-    version: 1,
-    sections: overrides.sections ?? [],
-    assignments: overrides.assignments ?? {},
-    ...overrides,
-  };
-}
-
 function makeSectionsStore(sections = []) {
   return { version: 1, sections, assignments: {} };
 }
 
 const RELAY = "wss://r.test";
-const RELAY_KEY = encodeURIComponent(RELAY);
 
 // ─── 17 shared whole-blob sync invariants ─────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -38,7 +28,6 @@ runWholeBlobSyncSuite({
   subscribeMethod: "subscribeToSections",
   watermarkLane: "channel-sections",
   readOutbox: readChannelSectionsOutbox,
-  makeStore,
   makeNonEmptyStore: () =>
     makeSectionsStore([{ id: "s1", name: "Work", order: 0 }]),
   decryptPayload: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSortSync.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSortSync.test.mjs
index 288f24d7aa..874e3baf0e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSortSync.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelSortSync.test.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ function makeStore(groups = {}) {
 }
 
 const RELAY = "wss://r.test";
-const RELAY_KEY = encodeURIComponent(RELAY);
 
 // ─── 17 shared whole-blob sync invariants ─────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ runWholeBlobSyncSuite({
   subscribeMethod: "subscribeToSortPrefs",
   watermarkLane: "channel-sort",
   readOutbox: readChannelSortOutbox,
-  makeStore,
   makeNonEmptyStore: () => makeStore({ channels: "recent" }),
   decryptPayload: JSON.stringify({
     version: 1,
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelStarsStorage.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelStarsStorage.test.mjs
index 35870aee96..c86668807e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelStarsStorage.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/channelStarsStorage.test.mjs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import {
   boundStarStore,
   DEFAULT_STORE,
-  isStarsStoreSubsumedBy,
   MAX_CHANNEL_STAR_ENTRIES,
   mergeStores,
   parseStarPayload,
   readChannelStarsStore,
-  starredChannelIdsFromStore,
   storageKey,
   writeChannelStarsStore,
 } from "./channelStarsStorage.ts";
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/wholeBlobSync.shared.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/wholeBlobSync.shared.test.mjs
index 6cba809560..cf0eef010e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/wholeBlobSync.shared.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/lib/wholeBlobSync.shared.test.mjs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const RELAY_KEY = encodeURIComponent(RELAY);
  * @param {string}   cfg.subscribeMethod   - e.g. "subscribeToSections" or "subscribeToSortPrefs".
  * @param {string}   cfg.watermarkLane     - e.g. "channel-sections" or "channel-sort".
  * @param {Function} cfg.readOutbox        - readChannelSectionsOutbox | readChannelSortOutbox
- * @param {Function} cfg.makeStore         - (overrides?) => store — lane-shaped store for basic ops
  * @param {Function} cfg.makeNonEmptyStore - () => non-empty store for bootstrap seed test
  * @param {string}   cfg.decryptPayload    - JSON.stringify of a valid remote store for adopt tests
  * @param {string}   cfg.emptyDecryptPayload - JSON.stringify of valid but empty/cleared store
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export function runWholeBlobSyncSuite({
   subscribeMethod,
   watermarkLane,
   readOutbox,
-  makeStore,
   makeNonEmptyStore,
   decryptPayload,
   emptyDecryptPayload,