diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 5d00e3d6..fc4666ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -32,43 +32,3 @@ jobs:
           SLOW_TEST: true
         run: |
           make check
-      - name: alpine
-        run: |
-          export PATH=$PATH:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          git clone https://github.com/alpinelinux/docker-alpine.git
-          chmod -R a+rwx docker-alpine
-          cd docker-alpine
-          TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
-          stacker convert --docker-file Dockerfile --output-file stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker build -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=alpine --substitute STACKER_VOL1="$TEMPDIR"
-          stacker publish -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=alpine --substitute STACKER_VOL1="$TEMPDIR" --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --layer alpine --tag latest
-          rm -f stacker.yaml stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker clean
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          rm -rf docker-alpine
-      - name: elasticsearch
-        run: |
-          export PATH=$PATH:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          git clone https://github.com/elastic/dockerfiles.git
-          chmod -R a+rwx dockerfiles
-          cd dockerfiles/elasticsearch
-          stacker convert --docker-file Dockerfile --output-file stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker build -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=elasticsearch
-          stacker publish -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=elasticsearch --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --layer elasticsearch --tag latest
-          rm -f stacker.yaml stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker clean
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          rm -rf dockerfiles
-      - name: python
-        run: |
-          export PATH=$PATH:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          git clone https://github.com/docker-library/python.git
-          cd python/3.11/alpine3.17
-          chmod -R a+rw .
-          stacker convert --docker-file Dockerfile --output-file stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker build -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=python
-          stacker publish -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=python --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --layer python --tag latest
-          rm -f stacker.yaml stacker-subs.yaml
-          stacker clean
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          rm -rf python
diff --git a/test/convert.bats b/test/convert.bats
index 478a19fb..fe568f49 100644
--- a/test/convert.bats
+++ b/test/convert.bats
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EOF
   mkdir -p /out
   stacker build -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=app
   if [ -z "${REGISTRY_URL}" ]; then
-    skip "skipping test because no registry found in REGISTRY_URL env variable"
+    skip "test because no registry found in REGISTRY_URL env variable"
   fi
   stacker publish -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=app --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --layer app --tag latest
   rm -f stacker.yaml stacker-subs.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EOF
 
 @test "alpine" {
   if [ -z "${SLOW_TEST}" ]; then
-    skip "skipping test since slow tests are not enabled"
+    skip "test since slow tests are not enabled"
   fi
   git clone https://github.com/alpinelinux/docker-alpine.git
   chmod -R a+rwx docker-alpine
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ EOF
 
 @test "elasticsearch" {
   if [ -z "${SLOW_TEST}" ]; then
-    skip "skipping test since slow tests are not enabled"
+    skip "test since slow tests are not enabled"
   fi
   git clone https://github.com/elastic/dockerfiles.git
   chmod -R a+rwx dockerfiles
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ EOF
 
 @test "python" {
   if [ -z "${SLOW_TEST}" ]; then
-    skip "skipping test since slow tests are not enabled"
+    skip "test since slow tests are not enabled"
   fi
   git clone https://github.com/docker-library/python.git
   cd python/3.11/alpine3.17