diff --git a/codex-rs/memories/write/src/startup_tests.rs b/codex-rs/memories/write/src/startup_tests.rs
index d7a9a7ad6b..f1fb63b88c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/memories/write/src/startup_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/memories/write/src/startup_tests.rs
@@ -623,9 +623,10 @@ async fn memories_startup_phase1_uses_live_thread_service_tier_and_detached_meta
 -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let server = start_mock_server().await;
     let home = Arc::new(TempDir::new()?);
+    // Keep the fixture outside Git: workspace enrichment is best effort and can
+    // time out independently of the detached request metadata checked here.
     let test = build_test_codex(&server, home).await?;
     assert_eq!(test.config.service_tier, None);
-    reset_git_repository(&test.config.cwd).await?;
 
     core_test_support::submit_thread_settings(
         &test.codex,
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ async fn memories_startup_phase1_uses_live_thread_service_tier_and_detached_meta
     let request = wait_for_single_request(&stage_one).await;
     let metadata_header = request
         .header("x-codex-turn-metadata")
-        .expect("detached memory request should include workspace metadata");
+        .expect("detached memory request should include turn metadata");
     let metadata: serde_json::Value =
         serde_json::from_str(&metadata_header).expect("turn metadata json");
     let client_metadata: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ async fn memories_startup_phase1_uses_live_thread_service_tier_and_detached_meta
         metadata["root_turn_id"]
     );
     assert!(metadata.get("window_id").is_none());
-    assert!(metadata.get("workspaces").is_some());
+    assert!(metadata.get("workspaces").is_none());
 
     shutdown_test_codex(&test).await?;
     Ok(())