diff --git a/src/data/registry.xml b/src/data/registry.xml
index de0c7439..daf04535 100644
--- a/src/data/registry.xml
+++ b/src/data/registry.xml
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
       <initial_value>zvir</initial_value>
     </variable>
     <variable local_name="cp_or_cv_dycore"
-              standard_name="enthalpy_or_internal_energy_scaling_factor_for_energy_consistency_tbd"
+              standard_name="specific_heat_for_air_used_in_dycore"
               units="J kg-1 K-1" type="real" kind="kind_phys"
               allocatable="allocatable">
       <long_name>Enthalpy or internal energy scaling factor for energy consistency</long_name>
diff --git a/src/dynamics/tests/dyn_tests_utils.meta b/src/dynamics/tests/dyn_tests_utils.meta
index d236ec6f..7bfcbf1c 100644
--- a/src/dynamics/tests/dyn_tests_utils.meta
+++ b/src/dynamics/tests/dyn_tests_utils.meta
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   name  = dyn_tests_utils
   type  = module
 [ vc_dycore ]
-  standard_name = vertical_coordinate_for_dynamical_core_tbd
+  standard_name = total_energy_formula_for_dycore
   units = 1
   type = integer
   dimensions = ()
 [ vc_physics ]
-  standard_name = vertical_coordinate_for_physics_tbd
+  standard_name = total_energy_formula_for_physics
   units = 1
   type = integer
   dimensions = ()