diff --git a/tests/opsimblitz1_1133_sqlite.db b/tests/opsimblitz1_1133_sqlite.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e674df9a..000000000
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diff --git a/tests/pontus_1150.db b/tests/pontus_1150.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d62a8965..000000000
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diff --git a/tests/testDB.py b/tests/testDB.py
index 105299fe9..1c6bfddcb 100644
--- a/tests/testDB.py
+++ b/tests/testDB.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import lsst.sims.maf.db as db
 import lsst.utils.tests
 from lsst.sims.utils.CodeUtilities import sims_clean_up
-
+from lsst.utils import getPackageDir
 
 class TestDb(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
         sims_clean_up()
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.database = os.path.join(os.getenv('SIMS_MAF_DIR'),
-                                     'tests', 'pontus_1150.db')
+        self.database = os.path.join(getPackageDir('sims_data'),
+                                     'OpSimData', 'astro-lsst-01_2014.db')
         self.driver = 'sqlite'
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def testBaseDatabase(self):
                           'SlewActivities', 'TargetExposures', 'ObsHistory',
                           'SlewFinalState', 'TargetHistory', 'ObsProposalHistory',
                           'SlewHistory', 'TargetProposalHistory', 'Proposal',
+                          'ProposalField',
                           'SlewInitialState', 'UnscheduledDowntime']
         self.assertEqual(set(basedb.tableNames),
                          set(expectedTables))
diff --git a/tests/testMetricBundle.py b/tests/testMetricBundle.py
index 9f209ae1d..1cd230001 100644
--- a/tests/testMetricBundle.py
+++ b/tests/testMetricBundle.py
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 import lsst.sims.maf.db as db
 import glob
 import os
+import tempfile
 import shutil
 import lsst.utils.tests
+from lsst.utils import getPackageDir
 from lsst.sims.utils.CodeUtilities import sims_clean_up
 
 
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
         sims_clean_up()
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.outDir = 'TMB'
+        self.outDir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='TMB')
 
     def testOut(self):
         """
@@ -38,9 +40,8 @@ def testOut(self):
         map2 = maps.StellarDensityMap()
 
         metricB = metricBundles.MetricBundle(metric, slicer, sql, stackerList=[stacker1, stacker2])
-        filepath = os.path.join(os.getenv('SIMS_MAF_DIR'), 'tests/')
+        database = os.path.join(getPackageDir('sims_data'), 'OpSimData', 'astro-lsst-01_2014.db')
 
-        database = os.path.join(filepath, 'pontus_1150.db')
         opsdb = db.OpsimDatabaseV4(database=database)
         resultsDb = db.ResultsDb(outDir=self.outDir)
 
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ def testOut(self):
         bgroup.plotAll()
         bgroup.writeAll()
 
+        opsdb.close()
+
         outThumbs = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.outDir, 'thumb*'))
         outNpz = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.outDir, '*.npz'))
         outPdf = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.outDir, '*.pdf'))
diff --git a/tests/testOpsimDb.py b/tests/testOpsimDb.py
index ab8c7bbfb..49930caf5 100644
--- a/tests/testOpsimDb.py
+++ b/tests/testOpsimDb.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import lsst.sims.maf.db as db
 import lsst.sims.maf.utils.outputUtils as out
 import lsst.utils.tests
+from lsst.utils import getPackageDir
 from lsst.sims.utils.CodeUtilities import sims_clean_up
 from builtins import str
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
         sims_clean_up()
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.database = os.path.join(os.getenv('SIMS_MAF_DIR'), 'tests',
-                                     'pontus_1150.db')
+        self.database = os.path.join(getPackageDir('sims_data'), 'OpSimData',
+                                     'astro-lsst-01_2014.db')
         self.oo = db.OpsimDatabaseV4(database=self.database)
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -61,13 +62,13 @@ def testOpsimDbFields(self):
     def testOpsimDbRunLength(self):
         """Test query for length of opsim run."""
         nrun = self.oo.fetchRunLength()
-        self.assertEqual(nrun, 1.)
+        self.assertEqual(nrun, 0.04)
 
     def testOpsimDbSimName(self):
         """Test query for opsim name."""
         simname = self.oo.fetchOpsimRunName()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(simname, str))
-        self.assertEqual(simname, 'pontus_1150')
+        self.assertEqual(simname, 'astro-lsst-01_2014')
 
     def testOpsimDbConfig(self):
         """Test generation of config data. """
diff --git a/ups/sims_maf.table b/ups/sims_maf.table
index e59372132..2e91eea7d 100644
--- a/ups/sims_maf.table
+++ b/ups/sims_maf.table
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ setupRequired(palpy)
 setupRequired(healpy)
 # For basic sims utilities
 setupRequired(sims_utils)
+# For opsim database for unit test
+setupRequired(sims_data)
 # For access to the db classes
 setupRequired(sims_catalogs)
 # For magnitude and SNR calculations