diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/conf_proj_test.json b/tests/unit/settings/conf_proj_test.json
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index 2e6ab17..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/conf_proj_test.json
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@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "nam_pgd_grid": {
-    "cgrid": "CONF PROJ"
-  },
-  "nam_conf_proj": {
-    "xlat0": 59.5,
-    "xlon0": 9
-  },
-  "nam_conf_proj_grid": {
-    "ilone": 1,
-    "ilate": 1,
-    "xlatcen": 60,
-    "xloncen": 10,
-    "nimax": 9,
-    "njmax": 19,
-    "xdx": 10000.0,
-    "xdy": 10000.0
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/domains.json b/tests/unit/settings/domains.json
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index 1caa8ff..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/domains.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "CONF_PROJ_TEST": {
-    "nam_pgd_grid": {
-        "cgrid": "CONF PROJ"
-    },
-    "nam_conf_proj": {
-        "xlat0": 59.5,
-        "xlon0": 9
-    },
-    "nam_conf_proj_grid": {
-        "ilone": 1,
-        "ilate": 1,
-        "xlatcen": 60,
-        "xloncen": 10,
-        "nimax": 9,
-        "njmax": 19,
-        "xdx": 10000.0,
-        "xdy": 10000.0
-    }
-  },
-  "LONLAT_REG_TEST": {
-    "nam_pgd_grid": {
-        "cgrid": "LONLAT REG"
-    },
-    "nam_lonlat_reg": {
-      "xlonmin": 10,
-      "xlonmax": 11,
-      "xlatmin": 60,
-      "xlatmax": 61,
-      "nlon": 11,
-      "nlat": 11
-    }
-  },
-  "LONLATVAL_TEST": {
-    "nam_pgd_grid": {
-        "cgrid": "LONLATVAL"
-    },
-    "nam_lonlatval": {
-      "xx": [
-        10.0,
-        11.0
-      ],
-      "xy": [
-        61.0,
-        62.0
-      ],
-      "xdx": [
-        0.3,
-        0.3
-      ],
-      "xdy": [
-        0.3,
-        0.3
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "IGN_TEST": {
-    "nam_pgd_grid": {
-        "cgrid": "IGN"
-    },
-    "nam_ign": {
-      "clambert": 7,
-      "npoints": 2,
-      "xx": [
-        100000, 110000
-      ],
-      "xy":[
-        100000, 110000
-      ],
-      "xdx": [
-        1000, 1000
-      ],
-      "xdy": [
-        1000,1000
-      ],
-      "xx_llcorner": 10000,
-      "xy_llcorner": 10000,
-      "xcellsize": 1000,
-      "ncols": 10,
-      "nrows": 10
-    }
-  },
-  "CARTESIAN_TEST": {
-    "nam_pgd_grid": {
-        "cgrid": "CARTESIAN"
-    },
-    "nam_cartesian": {
-      "xlat0": 0,
-      "xlon0": 0,
-      "nimax": 10,
-      "njmax": 10,
-      "xdx": 1000,
-      "xdy": 1000
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/hm_env.json b/tests/unit/settings/hm_env.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d3be2b..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/hm_env.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "NPATCH": "2",
-  "ARCHIVE_ROOT_FG": "/firstguess",
-  "LSPBDC": "no",
-  "COMPILE_DABYFA": "no",
-  "ANASURF": "CANARI_OI_MAIN",
-  "TSPAN": "5400",
-  "BDDIR": "/archive/ECMWF/@YYYY@/@MM@/@DD@/@HH@",
-  "MAIL_ON_ABORT": "",
-  "COMPILE_ENKF": "no",
-  "ARCH": "linuxgfortran",
-  "FESTAT": "no",
-  "SLAFDIFF": "0",
-  "NLEV": "60",
-  "LETKF_LAG": "no",
-  "NNCV": "1,1,1,1",
-  "XCH_COEFF1": "15.0",
-  "NNCO": "1,1,0,0,1",
-  "STREAM": "",
-  "HH_LIST": "00-21:3",
-  "SPPT": "no",
-  "ARCHIVE_ROOT": "/archive",
-  "LSMIXBC": "yes",
-  "ARSTRATEGY": "climate:fg:verif:odb_stuff:               [an|fc]_fa:pp_gr:fldver",
-  "TAU_SPP": "21600.",
-  "DISPLAY": ":1",
-  "XCLIP_RATIO_SDT": "5.0",
-  "ECFSGROUP": "hirald",
-  "EPERT_MODE": "after",
-  "ENS_BD_CLUSTER": "no",
-  "OBDIR": "/archive/observations/@YYYY@/@MM@/@DD@/@HH@",
-  "FCINT_FG": "03",
-  "SFXSELTIMES": "0-540:15",
-  "AD_TEST": "yes",
-  "TSTEP4D": "120,120",
-  "VLEV": "65",
-  "PERTSURF": "none",
-  "SCALE_PERT": "yes",
-  "OBSMONITOR": "obstat",
-  "LOCAL_DEFINITION_TEMPLATES": "LOCAL_DEFINITION_TEMPLATES",
-  "LUNBC": "yes",
-  "PERTDIA_BDINT": "6",
-  "GRID_TYPE": "CUSTOM",
-  "NOUTERLOOP": "2",
-  "XZ0SN": "0.003",
-  "MSG_PATH": "/CLOUDS/",
-  "INT_SINI_FILE": "//SURFXINI.fa",
-  "ALARO_VERSION": "0",
-  "CNMEXP": "HARM",
-  "ANAATMO": "3DVAR",
-  "SWRITUPTIMES": "0-540:60",
-  "CSNOW": "D95",
-  "SURFEX_OFFLINE_BINARIES": "no",
-  "JB_REF_DOMAIN": "METCOOP25B",
-  "FREQ_RESET_TEMP": "3",
-  "TOPO_SOURCE": "gmted2010",
-  "TAU_SDT": "28800",
-  "CLIMDIR": "/climate/METCOOP25D",
-  "EXP": "HM2PYSURFEX",
-  "IO_SERVER": "yes",
-  "ARCHIVE_ENSMBR": "",
-  "BUFRTAB_DIR": "",
-  "RSMIN_CONIFEROUS_FACTOR": "1.44",
-  "BDSTRATEGY": "simulate_metcoop",
-  "LSPG_SDT": ".FALSE.",
-  "DFI": "none",
-  "ENSINIPERT": "bnd",
-  "EXTRARCH": "/archive/extract",
-  "SFXWFTIMES": "0-540:60",
-  "VERT_DISC": "vfd",
-  "XCD_COEFF1": "10.0",
-  "XCD_COEFF2": "5.0",
-  "XGRASS_H_DNM": "3.0",
-  "LDB_VERSION": "3.0",
-  "DESKTOP_SESSION": "ubuntu",
-  "PWRITUPTIMES": "0-09:15",
-  "USE_MSG": "yes",
-  "DOMAIN": "METCOOP25S",
-  "CREATE_CLIMATE": "yes",
-  "HGT_QS": "yes",
-  "FP_PRECISION": "double",
-  "TAUS": "5400",
-  "MODIFY_LAKES": "T",
-  "LGRADSP": "no",
-  "ECFSLOC": "ec",
-  "RSMIN_C3_FACTOR": "1.5",
-  "CH_RES_SPEC": "yes",
-  "ILRES": "2,2",
-  "XRIMAX": "0.0",
-  "SPP": "no",
-  "MAKEODB2": "no",
-  "GRIB_API": "GRIB_API",
-  "INT_BDFILE": "//ELSCFHARMALBC@NNN@",
-  "BDINT": "1",
-  "RSMIN_DECIDUOUS_FACTOR": "1.13",
-  "BINDIR": "/bin",
-  "CV_HIGHVEG": "1.0E-5",
-  "USE_REARCHIVE_EPS_EC_OPER": "no",
-  "XDG_SESSION_TYPE": "x11",
-  "RSMIN_C4_FACTOR": "1.13",
-  "CROUGH": "NONE",
-  "SLAFLAG": "0",
-  "MULTITASK": "yes",
-  "SPGADTMIN_SDT": "0.15",
-  "MASS_FLUX_SCHEME": "edmfm",
-  "HOST_SURFEX": "no",
-  "FULLFAFTIMES": "0-540:15",
-  "TFLAG_FG": "h",
-  "CISBA": "3-L",
-  "PERTATMO": "none",
-  "XCGMAX": "2.0E-5",
-  "COMPCENTRE": "MET",
-  "SURFEX_LAKES": "FLAKE",
-  "FLDEXTR": "yes",
-  "REARCHIVE_EPS_EC_OPER": "no",
-  "NBDMAX": "4",
-  "SST_SOURCES": "IFS NEMO",
-  "CAERO": "tegen",
-  "CFORCING_FILETYPE": "NETCDF",
-  "GRIB_API_LIB": "GRIB_API_LIB",
-  "FLDEXTR_TASKS": "4",
-  "BUILD": "yes",
-  "ECOCLIMAP_VERSION": "SG",
-  "SURFEX_SEA_ICE": "sice",
-  "XLCOR_SPP": "1000000.",
-  "ENSCTL": "",
-  "PFFULLWFTIMES": "-1",
-  "LL_LIST": "03",
-  "HOST_MODEL": "ifs",
-  "XSCALE_H_TREE": "0.658",
-  "XCSMAX": "2.0E-4",
-  "SPGADTMIN_SPP": "0.15",
-  "AUXLIBS": "AUXLIBS",
-  "TEND_DIAG": "no",
-  "ODB_VERSION": "CY33R1.007",
-  "WRK": "/",
-  "EREF": "35000.",
-  "OBSEXTR": "yes",
-  "HWRITUPTIMES": "0-540:15",
-  "CONT_ON_FAILURE": "0",
-  "TSTEPTRAJ": "600",
-  "XZ0HSN": "0.0003",
-  "SFXSWFTIMES": "-1",
-  "BDLIB": "ECMWF",
-  "QT_IM_MODULE": "ibus",
-  "RUNNING_MODE": "research",
-  "SIMULATION_TYPE": "nwp",
-  "CONVERTFA": "yes",
-  "XLCOR_SDT": "2000000",
-  "TL_TEST": "yes",
-  "RCR_POSTP": "no",
-  "FLDVER": "no",
-  "ARCHIVE_ECMWF": "yes",
-  "JB_INTERPOL": "yes",
-  "SDEV_SDT": "0.20",
-  "TESTBED_CASES": "1",
-  "LISBA_CANOPY": ".FALSE.",
-  "SLAFK": "1.0",
-  "CV_LOWVEG": "2.0E-5",
-  "SOIL_TEXTURE_VERSION": "SOILGRID",
-  "MEPS_VERSION": "test",
-  "Q_IN_SP": "no",
-  "SHLVL": "1",
-  "MAKEGRIB_LISTENERS": "1",
-  "GRIB_API_INCLUDE": "GRIB_API_INCLUDE",
-  "ECFS_EPS_EC_BD_PATH": "ECFS_EPS_EC_BD_PATH",
-  "ODB_DIR": "/disk1/odb",
-  "SURFEX_LSELECT": "yes",
-  "PHYSICS": "arome",
-  "ARCHIVE_FORMAT": "GRIB2",
-  "VERITIMES": "00-540:60",
-  "HARATU": "yes",
-  "BDCLIM": "/ECMWF/climate",
-  "SINGLEOBS": "no",
-  "IO_SERVER_BD": "yes",
-  "SPGADTMAX_SDT": "3.0",
-  "FORCE2": "no",
-  "FORCE1": "no",
-  "CHKEVO": "no",
-  "SDEV_SPP": "0.2",
-  "XALLEN_TERM": "2.5",
-  "DYNAMICS": "nh",
-  "ECMWF_LOCAL_TABLE_PATH": "ECMWF_LOCAL_TABLE_PATH",
-  "TESTBED_LIST": "TESTBED_LIST",
-  "OBSMON_SYNC": "no",
-  "LETKF_3DSCREEN": "yes",
-  "TFLAG": "min",
-  "FLDVER_HOURS": "06 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66",
-  "ANASURF_MODE": "before",
-  "AUGMENT_CV": "NO",
-  "ENSMSEL": "",
-  "HYBRID": "no",
-  "FREQ_RESET_GUST": "1",
-  "NCNAMES": "nwp",
-  "STATNW": "yes",
-  "ENSBDMBR": "",
-  "POSTP": "inline",
-  "ECOCLIMAP_PARAM_BINDIR": "/climate",
-  "SPGADTMAX_SPP": "3.0",
-  "SPGQ_SDT": "0.5",
-  "ANASURF_OI_COEFF": "POLYNOMES_ISBA_MF6",
-  "VFLDEXP": "HM2PYSURFEX",
-  "AI_ACCUMULATION_HOURS": "720",
-  "TASK_LIMIT": "-1",
-  "EZONE": "1",
-  "GSIZE": "10000.0",
-  "LAT0": "59.5",
-  "LATC": "60.0",
-  "LON0": "9.0",
-  "LONC": "10.0",
-  "NDGUXG": "19",
-  "NDLUXG": "9",
-  "NLAT": "20",
-  "NLON": "10",
-  "NMSMAX": "-1",
-  "NNOEXTZX": "0",
-  "NNOEXTZY": "0",
-  "NSMAX": "-1",
-  "SINLAT0": "-1",
-  "TSTEP": "90",
-  "FCINT": "3",
-  "TEFRCL": "3600",
-  "NXGSTPERIOD": "3600",
-  "MODEL": "MASTERODB",
-  "ENSMSELX": "-1",
-  "ENSMBR": "-1",
-  "LL": "03",
-  "METER_UNIT": "hhmm"
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/nc.json b/tests/unit/settings/nc.json
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index ef80ccd..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/nc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "nam_io_offline": {
-    "csurf_filetype": "NC",
-    "cpgdfile": "PGD_TEST",
-    "cprepfile": "PREP_TEST",
-    "csurffile": "SURFOUT_TEST"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/nc.toml b/tests/unit/settings/nc.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index b19085e..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/nc.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[SURFEX.IO]
-  CSURF_FILETYPE = "NC" # IO settings NC/FA/ASCII. Inline runs use FA
diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/test_system.json b/tests/unit/settings/test_system.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c004d5..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/settings/test_system.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "climdir": "climdir",
-  "ecoclimap_bin_dir": "ecoclimap_bin_dir",
-  "assim_dir": "assim"
-}