diff --git a/tests/release-smoke/docker-auth-onboarding.spec.ts b/tests/release-smoke/docker-auth-onboarding.spec.ts
index 031d5862d9..650c24a2ea 100644
--- a/tests/release-smoke/docker-auth-onboarding.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/release-smoke/docker-auth-onboarding.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const ADMIN_PASSWORD =
   "paperclip-smoke-password";
 
 const COMPANY_NAME = `Release-Smoke-${Date.now()}`;
-const MISSION = "Ship a reliable release smoke suite for Paperclip.";
 const AGENT_NAME = "CEO";
 // Seeded by the wizard's launch step (DEFAULT_TASK_TITLE in
 // ui/src/components/OnboardingWizard.tsx).
@@ -47,20 +46,12 @@ test.describe("Docker authenticated onboarding smoke", () => {
     await signIn(page);
     await openOnboarding(page);
 
-    // Step 1: name the company.
+    // Step 1: name the company. "Next" creates the company itself and routes
+    // straight to the agent step — onboarding no longer asks for the mission
+    // (it is collected later, in the tenant app), so there is no step 2.
     await page.locator('input[placeholder="Acme Corp"]').fill(COMPANY_NAME);
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Next" }).click();
 
-    // Step 2: define the mission directly; confirming creates the company.
-    await expect(
-      page.locator("h3", { hasText: "Define your mission" })
-    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "I know my mission" }).click();
-    await page
-      .locator('textarea[placeholder="What is your team trying to achieve?"]')
-      .fill(MISSION);
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Confirm mission" }).click();
-
     // Step 3: give the team lead a role, then a name. The role gates "Next".
     const roleSelect = page.locator("#onboarding-agent-role");
     await expect(roleSelect).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
@@ -111,25 +102,15 @@ test.describe("Docker authenticated onboarding smoke", () => {
     expect(ceoAgent!.role).toBe("ceo");
     expect(ceoAgent!.adapterType).not.toBe("process");
 
+    // Onboarding deliberately writes no goal: the mission is collected later
+    // in the tenant app, so a fresh company must come out of the wizard with
+    // an empty goal list rather than an unchosen one.
     const goalsRes = await page.request.get(
       `${baseUrl}/api/companies/${company!.id}/goals`
     );
     expect(goalsRes.ok()).toBe(true);
-    const goals = (await goalsRes.json()) as Array<{
-      id: string;
-      title: string;
-      level: string;
-      status: string;
-    }>;
-    expect(goals).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining([
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          title: MISSION,
-          level: "company",
-          status: "active",
-        }),
-      ])
-    );
+    const goals = (await goalsRes.json()) as Array<{ id: string }>;
+    expect(goals).toEqual([]);
 
     const issuesRes = await page.request.get(
       `${baseUrl}/api/companies/${company!.id}/issues`