diff --git a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeClock.php b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeClock.php
index f112836..f32d5a4 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeClock.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeClock.php
@@ -4,18 +4,12 @@ namespace Tests\Fakes;
 
 use App\Auth\Clock;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
 
 class FakeClock implements Clock
 {
-    public function __construct(private DateTimeImmutable $currentTime) {}
-
     public function now(): DateTimeImmutable
     {
-        return $this->currentTime;
-    }
-
-    public function setTime(DateTimeImmutable $newTime): void
-    {
-        $this->currentTime = $newTime;
+        return new DateTimeImmutable('2026-05-18 12:00:00', new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeSessionRepository.php b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeSessionRepository.php
index c1733b0..120ccd8 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeSessionRepository.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakeSessionRepository.php
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class FakeSessionRepository implements SessionRepository
     public function create(CreateSessionDto $dto): Session
     {
         $session = new Session(
-            token: $dto->token,
-            user: $dto->user,
-            createdAt: $dto->createdAt,
-            expiresAt: $dto->expiresAt,
+            $dto->token,
+            $dto->user,
+            $dto->createdAt,
+            $dto->expiresAt
         );
         $this->sessionsByToken[$dto->token] = $session;
 
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ class FakeSessionRepository implements SessionRepository
 
     public function findByToken(string $token): ?Session
     {
-        $session = $this->sessionsByToken[$token] ?? null;
-        if ($session === null) {
+        if (! isset($this->sessionsByToken[$token])) {
             return null;
         }
 
+        $stored = $this->sessionsByToken[$token];
+
         return new Session(
-            token: $session->getToken(),
-            user: $session->getUser(),
-            createdAt: $session->getCreatedAt(),
-            expiresAt: $session->getExpiresAt(),
+            $stored->getToken(),
+            $stored->getUser(),
+            $stored->getCreatedAt(),
+            $stored->getExpiresAt()
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/Middleware/AuthMiddlewareTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/Middleware/AuthMiddlewareTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 45aaf3d..0000000
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/Middleware/AuthMiddlewareTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Tests\Unit\Auth\Middleware;
-
-use App\Auth\CreateSessionDto;
-use App\Http\Middleware\AuthMiddleware;
-use App\Shared\ValueObject\EmailAddress;
-use App\User\User;
-use Closure;
-use DateTimeImmutable;
-use DateTimeZone;
-use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Tests\Fakes\FakeClock;
-use Tests\Fakes\FakeSessionRepository;
-use Tests\TestCase;
-
-class AuthMiddlewareTest extends TestCase
-{
-    private FakeSessionRepository $sessionRepo;
-
-    private FakeClock $clock;
-
-    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
-
-    private AuthMiddleware $middleware;
-
-    protected function setUp(): void
-    {
-        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
-            '2026-04-29T12:00:00',
-            new DateTimeZone('UTC')
-        );
-        $this->sessionRepo = new FakeSessionRepository;
-        $this->clock = new FakeClock($this->now);
-        $this->middleware = new AuthMiddleware(
-            $this->sessionRepo,
-            $this->clock,
-        );
-    }
-
-    private function makeRequest(?string $token): Request
-    {
-        $request = Request::create('/api/anything', 'POST');
-        if ($token !== null) {
-            $request->cookies->set('auth_token', $token);
-        }
-
-        return $request;
-    }
-
-    private function nextThatRecords(?Request &$captured): Closure
-    {
-        return function (Request $request) use (&$captured) {
-            $captured = $request;
-
-            return new JsonResponse(['ok' => true], 200);
-        };
-    }
-
-    public function test_missing_cookie_returns_unauthorized_json(): void
-    {
-        $captured = null;
-        $response = $this->middleware->handle(
-            $this->makeRequest(null),
-            $this->nextThatRecords($captured),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertSame(401, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertSame(
-            ['error' => 'unauthenticated'],
-            json_decode($response->getContent(), true),
-        );
-        $this->assertNull($captured);
-    }
-
-    public function test_unknown_token_returns_unauthorized(): void
-    {
-        $captured = null;
-        $response = $this->middleware->handle(
-            $this->makeRequest('does-not-exist'),
-            $this->nextThatRecords($captured),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertSame(401, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertNull($captured);
-    }
-
-    public function test_expired_session_returns_unauthorized_and_is_deleted(): void
-    {
-        $user = new User(
-            id: 7,
-            email: new EmailAddress('user@example.com'),
-            passwordHash: 'password',
-        );
-        $this->sessionRepo->create(new CreateSessionDto(
-            token: 'expired-token',
-            user: $user,
-            createdAt: $this->now->modify('-8 days'),
-            expiresAt: $this->now->modify('-1 day'),
-        ));
-
-        $captured = null;
-        $response = $this->middleware->handle(
-            $this->makeRequest('expired-token'),
-            $this->nextThatRecords($captured),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertSame(401, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertNull($captured);
-        $this->assertNull(
-            $this->sessionRepo->findByToken('expired-token')
-        );
-    }
-
-    public function test_valid_session_attaches_user_and_calls_next(): void
-    {
-        $user = new User(
-            id: 7,
-            email: new EmailAddress('user@example.com'),
-            passwordHash: 'password',
-        );
-        $this->sessionRepo->create(new CreateSessionDto(
-            token: 'valid-token',
-            user: $user,
-            createdAt: $this->now,
-            expiresAt: $this->now->modify('+7 days'),
-        ));
-
-        $captured = null;
-        $response = $this->middleware->handle(
-            $this->makeRequest('valid-token'),
-            $this->nextThatRecords($captured),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertSame(200, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertNotNull($captured);
-        $attachedUser = $captured->attributes->get('user');
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(User::class, $attachedUser);
-        $this->assertSame(7, $attachedUser->getId());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/CreateSessionTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/CreateSessionTest.php
index 0367f1c..d6368f2 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/CreateSessionTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/CreateSessionTest.php
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ use App\Auth\Clock;
 use App\Auth\UseCases\CreateSession\CreateSession;
 use App\Shared\ValueObject\EmailAddress;
 use App\User\User;
-use DateTimeImmutable;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeClock;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeSessionRepository;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeTokenGenerator;
-use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class CreateSessionTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -23,15 +22,9 @@ class CreateSessionTest extends TestCase
     {
         $this->sessionRepo = new FakeSessionRepository();
         $this->tokenGenerator = new FakeTokenGenerator();
-        $this->clock = new FakeClock(
-            new DateTimeImmutable('2026-05-18 12:00:00')
-        );
+        $this->clock = new FakeClock();
 
-        $this->createSession = new CreateSession(
-            $this->sessionRepo,
-            $this->tokenGenerator,
-            $this->clock
-        );
+        $this->createSession = new CreateSession($this->sessionRepo, $this->tokenGenerator, $this->clock);
     }
 
     public function testCreatesSessionForUser(): void
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/LogoutTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/LogoutTest.php
index 5dda63f..2b28630 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/LogoutTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Auth/UseCases/LogoutTest.php
@@ -6,51 +6,41 @@ use App\Auth\CreateSessionDto;
 use App\Auth\UseCases\Logout\Logout;
 use App\Shared\ValueObject\EmailAddress;
 use App\User\User;
-use DateTimeImmutable;
-use DateTimeZone;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeSessionRepository;
-use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class LogoutTest extends TestCase
 {
     private FakeSessionRepository $sessionRepo;
-
-    private Logout $useCase;
-
-    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
+    private Logout $logout;
 
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
-        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
-            '2026-04-29T12:00:00',
-            new DateTimeZone('UTC')
-        );
-        $this->sessionRepo = new FakeSessionRepository;
-        $this->useCase = new Logout($this->sessionRepo);
+        $this->sessionRepo = new FakeSessionRepository();
+        $this->logout = new Logout($this->sessionRepo);
     }
 
-    public function test_existing_token_session_is_removed(): void
+    public function testDeletesSessionByToken(): void
     {
-        $this->sessionRepo->create(new CreateSessionDto(
-            token: 'token-abc',
-            user: new User(
-                id: 7,
-                email: new EmailAddress('a@b.com'),
-                passwordHash: 'password',
-            ),
-            createdAt: $this->now,
-            expiresAt: $this->now->modify('+7 days'),
+        $email = new EmailAddress('user@example.com');
+        $user = new User(1, $email, 'hashed-password');
+
+        $session = $this->sessionRepo->create(new CreateSessionDto(
+            'session-token',
+            $user,
+            new \DateTimeImmutable(),
+            new \DateTimeImmutable('+1 hour')
         ));
 
-        $this->useCase->execute('token-abc');
+        $this->logout->execute('session-token');
 
-        $this->assertNull($this->sessionRepo->findByToken('token-abc'));
+        $this->assertNull($this->sessionRepo->findByToken('session-token'));
     }
 
-    public function test_unknown_token_does_not_throw(): void
+    public function testDeletesMissingTokenIsIdempotent(): void
     {
-        $this->useCase->execute('unknown-token');
+        $this->logout->execute('nonexistent-token');
 
-        $this->assertNull($this->sessionRepo->findByToken('unknown-token'));
+        $this->assertNull($this->sessionRepo->findByToken('nonexistent-token'));
     }
 }