diff --git a/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp b/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
index 2e1f86388..cde9c29e4 100644
--- a/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
+++ b/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ TEST_F(SimpleTransportTest, fromScratch)
     check_transport(tr);
 }
 
+TEST_F(SimpleTransportTest, fromXML)
+{
+    shared_ptr<Transport> tr(newDefaultTransportMgr(p.get()));
+    check_transport(dynamic_cast<SimpleTransport&>(*tr.get()));
+}
+
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     printf("Running main() from transportFromScratch.cpp\n");
diff --git a/test_problems/SConscript b/test_problems/SConscript
index d11a4edc3..267247760 100644
--- a/test_problems/SConscript
+++ b/test_problems/SConscript
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ CompileAndTest('pureFluid', 'pureFluidTest', 'testPureWater', 'output_blessed.tx
 if haveConverters:
     CompileAndTest('rankine_democxx', 'rankine_democxx', 'rankine', 'output_blessed.txt')
 CompileAndTest('silane_equil', 'silane_equil', 'silane_equi', 'output_blessed.txt')
-CompileAndTest('simpleTransport', 'simpleTransport', 'simpleTransport',
-               'output_blessed.txt')
 CompileAndTest('stoichSolidKinetics', 'stoichSolidKinetics',
                'stoichSolidKinetics', 'output_blessed.txt')
 CompileAndTest('surfkin', 'surfkin', 'surfdemo', 'output_blessed.txt')
diff --git a/test_problems/simpleTransport/output_blessed.txt b/test_problems/simpleTransport/output_blessed.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ba5905bad..000000000
--- a/test_problems/simpleTransport/output_blessed.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-visc = 0.001
-sp visc (H2O(L)) = 0.001
-sp visc (Na+) = 0
-sp visc (Cl-) = 0
-sp visc (H+) = 0
-sp visc (OH-) = 0
-cond = 0.58
-sp diff (H2O(L)) = 1e-05
-sp diff (Na+) = 1e-05
-sp diff (Cl-) = 1e-05
-sp diff (H+) = 1e-05
-sp diff (OH-) = 1e-05
-Mobility (H2O(L)) = 0.000382823
-Mobility (Na+) = 0.000382823
-Mobility (Cl-) = 0.000382823
-Mobility (H+) = 0.000382823
-Mobility (OH-) = 0.000382823
-SpeciesFlux (H2O(L)) = 0.0102344
-SpeciesFlux (Na+) = -0.0124461
-SpeciesFlux (Cl-) = 0.00221167
-SpeciesFlux (H+) = 2.22987e-14
-SpeciesFlux (OH-) = 2.43291e-10
-SpeciesFlux (H2O(L)) = -0.0191255
-SpeciesFlux (Na+) = -0.0505223
-SpeciesFlux (Cl-) = 0.0696478
-SpeciesFlux (H+) = -7.85548e-13
-SpeciesFlux (OH-) = 7.6615e-09
diff --git a/test_problems/simpleTransport/simpleTransportTest.cpp b/test_problems/simpleTransport/simpleTransportTest.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b5ef34bf..000000000
--- a/test_problems/simpleTransport/simpleTransportTest.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-#include "cantera/thermo.h"
-#include "cantera/transport.h"
-#include "cantera/thermo/HMWSoln.h"
-#include "cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h"
-
-#include <cstdio>
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace Cantera;
-
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-    try {
-        int log_level = 3;
-
-        HMWSoln HMW("HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml", "NaCl_electrolyte");
-
-        unique_ptr<Transport> tran(newDefaultTransportMgr(&HMW, log_level));
-
-        SimpleTransport& tranSimple = dynamic_cast<SimpleTransport&>(*tran.get());
-        size_t nsp = HMW.nSpecies();
-
-        HMW.setState_TP(30+273.13, OneAtm);
-
-        double visc = tranSimple.viscosity();
-        printf("visc = %g\n", visc);
-
-        vector_fp x(nsp, 0.0);
-
-        tranSimple.getSpeciesViscosities(&x[0]);
-        for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-            printf("sp visc (%s) = %g\n", HMW.speciesName(k).c_str(), x[k]);
-        }
-
-        double cond = tranSimple.thermalConductivity();
-        printf("cond = %g\n", cond);
-
-        tranSimple.getMixDiffCoeffs(&x[0]);
-        for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-            printf("sp diff (%s) = %g\n", HMW.speciesName(k).c_str(), x[k]);
-        }
-
-        tranSimple.getMobilities(&x[0]);
-        for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-            printf("Mobility (%s) = %g\n", HMW.speciesName(k).c_str(), x[k]);
-        }
-
-        vector_fp gradX(nsp, 0.0);
-        gradX[1] = 1.0;
-        double gradT = 0.0;
-
-        tranSimple.getSpeciesFluxes(1, &gradT, 5, &gradX[0], 5, &x[0]);
-        for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-            string spName = HMW.speciesName(k);
-            printf("SpeciesFlux (%s) = %g\n", spName.c_str(), x[k]);
-        }
-
-        gradX[1] = 0.0;
-        double gradV = 1.0;
-
-        tranSimple.set_Grad_T(&gradT);
-        tranSimple.set_Grad_V(&gradV);
-        tranSimple.set_Grad_X(&gradX[0]);
-
-        tranSimple.getSpeciesFluxesExt(5, &x[0]);
-        for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-            printf("SpeciesFlux (%s) = %g\n", HMW.speciesName(k).c_str(), x[k]);
-        }
-
-        Cantera::appdelete();
-        return 0;
-    } catch (CanteraError& err) {
-        std::cout << err.what() << std::endl;
-        return -1;
-    }
-}