diff --git a/build/Makefile.in b/build/Makefile.in
index fb44c3435a7..8c947d09e55 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.in
+++ b/build/Makefile.in
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ spectest_full: testable
 
 spectest_checkout : t/spec
 t/spec :
-	svn co -r29188 "http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs/t/spec" t/spec
+	svn co "http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs/t/spec" t/spec
 
 spectest_update :
-	-cd t/spec && svn up -r29188
+	-cd t/spec && svn up
 
 rakudo_test_run.tar.gz: testable t/spectest.data
 	- $(HARNESS_WITH_FUDGE_JOBS) --tests-from-file=t/spectest.data --archive rakudo_test_run.tar.gz --parrot_revision @revision@
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ manifest:
 	echo MANIFEST >MANIFEST
 	git ls-files | $(PERL) -ne '/^\./ || print' >>MANIFEST
 	rm -rf t/spec
-	svn export -r29188 "http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs/t/spec" t/spec
+	svn export "http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs/t/spec" t/spec
 	find t/spec -type f >>MANIFEST
 	sort -u -o MANIFEST MANIFEST