diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5d0516d3d..ecae95a37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: run persistence tests
-        run: ./test/persist/test_failure_indices.sh
-        shell: bash
+        working-directory: test/persist
+        run: ./test_failure_indices.sh
diff --git a/test/persist/test_simple.sh b/test/persist/test_simple.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 706e04c26..000000000
--- a/test/persist/test_simple.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-
-export TMHOME=$HOME/.tendermint_persist
-
-rm -rf $TMHOME
-tendermint init
-
-function start_procs(){
-    name=$1
-    echo "Starting persistent kvstore and tendermint"
-    abci-cli kvstore --persist $TMHOME/kvstore &> "kvstore_${name}.log" &
-    PID_DUMMY=$!
-    tendermint node &> tendermint_${name}.log &
-    PID_TENDERMINT=$!
-    sleep 5
-}
-
-function kill_procs(){
-    kill -9 $PID_DUMMY $PID_TENDERMINT
-}
-
-
-function send_txs(){
-    # send a bunch of txs over a few blocks
-    echo "Sending txs"
-    for i in `seq 1 5`; do
-        for j in `seq 1 100`; do
-            tx=`head -c 8 /dev/urandom | hexdump -ve '1/1 "%.2X"'`
-            curl -s 127.0.0.1:26657/broadcast_tx_async?tx=0x$tx &> /dev/null
-        done
-        sleep 1
-    done
-}
-
-
-start_procs 1
-send_txs
-kill_procs
-
-start_procs 2
-
-# wait for node to handshake and make a new block
-addr="localhost:26657"
-curl -s $addr/status > /dev/null
-ERR=$?
-i=0
-while [ "$ERR" != 0 ]; do
-    sleep 1
-    curl -s $addr/status > /dev/null
-    ERR=$?
-    i=$(($i + 1))
-    if [[ $i == 10 ]]; then
-        echo "Timed out waiting for tendermint to start"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-done
-
-# wait for a new block
-h1=`curl -s $addr/status | jq .result.sync_info.latest_block_height`
-h2=$h1
-while [ "$h2" == "$h1" ]; do
-    sleep 1
-    h2=`curl -s $addr/status | jq .result.sync_info.latest_block_height`
-done
-
-kill_procs
-sleep 2
-
-echo "Passed Test: Persistence"
diff --git a/test/persist/txs.sh b/test/persist/txs.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 120aa8a56..000000000
--- a/test/persist/txs.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-set -u
-
-# wait till node is up, send txs
-ADDR=$1 #="127.0.0.1:26657"
-curl -s $ADDR/status > /dev/null
-ERR=$?
-while [ "$ERR" != 0 ]; do
-	sleep 1	
-	curl -s $ADDR/status > /dev/null
-	ERR=$?
-done
-
-# send a bunch of txs over a few blocks
-echo "Node is up, sending txs"
-for i in $(seq 1 5); do
-	for _ in $(seq 1 100); do
-		tx=$(head -c 8 /dev/urandom | hexdump -ve '1/1 "%.2X"')
-		curl -s "$ADDR/broadcast_tx_async?tx=0x$tx" &> /dev/null
-	done
-	echo "sent 100"
-	sleep 1
-done