diff --git a/etc/update-spec-tests.sh b/etc/update-spec-tests.sh
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index 130350ce87..0000000000
--- a/etc/update-spec-tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# This script is used to fetch the latest tests for the specified spec.
-# It puts the tests in the direcory $spec_root. It should be run from the root of the repository.
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-
-if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
-    echo "$0: This script must be run from the root of the repository" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "$0: This script must be passed exactly one argument for which tests to sync" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-spec_root="test/spec"
-
-tmpdir=$(mktemp -d -t spec_testsXXXX)
-curl -sL "https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/archive/master.zip" -o "$tmpdir/specs.zip"
-unzip -d "$tmpdir" "$tmpdir/specs.zip" > /dev/null
-mkdir -p "$spec_root/$1"
-rsync -ah --exclude '*.rst' "$tmpdir/specifications-master/source/$1/tests/" "$spec_root/$1" --delete
-rm -rf "$tmpdir"