diff --git a/examples/p4est_2d_dgsem/elixir_euler_supersonic_cylinder_scO2.jl b/examples/p4est_2d_dgsem/elixir_euler_supersonic_cylinder_scO2.jl
index 21a90529a0d..fb5fad04534 100644
--- a/examples/p4est_2d_dgsem/elixir_euler_supersonic_cylinder_scO2.jl
+++ b/examples/p4est_2d_dgsem/elixir_euler_supersonic_cylinder_scO2.jl
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ amr_controller = ControllerThreeLevel(semi, amr_indicator,
                                       max_level = 5, max_threshold = 0.1)
 
 amr_callback = AMRCallback(semi, amr_controller,
-                           interval = 2,
+                           interval = 3,
                            adapt_initial_condition = true,
                            adapt_initial_condition_only_refine = true)
 
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ stage_limiter! = PositivityPreservingLimiterZhangShu(thresholds = (5.0e-7, 1.0e-
 ###############################################################################
 # run the simulation
 
-# We supply a small initial timestep to be able to use a larger AMR interval (2 instead of 1) throughout the simulation.
+# We supply a small initial timestep to be able to use a larger AMR interval (3 instead of 1) throughout the simulation.
 # This pays off almost immediately as only the first couple timesteps use this timestep before it is ramped up.
 dt0 = 1e-8
 sol = solve(ode, SSPRK43(stage_limiter! = stage_limiter!, thread = Trixi.True());
-            dt = dt0, ode_default_options()..., callback = callbacks);
+            adaptive = false, dt = dt0,
+            ode_default_options()..., callback = callbacks);
diff --git a/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian.jl b/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian.jl
index dfa4963d17c..66c0314c01b 100644
--- a/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian.jl
+++ b/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian.jl
@@ -126,5 +126,4 @@ callbacks = CallbackSet(summary_callback, analysis_callback, alive_callback, sav
 sol = solve(ode, SBDF2(; autodiff = AutoFiniteDiff());
             ode_default_options()...,
             dt = 0.01,
-            abstol = 1e-9, reltol = 1e-9,
             callback = callbacks)
diff --git a/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl b/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl
index 4e76349f437..1bbb69f64e4 100644
--- a/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl
+++ b/examples/tree_1d_dgsem/elixir_advection_diffusion_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ ode = semidiscretize(semi, tspan,
 sol = solve(ode, SBDF2(; autodiff = AutoFiniteDiff());
             ode_default_options()...,
             dt = dt_restart,
-            abstol = 1e-9, reltol = 1e-9,
             callback = callbacks);
diff --git a/test/test_mpi_tree.jl b/test/test_mpi_tree.jl
index 7152438e7f2..62c74e2fd3c 100644
--- a/test/test_mpi_tree.jl
+++ b/test/test_mpi_tree.jl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CI_ON_WINDOWS = (get(ENV, "GITHUB_ACTIONS", false) == "true") && Sys.iswindows()
     @trixi_testset "elixir_advection_restart_amr.jl" begin
         @test_trixi_include(joinpath(EXAMPLES_DIR,
                                      "elixir_advection_restart_amr.jl"),
-                            l2=[8.018498574373939e-5],
+                            l2=[8.018497923389368e-5],
                             linf=[0.0007307237754662355])
     end
 
diff --git a/test/test_p4est_2d.jl b/test/test_p4est_2d.jl
index ec2726adf4b..c516e3bc4b7 100644
--- a/test/test_p4est_2d.jl
+++ b/test/test_p4est_2d.jl
@@ -571,17 +571,18 @@ end
     @test_trixi_include(joinpath(EXAMPLES_DIR,
                                  "elixir_euler_supersonic_cylinder_scO2.jl"),
                         l2=[
-                            0.029314031292054992,
-                            0.053506886526450186,
-                            0.03543104168310674,
-                            0.21538892425489486
+                            0.02952388632922144,
+                            0.05371261793410487,
+                            0.035384060637794805,
+                            0.21588602773829588
                         ],
                         linf=[
-                            4.159114155336756,
-                            4.200427029096135,
-                            7.397166897133932,
-                            33.18602863132469
+                            4.163159992186843,
+                            4.2267168297270725,
+                            7.332852278485849,
+                            34.243826868270645
                         ],
+                        adaptive=false, dt=1e-5,
                         tspan=(0.0, 0.001))
     # Ensure that we do not have excessive memory allocations
     # (e.g., from type instabilities)
diff --git a/test/test_tree_2d_advection.jl b/test/test_tree_2d_advection.jl
index b4d11b0683d..672555c4c11 100644
--- a/test/test_tree_2d_advection.jl
+++ b/test/test_tree_2d_advection.jl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ end
 @trixi_testset "elixir_advection_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl" begin
     @test_trixi_include(joinpath(EXAMPLES_DIR,
                                  "elixir_advection_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl"),
-                        l2=[0.007964280656552015], linf=[0.011267546271397588])
+                        l2=[0.00972948620504335], linf=[0.013761951552254348])
     # Ensure that we do not have excessive memory allocations
     # (e.g., from type instabilities)
     @test_allocations(Trixi.rhs!, semi_float_type, sol, 1000)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ end
     @test_trixi_include(joinpath(EXAMPLES_DIR,
                                  "elixir_advection_implicit_sparse_jacobian_restart.jl"),
                         colorvec=nothing,
-                        l2=[0.007964280656552015], linf=[0.011267546271397588])
+                        l2=[0.00972948620504335], linf=[0.013761951552254348])
     # Ensure that we do not have excessive memory allocations
     # (e.g., from type instabilities)
     @test_allocations(Trixi.rhs!, semi_float_type, sol, 1000)