diff --git a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_abtuseStructured_tps2.py b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_abtuseStructured_tps2.py
index 7d5cd7b8d0410d3385cd4d47ef41b03c30a26966..bd653a355c8d241caaa5956e0824142514ebb22b 100644
--- a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_abtuseStructured_tps2.py
+++ b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_abtuseStructured_tps2.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ geo = Geometry(geometry=Cuboid(120, 120, 10), meshSize=(h, h, h), scaling=1.0e-0
 
 from math import pi
 par = Parameters(A=pi*2.0e-11, Ms=1.0e6, alpha=0.1, K=0.0 \
-  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13, theta=1.0)
+  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13)
 
 par.maxwellCoupling = "none"
 
diff --git a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_structured_tps2.py b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_structured_tps2.py
index 936fbc3d961893a4f60e77a4a38a3a87b20840b5..155b5b11a12829ad472afb0c6863f92087843407 100644
--- a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_structured_tps2.py
+++ b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_structured_tps2.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ geo = Geometry(geometry=Cuboid(120, 120, 10), meshSize=(h, h, h), scaling=1.0e-0
 
 from math import pi
 par = Parameters(A=pi*2.0e-11, Ms=1.0e6, alpha=0.1, K=0.0 \
-  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", dmImplicitTreatment=True, timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13, theta=1.0)
+  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", dmImplicitTreatment=True, timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13)
 
 par.maxwellCoupling = "none"
 
diff --git a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_unstructured_tps2.py b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_unstructured_tps2.py
index 62602d5f2124722c19150e55ca91621b8f6c57dd..dcbe71cf29d98e38924f645e4531ab8bdf766da6 100644
--- a/tests/acom_meshExperiment_unstructured_tps2.py
+++ b/tests/acom_meshExperiment_unstructured_tps2.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ geo = Geometry(geometry=Cuboid(120, 120, 10), meshSize=h, scaling=1.0e-09)
 
 from math import pi
 par = Parameters(A=pi*2.0e-11, Ms=1.0e6, alpha=0.1, K=0.0 \
-  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", dmImplicitTreatment=True, timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13, theta=1.0)
+  , D=pi*2.0e-3, dmCoupling="bulk", dmImplicitTreatment=True, timeStepSize=0.1e-12, TOL=1e-13)
 
 par.maxwellCoupling = "none"