diff --git a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.29.json b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.29.json
index e4f58e8aec..1d3071112b 100644
--- a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.29.json
+++ b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.29.json
@@ -2775,8 +2775,7 @@
     "example": 342,
     "start_line": 6012,
     "end_line": 6016,
-    "section": "Code spans",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Code spans"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "`<a href=\"`\">`\n",
@@ -4266,8 +4265,7 @@
     "example": 521,
     "start_line": 7887,
     "end_line": 7891,
-    "section": "Links",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Links"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo<http://example.com/?search=](uri)>\n",
@@ -4368,8 +4366,7 @@
     "example": 533,
     "start_line": 8041,
     "end_line": 8047,
-    "section": "Links",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Links"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo<http://example.com/?search=][ref]>\n\n[ref]: /uri\n",
diff --git a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.29.json b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.29.json
index 885da2d835..eb0b005b4b 100644
--- a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.29.json
+++ b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.29.json
@@ -2775,8 +2775,7 @@
     "example": 342,
     "start_line": 6012,
     "end_line": 6016,
-    "section": "Code spans",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Code spans"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "`<a href=\"`\">`\n",
@@ -4266,8 +4265,7 @@
     "example": 521,
     "start_line": 7887,
     "end_line": 7891,
-    "section": "Links",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Links"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo<http://example.com/?search=](uri)>\n",
@@ -4368,8 +4366,7 @@
     "example": 533,
     "start_line": 8041,
     "end_line": 8047,
-    "section": "Links",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Links"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo<http://example.com/?search=][ref]>\n\n[ref]: /uri\n",
diff --git a/test/specs/new/nested_square_link.md b/test/specs/new/nested_square_link.md
index 0f311e9516..9354ec400a 100644
--- a/test/specs/new/nested_square_link.md
+++ b/test/specs/new/nested_square_link.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [the `]` character](/url)
 
-[the ` character](/url)
+[the \` character](/url)