diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/lib/microformats.js b/packages/endpoint-micropub/lib/microformats.js
index d6f5d3dd6..aea51d763 100644
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/lib/microformats.js
+++ b/packages/endpoint-micropub/lib/microformats.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const getPublishedProperty = mf2 => {
  * @returns {Array} Array containing slug value
  */
 export const getSlugProperty = (mf2, separator) => {
-  const suggested = mf2.properties['mp-slug'] || mf2.properties.slug;
+  const suggested = mf2.properties['mp-slug'];
   const {name} = mf2.properties;
 
   let string;
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided-empty.json b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided-empty.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ab189e086..000000000
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided-empty.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": ["h-entry"],
-  "properties": {
-    "name": ["I ate a cheese sandwich, which was nice."],
-    "mp-slug": [""]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided.json b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fe5d980c..000000000
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": ["h-entry"],
-  "properties": {
-    "name": ["I ate a cheese sandwich, which was nice."],
-    "mp-slug": ["cheese-sandwich"]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-empty.json b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-empty.json
index afa61634e..ab189e086 100644
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-empty.json
+++ b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-empty.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "type": ["h-entry"],
   "properties": {
     "name": ["I ate a cheese sandwich, which was nice."],
-    "slug": [""]
+    "mp-slug": [""]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided-unslugified.json b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-unslugified.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/mp-slug-provided-unslugified.json
rename to packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided-unslugified.json
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided.json b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided.json
index e60565c6a..2fe5d980c 100644
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided.json
+++ b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/fixtures/slug-provided.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "type": ["h-entry"],
   "properties": {
     "name": ["I ate a cheese sandwich, which was nice."],
-    "slug": ["cheese-sandwich"]
+    "mp-slug": ["cheese-sandwich"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/lib/microformats.js b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/lib/microformats.js
index 9eea287e9..79036e7c6 100644
--- a/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/lib/microformats.js
+++ b/packages/endpoint-micropub/tests/lib/microformats.js
@@ -185,32 +185,20 @@ test('Gets date by using current date', t => {
   t.true(isValid(parseISO(result[0])));
 });
 
-test('Derives slug from `slug` property', t => {
-  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('slug-provided.json'));
-  const slug = getSlugProperty(mf2, '-');
-  t.is(slug[0], 'cheese-sandwich');
-});
-
 test('Derives slug from `mp-slug` property', t => {
-  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('mp-slug-provided.json'));
+  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('slug-provided.json'));
   const slug = getSlugProperty(mf2, '-');
   t.is(slug[0], 'cheese-sandwich');
 });
 
 test('Derives slug from unslugified `mp-slug` property', t => {
-  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('mp-slug-provided-unslugified.json'));
+  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('slug-provided-unslugified.json'));
   const slug = getSlugProperty(mf2, '-');
   t.is(slug[0], 'cheese-sandwich');
 });
 
-test('Derives slug, ignoring empty `slug` property', t => {
-  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('slug-provided-empty.json'));
-  const slug = getSlugProperty(mf2, '-');
-  t.is(slug[0], 'i-ate-a-cheese-sandwich');
-});
-
 test('Derives slug, ignoring empty `mp-slug` property', t => {
-  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('mp-slug-provided-empty.json'));
+  const mf2 = JSON.parse(getFixture('slug-provided-empty.json'));
   const slug = getSlugProperty(mf2, '-');
   t.is(slug[0], 'i-ate-a-cheese-sandwich');
 });