diff --git a/packages/objectql/src/protocol-batch-atomic.test.ts b/packages/objectql/src/protocol-batch-atomic.test.ts
index 065a7b544d..a1d1cc83a3 100644
--- a/packages/objectql/src/protocol-batch-atomic.test.ts
+++ b/packages/objectql/src/protocol-batch-atomic.test.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import { ObjectStackProtocolImplementation } from '@objectstack/metadata-protoco
 import type { IObjectQLEngine } from '@objectstack/spec/contracts';
 
 /**
- * A driver with real transaction semantics: `beginTransaction` snapshots every
- * table, `rollback` restores the snapshot wholesale, `commit` drops it — the
- * same shape `driver-memory` uses, small enough to assert against.
+ * A stub driver with real transaction semantics: `beginTransaction` snapshots
+ * every table, `rollback` restores the snapshot wholesale, `commit` drops it —
+ * a genuine rollback, small enough to assert against.
  */
 function makeSnapshotDriver() {
     const stores = new Map<string, Map<string, any>>();
diff --git a/packages/qa/dogfood/package.json b/packages/qa/dogfood/package.json
index 8cc14fe640..46b4abf781 100644
--- a/packages/qa/dogfood/package.json
+++ b/packages/qa/dogfood/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@objectstack/core": "workspace:*",
-    "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-sql": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-sqlite-wasm": "workspace:*",
     "@types/node": "^26.1.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 59e27c176d..704817cf83 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1786,9 +1786,6 @@ importers:
       '@objectstack/core':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../core
-      '@objectstack/driver-memory':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../drivers/driver-memory
       '@objectstack/driver-sql':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../drivers/driver-sql