diff --git a/tests/test_config_loader.py b/tests/test_config_loader.py
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--- a/tests/test_config_loader.py
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@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for config_loader.load_all_configs with _common/ + preset structure."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-from pathlib import Path
-import pytest
-from src.conf.config_loader import load_all_configs
-
-
-def _make_minimal_preset_layout(root: Path) -> None:
-    """Create _common/ + base files matching the production layout."""
-    common = root / "_common"
-    common.mkdir()
-    (common / "training.gin").write_text("TrainingConfig.tau_init = 0.07\n")
-    (common / "hardware_default.gin").write_text("HardwareConfig.batch_size = 8\n")
-    (common / "hardware_no_gradckpt.gin").write_text(
-        "HardwareConfig.batch_size = 8\n"
-        "HardwareConfig.gradient_checkpointing = False\n",
-    )
-    (common / "tracking.gin").write_text("TrackingConfig.use_tb = True\n")
-
-
-def _make_preset(root: Path, name: str, models_body: str, output_dir: str) -> None:
-    """Create a preset directory with required pipeline.gin + models.gin."""
-    preset = root / name
-    preset.mkdir()
-    (preset / "pipeline.gin").write_text(
-        f"PipelineConfig.output_dir = '{output_dir}'\n",
-    )
-    (preset / "models.gin").write_text(models_body)
-
-
-def test_load_returns_six_keys(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """load_all_configs returns the 6 expected keys."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    _make_preset(
-        tmp_path, "test_dinov3",
-        models_body="ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'dinov3'\n",
-        output_dir="out/test_dinov3",
-    )
-
-    cfgs = load_all_configs("test_dinov3", str(tmp_path))
-    assert set(cfgs.keys()) == {
-        "pipeline", "hardware", "training", "tracking", "models_common", "models",
-    }
-    assert cfgs["pipeline"].output_dir == "out/test_dinov3"
-    assert cfgs["models_common"].backbone == "dinov3"
-
-
-def test_sofia_uses_no_gradckpt_hardware(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Sofia backbones get hardware_no_gradckpt.gin (gradient_checkpointing=False)."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    _make_preset(
-        tmp_path, "test_sofia",
-        models_body="ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'sofia_v71'\n",
-        output_dir="out/test_sofia",
-    )
-
-    cfgs = load_all_configs("test_sofia", str(tmp_path))
-    assert cfgs["hardware"].gradient_checkpointing is False
-
-
-def test_dinov3_uses_default_hardware(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """DINOv3/StripNet backbones get hardware_default.gin (gradient_checkpointing=True default)."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    # Override gradient_checkpointing=True in default profile to test routing.
-    (tmp_path / "_common" / "hardware_default.gin").write_text(
-        "HardwareConfig.batch_size = 8\n"
-        "HardwareConfig.gradient_checkpointing = True\n",
-    )
-    _make_preset(
-        tmp_path, "test_dinov3_hw",
-        models_body="ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'dinov3'\n",
-        output_dir="out/test_dinov3_hw",
-    )
-    cfgs = load_all_configs("test_dinov3_hw", str(tmp_path))
-    assert cfgs["hardware"].gradient_checkpointing is True
-
-
-def test_local_override_wins(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Local training.gin in preset dir overrides _common/training.gin."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    _make_preset(
-        tmp_path, "test_override",
-        models_body="ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'dinov3'\n",
-        output_dir="out/test_override",
-    )
-    # Drop a local training.gin that overrides tau_init.
-    (tmp_path / "test_override" / "training.gin").write_text(
-        "TrainingConfig.tau_init = 0.123\n",
-    )
-
-    cfgs = load_all_configs("test_override", str(tmp_path))
-    assert cfgs["training"].tau_init == 0.123
-
-
-def test_unknown_backbone_raises(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Invalid backbone string in models.gin → ValueError."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    _make_preset(
-        tmp_path, "test_bad",
-        models_body="ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'mistral_42b'\n",
-        output_dir="out/bad",
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown backbone"):
-        load_all_configs("test_bad", str(tmp_path))
-
-
-def test_missing_preset_raises(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Non-existent preset directory → FileNotFoundError."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="Preset directory not found"):
-        load_all_configs("nonexistent", str(tmp_path))
-
-
-def test_missing_required_file_raises(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Preset missing pipeline.gin → FileNotFoundError."""
-    _make_minimal_preset_layout(tmp_path)
-    bad_preset = tmp_path / "test_bad_preset"
-    bad_preset.mkdir()
-    (bad_preset / "models.gin").write_text("ModelsCommonConfig.backbone = 'dinov3'\n")
-
-    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="missing required file 'pipeline.gin'"):
-        load_all_configs("test_bad_preset", str(tmp_path))
-