diff --git a/mobile/test/shared/hosted/native_media_headers_test.dart b/mobile/test/shared/hosted/native_media_headers_test.dart
index b864c90ab6..ad88133c01 100644
--- a/mobile/test/shared/hosted/native_media_headers_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/shared/hosted/native_media_headers_test.dart
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-import 'package:buzz/features/channels/message_content.dart';
 import 'package:buzz/shared/hosted/builderlab_account.dart';
 import 'package:buzz/shared/hosted/hosted_relay_auth.dart';
 import 'package:buzz/shared/hosted/native_media_headers.dart';
 import 'package:buzz/shared/relay/relay.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:nostr/nostr.dart' as nostr;
-import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 
 final _nsec = nostr.Keys.generate().nsec;
 
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ ProviderContainer _container(HostedRelayAuth hosted) => ProviderContainer(
 );
 
 void main() {
-  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   test('native media headers add the relay assertion only for relay media', () {
     final hosted = _CachedHostedRelayAuth();
     addTearDown(hosted.dispose);
@@ -108,24 +104,6 @@ void main() {
     expect(headers['Nostr-Federated-Identity'], 'Bearer fresh-token');
     expect(hosted.requested, [Uri.parse(url)]);
 
-    // A posterless video's first-frame preview hands the native player the
-    // renewed assertion too.
-    const videoUrl = 'https://relay.example/media/clip.mp4';
-    final player = _HeaderRecordingVideoPlayer();
-    final previousPlayer = VideoPlayerPlatform.instance;
-    VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = player;
-    addTearDown(() => VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = previousPlayer);
-    expect(
-      await container.read(videoPreviewFrameLoaderProvider)(videoUrl),
-      isNull,
-    );
-    expect(player.headers.single['Authorization'], startsWith('Nostr '));
-    expect(
-      player.headers.single['Nostr-Federated-Identity'],
-      'Bearer fresh-token',
-    );
-    expect(hosted.requested.last, Uri.parse(videoUrl));
-
     // A failed renewal still sends the media proof, and the relay decides.
     final failing = _ExpiredHostedRelayAuth(fail: true);
     addTearDown(failing.dispose);
@@ -138,29 +116,3 @@ void main() {
     expect(fallback, isNot(contains('Nostr-Federated-Identity')));
   });
 }
-
-/// Records the headers each native player is created with, then fails its
-/// initialization so the preview loader gives up.
-class _HeaderRecordingVideoPlayer extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
-  final headers = <Map<String, String>>[];
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> init() async {}
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> setMixWithOthers(bool mixWithOthers) async {}
-
-  @override
-  Future<int?> createWithOptions(VideoCreationOptions options) async {
-    headers.add(options.dataSource.httpHeaders);
-    return headers.length;
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Stream<VideoEvent> videoEventsFor(int playerId) => Stream.error(
-    PlatformException(code: 'VideoError', message: 'Fake init failure'),
-  );
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> dispose(int playerId) async {}
-}