diff --git a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/grids/test_el1p2c.dgf b/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/grids/test_el1p2c.dgf
deleted file mode 100644
index 684176064c272feabab1dc42b732e6dd30b0cda4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/grids/test_el1p2c.dgf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-DGF
-Interval
-0 0 0  % first corner 
-10 10 10  % second corner
-4 4 4  % cells in x y z direction
-# 
-
-BOUNDARYDOMAIN
-default 1    % all boundaries have id 1
-#BOUNDARYDOMAIN
-# unitcube.dgf 
diff --git a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/test_el1p2c.input b/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/test_el1p2c.input
index f0ff273c4c287f0bd2726ef5a66e03b6702979c5..957c2c07c2c09750fde3a40dd28686477f2d8e76 100644
--- a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/test_el1p2c.input
+++ b/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/test_el1p2c.input
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ TEnd = 1e4 # [s]
 EnableGravity = 0
 
 [Grid]
-File = grids/test_el1p2c.dgf
-
+UpperRight = 10 10 10
+Cells = 4 4 4
diff --git a/test/geomechanics/el2p/grids/test_el2p.dgf b/test/geomechanics/el2p/grids/test_el2p.dgf
deleted file mode 100644
index ed01e8d644c3e793ac0d3c51cf37bac25d58f06a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/geomechanics/el2p/grids/test_el2p.dgf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-DGF
-Interval
-0 0 0  % first corner 
-1000 1000 1000  % second corner
-4 4 4   % 1 cells in x and 1 in y direction
-# 
-
-BOUNDARYDOMAIN
-default 1    % all boundaries have id 1
-#BOUNDARYDOMAIN
-# unitcube.dgf 
diff --git a/test/geomechanics/el2p/test_el2p.input b/test/geomechanics/el2p/test_el2p.input
index fa06d1020b52c5727519121b91a9897c50f7bd9d..f7432f9007cb6508c6d842c6c987ff19fa705fef 100644
--- a/test/geomechanics/el2p/test_el2p.input
+++ b/test/geomechanics/el2p/test_el2p.input
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ DtInitial = 10       # [s]
 EpisodeLength = 1e6  # [s]
 
 [Grid]
-File = ./grids/test_el2p.dgf
-Refine = 0
+UpperRight = 1000 1000 1000
+Cells = 4 4 4
+Refinement = 0
 
 [Injection]
 DepthBOR = 2000     # Depth at the bottom of the scenario [m]