diff --git a/tests/in.melt-lj96-cut b/tests/in.melt-lj96-cut
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+# 3d Lennard-Jones melt
+
+units		lj
+atom_style	atomic
+
+lattice		fcc 0.8442
+region		box block 0 20 0 20 0 20
+create_box	1 box
+create_atoms	1 box
+mass		1 1.0
+
+velocity	all create 3.0 87287
+
+pair_style 	lj96/cut 2.5
+pair_coeff 	* * 1.0 1.0 4.0
+
+
+neighbor	0.3 bin
+neigh_modify	every 20 delay 0 check no
+
+fix		1 all nve
+
+#dump		id all atom 50 dump.melt
+
+thermo		50
+run		250
diff --git a/tests/in.melt-lj96-cut-omp b/tests/in.melt-lj96-cut-omp
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+# 3d Lennard-Jones melt
+
+units		lj
+atom_style	atomic
+
+lattice		fcc 0.8442
+region		box block 0 20 0 20 0 20
+create_box	1 box
+create_atoms	1 box
+mass		1 1.0
+
+velocity	all create 3.0 87287
+
+pair_style 	lj96/cut/omp 2.5
+pair_coeff 	* * 1.0 1.0 4.0
+
+
+neighbor	0.3 bin
+neigh_modify	every 20 delay 0 check no
+
+fix		1 all nve
+
+#dump		id all atom 50 dump.melt
+
+thermo		50
+run		250