diff --git a/tests/test_wordcount.py b/tests/test_wordcount.py
index 2066680..3c3df7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_wordcount.py
+++ b/tests/test_wordcount.py
@@ -46,18 +46,3 @@ def test_top_words_empty_text():
 def test_top_words_requires_positive_n():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="at least 1"):
         top_words("hello", 0)
-
-def test_count_chars_accented_text():
-    assert count_chars("café") == 4
-
-
-def test_count_chars_multi_codepoint_emoji():
-    assert count_chars("❤️") == 2
-
-
-def test_count_words_accented_text():
-    assert count_words("café naïve") == 2
-
-
-def test_count_words_hindi_text():
-    assert count_words("नमस्ते दुनिया") == 2