diff --git a/spec/hack/build-acceptable-bundles_spec.sh b/spec/hack/build-acceptable-bundles_spec.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 75b2de7692..0000000000
--- a/spec/hack/build-acceptable-bundles_spec.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#!/opt/homebrew/bin/bash
-
-eval "$(shellspec - -c) exit 1"
-
-Describe 'Testing build-acceptable-bundles.sh'
-
-    BeforeEach 'setup'
-    AfterEach 'cleanup'
-
-    setup() {
-        echo "quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234" > test_input.txt
-        echo "quay.io/konflux-ci/image2:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234" >> test_input.txt
-        echo "quay.io/konflux-ci/image3:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234" >> test_input.txt
-        echo "quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:task-0.1-1234" >> test_input.txt
-
-        export GIT_URL="https://my-url/org/repo"
-        export REVISION="abcd1234"
-        export DATA_BUNDLE_REPO="quay.io/konflux-ci/tekton-catalog/data-acceptable-bundles"
-        export OUTPUT_TASK_BUNDLE_LIST="test_output.csv"
-    }
-
-    cleanup() {
-        rm -f test_input.txt test_output.csv
-    }
-
-    Mock git
-        echo "task/task1/task1.yaml\ntask/task2/task2.yaml"
-    End
-
-    Mock ec
-    End
-
-    Mock skopeo
-    End
-
-    It 'processes the bundles and generates the correct output file'
-        When call hack/build-acceptable-bundles.sh test_input.txt
-        The status should be success
-        The path test_output.csv should be file
-        The contents of file "test_output.csv" should equal "quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234,quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:0.1
-quay.io/konflux-ci/image2:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234,quay.io/konflux-ci/image2:0.1
-quay.io/konflux-ci/image3:0.1-1234@sha256:abcd1234,quay.io/konflux-ci/image3:0.1
-quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:task-0.1-1234,quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:task-0.1"
-    End
-
-    It 'checks the correct BUNDLES output'
-        When call hack/build-acceptable-bundles.sh test_input.txt
-        The status should be success
-        The stdout should include "Bundles to be added:"
-        The stdout should include "quay.io/konflux-ci/image1:0.1"
-        The stdout should include "quay.io/konflux-ci/image2:0.1"
-        The stdout should include "quay.io/konflux-ci/image3:0.1"
-    End
-End
diff --git a/spec/hack/build-and-push_spec.sh b/spec/hack/build-and-push_spec.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index db78b5d063..0000000000
--- a/spec/hack/build-and-push_spec.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#!/opt/homebrew/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o pipefail
-set -o nounset
-
-eval "$(shellspec - -c) exit 1"
-
-check_lines() {
-  while read -r line; do
-    if [[ "$line" == quay.io/* ]] && [[ ! "$line" =~ ([0-9]+\.[0-9]-1234)?@sha256:5678$ ]]; then
-      return 1
-    fi
-  done
-}
-
-Describe "push to registry"
-  It "pushes tekton bundles on push"
-
-    Mock skopeo
-      # Make the skopeo inspect command fail
-      if [ "$1" = "inspect" ]; then
-        return 1
-      fi
-    End
-
-    Mock tkn
-      echo "${5}@sha256:5678"
-    End
-
-    Mock sha256sum
-      echo "1234"
-    End
-
-    Mock git
-      echo "1234"
-    End
-
-    export QUAY_NAMESPACE=konflux-ci
-    export SKIP_BUILD=true
-
-    When call "hack/build-and-push.sh"
-    # each task and pipeline bundle ends with file checksum @ digest
-    The output should satisfy check_lines
-  End
-End
diff --git a/spec/hack/bundles_spec.sh b/spec/hack/bundles_spec.sh
index 5ee5cc1fb1..3fe2a2925d 100644
--- a/spec/hack/bundles_spec.sh
+++ b/spec/hack/bundles_spec.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# this spec file tests creating Tekton bundles and the acceptable bundles list
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
@@ -62,11 +63,13 @@ Describe "Creating new acceptable bundles"
         export SKIP_BUILD=true
 
         When call "hack/build-and-push.sh"
+        The status should be success
         # each task and pipeline bundle ends with file checksum @ digest
         The output should satisfy check_tkn_push_url
     End
 
     It 'processes the bundles and generates the correct output file'
+        # this is only used for the task_records var which is unused in this test
         Mock git
             echo "task/task1/task1.yaml\ntask/task2/task2.yaml"
         End
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task2:0.1-1234@sha256:5678,quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task2
     It "copies to the right image locations"
         export OUTPUT_TASK_BUNDLE_LIST="test-task-bundle-list.csv"
         When call "hack/push-and-tag.sh"
+        The status should be success
         The output should include "Copying from quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task1:0.1-1234@sha256:5678 to quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task1:0.1"
         The output should include "Copying from quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task2:0.1-1234@sha256:5678 to quay.io/konflux-ci/task-task2:0.1"
     End
diff --git a/spec/hack/push-and-tag_spec.sh b/spec/hack/push-and-tag_spec.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bf9382688..0000000000
--- a/spec/hack/push-and-tag_spec.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/opt/homebrew/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o pipefail
-set -o nounset
-
-eval "$(shellspec - -c) exit 1"
-
-Describe "push to registry"
-   create_test_data() {
-      cat <<EOF > task-bundle-list
-quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:0.1-1234@sha256:5678,quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:0.1
-quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:1.0-abcdef@sha256:1234abcd5678,quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:1.0
-EOF
-}
-    BeforeEach 'create_test_data'
-    It "copies to the right image locations"
-
-        Mock skopeo
-        End
-
-        When call "hack/push-and-tag.sh"
-        The output should include "Copying from quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:0.1-1234@sha256:5678 to quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:0.1"
-        The output should include "Copying from quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:1.0-abcdef@sha256:1234abcd5678 to quay.io/konflux-ci/bundles:1.0"
-    End
-End
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