diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
index 54ba61cd2..665dd04e7 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
@@ -32,45 +32,39 @@ const testPadId = makeid();
 const endPoint = (point) => `/api/${apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
-  describe('API Versioning', function () {
-    it('errors if can not connect', function (done) {
-      api
-          .get('/api/')
-          .expect((res) => {
-            apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
-            if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
-            return;
-          })
-          .expect(200, done);
-    });
+  it('can obtain API version', function (done) {
+    api
+        .get('/api/')
+        .expect((res) => {
+          apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
+          if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
+          return;
+        })
+        .expect(200, done);
   });
 
-  describe('OpenAPI definition', function () {
-    it('generates valid openapi definition document', function (done) {
-      api
-          .get('/api/openapi.json')
-          .expect((res) => {
-            const {valid, errors} = validateOpenAPI(res.body, 3);
-            if (!valid) {
-              const prettyErrors = JSON.stringify(errors, null, 2);
-              throw new Error(`Document is not valid OpenAPI. ${errors.length} ` +
-                              `validation errors:\n${prettyErrors}`);
-            }
-            return;
-          })
-          .expect(200, done);
-    });
+  it('can obtain valid openapi definition document', function (done) {
+    api
+        .get('/api/openapi.json')
+        .expect((res) => {
+          const {valid, errors} = validateOpenAPI(res.body, 3);
+          if (!valid) {
+            const prettyErrors = JSON.stringify(errors, null, 2);
+            throw new Error(`Document is not valid OpenAPI. ${errors.length} ` +
+                            `validation errors:\n${prettyErrors}`);
+          }
+          return;
+        })
+        .expect(200, done);
   });
 
-  describe('jsonp support', function () {
-    it('supports jsonp calls', function (done) {
-      api
-          .get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
-          .expect((res) => {
-            if (!res.text.match('jsonp_1')) throw new Error('no jsonp call seen');
-          })
-          .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
-          .expect(200, done);
-    });
+  it('supports jsonp calls', function (done) {
+    api
+        .get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          if (!res.text.match('jsonp_1')) throw new Error('no jsonp call seen');
+        })
+        .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
+        .expect(200, done);
   });
 });