diff --git a/test/freeflow/navierstokesnc/maxwellstefan/params.input b/test/freeflow/navierstokesnc/maxwellstefan/params.input
index 10e89416e46be928fb0621e373666cd72adfa372..df14316f645cee0f691bc79c9bd2a80d46fea09f 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/navierstokesnc/maxwellstefan/params.input
+++ b/test/freeflow/navierstokesnc/maxwellstefan/params.input
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [TimeLoop]
-DtInitial = 1 # [s]
+DtInitial = 1e5 # [s]
 TEnd = 70000 # [s]
-MaxTimeStepSize = 1e6
+MaxTimeStepSize = 1e5
 
 [Grid]
 UpperRight = 1 1
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ EnableInertiaTerms = false
 [Assembly]
 NumericDifference.BaseEpsilon = 1e-8
 
-[Newton]
-MaxSteps = 10
-MaxRelativeShift = 1e-8
-
 [Vtk]
 WriteFaceData = false
 AddVelocity = false