diff --git a/test/binary/binary.wast b/test/binary/binary.wast
index 3766e0180..16a0dde21 100644
--- a/test/binary/binary.wast
+++ b/test/binary/binary.wast
@@ -1107,15 +1107,6 @@
   )
   "invalid leading byte (0x7) for canonical function"
 )
-(assert_malformed
-  (component binary
-    "\00asm" "\0d\00\01\00"                   ;; preamble
-    "\08\02"                                  ;; canon section (2 bytes)
-    "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
-    "\2e"                                     ;; 0x2e is unallocated
-  )
-  "invalid leading byte (0x2e) for canonical function"
-)
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
     "\00asm" "\0d\00\01\00"                   ;; preamble
@@ -1170,7 +1161,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\0c\02"                                  ;; thread.yield with flag 0x02
   )
-  "invalid boolean value"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x2) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1179,7 +1170,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\20\02\00"                               ;; waitable-set.wait with flag 0x02
   )
-  "invalid boolean value"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x2) for zero byte"
 )
 
 ;; the 'cancellable' immediate was removed; the vestigial byte must be 0x00
@@ -1203,7 +1194,7 @@
     "\01"                                       ;; 1 canon
     "\20\01\00"                                 ;; 0x20 waitable-set.wait, reserved byte 0x01, (memory 0)
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1225,7 +1216,7 @@
     "\01"                                       ;; 1 canon
     "\21\01\00"                                 ;; 0x21 waitable-set.poll, reserved byte 0x01, (memory 0)
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1234,7 +1225,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\29\01"                                  ;; 0x29 thread.suspend, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1243,7 +1234,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\0c\01"                                  ;; 0x0c thread.yield, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1252,7 +1243,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\2a\01"                                  ;; 0x2a thread.suspend-then-resume, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1261,7 +1252,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\2b\01"                                  ;; 0x2b thread.yield-then-resume, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1270,7 +1261,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\2c\01"                                  ;; 0x2c thread.suspend-then-promote, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 (assert_malformed
   (component binary
@@ -1279,7 +1270,7 @@
     "\01"                                     ;; 1 canon
     "\2d\01"                                  ;; 0x2d thread.yield-then-promote, reserved byte 0x01
   )
-  "non-zero reserved byte"
+  "invalid leading byte (0x1) for zero byte"
 )
 
 ;; import section (id 10) and export section (id 11)
diff --git a/test/nyi.txt b/test/nyi.txt
index 3efe95b69..d9493c853 100644
--- a/test/nyi.txt
+++ b/test/nyi.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # See README.md
 ./validation/kebab.wast
-./binary/binary.wast
 ./values/post-return.wast
 ./async/big-interleaving-test.wast
 ./async/forward.wast