diff --git a/frontend/e2e/help-popover.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/help-popover.spec.ts
index bc0f77c8..4a6fcc06 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/help-popover.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/help-popover.spec.ts
@@ -8,21 +8,27 @@ test.describe('Help chip — Read/Edit panel header', () => {
 		docId = await createEmptyDocument(request);
 	});
 
+	test.afterAll(async ({ request }) => {
+		await request.delete(`/api/documents/${docId}`);
+	});
+
 	test('opens popover on click, closes on Esc, returns focus to chip', async ({ page }) => {
 		await page.goto(`/documents/${docId}`);
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Transkribieren' }).click();
 
-		// Find and click the (?) help chip
-		const helpBtn = page.locator('button[aria-expanded]');
+		// Use the accessible label of the HelpPopover trigger (transcription_mode_help_label)
+		const helpBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Lese- und Bearbeitungsmodus' });
 		await expect(helpBtn).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
 		await helpBtn.click();
 
-		// Popover should open
-		await expect(page.locator('[role="tooltip"]')).toBeVisible();
+		// Popover should open (role="region", not tooltip — click-triggered panels are regions)
+		await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Lese- und Bearbeitungsmodus' })).toBeVisible();
 
 		// Press Esc
 		await page.keyboard.press('Escape');
-		await expect(page.locator('[role="tooltip"]')).not.toBeVisible();
+		await expect(
+			page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Lese- und Bearbeitungsmodus' })
+		).not.toBeVisible();
 
 		// Focus should have returned to the chip
 		await expect(helpBtn).toBeFocused();
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/richtlinien.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/richtlinien.spec.ts
index 1b5e52ea..5012fd5d 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/richtlinien.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/richtlinien.spec.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ test.describe('Richtlinien page — print media', () => {
 			await expect(nav).toBeHidden();
 		}
 
+		// .new-tab annotation spans must be hidden in print so "(öffnet in neuem Tab)"
+		// text does not clutter the printed output (the print CSS declares display:none)
+		for (const span of await page.locator('.new-tab').all()) {
+			await expect(span).toBeHidden();
+		}
+
 		await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/e2e/richtlinien-print.png', fullPage: true });
 	});
 });
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/transcribe-coach.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/transcribe-coach.spec.ts
index b54c7215..7ff94f64 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/transcribe-coach.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/transcribe-coach.spec.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ test.describe('Transcribe coach — empty state', () => {
 		docId = await createEmptyDocument(request);
 	});
 
+	test.afterAll(async ({ request }) => {
+		await request.delete(`/api/documents/${docId}`);
+	});
+
 	test('shows coach card (title, preamble, three step bodies, animation region)', async ({
 		page
 	}) => {
-		await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' });
 		await page.goto(`/documents/${docId}`);
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Transkribieren' }).click();
 
@@ -31,14 +34,12 @@ test.describe('Transcribe coach — empty state', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('training footer is NOT visible on empty doc', async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' });
 		await page.goto(`/documents/${docId}`);
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Transkribieren' }).click();
 		await expect(page.getByText('Für Training vormerken')).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 });
 	});
 
 	test('axe: panel empty state — light theme — no WCAG 2.1 AA violations', async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' });
 		await page.goto(`/documents/${docId}`);
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Transkribieren' }).click();
 		await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 2, name: /Erste Transkription/ })).toBeVisible({
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ test.describe('Transcribe coach — empty state', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('axe: panel empty state — dark theme — no WCAG 2.1 AA violations', async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' });
 		await page.goto(`/documents/${docId}`);
 		// Toggle dark theme
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /Farbmodus|theme/i }).click();