diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/rotation/geometry.xml b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/geometry.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f324617065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/geometry.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<geometry>
+
+  <surface id="1" type="sphere" coeffs="0 0 0 10" boundary="vacuum" />
+  <surface id="2" type="sphere" coeffs="1 0 0 5" />
+
+  <cell id="1" fill="2" rotation="10 20 30" region="-1" />
+  <cell id="2" universe="2" material="1" region="-2" />
+  <cell id="3" universe="2" material="2" region="2" />
+
+</geometry>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/rotation/materials.xml b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/materials.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..160c9c6789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/materials.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<materials>
+
+  <material id="1">
+    <density value="10" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="U235" ao="1.0" />
+  </material>
+
+  <material id="2">
+    <density value="0.1" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="H1" ao="0.1" />
+  </material>
+
+</materials>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/rotation/settings.xml b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70b4e802f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<settings>
+
+  <run_mode>eigenvalue</run_mode>
+  <batches>10</batches>
+  <inactive>5</inactive>
+  <particles>1000</particles>
+
+  <source>
+    <space type="box">
+      <parameters>-4 -4 -4  4  4  4</parameters>
+    </space>
+  </source>
+
+</settings>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/rotation/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/test.py
index 6b68367b40..31c3d8d655 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/rotation/test.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/rotation/test.py
@@ -1,40 +1,6 @@
-import openmc
-import pytest
-
-from tests.testing_harness import TestHarness, PyAPITestHarness
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def model():
-    model = openmc.model.Model()
-
-    fuel = openmc.Material()
-    fuel.set_density('g/cc', 10.0)
-    fuel.add_nuclide('U235', 1.0)
-
-    h1 = openmc.Material()
-    h1.set_density('g/cc', 0.1)
-    h1.add_nuclide('H1', 0.1)
-
-    outer_sphere = openmc.Sphere(r=10.0, boundary_type='vacuum')
-    inner_sphere = openmc.Sphere(x0=1.0, r=5.0)
-
-    fuel_cell = openmc.Cell(fill=fuel, region=-inner_sphere)
-    hydrogen_cell = openmc.Cell(fill=h1, region=+inner_sphere)
-    univ = openmc.Universe(cells=[fuel_cell, hydrogen_cell])
-    outer_cell = openmc.Cell(fill=univ, region=-outer_sphere)
-    outer_cell.rotation = (10, 20, 30)
-
-    model.geometry = openmc.Geometry(root=[outer_cell])
-
-    model.settings.particles = 1000
-    model.settings.inactive = 5
-    model.settings.batches = 10
-    source_box = openmc.stats.Box((-4., -4., -4.), (4., 4., 4.))
-    model.settings.source = openmc.Source(space=source_box)
-
-    return model
+from tests.testing_harness import TestHarness
 
 
-def test_rotation(model):
-    harness = PyAPITestHarness('statepoint.10.h5', model)
+def test_rotation():
+    harness = TestHarness('statepoint.10.h5')
     harness.main()