diff --git a/test/benchmark/datastore-shim/shared.js b/test/benchmark/datastore-shim/shared.js
index d97b58d4ba..3f057f031a 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/datastore-shim/shared.js
+++ b/test/benchmark/datastore-shim/shared.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const benchmark = require('../../lib/benchmark')
 const DatastoreShim = require('../../../lib/shim/datastore-shim')
+const { OperationSpec, QuerySpec } = require('../../../lib/shim/specs')
 
 const TestDatastore = require('./test-datastore')
 
@@ -27,20 +28,32 @@ function getTestDatastore(agent, instrumented) {
       }
     })
 
-    shim.recordOperation(testDatastore, 'testOp', {
-      name: 'testOp',
-      callback: shim.LAST
-    })
-
-    shim.recordQuery(testDatastore, 'testQuery', {
-      name: 'testQuery',
-      callback: shim.LAST
-    })
-
-    shim.recordBatchQuery(testDatastore, 'testBatch', {
-      name: 'testBatch',
-      callback: shim.LAST
-    })
+    shim.recordOperation(
+      testDatastore,
+      'testOp',
+      new OperationSpec({
+        name: 'testOp',
+        callback: shim.LAST
+      })
+    )
+
+    shim.recordQuery(
+      testDatastore,
+      'testQuery',
+      new QuerySpec({
+        name: 'testQuery',
+        callback: shim.LAST
+      })
+    )
+
+    shim.recordBatchQuery(
+      testDatastore,
+      'testBatch',
+      new QuerySpec({
+        name: 'testBatch',
+        callback: shim.LAST
+      })
+    )
   }
   return testDatastore
 }
diff --git a/test/benchmark/shim/record.bench.js b/test/benchmark/shim/record.bench.js
index 175ec10286..f3ab8609be 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/shim/record.bench.js
+++ b/test/benchmark/shim/record.bench.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const benchmark = require('../../lib/benchmark')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 const Shim = require('../../../lib/shim/shim')
+const { RecorderSpec } = require('../../../lib/shim/specs')
 
 const agent = helper.loadMockedAgent()
 const contextManager = helper.getContextManager()
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ suite.add({
 })
 
 const wrapped = shim.record(getTest(), 'func', function () {
-  return { name: 'foo', callback: shim.LAST }
+  return new RecorderSpec({ name: 'foo', callback: shim.LAST })
 })
 
 suite.add({
diff --git a/test/benchmark/shim/row-callbacks.bench.js b/test/benchmark/shim/row-callbacks.bench.js
index 21c3f2664b..098f51eb56 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/shim/row-callbacks.bench.js
+++ b/test/benchmark/shim/row-callbacks.bench.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const benchmark = require('../../lib/benchmark')
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 const Shim = require('../../../lib/shim/shim')
+const { RecorderSpec } = require('../../../lib/shim/specs')
 
 const CYCLES = 1000
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const test = {
   }
 }
 shim.record(test, 'streamWrapped', function () {
-  return { name: 'streamer', stream: 'foo' }
+  return new RecorderSpec({ name: 'streamer', stream: 'foo' })
 })
 
 suite.add({
diff --git a/test/benchmark/shim/segments.bench.js b/test/benchmark/shim/segments.bench.js
index 549fe34019..3905e6b216 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/shim/segments.bench.js
+++ b/test/benchmark/shim/segments.bench.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
+const { RecorderSpec } = require('../../../lib/shim/specs')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 const shared = require('./shared')
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ suite.add({
   fn: function () {
     const test = shared.getTest()
     shim.record(test, 'func', function (shim, fn, name, args) {
-      return { name: name, args: args }
+      return new RecorderSpec({ name: name, args: args })
     })
     return test
   }
diff --git a/test/benchmark/webframework-shim/recordMiddleware.bench.js b/test/benchmark/webframework-shim/recordMiddleware.bench.js
index 31dbb717e8..63fbb10897 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/webframework-shim/recordMiddleware.bench.js
+++ b/test/benchmark/webframework-shim/recordMiddleware.bench.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const symbols = require('../../../lib/symbols')
 const agent = helper.loadMockedAgent()
 const contextManager = helper.getContextManager()
 const shim = new WebFrameworkShim(agent, 'test-module', './')
+const { MiddlewareSpec } = require('../../../lib/shim/specs')
 const suite = benchmark.createBenchmark({ name: 'recordMiddleware' })
 
 const transaction = helper.runInTransaction(agent, function (tx) {
@@ -93,18 +94,18 @@ function getReqd() {
 }
 
 function implicitSpec() {
-  return {}
+  return new MiddlewareSpec({})
 }
 
 function partialSpec() {
-  return {
+  return new MiddlewareSpec({
     next: shim.LAST,
     req: shim.FIRST
-  }
+  })
 }
 
 function explicitSpec() {
-  return {
+  return new MiddlewareSpec({
     req: shim.FIRST,
     res: shim.SECOND,
     next: shim.LAST,
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ function explicitSpec() {
     params: function (shim, fn, name, args) {
       return args[0].params
     }
-  }
+  })
 }
 
 function randomSpec() {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ function noop() {}
 
 function preOptRecordMiddleware() {
   for (let i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
-    let m = randomRecord(randomSpec)
+    let m = randomRecord(randomSpec())
     m = typeof m === 'function' ? m : m.func
     for (let j = 0; j < 100; ++j) {
       m(getReqd(), {}, noop)