diff --git a/spec/integration/type/file_spec.rb b/spec/integration/type/file_spec.rb
index 4903141..12cceb8 100644
--- a/spec/integration/type/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/type/file_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     Puppet.stubs(:err).with(regexp_matches(/ignore source permissions/))
 
     Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/puppet fileserver URL/))
-    Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/cannot be translated natively/))
 
     graph = PuppetX::CatalogTranslation.to_mgmt(catalog)
     expect(graph['resources']).to_not include 'file'
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@
     Puppet.stubs(:err).with(regexp_matches(/ignore source permissions/))
 
     Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/multiple sources/))
-    Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/cannot be translated natively/))
 
     graph = PuppetX::CatalogTranslation.to_mgmt(catalog)
     expect(graph['resources']).to_not include 'file'
diff --git a/spec/integration/type/package_spec.rb b/spec/integration/type/package_spec.rb
index ab68a58..1f1c295 100644
--- a/spec/integration/type/package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/type/package_spec.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 
   it "fails on unsupported ensure values" do
     %w{1.3.1-5 latest 10bpo81 held}.each do |ensure_value|
-      Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/cannot be translated/)).twice
+      Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches(/cannot be translated/))
       catalog = resource_catalog("Package { provider => 'apt' } package { 'cowsay': ensure => '#{ensure_value}' }")
       graph = PuppetX::CatalogTranslation.to_mgmt(catalog)
 
-      # become 'exec puppet yamlresource' through the workaround
       expect(graph['resources']).to_not include('pkg')
       expect(graph['resources']).to     include('pippet')
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/catalog_translation/type_spec.rb b/spec/unit/catalog_translation/type_spec.rb
index af98def..5c4649d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/catalog_translation/type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/catalog_translation/type_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
       it "emits an error" do
         Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches /cannot translate.*hasrestart/)
-        Puppet.expects(:err).with(regexp_matches /cannot be translated natively/)
         translator.translate!(resource)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/catalog_translation_spec.rb b/spec/unit/catalog_translation_spec.rb
index ebc9555..024d060 100644
--- a/spec/unit/catalog_translation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/catalog_translation_spec.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
       it "does not touch the catalog indirection terminus" do
         catalog_face.expects(:find)
         catalog_face.expects(:set_terminus).never
-        subject.get_catalog
+        expect { subject.get_catalog }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
     end