diff --git a/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
index a678907..57e5d20 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from unittest.mock import ANY, AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 import pytest
 
 from control_backend.agents.communication.ri_communication_agent import RICommunicationAgent
-from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
-from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import PauseCommand, RIEndpoint
 
 
 def speech_agent_path():
@@ -396,38 +394,3 @@ async def test_negotiate_req_socket_none_causes_retry(zmq_context):
     result = await agent._negotiate_connection(max_retries=1)
 
     assert result is False
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_handle_message_pause_command(zmq_context):
-    """Test handle_message with a valid PauseCommand."""
-    agent = RICommunicationAgent("ri_comm")
-    agent._req_socket = AsyncMock()
-    agent.logger = MagicMock()
-
-    agent._req_socket.recv_json.return_value = {"status": "ok"}
-
-    pause_cmd = PauseCommand(data=True)
-    msg = InternalMessage(to="ri_comm", sender="user_int", body=pause_cmd.model_dump_json())
-
-    await agent.handle_message(msg)
-
-    agent._req_socket.send_json.assert_awaited_once()
-    args = agent._req_socket.send_json.await_args[0][0]
-    assert args["endpoint"] == RIEndpoint.PAUSE.value
-    assert args["data"] is True
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_handle_message_invalid_pause_command(zmq_context):
-    """Test handle_message with invalid JSON."""
-    agent = RICommunicationAgent("ri_comm")
-    agent._req_socket = AsyncMock()
-    agent.logger = MagicMock()
-
-    msg = InternalMessage(to="ri_comm", sender="user_int", body="invalid json")
-
-    await agent.handle_message(msg)
-
-    agent.logger.warning.assert_called_with("Incorrect message format for PauseCommand.")
-    agent._req_socket.send_json.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/perception/test_face_detection_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/perception/test_face_detection_agent.py
index b29e33b..bb467d8 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/perception/test_face_detection_agent.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/perception/test_face_detection_agent.py
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ from control_backend.agents.perception.face_rec_agent import FacePerceptionAgent
 from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
 from control_backend.schemas.belief_message import BeliefMessage
 
-# -------------------------
-# Fixtures
-# -------------------------
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def agent():
@@ -33,11 +29,6 @@ def socket():
     return sock
 
 
-# -------------------------
-# Socket setup tests
-# -------------------------
-
-
 def test_connect_socket_connect(agent, socket, monkeypatch):
     """Test that _connect_socket properly connects when zmq_bind=False."""
     ctx = MagicMock()
@@ -69,11 +60,6 @@ def test_connect_socket_twice_is_noop(agent, socket):
     assert agent._socket is socket
 
 
-# -------------------------
-# Belief update tests
-# -------------------------
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_update_face_belief_present(agent):
     """Test that _update_face_belief(True) creates the 'face_present' belief."""
@@ -112,11 +98,6 @@ async def test_post_face_belief_absent(agent):
     assert '"delete"' in msg.body and '"face_present"' in msg.body
 
 
-# -------------------------
-# Message handling tests
-# -------------------------
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_handle_pause(agent):
     """Test that a 'PAUSE' message clears _paused and resets _last_face_state."""
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py b/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py
index c41d79e..82e9124 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py
@@ -297,29 +297,6 @@ async def test_send_experiment_control(agent):
     assert msg.thread == "reset_experiment"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_send_pause_command(agent):
-    await agent._send_pause_command("true")
-    # Sends to RI and VAD
-    assert agent.send.await_count == 2
-    msgs = [call.args[0] for call in agent.send.call_args_list]
-
-    ri_msg = next(m for m in msgs if m.to == settings.agent_settings.ri_communication_name)
-    assert json.loads(ri_msg.body)["endpoint"] == ""  # PAUSE endpoint
-    assert json.loads(ri_msg.body)["data"] is True
-
-    vad_msg = next(m for m in msgs if m.to == settings.agent_settings.vad_name)
-    assert vad_msg.body == "PAUSE"
-
-    agent.send.reset_mock()
-    await agent._send_pause_command("false")
-    assert agent.send.await_count == 2
-    vad_msg = next(
-        m for m in agent.send.call_args_list if m.args[0].to == settings.agent_settings.vad_name
-    ).args[0]
-    assert vad_msg.body == "RESUME"
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_setup(agent):
     """Test the setup method initializes sockets correctly."""