diff --git a/unittest/force-styles/pair_style.cpp b/unittest/force-styles/pair_style.cpp
index 15326e6161..026e71fbda 100644
--- a/unittest/force-styles/pair_style.cpp
+++ b/unittest/force-styles/pair_style.cpp
@@ -192,24 +192,11 @@ void data_lammps(LAMMPS_NS::LAMMPS *lmp, const TestConfig &cfg)
     lmp->input->one("run 0 post no");
 }
 
-class PairConfigReader : public TestConfigReader
-{
-public:
-    PairConfigReader(TestConfig &config) : TestConfigReader(config) {
-        consumers["pair_style"]     = &TestConfigReader::pair_style;
-        consumers["pair_coeff"]     = &TestConfigReader::pair_coeff;
-        consumers["init_vdwl"]      = &TestConfigReader::init_vdwl;
-        consumers["init_coul"]      = &TestConfigReader::init_coul;
-        consumers["run_vdwl"]       = &TestConfigReader::run_vdwl;
-        consumers["run_coul"]       = &TestConfigReader::run_coul;
-    }
-};
-
 // read/parse yaml file
 
 bool read_yaml_file(const char *infile, TestConfig &config)
 {
-    auto reader = PairConfigReader(config);
+    auto reader = TestConfigReader(config);
     if (reader.parse_file(infile))
         return false;
     
diff --git a/unittest/force-styles/test_config_reader.cpp b/unittest/force-styles/test_config_reader.cpp
index d530c81dd1..dcd2836538 100644
--- a/unittest/force-styles/test_config_reader.cpp
+++ b/unittest/force-styles/test_config_reader.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ TestConfigReader::TestConfigReader(TestConfig & config)
     consumers["init_forces"]    = &TestConfigReader::init_forces;
     consumers["run_forces"]     = &TestConfigReader::run_forces;
 
+    consumers["pair_style"]     = &TestConfigReader::pair_style;
+    consumers["pair_coeff"]     = &TestConfigReader::pair_coeff;
+    consumers["init_vdwl"]      = &TestConfigReader::init_vdwl;
+    consumers["init_coul"]      = &TestConfigReader::init_coul;
+    consumers["run_vdwl"]       = &TestConfigReader::run_vdwl;
+    consumers["run_coul"]       = &TestConfigReader::run_coul;
+
     consumers["bond_style"]     = &TestConfigReader::bond_style;
     consumers["bond_coeff"]     = &TestConfigReader::bond_coeff;
     consumers["init_energy"]    = &TestConfigReader::init_energy;