diff --git a/test/testinput/varobswriter_ukvnamelist_surfacecloud.yaml b/test/testinput/varobswriter_ukvnamelist_surfacecloud.yaml
index 951676c1..65a1eb25 100644
--- a/test/testinput/varobswriter_ukvnamelist_surfacecloud.yaml
+++ b/test/testinput/varobswriter_ukvnamelist_surfacecloud.yaml
@@ -38,19 +38,15 @@ observations:
         # Rows are locations, columns are filter variables
         # The blacklist prevents the missing ob from being written out
         field: [15,15,15,
-                15,15,15,
                 15,15,15,
                 15,15,15]
         ob value: ["11.30000","11.20000","11.10000",
-                   "12.30000","-1073741824.00000","12.10000",
                    "13.30000","13.20000","13.10000",
                    "14.30000","14.20000","14.10000"]
         lat: ["7.10000","7.10000","7.10000",
-              "-1073741824.00000","-1073741824.00000","-1073741824.00000",
               "7.30000","7.30000","7.30000",
               "7.40000","7.40000","7.40000"]
         lon: ["17.10000","17.10000","17.10000",
-              "-1073741824.00000","-1073741824.00000","-1073741824.00000",
               "17.30000","17.30000","17.30000",
               "17.40000","17.40000","17.40000"]
     HofX: ObsValue # just a placeholder -- not used, but needed to force calls to postFilter.