diff --git a/tests/step4_if_fn_do.mal b/tests/step4_if_fn_do.mal
index 49613e73..aab02b59 100644
--- a/tests/step4_if_fn_do.mal
+++ b/tests/step4_if_fn_do.mal
@@ -446,12 +446,6 @@ nil
 ( (fn* [f x] (f x)) (fn* [a] (+ 1 a)) 7)
 ;=>8
 
-;;
-;; -------- Soft tests --------
-;; (when most implementations will implement these tests correctly this section
-;; will be modified to hard failures)
-;>>> soft=True
-
 ;; Nested vector/list equality
 (= [(list)] (list []))
 ;=>true
diff --git a/tests/step9_try.mal b/tests/step9_try.mal
index d418d7bc..c1b3b761 100644
--- a/tests/step9_try.mal
+++ b/tests/step9_try.mal
@@ -268,6 +268,28 @@
 (dissoc {:cde nil :fgh 456} :cde)
 ;=>{:fgh 456}
 
+;; Testing equality of hash-maps
+(= {} {})
+;=>true
+(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :b 22 :a 11))
+;=>true
+(= {:a 11 :b [22 33]} (hash-map :b [22 33] :a 11))
+;=>true
+(= {:a 11 :b {:c 33}} (hash-map :b {:c 33} :a 11))
+;=>true
+(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :b 23 :a 11))
+;=>false
+(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :a 11))
+;=>false
+(= {:a [11 22]} {:a (list 11 22)})
+;=>true
+(= {:a 11 :b 22} (list :a 11 :b 22))
+;=>false
+(= {} [])
+;=>false
+(= [] {})
+;=>false
+
 ;;
 ;; Additional str and pr-str tests
 
@@ -300,28 +322,3 @@
 (apply (fn* (a & more) (list? more)) [1])
 ;=>true
 
-;; ------- Optional Functionality --------------
-;; ------- (Not needed for self-hosting) -------
-;>>> soft=True
-
-;; Testing equality of hash-maps
-(= {} {})
-;=>true
-(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :b 22 :a 11))
-;=>true
-(= {:a 11 :b [22 33]} (hash-map :b [22 33] :a 11))
-;=>true
-(= {:a 11 :b {:c 33}} (hash-map :b {:c 33} :a 11))
-;=>true
-(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :b 23 :a 11))
-;=>false
-(= {:a 11 :b 22} (hash-map :a 11))
-;=>false
-(= {:a [11 22]} {:a (list 11 22)})
-;=>true
-(= {:a 11 :b 22} (list :a 11 :b 22))
-;=>false
-(= {} [])
-;=>false
-(= [] {})
-;=>false