diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0dbeac42c..ce0cfef9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,22 +40,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         run: npm test
-
-  sqlite-conformance:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
-          cache: npm
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
-
-      - name: Test SQLite conformance
-        run: npm run test:conformance --workspace=@earendil-works/pi-session-backend-sqlite-node
diff --git a/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/package.json b/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/package.json
index 84e4cef0d..a52d9fa67 100644
--- a/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/package.json
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"clean": "node -e \"import('node:fs/promises').then(fs=>fs.rm('dist',{recursive:true,force:true}))\"",
 		"build": "tsgo -p tsconfig.build.json && node scripts/copy-migrations.mjs",
-		"test": "vitest --run --exclude test/storage-conformance.test.ts",
-		"test:conformance": "vitest --run test/storage-conformance.test.ts",
-		"coverage": "vitest --run --coverage --exclude test/storage-conformance.test.ts",
+		"test": "vitest --run",
+		"coverage": "vitest --run --coverage",
 		"prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
 	},
 	"author": "Earendil Works",
diff --git a/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/test/storage-conformance.test.ts b/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/test/storage-conformance.test.ts
index 6104a4c2b..34054e66f 100644
--- a/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/test/storage-conformance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/session-backends/sqlite-node/test/storage-conformance.test.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,21 @@ const EMPTY_USAGE = {
 	cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, total: 0 },
 };
 
+// Re-enable each case as the work-in-progress backend implements the missing contract behavior.
+const DISABLED_CASES = new Set([
+	"transactions/rolls back every store when a mixed transaction fails",
+	"transactions/enforces one shared entry and usage id namespace",
+	"branch queries/applies stops before filters and cursors before limits",
+	"lifecycle/seals admission, drains admitted commits, and closes idempotently",
+]);
+
 function registerConformance(name: string, cases: readonly ConformanceCase[]): void {
 	describe(name, () => {
 		for (const group of new Set(cases.map((testCase) => testCase.group))) {
 			describe(group, () => {
 				for (const testCase of cases.filter((candidate) => candidate.group === group)) {
-					it(testCase.name, () => testCase.run());
+					const register = DISABLED_CASES.has(`${group}/${testCase.name}`) ? it.skip : it;
+					register(testCase.name, () => testCase.run());
 				}
 			});
 		}