diff --git a/docs/switch-development.md b/docs/switch-development.md
index 10525801..7bada5df 100644
--- a/docs/switch-development.md
+++ b/docs/switch-development.md
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Each slice should declare: **no ROM/save bytes committed**, **love-nx pin with m
 
 - `src/core/Platform.lua`, `conf.lua` NX branch
 - `src/import/RomImporter.lua` (NX flags, inbox, scan, shell/updater gates)
-- Tests: `tests/platform_nx_*`, `tests/rom_importer_nx_*`
+- Tests: `tests/engine/platform_nx_*`, `tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_*` (ROM-free T2)
 - Docs: inbox/MTP import sections only
 
 ### Slice 2 — Input + lifecycle (`input/lifecycle`)
diff --git a/tests/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua b/tests/engine/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/platform_nx_shell_gate_test.lua b/tests/engine/platform_nx_shell_gate_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/platform_nx_shell_gate_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/platform_nx_shell_gate_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/platform_nx_test.lua b/tests/engine/platform_nx_test.lua
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/platform_nx_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/platform_nx_test.lua
index 91fba03c..af7c88aa 100644
--- a/tests/platform_nx_test.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/platform_nx_test.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- NX / Android / desktop capability detection (SWNX-01).
--- Self-contained: luajit tests/platform_nx_test.lua
+-- Self-contained: luajit tests/engine/platform_nx_test.lua
 
 package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
 
diff --git a/tests/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua b/tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua b/tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua b/tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/rom_importer_nx_saves_inbox_test.lua b/tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_saves_inbox_test.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/rom_importer_nx_saves_inbox_test.lua
rename to tests/engine/rom_importer_nx_saves_inbox_test.lua
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.lua b/tests/run_tests.lua
index 215d637d..6119e18c 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.lua
+++ b/tests/run_tests.lua
@@ -3376,13 +3376,8 @@ runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_android_mod_pick_test.lua" })
 runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_no_picker_test.lua" })
 runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_double_pick_test.lua" })
 -- ---------------------------------------------- Switch platform capabilities
-runSuites({ "tests/platform_nx_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/platform_nx_shell_gate_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua" })
-runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_saves_inbox_test.lua" })
+-- platform_nx_* / rom_importer_nx_* live in tests/engine/ (ROM-free T2) so
+-- CI's headless lane runs them without data/generated/.
 runSuites({ "tests/launcher_mods_install_zip_test.lua" })
 -- ---------------------------------------------- parity workstream tests
 -- Each tests/parity_*.lua is a self-contained file (own bootstrap + check,