diff --git a/tests/core/Test_staggered5Dvec.cc b/tests/core/Test_staggered5Dvec.cc
index d538663e..73241276 100644
--- a/tests/core/Test_staggered5Dvec.cc
+++ b/tests/core/Test_staggered5Dvec.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ using namespace Grid;
 
 int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
-#ifndef GRID_NVCC
+#if 0
   Grid_init(&argc,&argv);
 
   Coordinate latt_size   = GridDefaultLatt();
diff --git a/tests/core/Test_staggered5DvecF.cc b/tests/core/Test_staggered5DvecF.cc
index 0db239c5..2386d054 100644
--- a/tests/core/Test_staggered5DvecF.cc
+++ b/tests/core/Test_staggered5DvecF.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using namespace Grid;
 
 int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
-#ifndef GRID_NVCC
+#if 0
   Grid_init(&argc,&argv);
 
   auto latt_size   = GridDefaultLatt();