diff --git a/regtest/basic/rt71/config b/regtest/basic/rt71/config
index 83a65f73deebe98818dbfac0e5425d34d2ae4ece..7e5cfb28124c1b1b464f9da17b9f44abcd7aa9b6 100644
--- a/regtest/basic/rt71/config
+++ b/regtest/basic/rt71/config
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type=driver
-plumed_needs="matheval"
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz trajectory.xyz --dump-forces ff --dump-forces-fmt=%10.6f --dump-full-virial"
diff --git a/regtest/basic/rt71b/config b/regtest/basic/rt71b/config
index 83a65f73deebe98818dbfac0e5425d34d2ae4ece..7e5cfb28124c1b1b464f9da17b9f44abcd7aa9b6 100644
--- a/regtest/basic/rt71b/config
+++ b/regtest/basic/rt71b/config
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type=driver
-plumed_needs="matheval"
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz trajectory.xyz --dump-forces ff --dump-forces-fmt=%10.6f --dump-full-virial"