diff --git a/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/CreateHeatConductionProcess.cpp b/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/CreateHeatConductionProcess.cpp
index c8ea232e1d8e6a83fe11cc35ff49b856986a5386..26e16da4924c511711a7cafd780c1c41df74a470 100644
--- a/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/CreateHeatConductionProcess.cpp
+++ b/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/CreateHeatConductionProcess.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ void checkMPLProperties(
     MaterialPropertyLib::MaterialSpatialDistributionMap const& media_map)
 {
     std::array const required_medium_properties = {
-        MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::reference_temperature,
         MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::thermal_conductivity,
         MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::heat_capacity,
         MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::density};
diff --git a/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/HeatConductionFEM.h b/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/HeatConductionFEM.h
index 4463d66cce3fc7f6a0d091a6b0efd4e8f3847f2a..c28ffdd1c4081224a5ce524f8a336631baae0316 100644
--- a/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/HeatConductionFEM.h
+++ b/ProcessLib/HeatConduction/HeatConductionFEM.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "NumLib/Fem/FiniteElement/TemplateIsoparametric.h"
 #include "NumLib/Fem/InitShapeMatrices.h"
 #include "NumLib/Fem/ShapeMatrixPolicy.h"
+#include "NumLib/Function/Interpolation.h"
 #include "ProcessLib/LocalAssemblerInterface.h"
 #include "ProcessLib/LocalAssemblerTraits.h"
 
@@ -118,17 +119,20 @@ public:
         auto const& medium =
             *_process_data.media_map->getMedium(_element.getID());
         MaterialPropertyLib::VariableArray vars;
-        vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
-            medium
-                .property(
-                    MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::reference_temperature)
-                .template value<double>(vars, pos, t, dt);
 
         for (unsigned ip = 0; ip < n_integration_points; ip++)
         {
             pos.setIntegrationPoint(ip);
             auto const& sm = _shape_matrices[ip];
             auto const& wp = _integration_method.getWeightedPoint(ip);
+
+            // get the local temperature and put it in the variable array for
+            // access in MPL
+            double T_int_pt = 0.0;
+            NumLib::shapeFunctionInterpolate(local_x, sm.N, T_int_pt);
+            vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
+                T_int_pt;
+
             auto const k = MaterialPropertyLib::formEigenTensor<GlobalDim>(
                 medium
                     .property(
@@ -196,11 +200,6 @@ public:
         auto const& medium =
             *_process_data.media_map->getMedium(_element.getID());
         MaterialPropertyLib::VariableArray vars;
-        vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
-            medium
-                .property(
-                    MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::reference_temperature)
-                .template value<double>(vars, pos, t, dt);
 
         for (unsigned ip = 0; ip < n_integration_points; ip++)
         {
@@ -210,6 +209,13 @@ public:
                 _integration_method.getWeightedPoint(ip).getWeight() * sm.detJ *
                 sm.integralMeasure;
 
+            // get the local temperature and put it in the variable array for
+            // access in MPL
+            double T_int_pt = 0.0;
+            NumLib::shapeFunctionInterpolate(local_x, sm.N, T_int_pt);
+            vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
+                T_int_pt;
+
             auto const k = MaterialPropertyLib::formEigenTensor<GlobalDim>(
                 medium
                     .property(
@@ -252,16 +258,18 @@ public:
         auto const& medium =
             *_process_data.media_map->getMedium(_element.getID());
         MaterialPropertyLib::VariableArray vars;
-        vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
-            medium
-                .property(
-                    MaterialPropertyLib::PropertyType::reference_temperature)
-                .template value<double>(vars, pos, t, dt);
 
         for (unsigned ip = 0; ip < n_integration_points; ip++)
         {
             pos.setIntegrationPoint(ip);
             auto const& sm = _shape_matrices[ip];
+            // get the local temperature and put it in the variable array for
+            // access in MPL
+            double T_int_pt = 0.0;
+            NumLib::shapeFunctionInterpolate(local_x, sm.N, T_int_pt);
+            vars[static_cast<int>(MaterialPropertyLib::Variable::temperature)] =
+                T_int_pt;
+
             auto const k = MaterialPropertyLib::formEigenTensor<GlobalDim>(
                 medium
                     .property(
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet/line_60_heat.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet/line_60_heat.prj
index 2fbacfa189637ceafaff8932a762170d0ecc1299..d476f404ead546dcdf0d75e410155dd480b5b34a 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet/line_60_heat.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet/line_60_heat.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1000</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet_source-term/line_1_line_1e2_source_term.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet_source-term/line_1_line_1e2_source_term.prj
index e3250a5034eeecb179c9d185eb405d5f850f3e2e..d6f87525133a87eac08509c554ae59ab95e19b93 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet_source-term/line_1_line_1e2_source_term.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_dirichlet_source-term/line_1_line_1e2_source_term.prj
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>2500</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/line_source_term.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/line_source_term.prj
index 4a6adc91a3502210280b15183190fafa1a62d000..5395f1a07f58b10eb2d4ab0422eee1d16a2de3b6 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/line_source_term.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/line_source_term.prj
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>0</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/moving_source_term.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/moving_source_term.prj
index 49abebe13def1c344ca063276377506c77e28e6c..79c8689dcbb9518c1796ccca086c85713c3b4abe 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/moving_source_term.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_line_source_term_tests/moving_source_term.prj
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>.0001</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton.prj
index f819b77694293c928990bccb388e2cc7ed5bdf6e..92c37ce48f798843bcb27ead4c2226367254c7cb 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1000</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton_masslumping.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton_masslumping.prj
index 589bdd9dc6e96e650d525330c5775593122f5b87..dfee1c160677e8ca7bc181770e7d5494846e1f47 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton_masslumping.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/newton_masslumping.prj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>2500</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/petsc_newtonls.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/petsc_newtonls.prj
index da07d658b3f9ca961d6bbd2dc09ac9fea52bb9d1..e293a0bccd9957ed9edb153db8f2c57eed994d99 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/petsc_newtonls.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/petsc_newtonls.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>3.2</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard.prj
index 17b0eff7da669448a6e10523b70475f3ef5eb89d..1ae3deb4fbb947467f9edcc1d5e31d5bfc1d9979 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1000</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard_masslumping.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard_masslumping.prj
index c00a6c20ec7c508936674bc8582478707113607d..8088d357bf5f99e9e21efd4d96d031fb59fb3f89 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard_masslumping.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/1D_neumann/picard_masslumping.prj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>2500</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_BHE_array/bhe2d.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_BHE_array/bhe2d.prj
index c476d47e187704ed5ff0b62507fc4aff71216523..206d762b9d4500871e9df213e004d371e8b0a5dc 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_BHE_array/bhe2d.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_BHE_array/bhe2d.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>2.0</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/square_1e2_axi.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/square_1e2_axi.prj
index 35f2f0c211dc10c0388f185665dd1c58b3eded5a..9d0a620d8c91e2917fffe512991afe325d42cfdb 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/square_1e2_axi.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/square_1e2_axi.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>2.0</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/wedge_1e2_axi_ang_0.02.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/wedge_1e2_axi_ang_0.02.prj
index 82243bfb6f1676a2c2b11c59c2ccdc444f6f5904..e0b3658a7c86a798d9c7644b8df34d80cda7faf9 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/wedge_1e2_axi_ang_0.02.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_axially_symmetric/wedge_1e2_axi_ang_0.02.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_left/source_term_left.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_left/source_term_left.prj
index bc81c5951016b314752570b9b9de594a271493bf..6c7e41143125ae660880c45785cf4a1c79f07a3b 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_left/source_term_left.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_left/source_term_left.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
index 5fd111256d7d62f54165e15f6299e4810c60536f..9c41fcc2caa5273f6eb114f493c4f5f544e378cd 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5_restricted_to_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5_restricted_to_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
index b06de33b1825b6658deac145a80de3745b27fdd3..e0e0f4e606755f932ca4f394604b7859b0af002b 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5_restricted_to_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_0.5_restricted_to_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_5/line_source_term_x=5.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_5/line_source_term_x=5.prj
index 4a2b28228cd0b08d05fbf83d95bf6e20b201df08..c1d8f19b0a657558d868c6f9848c56270b4f2003 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_5/line_source_term_x=5.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/2D_source_term_tests/line_source_term_x_5/line_source_term_x=5.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/286k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/286k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
index 0c3984a5b81b72e0c674348b18693961520dd038..1addd14fee3176b07a118887cfe8073424b1fd37 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/286k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/286k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/49k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/49k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
index 2eb0774eeb82aa0b9fd5d798ec9548a6613e2c73..251287857018fa1a9f45c8684f9f8baa07b1fd15 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/49k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder/49k_prisms/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>0</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder_axisymmetric/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder_axisymmetric/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
index ee4378582fb9112c9291ee0116d8da9e9933c3cc..297b3dc9f5754e69d9ab32b98d72f14c4c0a4273 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder_axisymmetric/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_in_cylinder_axisymmetric/line_source_term_in_cylinder.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>0</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5.prj
index 10e711856c59e8aa74b48f377e96039e7772ccb3..f295af739fe0f998edc3ef5736d9e25b4e149e54 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle_restricted/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5_restricted.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle_restricted/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5_restricted.prj
index c12d5119fa0173e018e96aa0bee4cf1b76e37d40..896189aa733f6150f09b486f79391a0f132debcd 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle_restricted/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5_restricted.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_line_source_term_tests/3D_line_source_term_middle_restricted/line_source_term_x_0.5_y_0.5_restricted.prj
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
                     <type>Constant</type>
                     <value>1</value>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsource/t1_1Dsource.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsource/t1_1Dsource.prj
index 3669ef590c00fc9ee13ed002fc2479da936a6335..ce6dc22752b9bc1b3dd61ae6bbdecb04c8046c55 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsource/t1_1Dsource.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsource/t1_1Dsource.prj
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
                     <type>Parameter</type>
                     <parameter_name>lambda</parameter_name>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
         <medium id="1">
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsteady/t1_1Dsteady.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsteady/t1_1Dsteady.prj
index c3664328d685441dce13b3c3c12a39ed1f91be98..2c8107aa0ae1b2fc2472529b79abbd50446fb6a6 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsteady/t1_1Dsteady.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t1_1Dsteady/t1_1Dsteady.prj
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
                     <type>Parameter</type>
                     <parameter_name>c</parameter_name>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D1bt/t2_1D1bt.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D1bt/t2_1D1bt.prj
index 75e3e685185eddde966f950359da9451c57c2fcc..6b86b67db9b6c39b8644a478bf74e5dead1aa052 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D1bt/t2_1D1bt.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D1bt/t2_1D1bt.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Parameter</type>
                     <parameter_name>lambda</parameter_name>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
     </media>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D2bt/t2_1D2bt.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D2bt/t2_1D2bt.prj
index 14adc864a48711cc0eea55304833bea8316f3770..bc99b22b4fa141035b58a15d05c787b8d88bd24a 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D2bt/t2_1D2bt.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/t2_1D2bt/t2_1D2bt.prj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     <type>Parameter</type>
                     <parameter_name>c</parameter_name>
                 </property>
-                <property>
-                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
-                    <type>Constant</type>
-                    <value>293.15</value>
-                </property>
             </properties>
         </medium>
         <medium id="1">