diff --git a/spec/acceptance/define_patternfile_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/define_patternfile_spec.rb
index 7f50cbac..4ab825f2 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/define_patternfile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/define_patternfile_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def apply_pattern(pattern_number, extra_logstash_class_args = nil)
 
     it 'does not restart logstash if logstash::restart_on_change is false' do
       os = fact('lsbdistdescription')
-      skip('Something funky happening with Upstart and Puppet 3?') if (os =~ %r{(centos release 6\.|ubuntu 12\.04)}i) && PUPPET_VERSION[0] == '3'
       log = apply_pattern(1, 'restart_on_change => false').stdout
       expect(log).not_to include(restart_message)
     end
diff --git a/spec/defines/define_plugin_spec.rb b/spec/defines/define_plugin_spec.rb
index 60a3a683..fa09cfcc 100644
--- a/spec/defines/define_plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/define_plugin_spec.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
       end
 
       let(:pre_condition) do
-        '
+        <<~PUPPET
         include elastic_stack::repo
         include logstash
-      '
+        PUPPET
       end
 
       let(:title) { 'logstash-input-mysql' }
diff --git a/spec/support/acceptance/helpers.rb b/spec/support/acceptance/helpers.rb
index 32cd3396..83e5b29c 100644
--- a/spec/support/acceptance/helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/acceptance/helpers.rb
@@ -1,58 +1,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'beaker-rspec'
-require 'net/http'
-require 'securerandom'
 require 'yaml'
 
 # Collect global options from the environment.
 LS_VERSION = ENV['LOGSTASH_VERSION'] || '7.17.7'
-PUPPET_VERSION = ENV['PUPPET_VERSION'] || '4.10.7'
-
-PE_VERSION = ENV['BEAKER_PE_VER'] || ENV['PE_VERSION'] || '3.8.3'
-PE_DIR = ENV['BEAKER_PE_DIR']
-
 IS_PRERELEASE = if LS_VERSION =~ %r{(alpha|beta|rc)}
                   true
                 else
                   false
                 end
 
-def agent_version_for_puppet_version(puppet_version)
-  # REF: https://docs.puppet.com/puppet/latest/reference/about_agent.html
-  version_map = {
-    # Puppet => Agent
-    '4.9.4' => '1.9.3',
-    '4.8.2' => '1.8.3',
-    '4.8.1' => '1.8.2',
-    '4.8.0' => '1.8.0',
-    '4.7.1' => '1.7.2',
-    '4.7.0' => '1.7.1',
-    '4.6.2' => '1.6.2',
-    '4.6.1' => '1.6.1',
-    '4.6.0' => '1.6.0',
-    '4.5.3' => '1.5.3',
-    '4.4.2' => '1.4.2',
-    '4.4.1' => '1.4.1',
-    '4.4.0' => '1.4.0',
-    '4.3.2' => '1.3.6',
-    '4.3.1' => '1.3.2',
-    '4.3.0' => '1.3.0',
-    '4.2.3' => '1.2.7',
-    '4.2.2' => '1.2.6',
-    '4.2.1' => '1.2.2',
-    '4.2.0' => '1.2.1',
-    '4.1.0' => '1.1.1',
-    '4.0.0' => '1.0.1'
-  }
-  version_map[puppet_version]
-end
-
-def apply_manifest_fixture(manifest_name)
-  manifest = File.read("./spec/fixtures/manifests/#{manifest_name}.pp")
-  apply_manifest(manifest, catch_failures: true)
-end
-
 def expect_no_change_from_manifest(manifest)
   expect(apply_manifest(manifest).exit_code).to eq(0)
 end
@@ -212,28 +169,3 @@ def pipelines_from_yaml
 def service_restart_message
   "Service[logstash]: Triggered 'refresh'"
 end
-
-def pe_package_url
-  distro, distro_version = ENV['BEAKER_set'].split('-')
-  case distro
-  when 'debian'
-    os = 'debian'
-    arch = 'amd64'
-  when 'centos'
-    os = 'el'
-    arch = 'x86_64'
-  when 'ubuntu'
-    os = 'ubuntu'
-    arch = 'amd64'
-  end
-  url_root = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/pe-builds/released/#{PE_VERSION}"
-  "#{url_root}/puppet-enterprise-#{PE_VERSION}-#{os}-#{distro_version}-#{arch}.tar.gz"
-end
-
-def pe_package_filename
-  File.basename(pe_package_url)
-end
-
-def puppet_enterprise?
-  ENV['BEAKER_IS_PE'] == 'true' || ENV['IS_PE'] == 'true'
-end