diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index bb7c935ffa7538883eccbf3e2c58f5e99b30d97e..ad20f401d26bde02a6a44299843b25e07a8f83d9 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       64
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ FOF:
 
 Scheduler:
   max_top_level_cells:   16
-  cell_split_size:       100
   tasks_per_cell:        5
 
 Restarts:
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index 5131dad836b7b86e89d6b44f85a958430a969ec8..fd902d27daaca3c6c3ca9c5d52fbf43b1283c581 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       128
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ FOF:
 
 Scheduler:
   max_top_level_cells:   16
-  cell_split_size:       100
   tasks_per_cell:        5
 
 Restarts:
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index 7e16740866dbae53d43aef59e59c0f9424a760f0..3091fb0be35111f0e6046fd99f0c426840d00231 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       256
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ FOF:
 
 Scheduler:
   max_top_level_cells:   32
-  cell_split_size:       100
   tasks_per_cell:        5
 
 Restarts: