2 files changed, 4 insertions, 137 deletions

diff --git a/tests/sync/discovery.rs b/tests/sync/discovery.rs
index 5fcda69..d45a290 100644
--- a/tests/sync/discovery.rs
+++ b/tests/sync/discovery.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 //! Tests for relay discovery from announcement events.
 //! When a relay receives an announcement listing another relay,
 //! it should discover and connect to that relay to sync events.
-//!
-//! # Tests
-//! - Test 2: Direct Layer 3 discovery from Layer 2
-//! - Test 3: Recursive multi-hop Layer 3 discovery
 
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -240,130 +236,3 @@ async fn test_relay_discovery_via_announcements_with_historic_sync() {
     );
 }
 
-/// Test 3: 3-relay recursive discovery - relay discovers third relay through bootstrap
-///
-/// Scenario:
-/// ```text
-///     relay_a (SUT)       relay_b (bootstrap)     relay_c (discovered)
-///         │                     │                       │
-///         │                     │ has announcement_x    │ has announcement_y
-///         │                     │ listing A+B+C         │ listing A+C
-///         │                     │                       │
-///         ├────connect──────────►                       │
-///         │◄───sync announcement_x───────────────────────
-///         │                                             │
-///         │    discovers relay_c from announcement_x    │
-///         │                                             │
-///         ├─────────────connect─────────────────────────►
-///         │◄────────────sync announcement_y─────────────┘
-/// ```
-///
-/// This tests that relay_a:
-/// 1. Connects to relay_b (configured as bootstrap)
-/// 2. Receives announcement_x which lists relay_c
-/// 3. Discovers and connects to relay_c
-/// 4. Syncs announcement_y from relay_c
-///
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_recursive_relay_discovery_via_announcements_with_historic_sync() {
-    // 1. Start all three relays
-
-    // relay_b - will be the bootstrap relay, has announcement_x
-    let relay_b = TestRelay::start().await;
-    println!(
-        "relay_b (bootstrap) started at {} (domain: {})",
-        relay_b.url(),
-        relay_b.domain()
-    );
-
-    // relay_c - will be discovered via announcement_x, has announcement_y
-    let relay_c = TestRelay::start().await;
-    println!(
-        "relay_c (to be discovered) started at {} (domain: {})",
-        relay_c.url(),
-        relay_c.domain()
-    );
-
-    // relay_a - SUT, starts with relay_b as bootstrap
-    let relay_a = TestRelay::start_with_sync(Some(relay_b.url().to_string())).await;
-    println!(
-        "relay_a (SUT) started at {} (domain: {})",
-        relay_a.url(),
-        relay_a.domain()
-    );
-
-    // 2. Create test keys (one for each announcement)
-    let keys_x = Keys::generate();
-    let keys_y = Keys::generate();
-
-    // 3. Set up announcement_x on relay_b (lists all three relays: A+B+C) with git data
-    let domains_x = vec![relay_a.domain(), relay_b.domain(), relay_c.domain()];
-    let domain_refs_x: Vec<&str> = domains_x.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
-
-    let (announcement_x, _git_dir_b) =
-        setup_announcement_on_relay(&relay_b, &keys_x, &domain_refs_x, "repo-x-all-relays").await;
-    let announcement_x_id = announcement_x.id;
-    println!("announcement_x {} set up on relay_b with git data (listing A+B+C)", announcement_x_id);
-
-    // 4. Set up announcement_y on relay_c (lists only A+C, NOT B) with git data
-    let domains_y = vec![relay_a.domain(), relay_c.domain()];
-    let domain_refs_y: Vec<&str> = domains_y.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
-
-    let (announcement_y, _git_dir_c) =
-        setup_announcement_on_relay(&relay_c, &keys_y, &domain_refs_y, "repo-y-ac-only").await;
-    let announcement_y_id = announcement_y.id;
-    println!("announcement_y {} set up on relay_c with git data (listing A+C only)", announcement_y_id);
-
-    // 7. Wait for relay_a to:
-    //    - Sync from bootstrap relay_b (gets announcement_x)
-    //    - Discover relay_c from announcement_x's relays tag
-    //    - Connect to relay_c and sync announcement_y
-    // With purgatory, each relay needs to: sync announcement → purgatory → sync state event →
-    // immediate purgatory sync → fetch git data → promote. Allow extra time for this.
-    println!("Waiting 12s for recursive relay discovery (with purgatory flow)...");
-    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(12)).await;
-
-    // 8. Verify announcement_x was synced to relay_a (from bootstrap relay_b)
-    let filter_x = Filter::new()
-        .kind(Kind::GitRepoAnnouncement)
-        .author(keys_x.public_key());
-
-    let announcement_x_synced =
-        wait_for_event_on_relay(relay_a.url(), filter_x, Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
-
-    println!(
-        "announcement_x {} synced to relay_a: {}",
-        announcement_x_id, announcement_x_synced
-    );
-
-    // 9. Verify announcement_y was synced to relay_a (from discovered relay_c)
-    let filter_y = Filter::new()
-        .kind(Kind::GitRepoAnnouncement)
-        .author(keys_y.public_key());
-
-    let announcement_y_synced =
-        wait_for_event_on_relay(relay_a.url(), filter_y, Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
-
-    println!(
-        "announcement_y {} synced to relay_a: {}",
-        announcement_y_id, announcement_y_synced
-    );
-
-    // 10. Cleanup
-    relay_a.stop().await;
-    relay_b.stop().await;
-    relay_c.stop().await;
-
-    // 11. Assertions
-    assert!(
-        announcement_x_synced,
-        "announcement_x {} should have synced from bootstrap relay_b to relay_a",
-        announcement_x_id
-    );
-
-    assert!(
-        announcement_y_synced,
-        "announcement_y {} should have synced from discovered relay_c to relay_a (recursive discovery)",
-        announcement_y_id
-    );
-}
diff --git a/tests/sync/mod.rs b/tests/sync/mod.rs
index 400341f..70c6981 100644
--- a/tests/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/sync/mod.rs
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@
 //! **Example from `discovery.rs`:**
 //! ```rust
 //! #[tokio::test]
-//! async fn test_recursive_relay_discovery() {
+//! async fn test_discovers_layer3_via_layer2() {
 //!     // Multi-relay orchestration
-//!     let relay1 = TestRelay::start().await;
-//!     let relay2 = TestRelay::start().await;
-//!     let relay3 = TestRelay::start().await;
+//!     let relay_a = TestRelay::start().await;
+//!     let relay_b = TestRelay::start_with_sync(None).await;
 //!
-//!     // relay1 announces relay2, relay2 announces relay3
-//!     // Verify relay1 discovers relay3 through chain
+//!     // relay_b receives announcement listing relay_a, discovers and syncs from it
 //! }
 //! ```
 //!