diff --git a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/chart/chart-list.spec.ts b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/chart/chart-list.spec.ts
index 669b041bd1c..cade2e43117 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/chart/chart-list.spec.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/chart/chart-list.spec.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test('should delete a chart with confirmation', async ({
   const toast = new Toast(page);
   await expect(toast.getSuccess()).toBeVisible();
 
-  // Verify chart is removed from list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+  // Verify chart is removed from list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
   await expect(chartListPage.getChartRow(chartName)).toHaveCount(0);
 
   // Backend verification: API returns 404
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ test('should bulk delete multiple charts', async ({
   const toast = new Toast(page);
   await expect(toast.getSuccess()).toBeVisible();
 
-  // Verify both charts are removed from list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+  // Verify both charts are removed from list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
   await expect(chartListPage.getChartRow(chart1.name)).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(chartListPage.getChartRow(chart2.name)).toHaveCount(0);
 
diff --git a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dashboard/dashboard-list.spec.ts b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dashboard/dashboard-list.spec.ts
index d1ed3561277..522bb6fa75f 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dashboard/dashboard-list.spec.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dashboard/dashboard-list.spec.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('should delete a dashboard with confirmation', async ({
 
   // Delete confirmation modal should appear
   const deleteModal = new DeleteConfirmationModal(page);
-  await deleteModal.waitForReady();
+  await deleteModal.waitForVisible();
 
   // Type "DELETE" to confirm
   await deleteModal.fillConfirmationInput('DELETE');
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ test('should bulk delete multiple dashboards', async ({
   const toast = new Toast(page);
   await expect(toast.getSuccess()).toBeVisible();
 
-  // Verify both dashboards are removed from list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+  // Verify both dashboards are removed from list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
   await expect(dashboardListPage.getDashboardRow(dashboard1.name)).toHaveCount(
     0,
   );
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ test.describe('import dashboard', () => {
       label: `Dashboard ${dashboardId}`,
     });
 
-    // Refresh to confirm dashboard is no longer in the list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+    // Refresh to confirm dashboard is no longer in the list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
     await dashboardListPage.goto();
     await dashboardListPage.waitForTableLoad();
     await expect(dashboardListPage.getDashboardRow(dashboardName)).toHaveCount(
diff --git a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dataset/dataset-list.spec.ts b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dataset/dataset-list.spec.ts
index 818d83e2f0d..962149db60b 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dataset/dataset-list.spec.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/playwright/tests/dataset/dataset-list.spec.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ test('should delete a dataset with confirmation', async ({
   await expect(toast.getSuccess()).toBeVisible();
   await expect(toast.getMessage()).toContainText('Deleted');
 
-  // Verify dataset is removed from list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+  // Verify dataset is removed from list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
   await expect(datasetListPage.getDatasetRow(datasetName)).toHaveCount(0);
 
   // Verify via API that dataset no longer exists (404)
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ test('should bulk delete multiple datasets', async ({
   const toast = new Toast(page);
   await expect(toast.getSuccess()).toBeVisible();
 
-  // Verify both datasets are removed from list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+  // Verify both datasets are removed from list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
   await expect(datasetListPage.getDatasetRow(dataset1.name)).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(datasetListPage.getDatasetRow(dataset2.name)).toHaveCount(0);
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ test.describe('import dataset', () => {
       label: `Dataset ${datasetId}`,
     });
 
-    // Refresh to confirm dataset is no longer in the list (deleted rows leave the DOM)
+    // Refresh to confirm dataset is no longer in the list (deleted rows are removed from the DOM, so assert count rather than visibility)
     await datasetListPage.goto();
     await datasetListPage.waitForTableLoad();
     await expect(datasetListPage.getDatasetRow(datasetName)).toHaveCount(0);