diff --git a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
index 25cf15cd4..18a6768e5 100644
--- a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe 'EPP Domain', epp: true do
       before(:each) { Fabricate(:domain, name: 'example.ee') }
 
       it 'renews a domain' do
-        response = epp_request('domains/renew.xml')
+        response = epp_request(domain_renew_xml, :xml)
         exDate = response[:parsed].css('renData exDate').text
         name = response[:parsed].css('renData name').text
         expect(exDate).to eq ('2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC')
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/domains/renew.xml b/spec/epp/requests/domains/renew.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ba7ea4a8..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/domains/renew.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-  <command>
-    <renew>
-      <domain:renew
-       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
-        <domain:name>example.ee</domain:name>
-        <domain:curExpDate>2014-08-07</domain:curExpDate>
-        <domain:period unit="y">1</domain:period>
-      </domain:renew>
-    </renew>
-    <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-  </command>
-</epp>