diff --git a/docs/src/privacy-security.md b/docs/src/privacy-security.md
index d08a0d9..6331ac0 100644
--- a/docs/src/privacy-security.md
+++ b/docs/src/privacy-security.md
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ ml dataset register /path/to/dataset --name my-dataset
 ml dataset verify /path/to/my-dataset
 
 # Output:
-# ✓ Dataset checksum verified
+# Dataset checksum verified
 #   Expected: sha256:abc123...
 #   Actual:   sha256:abc123...
 ```
diff --git a/docs/src/research-runner-plan.md b/docs/src/research-runner-plan.md
index 9653924..5493525 100644
--- a/docs/src/research-runner-plan.md
+++ b/docs/src/research-runner-plan.md
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ This dual-interface approach gives researchers the best of both worlds: **script
 ```
 ┌─ ML Jobs & Queue ─────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ > imagenet_baseline                                   │
-│   ✓ finished | Priority: 5                            │
+│   finished | Priority: 5                            │
 │   "Testing baseline performance before ablations"     │
 │                                                        │
 │   batch_size_64                                       │
diff --git a/native/tests/test_storage.cpp b/native/tests/test_storage.cpp
index e0b31eb..dbfa900 100644
--- a/native/tests/test_storage.cpp
+++ b/native/tests/test_storage.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int main() {
         IndexStorage storage;
         assert(storage_init(&storage, tmp_dir) && "Failed to init storage");
         assert(storage_open(&storage) && "Failed to open storage");
-        printf("✓ Storage open\n");
+        printf("Storage open\n");
         storage_close(&storage);
         storage_cleanup(&storage);
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main() {
         entries[1].created_at = 1234567891;
         
         assert(storage_write_entries(&storage, entries, 2) && "Failed to write entries");
-        printf("✓ Write entries\n");
+        printf("Write entries\n");
         
         // Close and reopen to ensure we read the new file
         storage_close(&storage);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int main() {
         assert(count == 2 && "Wrong entry count");
         assert(memcmp(read_entries[0].id, "task-001", 8) == 0 && "Entry 0 ID mismatch");
         assert(read_entries[0].priority == 100 && "Entry 0 priority mismatch");
-        printf("✓ Read entries\n");
+        printf("Read entries\n");
         
         // Suppress unused warnings in release builds where assert is no-op
         (void)read_entries;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main() {
         const DiskEntry* entries = storage_mmap_entries(&storage);
         assert(entries != nullptr && "Mmap entries null");
         assert(memcmp(entries[0].id, "task-001", 8) == 0 && "Mmap entry 0 ID mismatch");
-        printf("✓ Mmap read\n");
+        printf("Mmap read\n");
         
         // Suppress unused warnings in release builds where assert is no-op
         (void)count;