diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
index 6fd35f0a0..356b33546 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', async() => {
       const vectors = CredentialsVerifyTestVector.vectors;
 
       for (const vector of vectors) {
-        const { input, errors, errorMessage } = vector;
+        const { input, errors } = vector;
 
         if (errors) {
           let errorOccurred = false;
@@ -609,10 +609,6 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', async() => {
           } catch (e: any) {
             errorOccurred = true;
             expect(e.message).to.not.be.null;
-
-            if(errorMessage) {
-              expect(e.message).to.equal(errorMessage['web5-js']);
-            }
           }
           if (!errorOccurred) {
             throw new Error('Verification should have failed but didn\'t.');
diff --git a/web5-spec b/web5-spec
index 8d6bd666e..671fc2907 160000
--- a/web5-spec
+++ b/web5-spec
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8d6bd666e19d56eef4c17b1c8c4bf206052cf6fb
+Subproject commit 671fc29071dc68a8584b06c8edd9d10cb68aa4cd