diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6f8f64c144..6ecbefed46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Effect fixture
         run: |
           cd tests/release/packages/effect-basic
-          PERRY_EFFECT_BASIC_ADVISORY=1 PERRY_BIN="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/target/release/perry" bash fixture.sh
+          PERRY_BIN="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/target/release/perry" bash fixture.sh
 
       - name: Upload Effect fixture logs
         if: always()
diff --git a/tests/release/packages/README.md b/tests/release/packages/README.md
index 89fa7a9a64..0e47787779 100644
--- a/tests/release/packages/README.md
+++ b/tests/release/packages/README.md
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ The harness defines its own pass/fail/skip totals; downstream consumers
 The `effect-basic` and `ink-link-smoke` fixtures also have named CI jobs in
 `.github/workflows/test.yml`. They run on release tags, on manual dispatch with
 `run_extended_tests=true`, and on PRs with the `run-extended-tests` label. The
-Effect job opts into a currently advisory compile/run signal with
-`PERRY_EFFECT_BASIC_ADVISORY=1`; the default tier-3 sweep records it as SKIP so
-known Effect end-to-end gaps do not block unrelated package releases. The Ink
-job intentionally stops at compile/link plus symbol inspection; end-to-end Ink
-rendering remains tracked separately from the release fixture contract.
+Effect fixture compiles and runs in both the default tier-3 sweep and its named
+job. The named job remains advisory, matching the tier-3 convention, so broader
+Effect end-to-end gaps do not block unrelated changes. The Ink job intentionally
+stops at compile/link plus symbol inspection; end-to-end Ink rendering remains
+tracked separately from the release fixture contract.
diff --git a/tests/release/packages/effect-basic/fixture.sh b/tests/release/packages/effect-basic/fixture.sh
index 672c31bae9..875257cbc6 100755
--- a/tests/release/packages/effect-basic/fixture.sh
+++ b/tests/release/packages/effect-basic/fixture.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 # instead of skipping behind an opt-in flag. The CI job stays advisory
 # (`continue-on-error: true`) per the tier-3 convention. The historical
 # `PERRY_EFFECT_BASIC_ADVISORY=1` gate (added in #4391 when Effect reliably
-# failed) is gone; the env var is now a harmless no-op.
+# failed) was removed in #6572.
 
 fixture_setup "$NAME" || exit 1
 fixture_compile_run_diff "$NAME"