diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/SiteCrudTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/SiteCrudTests.cs
index d794f012..22ebffc1 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/SiteCrudTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/SiteCrudTests.cs
@@ -215,36 +215,24 @@ public class SiteCrudTests
 
         var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
 
-        try
-        {
-            await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}/admin/sites/create");
-            await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
+        await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}/admin/sites/create");
+        await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
 
-            // Identifier collides with the seeded site-a; Name is distinct. Node addresses blank.
-            await page.Locator("label:has-text('Identifier') + input.form-control.form-control-sm").FillAsync("site-a");
-            await page.Locator("label:has-text('Name') + input.form-control.form-control-sm").FillAsync(distinctName);
+        // Identifier collides with the seeded site-a; Name is distinct. Node addresses blank.
+        await page.Locator("label:has-text('Identifier') + input.form-control.form-control-sm").FillAsync("site-a");
+        await page.Locator("label:has-text('Name') + input.form-control.form-control-sm").FillAsync(distinctName);
 
-            await page.ClickAsync("button.btn.btn-success.btn-sm:has-text('Save')");
+        await page.ClickAsync("button.btn.btn-success.btn-sm:has-text('Save')");
 
-            // The inline error surface must report the failed save and we must stay on /create.
-            // The full message is a raw DbUpdateException — assert only the "Save failed" prefix.
-            await Expect(page.Locator("div.text-danger.small.mt-2")).ToContainTextAsync("Save failed");
-            await Assertions.Expect(page)
-                .ToHaveURLAsync(new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("/admin/sites/create"));
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            // Defensive: the failed create persists nothing, but if a stray site by the
-            // distinct name somehow exists, best-effort delete it (swallow not-found).
-            try
-            {
-                await CliRunner.DeleteSiteAsync(await CliRunner.ResolveSiteIdAsync(distinctName));
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                // Nothing persisted (expected) or cluster unreachable — ignore.
-            }
-        }
+        // The inline error surface must report the failed save and we must stay on /create.
+        // The full message is a raw DbUpdateException — assert only the "Save failed" prefix.
+        await Expect(page.Locator("div.text-danger.small.mt-2")).ToContainTextAsync("Save failed");
+        await Assertions.Expect(page)
+            .ToHaveURLAsync(new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("/admin/sites/create"));
+
+        // No teardown: the SiteIdentifier unique index guarantees the create persisted nothing.
+        // A spuriously-persisted row would carry identifier "site-a" (not distinctName), and that
+        // cannot be auto-deleted without destroying the real seed — so there is nothing safe to sweep.
     }
 
     /// <summary>