diff --git a/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py b/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py
index 3ddfbe30c5d0f0fc1dc5ba71652a38ee7e53ec36..b5bfc78ab58c8493f602d713a6e8d70a7bdf1b54 100644
--- a/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "slurm-mem": "750",
             "sequences": "0",
             "rel-gain": True,
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "run-med": "9012",  # Original run: "92"
             "run-low": "9013",  # Original run "93"
             "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
-            "max-trains": 250,
             "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
             "slurm-mem": "9018",  # Original run: "750",
             "sequences": "0",
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "run-low": "9017",  # Original run: "218",
             "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
             "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
-            "max-trains": 250,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -85,7 +81,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
             "slurm-mem": "750",
             "sequences": "0,1",
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "slurm-mem": "750",
             "sequences": "0,1",
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "sequences-per-node": 1,
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -128,7 +122,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
             "slurm-mem": "750",
             "sequences": "0,1",
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -145,7 +138,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "run-low": "9021",  # Original run: "6"
             "karabo-id-control": "MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1",
             "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
-            "max-trains": 250,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -164,7 +156,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "karabo-id": "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G",
             "slurm-mem": "750",
             "sequences": "0,1",
-            "n-cores-files": 2,
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
         },
         "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
@@ -179,7 +170,6 @@ automated_test_config = {
             "run-high": "9023", # Original run: "25",
             "run-med": "9024",  # Original run: "26",
             "run-low": "9025",  # Original run: "27",
-            "max-trains": 250,
             "karabo-id-control": "HED_EXP_AGIPD500K2G",
             "karabo-id": "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G",
             "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",