diff --git a/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/CMakeLists.txt b/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b4f479e7..2ffd64362 100644
--- a/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #all .cpp files that need to be compiled for the test go here
-configure_file(Semenov_PlanckOpacity.dat ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Semenov_PlanckOpacity.dat COPYONLY)
-
 add_executable(test_burn_cell_metal_chem main.cpp ${metal_chem_sources})
 
 #test needs to find burn_cell.H, unit_test.H, and extern_parameters.H
diff --git a/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/main.cpp b/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/main.cpp
index 6d802fb3e..85fc5c412 100644
--- a/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/main.cpp
+++ b/unit_test/burn_cell_metal_chem/main.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     // C++ Network, RHS, screening, rates initialization
     network_init();
+    actual_network_init();
 
     success = burn_cell_c();
   }