diff --git a/tests/build_schema_tests.cpp b/tests/build_schema_tests.cpp
index 11bb3f7..8805f83 100644
--- a/tests/build_schema_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/build_schema_tests.cpp
@@ -224,24 +224,17 @@ int test_main(int argc, char** argv) {
         const auto previous_manifest = read_text(directory / "manifest.json");
         atomic_write(config.project_root / "emit-clang-error-and-fail-build", "fixture\n");
         const auto compile_failed = builds.wait(builds.start_build());
+        bool retained_compile_error = false;
+        for (const auto& diagnostic : compile_failed.diagnostics)
+            retained_compile_error |= diagnostic.value("severity", "") == "error" &&
+                                      diagnostic.value("file", "") == "Scripts/Gameplay.cpp";
         check(compile_failed.state == "failed" &&
                   read_text(last_build) == previous_pointer &&
-                  compile_failed.json().at("diagnostics").size() == 1 &&
-                  compile_failed.json().at("diagnostics")[0].at("file") ==
-                      "Scripts/Gameplay.cpp" &&
+                  compile_failed.diagnostics.size() == 200 && retained_compile_error &&
+                  compile_failed.log.find("dependency warning 249") != std::string::npos &&
                   compile_failed.log.find("fixture compile failure") != std::string::npos,
-              "Failed compiler output retains raw log and structured source location");
+              "Error after 250 warnings keeps raw log and structured source location");
         fs::remove(config.project_root / "emit-clang-error-and-fail-build");
-        atomic_write(config.project_root / "flood-warnings-and-fail-build", "fixture\n");
-        const auto flooded = builds.wait(builds.start_build());
-        bool retained_error = false;
-        for (const auto& diagnostic : flooded.diagnostics)
-            retained_error |= diagnostic.value("severity", "") == "error" &&
-                              diagnostic.value("file", "") == "Scripts/Gameplay.cpp";
-        check(flooded.state == "failed" && flooded.diagnostics.size() <= 200 &&
-                  retained_error && read_text(last_build) == previous_pointer,
-              "Compiler errors survive bounded third-party warning floods");
-        fs::remove(config.project_root / "flood-warnings-and-fail-build");
         atomic_write(config.project_root / "fail-unparseable-build", "fixture\n");
         const auto generic_failed = builds.wait(builds.start_build());
         check(generic_failed.state == "failed" &&
diff --git a/tests/build_schema_tool.cpp b/tests/build_schema_tool.cpp
index 9a80549..13aa18c 100644
--- a/tests/build_schema_tool.cpp
+++ b/tests/build_schema_tool.cpp
@@ -40,15 +40,10 @@ int tool_main(int argc, char** argv) {
             return 0;
         }
         if (argc > 2 && std::string_view(argv[1]) == "--build") {
-            if (fs::exists("flood-warnings-and-fail-build")) {
+            if (fs::exists("emit-clang-error-and-fail-build")) {
                 for (int index = 0; index < 250; ++index)
                     std::cerr << "/external/library.cpp:1:1: warning: dependency warning "
                               << index << '\n';
-                std::cerr << path_to_utf8(fs::current_path() / "Scripts/Gameplay.cpp")
-                          << ":7:3: error: gameplay error after warnings\n";
-                return 1;
-            }
-            if (fs::exists("emit-clang-error-and-fail-build")) {
                 std::cerr << path_to_utf8(fs::current_path() / "Scripts/Gameplay.cpp")
                           << ":7:3: error: fixture compile failure\n";
                 return 1;