diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
index 490ab6ba19..95b4c09089 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@
   <test name="ERS_Ld396" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I1850Clm60Bgc" testmods="clm/monthly_matrixcn_fast_spinup">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
-      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
     <options>
       <option name="wallclock">01:20:00</option>
@@ -2960,7 +2959,6 @@
   <test name="SMS_Ld5" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I2000Clm45Fates" testmods="clm/FatesCold">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
-      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
     <options>
       <option name="wallclock">00:40:00</option>
@@ -2970,7 +2968,6 @@
   <test name="ERS_Ld30" grid="f45_f45_mg37" compset="I2000Clm50FatesRs" testmods="clm/FatesColdFixedBiogeo">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
-      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
     <options>
       <option name="wallclock">00:40:00</option>
@@ -2980,7 +2977,6 @@
   <test name="SMS_Ld5" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I2000Clm50FatesRs" testmods="clm/FatesCold">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
-      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
     <options>
       <option name="wallclock">00:40:00</option>
diff --git a/tmp/move_izumi_tests.py b/tmp/move_izumi_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f7edc29d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp/move_izumi_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# %%
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+# Read the input file and preserve the stuff at the top
+def get_front_matter(input_file):
+    with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+    front_matter = []
+    for line in lines:
+        front_matter.append(line)
+        if line.strip().startswith("-->"):
+            break
+    return front_matter
+
+# Parse the input XML file and preserve comments
+def parse_xml(input_file):
+    parser = ET.XMLParser(target=ET.TreeBuilder(insert_comments=True))
+    tree = ET.parse(input_file, parser=parser)
+    return tree
+
+# Write the preserved comments and parsed XML tree to the output file
+def write_xml(tree, f):
+    rough_string = ET.tostring(tree.getroot(), 'utf-8')
+    reparsed = minidom.parseString(rough_string)
+    pretty_xml = reparsed.toprettyxml(indent="", newl="")
+    # Replace &quot; with "
+    pretty_xml = pretty_xml.replace("&quot;", '"')
+    # Replace this weirdness
+    pretty_xml = pretty_xml.replace('<?xml version="1.0" ?>', '')
+    # Fix indentation difference introduced by removal of duplicates
+    pretty_xml = pretty_xml.replace("      </machines>", "    </machines>")
+    f.write(pretty_xml)
+
+# Print all the information associated with one test request
+def print_test_info(test):
+    print("Tests:")
+    for machine in test.find('machines').findall('machine'):
+        this_str = "  " + " ".join([machine.get('name'), machine.get('compiler'), machine.get('category')])
+        print(this_str)
+
+# Print all the information associated with each test
+def print_tests_info(tree):
+    root = tree.getroot()
+    for test in root.findall('test'):
+        print(f"Test name: {test.get('name')}")
+        print(f"Grid: {test.get('grid')}")
+        print(f"Compset: {test.get('compset')}")
+        print(f"Testmods: {test.get('testmods')}")
+        print_test_info(test)
+        print("Options:")
+        if test.find('options') is None:
+            continue
+        for option in test.find('options').findall('option'):
+            print(f"  {option.get('name')}: {option.text}")
+        print()
+    return
+
+# Identify and remove duplicate machines
+def remove_duplicate_machines(tree):
+    root = tree.getroot()
+    for test in root.findall('test'):
+        machines = test.find('machines')
+        seen = set()
+        duplicates = []
+        for machine in machines.findall('machine'):
+            machine_tuple = (machine.get('name'), machine.get('compiler'), machine.get('category'))
+            if machine_tuple in seen:
+                duplicates.append(machine)
+            else:
+                seen.add(machine_tuple)
+        for duplicate in duplicates:
+            machines.remove(duplicate)
+
+    return tree
+
+# Define the input and output file paths
+input_file = "cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml"
+# output_file = "test.xml"
+output_file = input_file
+
+# Read the input file and preserve the stuff at the top
+front_matter = get_front_matter(input_file)
+
+# Parse the input XML file
+tree = parse_xml(input_file)
+
+# Remove duplicate machines
+tree = remove_duplicate_machines(tree)
+
+# # Print all the information associated with each test
+# print_tests_info(tree)
+
+# Write
+with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    f.writelines(front_matter)
+with open(output_file, 'a', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    write_xml(tree, f)
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