diff --git a/examples/basic/tallies.xml b/examples/basic/tallies.xml
index a434deae1..fb1dfbc9c 100644
--- a/examples/basic/tallies.xml
+++ b/examples/basic/tallies.xml
@@ -2,26 +2,20 @@
 <tallies>
 
   <tally id="1">
-    <filters>
-      <cell>100</cell>
-    </filters>
+    <filter type="cell" bins="100" />
     <scores>total scatter nu-scatter absorption fission nu-fission</scores>
   </tally>
 
   <tally id="2">
-    <filters>
-      <cell>100</cell>
-      <energy>0 20.0</energy>
-    </filters>
+    <filter type="cell" bins="100" />
+    <filter type="energy" bins="0 20.0" />
     <scores>total scatter nu-scatter absorption fission nu-fission</scores>
   </tally>
 
   <tally id="3">
-    <filters>
-      <cell>100</cell>
-      <energy>0 20.0</energy>
-      <energyout>0 20.0</energyout>
-    </filters>
+    <filter type="cell" bins="100" />
+    <filter type="energy" bins="0 20.0" />
+    <filter type="energyout" bins="0 20.0" />
     <scores>scatter nu-scatter nu-fission</scores>
   </tally>
 
diff --git a/examples/lattice/nested/tallies.xml b/examples/lattice/nested/tallies.xml
index 271e81fe7..5730e6b12 100644
--- a/examples/lattice/nested/tallies.xml
+++ b/examples/lattice/nested/tallies.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
   </mesh>
 
   <tally id="1">
-    <filters>
-      <mesh>1</mesh>
-    </filters>
-
+    <filter type="mesh" bins="1" />
     <scores>total</scores>
   </tally>
 
diff --git a/examples/lattice/simple/tallies.xml b/examples/lattice/simple/tallies.xml
index 271e81fe7..5730e6b12 100644
--- a/examples/lattice/simple/tallies.xml
+++ b/examples/lattice/simple/tallies.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
   </mesh>
 
   <tally id="1">
-    <filters>
-      <mesh>1</mesh>
-    </filters>
-
+    <filter type="mesh" bins="1" />
     <scores>total</scores>
   </tally>