diff --git a/test_problems/negATest/negATest.cpp b/test_problems/negATest/negATest.cpp
index 41d641690..80fc5fd0d 100644
--- a/test_problems/negATest/negATest.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/negATest/negATest.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     try {
         if (argc != 2) {
             cout << "Error: no input file specified.\n"
-                "Choose either 'noxNeg.cti' or 'noxNegTest.xml" << endl;
+                "Choose either 'noxNeg.cti' or 'noxNeg_blessed.xml" << endl;
             exit(-1);
         }
         std::string infile(argv[1]);
diff --git a/test_problems/negATest/noxNeg.xml b/test_problems/negATest/noxNeg.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 874625483..000000000
--- a/test_problems/negATest/noxNeg.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,514 +0,0 @@
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-    <transport model="Mix"/>
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-    <reaction reversible="yes" id="0009">
-      <equation>N2O + O [=] 2 NO</equation>
-      <rateCoeff>
-        <Arrhenius>
-           <A>2.900000E+10</A>
-           <b>0</b>
-           <E units="cal/mol">23150.000000</E>
-        </Arrhenius>
-      </rateCoeff>
-      <reactants>N2O:1.0 O:1</reactants>
-      <products>NO:2.0</products>
-    </reaction>
-
-    <!-- reaction 0010    -->
-    <reaction reversible="yes" type="falloff" id="0010">
-      <equation>N2O (+ M) [=] N2 + O (+ M)</equation>
-      <rateCoeff>
-        <Arrhenius>
-           <A>7.910000E+10</A>
-           <b>0</b>
-           <E units="cal/mol">56020.000000</E>
-        </Arrhenius>
-        <Arrhenius name="k0">
-           <A>6.370000E+11</A>
-           <b>0</b>
-           <E units="cal/mol">56640.000000</E>
-        </Arrhenius>
-        <efficiencies default="1.0">AR:0.625 </efficiencies>
-        <falloff type="Lindemann"/>
-      </rateCoeff>
-      <reactants>N2O:1.0</reactants>
-      <products>N2:1.0 O:1</products>
-    </reaction>
-
-    <!-- reaction 0011    -->
-    <reaction reversible="yes" type="threeBody" id="0011">
-      <equation>NO + O + M [=] NO2 + M</equation>
-      <rateCoeff>
-        <Arrhenius>
-           <A>1.060000E+14</A>
-           <b>-1.4099999999999999</b>
-           <E units="cal/mol">0.000000</E>
-        </Arrhenius>
-        <efficiencies default="1.0">AR:0.7 </efficiencies>
-      </rateCoeff>
-      <reactants>O:1 NO:1.0</reactants>
-      <products>NO2:1.0</products>
-    </reaction>
-
-    <!-- reaction 0012    -->
-    <reaction reversible="yes" id="0012">
-      <equation>NO2 + O [=] NO + O2</equation>
-      <rateCoeff>
-        <Arrhenius>
-           <A>3.900000E+09</A>
-           <b>0</b>
-           <E units="cal/mol">-240.000000</E>
-        </Arrhenius>
-      </rateCoeff>
-      <reactants>O:1 NO2:1.0</reactants>
-      <products>O2:1 NO:1.0</products>
-    </reaction>
-  </reactionData>
-</ctml>
diff --git a/test_problems/negATest/runtest b/test_problems/negATest/runtest
index 79d3c6bf5..93ae1c69d 100755
--- a/test_problems/negATest/runtest
+++ b/test_problems/negATest/runtest
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ testName="negATest"
 CANTERA_DATA=${CANTERA_DATA:=../../data/inputs}; export CANTERA_DATA
 
 CANTERA_BIN=${CANTERA_BIN:=../../bin}
-./negATest noxNeg.xml > output.txt
+./negATest noxNeg_blessed.xml > output.txt
 retnStat=$?
 if [ $retnStat != "0" ]
 then