diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/app.spec.ts b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/app.spec.ts
index f10384b7a7..7b29989567 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/app.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/app.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { test as base, expect, waitForLoadingDone } from './fixtures.electron.packaged';
 import { Page } from '@playwright/test';
-import { showTestName, clearTestName } from './test-overlay';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 const { runningQuotes } = require('./basic-mcp');
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/extensions.spec.ts b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/extensions.spec.ts
index 60b548e2c6..e500ecd5fa 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/extensions.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/extensions.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { test, expect, waitForLoadingDone } from './fixtures.electron.packaged';
 
-const LLM_TIMEOUT = 90000;
+const LLM_TIMEOUT = 30000;
 const PLAYWRIGHT_DEEPLINK =
   'goose://extension?cmd=npx&arg=-y&arg=@playwright/mcp@latest&id=playwright&name=Playwright&description=Modern%20web%20testing%20and%20automation';
 
-test.describe('Goose App Extensions', () => {
+test.describe('Goose App Extensions', {tag: '@release'}, () => {
   test('install playwright extension and run a google cats search', async ({ goosePage }) => {
     const mainWindow = goosePage;
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/home-history.spec.ts b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/home-history.spec.ts
index adcb0576ac..36184e7081 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/home-history.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/home-history.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { test, expect, waitForLoadingDone } from './fixtures.electron.packaged';
 
 const LLM_TIMEOUT = 30000;
 
-test.describe('Goose App', () => {
+test.describe('Goose App', {tag: '@release'}, () => {
   test('goose conversation', async ({ goosePage }) => {
     const mainWindow = goosePage;
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/test-overlay.ts b/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/test-overlay.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4738b10a04..0000000000
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/e2e/test-overlay.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-const isVideoRecording = () => process.env.PW_ELECTRON_VIDEO === '1';
-
-// Helper function to show test name overlay
-async function showTestName(mainWindow: any, testName: string, providerName?: string) {
-  await mainWindow.evaluate(({ name, provider }: { name: string, provider?: string }) => {
-    // Remove any existing overlay
-    const existing = document.getElementById('test-overlay');
-    if (existing) existing.remove();
-
-    // Create new overlay
-    const overlay = document.createElement('div');
-    overlay.id = 'test-overlay';
-    overlay.style.cssText = `
-      position: fixed;
-      top: 50%;
-      left: 50%;
-      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
-      color: white;
-      padding: 12px 16px;
-      border-radius: 6px;
-      font-family: monospace;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      z-index: 2147483647; // maximum z-index integer value
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-      text-align: center;
-      max-width: 80%;
-      white-space: pre-wrap;
-      box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-      user-select: none;
-      -webkit-user-select: none;
-    `;
-
-    const testText = `Running: ${name}`;
-    const providerText = provider ? `\nProvider: ${provider}` : '';
-    overlay.textContent = testText + providerText;
-
-    // Insert at the beginning of <html> to ensure it's above everything
-    document.documentElement.insertBefore(overlay, document.documentElement.firstChild);
-
-    // Force a repaint to ensure the overlay is visible
-    overlay.getBoundingClientRect();
-  }, { name: testName, provider: providerName });
-
-  // Hold overlay visible so it's readable in the video
-  if (isVideoRecording()) {
-    await mainWindow.waitForTimeout(1500);
-  }
-}
-
-// Helper function to clear test name overlay
-async function clearTestName(mainWindow: any) {
-  // Pause before clearing so the final state is captured in the video
-  if (isVideoRecording()) {
-    await mainWindow.waitForTimeout(1000);
-  }
-  await mainWindow.evaluate(() => {
-    const overlay = document.getElementById('test-overlay');
-    if (overlay) overlay.remove();
-  });
-}
-
-export { showTestName, clearTestName };