cli/class-tmdo-cli.php

@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ class TMDO_CLI {
 		WP_CLI::log( 'Drift (last `wp tmdo drift-check` or daily sample):' );
 		foreach ( TMDO_Entity_Registry::VALID_ENTITY_TYPES as $entity_type ) {
 			$groups = TMDO_Entity_Migration_Engine::backfillable_groups( $entity_type );
-			$last   = $status[ $entity_type ] ?? array();
+			// Records of groups no longer registered can be neither re-checked nor fixed.
+			$last = array_intersect_key( (array) ( $status[ $entity_type ] ?? array() ), array_flip( $groups ) );
 			if ( empty( $groups ) || ( empty( $last ) && ! TMDO_Mode_Manager::writes_to_flat( $entity_type ) ) ) {
 				continue;
 			}

tests/integration/DoctorTest.php

@@ -98,6 +98,34 @@ class DoctorTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'wp tmdo drift-check user --fix', $this->cli_output() );
 	}
 
+	public function test_ignores_the_record_of_a_group_no_longer_registered(): void {
+		$GLOBALS['_wp_options']['wpdo_bridge_modes']        = array( 'user' => 'dual_write' );
+		$GLOBALS['_wp_options'][ TMDO_Drift_Check::OPTION ] = array(
+			'user' => array(
+				'dt_have' => array(
+					'miss'       => 0,
+					'diff'       => 0,
+					'extra'      => 0,
+					'sample'     => 0,
+					'checked_at' => '2026-09-27 00:00:00',
+				),
+				'dt_gone' => array(
+					'miss'       => 3,
+					'diff'       => 0,
+					'extra'      => 0,
+					'sample'     => 0,
+					'checked_at' => '2026-09-20 00:00:00',
+				),
+			),
+		);
+		TMDO_Mode_Manager::reset_cache();
+
+		TMDO_CLI::report_guard_and_drift();
+
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '[OK] user: 1 group(s) clean (oldest check 2026-09-27 00:00:00 UTC)', $this->cli_output() );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'dt_gone', $this->cli_output() );
+	}
+
 	public function test_reports_an_entity_never_checked(): void {
 		$GLOBALS['_wp_options']['wpdo_bridge_modes'] = array( 'user' => 'dual_write' );
 		TMDO_Mode_Manager::reset_cache();