diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index eeea487b6b..c5e9fb41f8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -187,20 +187,6 @@ steps:
           --job_id plane_agnesi_mountain_test_stretched
         artifact_paths: "plane_agnesi_mountain_test_stretched/output_active/*"
 
-      - label: ":computer: Schar mountain experiment (uniform grid)"
-        command: >
-          julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
-          --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform.yml
-          --job_id plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform
-        artifact_paths: "plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform/output_active/*"
-
-      - label: ":computer: Schar mountain experiment (stretched grid)"
-        command: >
-          julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
-          --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched.yml
-          --job_id plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched
-        artifact_paths: "plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched/output_active/*"
-
       - label: ":computer: Density current experiment"
         command: >
           julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
diff --git a/config/model_configs/box_density_current_test.yml b/config/model_configs/box_density_current_test.yml
index 9f01a634bd..0c3e346d21 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/box_density_current_test.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/box_density_current_test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ y_max: 6400.0
 y_elem: 15
 z_stretch: false
 x_elem: 45
-ode_algo: "SSP33ShuOsher"
 config: "box"
 z_max: 6400.0
 diagnostics:
diff --git a/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched.yml b/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c616700d2..0000000000
--- a/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-dt_save_state_to_disk: "3600secs"
-rayleigh_sponge: true
-initial_condition: "ScharProfile"
-x_max: 120000.0
-z_elem: 45
-dt: "0.5secs"
-t_end: "14400.0secs"
-dz_top: 1000.0
-x_elem: 100
-dz_bottom: 200.0
-ode_algo: "SSP33ShuOsher"
-config: "plane"
-z_max: 25000.0
-topography: "Schar"
-toml: [toml/plane_schar_mountain_test_stretched.toml]
-diagnostics:
-  - short_name: wa
-    period: 4hours
diff --git a/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform.yml b/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 784b0be111..0000000000
--- a/config/model_configs/plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-dt_save_state_to_disk: "3600secs"
-rayleigh_sponge: true
-initial_condition: "ScharProfile"
-x_max: 120000.0
-z_elem: 45
-dt: "0.5secs"
-t_end: "14400.0secs"
-z_stretch: false
-x_elem: 100
-ode_algo: "SSP33ShuOsher"
-config: "plane"
-z_max: 25000.0
-topography: "Schar"
-toml: [toml/plane_schar_mountain_test_uniform.toml]
-diagnostics:
-  - short_name: wa
-    period: 4hours