diff --git a/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb b/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
index 7368773fa..d0d8b8338 100644
--- a/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
 
     # incomplete
     it 'creates a contact' do
-      #response = epp_request('contacts/create.xml')
       response = epp_request(contact_create_xml, :xml)
 
       expect(response[:result_code]).to eq('1000')
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
 
     it 'returns result data upon succesful contact creation' do
       response = epp_request(contact_create_xml, :xml)
-      #response = epp_request('contacts/create.xml')
+
       expect(response[:result_code]).to eq('1000')
       expect(response[:msg]).to eq('Command completed successfully')
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
       Fabricate(:contact, code: 'sh8013')
 
       response = epp_request(contact_create_xml, :xml)
-      #response = epp_request('contacts/create.xml')
+
       expect(response[:result_code]).to eq('2302')
       expect(response[:msg]).to eq('Contact id already exists')
       
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
       
       response = epp_request(contact_check_xml( ids: [{ id: 'check-1234'}, { id: 'check-4321' }]  ), :xml)
 
-      #response = epp_request('contacts/check.xml')
       expect(response[:result_code]).to eq('1000')
       expect(response[:msg]).to eq('Command completed successfully')
       ids = response[:parsed].css('resData chkData id')
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check.xml b/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fce73a0ec..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-  <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-    <command>
-      <check>
-        <contact:check
-         xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
-          <contact:id>check-1234</contact:id>
-          <contact:id>check-4321</contact:id>
-        </contact:check>
-      </check>
-      <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-    </command>
-  </epp>
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check_missing_attr.xml b/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check_missing_attr.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 16b8d1475..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/check_missing_attr.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-  <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-    <command>
-      <check>
-        <contact:check
-         xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
-        </contact:check>
-      </check>
-      <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-    </command>
-  </epp>
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create.xml b/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ba35fc83..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-  <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-    <command>
-      <create>
-        <contact:create
-         xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
-          <contact:id>sh8013</contact:id>
-          <contact:postalInfo type="int">
-            <contact:name>John Doe</contact:name>
-            <contact:org>Example Inc.</contact:org>
-            <contact:addr>
-              <contact:street>123 Example Dr.</contact:street>
-              <contact:street>Suite 100</contact:street>
-              <contact:city>Dulles</contact:city>
-              <contact:sp>VA</contact:sp>
-              <contact:pc>20166-6503</contact:pc>
-              <contact:cc>EE</contact:cc>
-            </contact:addr>
-          </contact:postalInfo>
-          <contact:voice x="1234">+123.7035555555</contact:voice>
-          <contact:fax>+1.7035555556</contact:fax>
-          <contact:email>jdoe@example.com</contact:email>
-          <contact:ident type="op">37605030299</contact:ident>
-          <contact:authInfo>
-            <contact:pw>2fooBAR</contact:pw>
-          </contact:authInfo>
-          <contact:disclose flag="0">
-            <contact:voice/>
-            <contact:email/>
-          </contact:disclose>
-        </contact:create>
-      </create>
-      <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-    </command>
-  </epp>
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create_missing_attr.xml b/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create_missing_attr.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ccb9049c..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/contacts/create_missing_attr.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-  <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-    <command>
-      <create>
-        <contact:create
-         xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
-          <contact:id>sh8013</contact:id>
-          <contact:postalInfo type="int">
-            <contact:name>John Doe</contact:name>
-            <contact:addr>
-              <contact:city>Dulles</contact:city>
-            </contact:addr>
-          </contact:postalInfo>
-          <contact:email>jdoe@example.com</contact:email>
-        </contact:create>
-      </create>
-      <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-    </command>
-  </epp>