diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/hq/HQSections.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/hq/HQSections.test.tsx
index d090333..7d38423 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/hq/HQSections.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/hq/HQSections.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ vi.mock('@/lib/utils', () => ({
   formatRelativeTime: () => '5 minutes ago',
 }))
 
-import { HQWaitingForInputSection } from './HQWaitingForInputSection'
 import { HQNeedsReviewSection } from './HQNeedsReviewSection'
 import { HQNeedsApprovalSection } from './HQNeedsApprovalSection'
 import { HQResolvingConflictsSection } from './HQResolvingConflictsSection'
@@ -26,115 +25,6 @@ import { HQEmptyState } from './HQEmptyState'
 
 const since = new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000).toISOString()
 
-// ─── HQWaitingForInputSection ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-describe('HQWaitingForInputSection', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks())
-
-  it('renders section heading "Waiting for Input"', () => {
-    render(<HQWaitingForInputSection items={[]} />)
-    expect(screen.getByText('Waiting for Input')).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-
-  it('renders agent name and truncated question text', () => {
-    const longQuestion = 'A'.repeat(150)
-    render(
-      <HQWaitingForInputSection
-        items={[
-          {
-            agentId: 'a1',
-            agentName: 'Agent Alpha',
-            initiativeId: null,
-            initiativeName: null,
-            questionText: longQuestion,
-            waitingSince: since,
-          },
-        ]}
-      />
-    )
-    expect(screen.getByText('Agent Alpha')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    // Truncated to 120 chars + ellipsis
-    const truncated = 'A'.repeat(120) + '…'
-    expect(screen.getByText(truncated)).toBeInTheDocument()
-    // Full text in tooltip content (forceMount renders it into DOM)
-    expect(screen.getAllByText(longQuestion).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
-  })
-
-  it('renders "waiting X" relative time', () => {
-    render(
-      <HQWaitingForInputSection
-        items={[
-          {
-            agentId: 'a1',
-            agentName: 'Agent Alpha',
-            initiativeId: null,
-            initiativeName: null,
-            questionText: 'What should I do?',
-            waitingSince: since,
-          },
-        ]}
-      />
-    )
-    expect(screen.getByText('waiting 5 minutes ago')).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-
-  it('clicking "Answer" calls navigate to /inbox', () => {
-    render(
-      <HQWaitingForInputSection
-        items={[
-          {
-            agentId: 'a1',
-            agentName: 'Agent Alpha',
-            initiativeId: null,
-            initiativeName: null,
-            questionText: 'Question?',
-            waitingSince: since,
-          },
-        ]}
-      />
-    )
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /answer/i }))
-    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ to: '/inbox' })
-  })
-
-  it('shows initiative name when non-null', () => {
-    render(
-      <HQWaitingForInputSection
-        items={[
-          {
-            agentId: 'a1',
-            agentName: 'Agent Alpha',
-            initiativeId: 'init-1',
-            initiativeName: 'My Initiative',
-            questionText: 'Question?',
-            waitingSince: since,
-          },
-        ]}
-      />
-    )
-    expect(screen.getByText(/My Initiative/)).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-
-  it('hides initiative name when null', () => {
-    render(
-      <HQWaitingForInputSection
-        items={[
-          {
-            agentId: 'a1',
-            agentName: 'Agent Alpha',
-            initiativeId: null,
-            initiativeName: null,
-            questionText: 'Question?',
-            waitingSince: since,
-          },
-        ]}
-      />
-    )
-    // No separator dot should appear since initiative is null
-    expect(screen.queryByText(/·/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-})
-
 // ─── HQNeedsReviewSection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('HQNeedsReviewSection', () => {
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 4c6a261..66e7b01 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
   resolve: {
-    // Alias react to the parent monorepo's copy, matching what @testing-library
-    // loads react-dom from. This ensures React DOM and our components share the
-    // same ReactSharedInternals and hook dispatcher — preventing null-dispatcher
-    // errors when running tests from a git worktree.
+    // Ensure all React imports resolve to the same copy, preventing
+    // duplicate-React errors (mismatched ReactSharedInternals / hook dispatcher).
     alias: {
       '@': path.resolve(__dirname, './apps/web/src'),
-      react: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../node_modules/react'),
-      'react-dom': path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../node_modules/react-dom'),
+      react: path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/react'),
+      'react-dom': path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/react-dom'),
     },
     dedupe: ['react', 'react-dom'],
   },