diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 5e0d73ebe..1d92b2c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -7,28 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  spec:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        ruby_version:
-          - "2.7"
-          - "3.2"
-        include:
-          - puppet_gem_version: "~> 7.0"
-            ruby_version: "2.7"
-          - puppet_gem_version: "~> 8.0"
-            ruby_version: "3.2"
-    name: "spec (ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }})"
-    uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/gem_ci.yml@main"
-    secrets: "inherit"
-    with:
-      rake_task: 'spec:coverage'
-      ruby_version: ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}
-      puppet_gem_version: ${{ matrix.puppet_gem_version }}
-
   acceptance:
-    needs: "spec"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: