diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/.cvsignore b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/.cvsignore
index 10145ac96..f6f2c0246 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/.cvsignore
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/.cvsignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Makefile
-runtest
 KOH.xml
 ct2ctml.log
 diff_csv.txt
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest.in b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest
similarity index 98%
rename from Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest.in
rename to Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest
index e8befee8c..3c2ffa436 100755
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/multiphase_plasma/runtest
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ temp_success="1"
 /bin/rm  -f output_0.txt  equil_koh.csv  diff_csv.txt diff_out_0.txt
 
 ##########################################################################
-PYTHON_CMD=@PYTHON_CMD@
 prog=multiphase_plasma.py
 if test ! -f $prog ; then
    echo $prog ' does not exist'
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/.cvsignore b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/.cvsignore
index 51f734606..cb0786685 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/.cvsignore
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/.cvsignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Makefile
-runtest
 ct2ctml.log
 diff_out_0.txt
 h2o2.xml
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest.in b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest
similarity index 100%
rename from Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest.in
rename to Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/.cvsignore b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/.cvsignore
index 51f734606..cb0786685 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/.cvsignore
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/.cvsignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Makefile
-runtest
 ct2ctml.log
 diff_out_0.txt
 h2o2.xml
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest.in b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest
similarity index 97%
rename from Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest.in
rename to Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest
index dd249c03b..9b66a9f7b 100755
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/stoich_flame/runtest
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ temp_success="1"
 /bin/rm  -f output_0.txt diff_csv.txt diff_out_0.txt
 
 ##########################################################################
-PYTHON_CMD=@PYTHON_CMD@
 prog=stoich.py
 if test ! -f $prog ; then
    echo $prog ' does not exist'