diff --git a/SimPEG/forward/DCProblem.py b/SimPEG/forward/DCProblem.py
index 34046a52..074cdb8b 100644
--- a/SimPEG/forward/DCProblem.py
+++ b/SimPEG/forward/DCProblem.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from SimPEG.mesh import TensorMesh
-from SimPEG.forward import Problem, SyntheticProblem, ModelTransforms
+from SimPEG.forward import Problem, ModelTransforms
 from SimPEG.tests import checkDerivative
 from SimPEG.utils import ModelBuilder, sdiag, mkvc
 from SimPEG import Solver
@@ -201,23 +201,17 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     P = Q.T
 
     # Create some data
-    class syntheticDCProblem(DCProblem, SyntheticProblem):
-        pass
+    problem = DCProblem(mesh)
+    problem.P = P
+    problem.RHS = q
+    dobs, Wd = problem.createSyntheticData(mSynth, std=0.05)
 
-    synthetic = syntheticDCProblem(mesh);
-    synthetic.P = P
-    synthetic.RHS = q
-    dobs, Wd = synthetic.createData(mSynth, std=0.05)
-
-    u = synthetic.field(mSynth)
-    u = synthetic.reshapeFields(u)
+    u = problem.field(mSynth)
+    u = problem.reshapeFields(u)
     mesh.plotImage(u[:,10])
     # plt.show()
 
     # Now set up the problem to do some minimization
-    problem = DCProblem(mesh)
-    problem.P = P
-    problem.RHS = q
     problem.dobs = dobs
     problem.std = dobs*0 + 0.05
     m0 = mesh.gridCC[:,0]*0+sig2
diff --git a/SimPEG/forward/Problem.py b/SimPEG/forward/Problem.py
index cf22baae..35d41cb8 100644
--- a/SimPEG/forward/Problem.py
+++ b/SimPEG/forward/Problem.py
@@ -218,27 +218,15 @@ class Problem(object):
         """
         return sp.eye(m.size)
 
-
-
-
-class SyntheticProblem(object):
-    """
-        Has helpful functions when dealing with synthetic problems
-
-        To use this class, inherit to your problem::
-
-            class mySyntheticExample(Problem, SyntheticProblem):
-                pass
-    """
-    def createData(self, m, std=0.05):
+    def createSyntheticData(self, m, std=0.05):
         """
+            Create synthetic data given a model, and a standard deviation.
+
             :param numpy.array m: geophysical model
             :param numpy.array std: standard deviation
             :rtype: numpy.array, numpy.array
             :return: dobs, Wd
 
-            Create synthetic data given a model, and a standard deviation.
-
             Returns the observed data with random Gaussian noise
             and Wd which is the same size as data, and can be used to weight the inversion.
         """
diff --git a/SimPEG/forward/Richards.py b/SimPEG/forward/Richards.py
index e472ca6a..d6d268be 100644
--- a/SimPEG/forward/Richards.py
+++ b/SimPEG/forward/Richards.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class RichardsProblem(Problem):
         self._dataType = value
 
 
-
     def __init__(self, mesh, empirical, **kwargs):
         Problem.__init__(self, mesh)
         self.empirical = empirical
@@ -92,12 +91,9 @@ class RichardsProblem(Problem):
         Hs = range(self.numIts+1)
         Hs[0] = self.initialConditions
         for ii in range(self.numIts):
-            hn = Hs[ii]
-            hn1 = self.rootFinder.root(lambda hn1: self.getResidual(hn,hn1), hn)
-            Hs[ii+1] = hn1
+            Hs[ii+1] = self.rootFinder.root(lambda hn1: self.getResidual(Hs[ii],hn1), Hs[ii])
         return Hs
 
-
     def diagsJacobian(self, hn, hn1):
 
         DIV  = self.mesh.faceDiv
diff --git a/SimPEG/tests/test_Richards.py b/SimPEG/tests/test_Richards.py
index e64d2759..86f1a7e7 100644
--- a/SimPEG/tests/test_Richards.py
+++ b/SimPEG/tests/test_Richards.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class RichardsTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(passed,True)
 
     def test_Adjoint_PressureHead(self):
-        # self.prob.dataType = 'pressureHead'
+        self.prob.dataType = 'pressureHead'
         Ks = self.Ks
         v = np.random.rand(self.prob.P.shape[0])
         z = np.random.rand(self.M.nC)
diff --git a/SimPEG/tests/test_forward_DCproblem.py b/SimPEG/tests/test_forward_DCproblem.py
index c6e6f9c2..847d1055 100644
--- a/SimPEG/tests/test_forward_DCproblem.py
+++ b/SimPEG/tests/test_forward_DCproblem.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import numpy as np
 import unittest
 from SimPEG.mesh import TensorMesh
 from SimPEG.utils import ModelBuilder, sdiag
-from SimPEG.forward import Problem, SyntheticProblem
+from SimPEG.forward import Problem
 from SimPEG.forward.DCProblem import *
 from TestUtils import checkDerivative
 from scipy.sparse.linalg import dsolve
@@ -40,18 +40,13 @@ class DCProblemTests(unittest.TestCase):
         P = Q.T
 
         # Create some data
-        class syntheticDCProblem(DCProblem, SyntheticProblem):
-            pass
 
-        synthetic = syntheticDCProblem(mesh);
-        synthetic.P = P
-        synthetic.RHS = q
-        dobs, Wd = synthetic.createData(mSynth, std=0.05)
-
-        # Now set up the problem to do some minimization
         problem = DCProblem(mesh)
         problem.P = P
         problem.RHS = q
+        dobs, Wd = problem.createSyntheticData(mSynth, std=0.05)
+
+        # Now set up the problem to do some minimization
         problem.W = Wd
         problem.dobs = dobs
         problem.std = dobs*0 + 0.05