diff --git a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/conftest.py b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/conftest.py
index 83723c6e0..5941b1e4f 100644
--- a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/conftest.py
+++ b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/conftest.py
@@ -127,6 +127,5 @@ def behavior_ophys_experiment_fixture():
 
     experiment_id = 953443028
     experiment = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
-        experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False)
+        experiment_id)
     return experiment
diff --git a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_ophys_experiment.py b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_ophys_experiment.py
index 48028d718..779a6413a 100644
--- a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_ophys_experiment.py
+++ b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_ophys_experiment.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def test_nwb_end_to_end(tmpdir_factory):
 
     d1 = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         oeid,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
     nwbfile = d1.to_nwb()
     with NWBHDF5IO(nwb_filepath, "w") as nwb_file_writer:
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ def test_visbeh_ophys_data_set():
     data_set = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         ophys_experiment_id,
         exclude_invalid_rois=False,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
 
     # TODO: need to improve testing here:
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ def test_visbeh_ophys_data_set():
     behavior_session_id = BehaviorSessionId.from_lims(
         db=lims_db,
         ophys_experiment_id=ophys_experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
 
     # All sorts of assert relationships:
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ def test_visbeh_ophys_data_set():
         ForagingId.from_lims(
             behavior_session_id=behavior_session_id.value,
             lims_db=lims_db,
-            load_stimulus_movie=False
         ).value
         == data_set.metadata["behavior_session_uuid"]
     )
@@ -167,7 +163,6 @@ def test_legacy_dff_api():
     ophys_experiment_id = 792813858
     session = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         ophys_experiment_id=ophys_experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
 
     _, dff_array = session.get_dff_traces()
@@ -187,7 +182,6 @@ def test_legacy_dff_api():
 def test_stimulus_presentations_omitted(ophys_experiment_id, number_omitted):
     session = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         ophys_experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
     df = session.stimulus_presentations
     assert df["omitted"].sum() == number_omitted
@@ -198,7 +192,6 @@ def test_event_detection():
     ophys_experiment_id = 789359614
     session = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         ophys_experiment_id=ophys_experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
     events = session.events
 
@@ -229,7 +222,6 @@ def test_BehaviorOphysExperiment_property_data():
     ophys_experiment_id = 960410026
     dataset = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
         ophys_experiment_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
     )
 
     assert dataset.ophys_session_id == 959458018
diff --git a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_session.py b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_session.py
index 984440805..66b50172c 100644
--- a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_session.py
+++ b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_behavior_session.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ def test_nwb_end_to_end_session(
     tmpdir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
     nwb_path = tmpdir / f'session_{session_id}.nwb'
     session = BehaviorSession.from_lims(
-            behavior_session_id=session_id,
-            load_stimulus_movie=False)
+            behavior_session_id=session_id)
     nwb_file = session.to_nwb()
     with NWBHDF5IO(nwb_path, 'w') as nwb_file_writer:
         nwb_file_writer.write(nwb_file)
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ def test_behavior_session_equivalent_json_lims(session_data_fixture):
 
     behavior_session_id = session_data_fixture['behavior_session_id']
     lims_session = BehaviorSession.from_lims(
-        behavior_session_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False
+        behavior_session_id
     )
 
     assert sessions_are_equal(json_session, lims_session, reraise=True)
@@ -119,6 +117,5 @@ def test_eye_tracking_loaded_with_metadata_frame(self):
         sess_id = 1154034257
 
         sess = BehaviorSession.from_lims(behavior_session_id=sess_id,
-                                         lims_db=self.dbconn,
-                                         load_stimulus_movie=False)
+                                         lims_db=self.dbconn)
         assert not sess.eye_tracking.empty
diff --git a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_incomplete_data_objects.py b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_incomplete_data_objects.py
index df482be7b..c32a115a5 100644
--- a/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_incomplete_data_objects.py
+++ b/allensdk/test/brain_observatory/behavior/test_incomplete_data_objects.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def test_incomplete_eye_tracking_from_lims(
 
     incomplete_exp_id = 806456687
     incomplete_experiment = BehaviorOphysExperiment.from_lims(
-        incomplete_exp_id,
-        load_stimulus_movie=False)
+        incomplete_exp_id)
     complete = behavior_ophys_experiment_fixture.eye_tracking
     incomplete = incomplete_experiment.eye_tracking