diff --git a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/channeltestproblem.hh b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/channeltestproblem.hh
index cf323d7905dcdda0bb6185ad3b8dcfe39750f255..5c9dd1fb4e6306be81af5972fd052d25578297c9 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/channeltestproblem.hh
+++ b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/channeltestproblem.hh
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ SET_BOOL_PROP(ChannelTestTypeTag, EnableFVGridGeometryCache, true);
 
 SET_BOOL_PROP(ChannelTestTypeTag, EnableGridFluxVariablesCache, true);
 SET_BOOL_PROP(ChannelTestTypeTag, EnableGridVolumeVariablesCache, true);
-
-
-#if ENABLE_NAVIERSTOKES
-SET_BOOL_PROP(ChannelTestTypeTag, EnableInertiaTerms, true);
-#else
-SET_BOOL_PROP(ChannelTestTypeTag, EnableInertiaTerms, false);
-#endif
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/test_channel_stokes.input b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/test_channel_stokes.input
index ed56ca7244765073bde8fd562d9cb9f6ba26b776..d51547e34b7092420e55bcf560ff3b2d82168ef4 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/test_channel_stokes.input
+++ b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/test_channel_stokes.input
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Cells = 100 50
 Name = test_channel_stokes # name passed to the output routines
 InletVelocity = 1
 EnableGravity = false
+EnableInertiaTerms = false
 
 [ Newton ]
 MaxSteps = 10