diff --git a/migrations/1791265613.sh b/migrations/1791265613.sh
index 6b7a3084..371da510 100644
--- a/migrations/1791265613.sh
+++ b/migrations/1791265613.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 echo "Install the Dell XPS 13 Panther Lake speaker firmware"
 
 if omarchy-hw-dell-xps13-dx13260-ptl; then
-  firmware_pending="/run/omarchy/xps13-ptl-speaker-firmware"
-  if omarchy-pkg-missing linux-firmware-cirrus-dx13260; then
-    sudo install -Dm644 /dev/null "$firmware_pending"
-  fi
-
   source "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/hardware/dell-xps13-ptl-speaker-firmware.sh"
-
-  # The marker lasts until reboot so every user migrating beforehand is prompted.
-  if [[ -e $firmware_pending ]]; then
-    omarchy-state set reboot-required
-  fi
+  omarchy-state set reboot-required
 fi
diff --git a/test/shell.d/xps13-ptl-firmware-test.sh b/test/shell.d/xps13-ptl-firmware-test.sh
index da403d9b..16cd8f46 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/xps13-ptl-firmware-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/xps13-ptl-firmware-test.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ cat >"$test_tmp/bin/omarchy-hw-intel-ptl" <<'SH'
 SH
 cat >"$test_tmp/bin/sudo" <<'SH'
 #!/bin/bash
-exec "$@"
+if [[ $1 == "pacman" ]]; then
+  exec "$@"
+fi
+printf 'Unexpected privileged command: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+exit 1
 SH
 cat >"$test_tmp/bin/pacman" <<'SH'
 #!/bin/bash
@@ -50,27 +54,16 @@ printf 'state %s\n' "$*" >>"$TEST_LOG"
 SH
 chmod +x "$test_tmp/bin/"*
 
-test_path="$PATH"
 export PATH="$test_tmp/bin:$ROOT/bin:$PATH"
 export TEST_LOG="$test_tmp/calls" TEST_VERSION_FILE="$test_tmp/version" TEST_ALIAS_FILE="$test_tmp/alias-installed"
 export TEST_PRODUCT_NAME="XPS 13 DX13260" TEST_INTEL_PTL=1
 install_call="pacman -S --noconfirm --needed -- linux-firmware-cirrus-dx13260"
-firmware_pending="$test_tmp/run/pending"
-
-# Redirect the fixed filesystem path in isolated copies, not through production environment overrides.
-export OMARCHY_PATH="$test_tmp/omarchy"
-mkdir -p "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/hardware" "$OMARCHY_PATH/migrations"
-printf -v marker_literal '%q' "$firmware_pending"
-marker_replacement=$(printf '%s' "$marker_literal" | sed 's/[\\&|]/\\&/g')
-sed "s|\"/run/omarchy/xps13-ptl-speaker-firmware\"|$marker_replacement|g" "$leaf" >"$OMARCHY_PATH/install/hardware/${leaf##*/}"
-sed "s|\"/run/omarchy/xps13-ptl-speaker-firmware\"|$marker_replacement|g" "$migration" >"$OMARCHY_PATH/migrations/${migration##*/}"
-leaf="$OMARCHY_PATH/install/hardware/${leaf##*/}"
-migration="$OMARCHY_PATH/migrations/${migration##*/}"
+export OMARCHY_PATH="$ROOT"
 
 reset_fixture() {
   : >"$TEST_LOG"
   printf '%s' "$1" >"$TEST_VERSION_FILE"
-  rm -f "$firmware_pending" "$TEST_ALIAS_FILE"
+  rm -f "$TEST_ALIAS_FILE"
 }
 
 run_leaf() {
@@ -85,12 +78,12 @@ for model in "XPS 9350" "XPS 13 DX13261"; do
   reset_fixture "20260810-2"
   TEST_PRODUCT_NAME="$model" run_leaf
   TEST_PRODUCT_NAME="$model" run_migration
-  [[ ! -s $TEST_LOG && ! -e $firmware_pending ]] || fail "other models receive no firmware repair"
+  [[ ! -s $TEST_LOG ]] || fail "other models receive no firmware repair"
 done
 reset_fixture "20260810-2"
 TEST_INTEL_PTL=0 run_leaf
 TEST_INTEL_PTL=0 run_migration
-[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG && ! -e $firmware_pending ]] || fail "the Wildcat Lake variant receives no firmware repair"
+[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG ]] || fail "the Wildcat Lake variant receives no firmware repair"
 pass "other models and the Wildcat Lake variant receive no firmware repair"
 
 for version in "" "20260810-2" "20260810-3" "20260810-4" "20260910-2" "20260916-1" "1:20260810-2"; do
@@ -98,7 +91,6 @@ for version in "" "20260810-2" "20260810-3" "20260810-4" "20260910-2" "20260916-
   run_leaf || fail "the alias package is installed during hardware setup"
   [[ $(<"$TEST_LOG") == "$install_call" && $(<"$TEST_VERSION_FILE") == "$version" && -e $TEST_ALIAS_FILE ]] ||
     fail "hardware setup installs the separate aliases without replacing stock firmware"
-  [[ ! -e $firmware_pending ]] || fail "hardware setup leaves reboot bookkeeping to the migration"
 done
 pass "hardware setup installs the package identity without replacing any stock firmware"
 pass "hardware setup leaves reboot bookkeeping to the migration"
@@ -106,10 +98,14 @@ pass "hardware setup leaves reboot bookkeeping to the migration"
 reset_fixture "20260810-2"
 touch "$TEST_ALIAS_FILE"
 run_leaf
-run_migration
-[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG && ! -e $firmware_pending ]] || fail "installed aliases are idempotent on stock firmware"
+[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG ]] || fail "installed aliases are idempotent on stock firmware"
 pass "installed aliases are idempotent on stock firmware"
 
+run_migration
+[[ $(<"$TEST_LOG") == "state set reboot-required" ]] ||
+  fail "the migration requests a reboot even if hardware setup already installed the aliases"
+pass "the migration requests a reboot even if hardware setup already installed the aliases"
+
 reset_fixture "20260810-2"
 if TEST_INSTALL_FAILURE=1 run_migration; then
   fail "a failed firmware installation fails the migration"
@@ -129,37 +125,3 @@ run_migration
 [[ $(<"$TEST_LOG") == "state set reboot-required" ]] ||
   fail "a second user before reboot is prompted without reinstalling"
 pass "a second user before reboot is prompted without reinstalling"
-
-: >"$TEST_LOG"
-rm -f "$firmware_pending"
-run_migration
-[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG ]] || fail "the migration is a no-op after reboot with repaired firmware"
-pass "the migration is a no-op after reboot with repaired firmware"
-
-reset_fixture "20260810-2"
-rm -rf "$test_tmp/run"
-touch "$test_tmp/run"
-if run_migration 2>/dev/null; then
-  fail "failure to record the pending reboot fails the migration"
-fi
-[[ ! -s $TEST_LOG && $(<"$TEST_VERSION_FILE") == "20260810-2" ]] ||
-  fail "failure to record the reboot marker installs nothing"
-pass "failure to record the reboot marker installs nothing"
-
-rm -f "$test_tmp/run"
-reset_fixture "20260810-2"
-protected_file="$test_tmp/protected"
-printf 'preserve me\n' >"$protected_file"
-OMARCHY_XPS13_FIRMWARE_PENDING="$protected_file" run_migration
-[[ $(<"$protected_file") == "preserve me" && -e $firmware_pending && $(<"$TEST_LOG") == "$install_call"$'\nstate set reboot-required' ]] ||
-  fail "the invoking user's environment cannot redirect the privileged marker write"
-pass "the invoking user's environment cannot redirect the privileged marker write"
-
-if [[ ${TEST_FIRMWARE_SPECIAL_TMPDIR:-0} != "1" ]]; then
-  special_tmpdir="$test_tmp/"'tmp &|"\$fixture'
-  mkdir -p "$special_tmpdir"
-  PATH="$test_path" TMPDIR="$special_tmpdir" TEST_FIRMWARE_SPECIAL_TMPDIR=1 \
-    bash "$ROOT/test/shell.d/xps13-ptl-firmware-test.sh" >"$test_tmp/special-path.log" 2>&1 ||
-    fail "firmware fixtures work with shell and sed metacharacters in TMPDIR" "$(<"$test_tmp/special-path.log")"
-  pass "firmware fixtures work with shell and sed metacharacters in TMPDIR"
-fi