diff --git a/tutorial/eigenvalue/mesh.e b/tutorial/eigenvalue/mesh.e
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71f57bdd40
Binary files /dev/null and b/tutorial/eigenvalue/mesh.e differ
diff --git a/tutorial/eigenvalue/tests b/tutorial/eigenvalue/tests
index 55a68496a5..3736080aaa 100644
--- a/tutorial/eigenvalue/tests
+++ b/tutorial/eigenvalue/tests
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 [Tests]
-  [mesh]
-    type = RunApp
-    input = mesh.i
-    check_input = True
-    method = opt
-  []
   [nts]
     type = RunApp
     input = nts.i
diff --git a/tutorial/transient/mesh.i b/tutorial/transient/mesh.i
deleted file mode 100644
index a033de51cb..0000000000
--- a/tutorial/transient/mesh.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-[Mesh]
-  [./fuel_left]
-    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
-    dim = 2
-    xmin = 0
-    xmax = 0.625
-    ymin = 0
-    ymax = 150
-    nx = 2
-    ny = 15
-  []
-  [./fuel_right]
-    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
-    dim = 2
-    xmin = 4.375
-    xmax = 5
-    ymin = 0
-    ymax = 150
-    nx = 2
-    ny = 15
-  []
-  [./moderator]
-    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
-    dim = 2
-    xmin = 0.625
-    xmax = 4.375
-    ymin = 0
-    ymax = 150
-    nx = 6
-    ny = 15
-  []
-  [./unit_mesh]
-    type = StitchedMeshGenerator
-    inputs = 'fuel_left moderator fuel_right'
-    stitch_boundaries_pairs = 'right left;
-                               right left;
-                               right left'
-  []
-  [./mod_block]
-    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
-    input = unit_mesh
-    block_id = 1
-    bottom_left = '0.625 0 0'
-    top_right = '4.375 150 0'
-  []
-  [./patterned_mesh]
-    type = PatternedMeshGenerator
-    inputs = 'mod_block'
-    pattern = '0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0'
-    x_width = 5
-  []
-  [./fuel_last]
-    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
-    dim = 2
-    xmin = 65
-    xmax = 65.625
-    ymin = 0
-    ymax = 150
-    nx = 2
-    ny = 15
-  []
-  [./mod_last]
-    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
-    dim = 2
-    xmin = 65.625
-    xmax = 69.375
-    ymin = 0
-    ymax = 150
-    nx = 6
-    ny = 15
-  []
-  [./full_mesh]
-    type = StitchedMeshGenerator
-    inputs = 'patterned_mesh fuel_last mod_last'
-    stitch_boundaries_pairs = 'right left;
-                               right left;
-                               right left'
-  []
-  [./mod_last_block]
-    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
-    input = full_mesh
-    block_id = 1
-    bottom_left = '65.625 0 0'
-    top_right = '69.375 150 0'
-  []
-  [./fuel_top_boundary]
-    type = SideSetsAroundSubdomainGenerator
-    input = mod_last_block
-    block = 0
-    new_boundary = 'fuel_top'
-    normal = '0 1 0'
-  []
-  [./mod_top_boundary]
-    type = SideSetsAroundSubdomainGenerator
-    input = fuel_top_boundary
-    block = 1
-    new_boundary = 'mod_top'
-    normal = '0 1 0'
-  []
-  [./fuel_bottom_boundary]
-    type = SideSetsAroundSubdomainGenerator
-    input = mod_top_boundary
-    block = 0
-    new_boundary = 'fuel_bottom'
-    normal = '0 -1 0'
-  []
-  [./mod_bottom_boundary]
-    type = SideSetsAroundSubdomainGenerator
-    input = fuel_bottom_boundary
-    block = 1
-    new_boundary = 'mod_bottom'
-    normal = '0 -1 0'
-  []
-  [./delete_boundaries]
-    type = BoundaryDeletionGenerator
-    input = mod_bottom_boundary
-    boundary_names = 'top bottom'
-  []
-[]
diff --git a/tutorial/transient/tests b/tutorial/transient/tests
index c53f2c9cf4..f8b21fc464 100644
--- a/tutorial/transient/tests
+++ b/tutorial/transient/tests
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 [Tests]
-  [mesh]
-    type = RunApp
-    input = mesh.i
-    check_input = True
-    method = opt
-  []
   [transient]
     type = RunApp
     input = transient.i
diff --git a/tutorial/transient/transient.i b/tutorial/transient/transient.i
index 700d42afe5..7a0161a93d 100644
--- a/tutorial/transient/transient.i
+++ b/tutorial/transient/transient.i
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 [Mesh]
   [mesh]
     type = FileMeshGenerator
-    file = 'mesh.e'
+    file = '../eigenvalue/mesh.e'
   []
 []