diff --git a/tests/spec/specification-test.json b/tests/spec/specification-test.json
index e121841a..2555a9f4 100644
--- a/tests/spec/specification-test.json
+++ b/tests/spec/specification-test.json
@@ -145,6 +145,65 @@
       "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
     },
     {
+      "description": "checks for invalid qualifier keys",
+      "test_group": "base",
+      "test_type": "parse",
+      "input": "pkg:npm/myartifact@1.0.0?in%20production=true",
+      "expected_output": null,
+      "expected_failure": true,
+      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "checks for invalid qualifier keys",
+      "test_group": "base",
+      "test_type": "build",
+      "input": {
+        "type": "npm",
+        "namespace": null,
+        "name": "myartifact",
+        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "qualifiers": {
+          "in production": "true"
+        },
+        "subpath": null
+      },
+      "expected_output": null,
+      "expected_failure": true,
+      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "a name is required",
+      "test_group": "base",
+      "test_type": "parse",
+      "input": "pkg:maven/@1.3.4",
+      "expected_output": null,
+      "expected_failure": true,
+      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "a name is required",
+      "test_group": "base",
+      "test_type": "build",
+      "input": {
+        "type": "maven",
+        "namespace": null,
+        "name": null,
+        "version": null,
+        "qualifiers": null,
+        "subpath": null
+      },
+      "expected_output": null,
+      "expected_failure": true,
+      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "invalid encoded colon : between scheme and type",
+      "test_group": "base",
+      "test_type": "parse",
+      "input": "pkg%3Amaven/org.apache.commons/io",
+      "expected_output": null,
+      "expected_failure": true,
+      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
       "description": "Build with multiple checksum",
       "test_group": "base",
       "test_type": "build",
diff --git a/tests/types/maven-test.json b/tests/types/maven-test.json
index e7710702..f391c52e 100644
--- a/tests/types/maven-test.json
+++ b/tests/types/maven-test.json
@@ -269,40 +269,6 @@
       "expected_failure": false,
       "expected_failure_reason": null
     },
-    {
-      "description": "a name is required",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "parse",
-      "input": "pkg:maven/@1.3.4",
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "a name is required",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "parse",
-      "input": "pkg:maven/@1.3.4",
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid canonical purl input"
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "a name is required",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "build",
-      "input": {
-        "type": "maven",
-        "namespace": null,
-        "name": null,
-        "version": null,
-        "qualifiers": null,
-        "subpath": null
-      },
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
-    },
     {
       "description": "slash / after type is not significant. Roundtrip an input purl to canonical.",
       "test_group": "advanced",
@@ -557,31 +523,6 @@
       "expected_failure": false,
       "expected_failure_reason": null
     },
-    {
-      "description": "invalid encoded colon : between scheme and type",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "parse",
-      "input": "pkg%3Amaven/org.apache.commons/io",
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "invalid encoded colon : between scheme and type",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "build",
-      "input": {
-        "type": "maven",
-        "namespace": "org.apache.commons",
-        "name": "io",
-        "version": null,
-        "qualifiers": null,
-        "subpath": null
-      },
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
-    },
     {
       "description": "Parse test for PURL type: maven",
       "test_group": "base",
diff --git a/tests/types/npm-test.json b/tests/types/npm-test.json
index 1cd53ed0..d3280ebe 100644
--- a/tests/types/npm-test.json
+++ b/tests/types/npm-test.json
@@ -51,33 +51,6 @@
       "expected_failure": false,
       "expected_failure_reason": null
     },
-    {
-      "description": "checks for invalid qualifier keys",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "parse",
-      "input": "pkg:npm/myartifact@1.0.0?in%20production=true",
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to parse a PURL from invalid purl input"
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "checks for invalid qualifier keys",
-      "test_group": "base",
-      "test_type": "build",
-      "input": {
-        "type": "npm",
-        "namespace": null,
-        "name": "myartifact",
-        "version": "1.0.0",
-        "qualifiers": {
-          "in production": "true"
-        },
-        "subpath": null
-      },
-      "expected_output": null,
-      "expected_failure": true,
-      "expected_failure_reason": "Should fail to build a PURL from invalid input components"
-    },
     {
       "description": "Parse test for PURL type: npm",
       "test_group": "base",