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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class AdminNavShouldNotContainChannelsLinkTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    protected function loginAsPlatformAdmin(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        $this->post('/admin/login', [
+            'email' => 'platform.admin@demo.local',
+            'password' => 'Platform@123456',
+        ])->assertRedirect('/admin');
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_layout_should_not_contain_channels_nav_link_after_simplification(): void
+    {
+        $this->loginAsPlatformAdmin();
+
+        $res = $this->get('/admin');
+        $res->assertOk();
+
+        $res->assertSee('href="/admin/settings/system"', false);
+        $res->assertDontSee('href="/admin/settings/channels"', false);
+    }
+}