diff --git a/tools/h5diff/testh5diff.sh b/tools/h5diff/testh5diff.sh
index a44a4c1d0e..264cb4da05 100755
--- a/tools/h5diff/testh5diff.sh
+++ b/tools/h5diff/testh5diff.sh
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ TOOLTEST h5diff_90.txt $FILE1 $FILE1
 TOOLTEST h5diff_100.txt $FILE9 $FILE10 -v
 
 # 11. floating point comparison
-TOOLTEST h5diff_101.txt $FILE1 $FILE1 /g1/d1  g1/d2  -v
-TOOLTEST h5diff_102.txt $FILE1 $FILE1 /g1/fp1 g1/fp2 -v
+TOOLTEST h5diff_101.txt $FILE1 $FILE1 g1/d1  g1/d2  -v
+TOOLTEST h5diff_102.txt $FILE1 $FILE1 g1/fp1 g1/fp2 -v
 
 # ##############################################################################
 # # END
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_101.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_101.txt
index 89a4bd21f8..e7c3d82879 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_101.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_101.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #############################
-Expected output for 'h5diff h5diff_basic1.h5 h5diff_basic1.h5 /g1/d1 g1/d2 -v'
+Expected output for 'h5diff h5diff_basic1.h5 h5diff_basic1.h5 g1/d1 g1/d2 -v'
 #############################
 dataset: </g1/d1> and </g1/d2>
 size:           [3x2]           [3x2]
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_102.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_102.txt
index 6d32ff34dd..475090c105 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_102.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_102.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #############################
-Expected output for 'h5diff h5diff_basic1.h5 h5diff_basic1.h5 /g1/fp1 g1/fp2 -v'
+Expected output for 'h5diff h5diff_basic1.h5 h5diff_basic1.h5 g1/fp1 g1/fp2 -v'
 #############################
 dataset: </g1/fp1> and </g1/fp2>
 size:           [3x2]           [3x2]