diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_1Dbeam.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_1Dbeam.prj
index bc13778bb9bf04280eaf4fa6f2780ebe0c906ce7..84dfa1f2db562a9238d4425859759747b1b6ac07 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_1Dbeam.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_1Dbeam.prj
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@
                 <value>1e-12</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_2Dsquare.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_2Dsquare.prj
index 079885e94ae51aee9e1dada16168faf5d1bf786c..7c5bd20007937595e2697da996980a3398215fbd 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_2Dsquare.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_2Dsquare.prj
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@
                 <value>1e-11</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_3Dcube.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_3Dcube.prj
index 2536e50f9f5543e2e0b84a39c176b7cdf18eb1cc..ffe63123132bc491b2c7fac19d4047e5dfdcab75 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_3Dcube.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm1_3Dcube.prj
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D1bt.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D1bt.prj
index 1c09a0c6297fb082d8995210aec14f7eca3a255b..667920d207605d04223baba40ce1c36fd7b6e4ec 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D1bt.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D1bt.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D2bt.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D2bt.prj
index bb00d798049fc865fa5e3a068ed0d86d26aa2de4..9b2d2e8c20d996f2328133772bf3af02a7096cfa 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D2bt.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1D2bt.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dbiot.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dbiot.prj
index 3342eaea970ebf2f1bd8c4448e8dc736d0838f74..c83766f66713cc475fd42a657e48a836073e4fa2 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dbiot.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dbiot.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn1.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn1.prj
index 579372d4990be002b59169b96fc24a68ec845dfd..64685242185fe011166c5f2e7a4d63c56bcb9a70 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn1.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn1.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn2.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn2.prj
index d49478242caede0915904146825f48e326b62570..2b040c9ea8c0a496f127bd0b3c91e2024dd2ee45 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn2.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_1Dcolumn2.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -148,15 +148,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_2Dmandel.prj b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_2Dmandel.prj
index 6d5191bdaf818b23a0d5724e4492f6f5b42f54d3..722c21e262925b2e304b427eea24b92a104fdf47 100755
--- a/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_2Dmandel.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/HydroMechanics/Verification/hm2_2Dmandel.prj
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                     <properties>
                         <property>
                             <name>porosity</name>
-                            <type>Parameter</type>
-                            <parameter_name>phi</parameter_name>
+                            <type>Constant</type>
+                            <value>0</value>
                         </property>
                     </properties>
                 </phase>
@@ -148,15 +148,6 @@
                 <value>1e-10</value>
             </index_values>
         </parameter>
-        <parameter>
-            <name>phi</name>
-            <type>Group</type>
-            <group_id_property>MaterialIDs</group_id_property>
-            <index_values>
-                <index>0</index>
-                <value>0</value>
-            </index_values>
-        </parameter>
         <parameter>
             <name>rho_solid</name>
             <type>Group</type>