diff --git a/test/soca/CMakeLists.txt b/test/soca/CMakeLists.txt
index 65b4b1138..8a07298bb 100644
--- a/test/soca/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/soca/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,52 +2,11 @@
 # ------------------
 set( TESTDATA ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/testdata )
 
-# link input file from iodaconv to test directory
-# test convert BUFR to IODA
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_temp_dbuoy
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} temp_bufr_dbuoyprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_salt_dbuoy
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} salt_bufr_dbuoyprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_temp_mbuoyb
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} temp_bufr_mbuoybprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_salt_mbuoyb
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} salt_bufr_mbuoybprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_tesacprof
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} bufr_tesacprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_trkobprof
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} bufr_trkobprof
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_sfcships
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} bufr_sfcships
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
-add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_convert_bufr_sfcshipsu
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} bufr_sfcshipsu
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/)
-
 # Symlink test input yaml files
 # -----------------------------
 # create testinput dir
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/soca/testinput)
 
-# list of test input files to install
-list(APPEND test_input
-  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/parm/soca/obs/obs_list_small.yaml
-  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/soca/testinput/dumy.yaml
-  )
-
 # symlink
 foreach(FILENAME ${test_input})
   get_filename_component(filename ${FILENAME} NAME )
diff --git a/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh b/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a6a9c0dbd..000000000
--- a/test/soca/test_bufr2ioda.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -x
-
-PROJECT_BINARY_DIR=${1}
-CMAKE_BINARY_DIR=${2}
-OBSSOURCE=${3}
-CMD=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/bufr2ioda.x
-OBSYAML=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/testinput/${OBSSOURCE}.yaml
-
-OUTFILE=`grep obsdataout ${OBSYAML} | cut -d'"' -f2`
-
-echo "the following might not exist"
-rm -v ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/${OUTFILE}
-
-${CMD} ${OBSYAML}
-rc=$?
-
-ls ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/${OUTFILE}
-ra=$?
-rc=$((rc+ra))
-
-export err=$rc
-
-exit $err
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_sfcships.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_sfcships.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b43cd6e3..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_sfcships.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/ships.20180415_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-
-          sst:
-            query: "*/SST1"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-
-          waterTemperatureMethod:
-            query: "*/MSST"
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/bufr_sfcships_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType@MetaData"
-          type: string
-          value: "Surface Ship"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z" 
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "waterTemperatureMethod@MetaData"
-          source: variables/waterTemperatureMethod
-          longName: "Method of Water Temperature Measurement"
- 
-        - name: "sea_surface_temperature@ObsValue"
-          coordinates: "longitude latitude"
-          source: variables/sst
-          longName: "Sea Surface Temperature"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_sfcshipsu.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_sfcshipsu.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f943db410..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_sfcshipsu.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/shipsu.20180415_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-
-          sst:
-            query: "*/SST1"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-
-          waterTemperatureMethod:
-            query: "*/MSST"
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/bufr_sfcshipsu_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType@MetaData"
-          type: string
-          value: "Surface Ship"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z" 
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "waterTemperatureMethod@MetaData"
-          source: variables/waterTemperatureMethod
-          longName: "Method of Water Temperature Measurement"
- 
-        - name: "sea_surface_temperature@ObsValue"
-          coordinates: "longitude latitude"
-          source: variables/sst
-          longName: "Sea Surface Temperature"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_tesacprof.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_tesacprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 307168af0..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_tesacprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/tesac.201804.dcom_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/DBSS"
-          temp:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/STMP"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-          saln:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/SALN"
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: temp
-              lowerBound: 250.15
-              upperBound: 313.15
-              variable: saln
-              lowerBound: 0.0
-              upperBound: 40.0
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/bufr_tesacprof_201804.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "TESAC Temp & Salinity Profile - 201804"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/BTOCN"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_temperature@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/temp
-          longName: "Temperature at depth"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-
-        - name: "sea_water_salinity@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/saln
-          longName: "Salinity at depth"
-          units: "psu"
-          range: [0.0, 40.0]
-
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_trkobprof.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_trkobprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b4e6c896d..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_trkobprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/trkob.201804.dcom_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/DBSS"
-          temp:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/STMP"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-          saln:
-            query: "*/BTOCN/SALN"
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: temp
-              lowerBound: 250.15
-              upperBound: 313.15
-              variable: saln
-              lowerBound: 0.0
-              upperBound: 40.0
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/bufr_trkobprof_201804.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "TRKOB Temp & Salinity Profile - 201804"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/BTOCN"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_temperature@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/temp
-          longName: "Temperature at depth"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-
-        - name: "sea_water_salinity@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/saln
-          longName: "Salinity at depth"
-          units: "psu"
-          range: [0.0, 40.0]
-
diff --git a/test/testinput/salt_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml b/test/testinput/salt_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a6e239a86..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/salt_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/dbuoy.20180415_subsampled" 
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/DTSCUR/DBSS"
-          saln:
-            query: "*/DTSCUR/SALN"
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: saln
-              lowerBound: 0.0
-              upperBound: 40.0
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/salt_bufr_dbuoyprof_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "Drifting Buoy Salinity Profile - 2018041512"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/DTSCUR"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_salinity@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/saln
-          longName: "Salinity at depth"
-          units: "psu"
-          range: [0.0, 40.0]
diff --git a/test/testinput/salt_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml b/test/testinput/salt_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index df8894c2e..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/salt_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/mbuoyb.20180415_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLONH"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLATH"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/IDMSMDBS/BBYSTSL/DBSS"
-          saln:
-            query: "*/IDMSMDBS/BBYSTSL/SALN"
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: saln
-              lowerBound: 0.0
-              upperBound: 40.0
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/salt_bufr_mbuoybprof_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "Moored Buoy Salinity Profile - 2018041512"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/IDMSMDBS"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_salinity@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/saln
-          longName: "Salinity at depth"
-          units: "psu"
-          range: [0.0, 40.0]
diff --git a/test/testinput/temp_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml b/test/testinput/temp_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f9768f7c..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/temp_bufr_dbuoyprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/dbuoy.20180415_subsampled" 
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLON"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLAT"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/DTSCUR/DBSS"
-          temp:
-            query: "*/DTSCUR/STMP"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: temp
-              lowerBound: 250.15
-              upperBound: 313.15
-
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/temp_bufr_dbuoyprof_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "Drifting Buoy Temp Profile - 2018041512"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/DTSCUR"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_temperature@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/temp
-          longName: "Temperature at depth"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-
diff --git a/test/testinput/temp_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml b/test/testinput/temp_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e9f8bb738..000000000
--- a/test/testinput/temp_bufr_mbuoybprof.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-observations:
-  - obs space:
-      name: bufr
-      obsdatain: "./testdata/mbuoyb.20180415_subsampled"
-
-      exports:
-        group_by_variable: depth  # Optional
-        variables:
-          timestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/YEAR"
-              month: "*/MNTH"
-              day: "*/DAYS"
-              hour: "*/HOUR"
-              minute: "*/MINU"
-          rcptimestamp:
-            datetime:
-              year: "*/RCYR"
-              month: "*/RCMO"
-              day: "*/RCDY"
-              hour: "*/RCHR"
-              minute: "*/RCMI"
-          stationID:
-            query: "*/RPID"
-          longitude:
-            query: "*/CLONH"
-          latitude:
-            query: "*/CLATH"
-          depth:
-            query: "*/IDMSMDBS/BBYSTSL/DBSS"
-          temp:
-            query: "*/IDMSMDBS/BBYSTSL/SST1"
-            transforms:
-              - offset: -273.15
-        filters:
-          - bounding:
-              variable: depth
-              lowerBound: 0
-              upperBound: 10000
-              variable: temp
-              lowerBound: 250.15
-              upperBound: 313.15
-    ioda:
-      backend: netcdf
-      obsdataout: "./testoutput/temp_bufr_mbuoybprof_20180415.nc"
-
-      globals:
-        - name: "dataType-date"
-          type: string
-          value: "Moored Buoy Temp Profile - 2018041512"
-
-      dimensions:
-        - name: nlevs
-          path: "*/IDMSMDBS"
-
-      variables:
-        - name: "dateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/timestamp
-          longName: "dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "rcpdateTime@MetaData"
-          source: variables/rcptimestamp
-          longName: "receipt dateTime"
-          units: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-        - name: "latitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/latitude
-          longName: "Latitude"
-          units: "degrees_north"
-          range: [-90, 90]
-
-        - name: "longitude@MetaData"
-          source: variables/longitude
-          longName: "Longitude"
-          units: "degrees_east"
-          range: [-180, 180]
-
-        - name: "stationID@MetaData"
-          source: variables/stationID
-          longName: "sgn/Report Identifier"
-          units: "N/A"
-
-        - name: "depth@MetaData"
-          source: variables/depth
-          longName: "Depth below sea surface"
-          units: "m"
-
-        - name: "sea_water_temperature@ObsValue"
-          source: variables/temp
-          longName: "Temperature at depth"
-          units: "deg C"
-          range: [-23.0, 40.0]
-