diff --git a/src/ert/config/queue_config.py b/src/ert/config/queue_config.py
index a8dce697ab4..83d0c06a544 100644
--- a/src/ert/config/queue_config.py
+++ b/src/ert/config/queue_config.py
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ class QueueConfig:
     queue_options: (
         LsfQueueOptions | TorqueQueueOptions | SlurmQueueOptions | LocalQueueOptions
     ) = pydantic.Field(default_factory=LocalQueueOptions, discriminator="name")
-    queue_options_test_run: LocalQueueOptions = field(default_factory=LocalQueueOptions)
     stop_long_running: bool = False
 
     @no_type_check
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@ def from_dict(cls, config_dict: ConfigDict) -> QueueConfig:
         )
 
         queue_options = all_validated_queue_options[selected_queue_system]
-        queue_options_test_run = all_validated_queue_options[QueueSystem.LOCAL]
         queue_options.add_global_queue_options(config_dict)
 
         if queue_options.project_code is None:
@@ -345,7 +343,6 @@ def from_dict(cls, config_dict: ConfigDict) -> QueueConfig:
             max_submit,
             selected_queue_system,
             queue_options,
-            queue_options_test_run,
             stop_long_running=bool(stop_long_running),
         )
 
@@ -355,8 +352,7 @@ def create_local_copy(self) -> QueueConfig:
             self.realization_memory,
             self.max_submit,
             QueueSystem.LOCAL,
-            self.queue_options_test_run,
-            self.queue_options_test_run,
+            LocalQueueOptions(max_running=self.max_running),
             stop_long_running=bool(self.stop_long_running),
         )
 
diff --git a/src/ert/gui/simulation/experiment_panel.py b/src/ert/gui/simulation/experiment_panel.py
index 3e4a494f872..5923a6d5aef 100644
--- a/src/ert/gui/simulation/experiment_panel.py
+++ b/src/ert/gui/simulation/experiment_panel.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 )
 from ert.trace import get_trace_id
 
+from ...config.queue_config import LocalQueueOptions
 from ..summarypanel import SummaryPanel
 from .combobox_with_description import QComboBoxWithDescription
 from .ensemble_experiment_panel import EnsembleExperimentPanel
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ def populate_clipboard_debug_info(self) -> None:
         queue_opts = self.config.queue_config.queue_options
 
         if isinstance(self.get_current_experiment_type(), SingleTestRun):
-            queue_opts = self.config.queue_config.queue_options_test_run
+            queue_opts = LocalQueueOptions(max_running=1)
 
         for field in fields(queue_opts):
             field_value = getattr(queue_opts, field.name)