diff --git a/tests/spiders/test_spider.py b/tests/spiders/test_spider.py
index c1edaed..b01ee47 100644
--- a/tests/spiders/test_spider.py
+++ b/tests/spiders/test_spider.py
@@ -443,20 +443,12 @@ class TestSpiderHooks:
 class TestSpiderPause:
     """Test Spider pause functionality."""
 
-    def test_pause_without_crawldir_raises(self):
-        """Test that pause without crawldir raises RuntimeError."""
-        spider = ConcreteSpider()
-
-        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Cannot pause without crawldir"):
-            spider.pause()
-
     def test_pause_without_engine_raises(self):
         """Test that pause without active engine raises RuntimeError."""
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-            spider = ConcreteSpider(crawldir=tmpdir)
+        spider = ConcreteSpider()
 
-            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="no crawl engine started"):
-                spider.pause()
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="No active crawl to stop"):
+            spider.pause()
 
 
 class TestSpiderStats: