diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 764657a..adf8dad 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -316,153 +316,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-
-  describe 'failures' do
-    let(:facts) do
-      {
-        osfamily:        'Debian',
-        lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
-        monit_version:   '5',
-      }
-    end
-
-    [-1, 65_536].each do |value|
-      context "when httpd_port is set to invalid value <#{value}>" do
-        let(:params) do
-          {
-            httpd:          true,
-            httpd_port:     value,
-            httpd_address:  'otherhost',
-            httpd_user:     'tester',
-            httpd_password: 'Passw0rd',
-          }
-        end
-
-        it 'fails' do
-          is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{expects an Integer\[1, 65535\] value})
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when check_interval is set to invalid value <0>' do
-      let(:params) { { check_interval: 0 } }
-
-      it 'fails' do
-        is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{expects an Integer\[1})
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when start_delay is set to invalid value <0>' do
-      let(:params) { { start_delay: 0 } }
-
-      it 'fails' do
-        is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{expects a value of type Undef or Integer\[1})
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'variable type and content validations' do
-    # set needed custom facts and variables
-    let(:facts) do
-      {
-        osfamily:                  'Debian',
-        operatingsystemrelease:    '6.0',
-        operatingsystemmajrelease: '6',
-        lsbdistcodename:           'squeeze',
-        monit_version:             '5',
-      }
-    end
-    let(:validation_params) do
-      {
-        # :param => 'value',
-      }
-    end
-
-    validations = {
-      'absolute_path' => {
-        name: %w[config_file config_dir],
-        valid: ['/absolute/filepath', '/absolute/directory/'],
-        invalid: ['invalid', 3, 2.42, ['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        message: '(expects a String value|is not an absolute path)',
-      },
-      'array' => {
-        name: ['alert_emails'],
-        valid: [%w[valid array]],
-        invalid: ['string', { 'ha' => 'sh' }, 3, 2.42, true],
-        message: 'expects an Array value',
-      },
-      'bool_stringified' => {
-        name: %w[httpd manage_firewall service_enable service_manage mmonit_https mmonit_without_credential config_dir_purge],
-        valid: [true, 'true', false, 'false'],
-        invalid: ['invalid', 3, 2.42, ['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }, nil],
-        message: 'expects a value of type Boolean or Enum',
-      },
-      'integer' => {
-        name: %w[check_interval httpd_port mmonit_port],
-        valid: [242],
-        invalid: [2.42, 'invalid', ['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh ' }, true, false, nil],
-        message: 'expects an Integer',
-      },
-      'optional_integer' => {
-        name: ['start_delay'],
-        valid: [242],
-        invalid: [2.42, 'invalid', ['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh ' }, true, false, nil],
-        message: 'expects a value of type Undef or Integer',
-      },
-      'optional_logfile' => {
-        name: ['logfile'],
-        valid: ['/absolute/filepath', '/absolute/directory/', 'syslog', 'syslog facility log_local0'],
-        invalid: ['invalid', 3, 2.42, ['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        message: '(expects a value of type Undef or String|is not an absolute path)',
-      },
-      'optional_hash' => {
-        name: ['mailformat'],
-        valid: [{ 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        invalid: ['string', 3, 2.42, ['array'], true, false, nil],
-        message: 'expects a value of type Undef or Hash',
-      },
-      'optional_string' => {
-        name: %w[mailserver mmonit_address],
-        valid: ['present'],
-        invalid: [['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        message: 'expects a value of type Undef or String',
-      },
-      'string' => {
-        name: %w[httpd_address httpd_allow httpd_user httpd_password
-                 package_ensure package_name service_name mmonit_user
-                 mmonit_password],
-        valid: ['present'],
-        invalid: [['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        message: 'expects a String value',
-      },
-      'service_ensure_string' => {
-        name: ['service_ensure'],
-        valid: ['running'],
-        invalid: [['array'], { 'ha' => 'sh' }],
-        message: 'expects a match for Enum\[\'running\', \'stopped\'\]',
-      },
-    }
-
-    validations.sort.each do |type, var|
-      var[:name].each do |var_name|
-        var[:valid].each do |valid|
-          context "with #{var_name} (#{type}) set to valid #{valid} (as #{valid.class})" do
-            let(:params) { validation_params.merge("#{var_name}": valid) }
-
-            it { is_expected.to compile }
-          end
-        end
-
-        var[:invalid].each do |invalid|
-          context "with #{var_name} (#{type}) set to invalid #{invalid} (as #{invalid.class})" do
-            let(:params) { validation_params.merge("#{var_name}": invalid) }
-
-            it 'fails' do
-              is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{#{var[:message]}})
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end # var[:name].each
-    end # validations.sort.each
-  end # describe 'variable type and content validations'
 end