diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 6c8984864a..065b8a26bc 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-Checks:          'clang-diagnostic-*,clang-analyzer-*,corecppguidelines-*,modernize-*,readability-*,-readability-magic-numbers,-readability-identifier-naming,-modernize-avoid-c-arrays,-modernize-use-trailing-return-type,-readability-named-parameter,-readability-implicit-bool-conversion,-readability-isolate-declaration,-readability-braces-around-statements,-readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,-modernize-use-emplace,-modernize-pass-by-value,-clang-analyzer-optin.cplusplus.VirtualCall,-clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker'
+Checks:          'clang-diagnostic-*,clang-analyzer-*,corecppguidelines-*,modernize-*,readability-*,-readability-magic-numbers,-readability-identifier-naming,-modernize-avoid-c-arrays,-modernize-use-trailing-return-type,-readability-named-parameter,-readability-implicit-bool-conversion,-readability-isolate-declaration,-readability-braces-around-statements,-readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,-modernize-pass-by-value,-clang-analyzer-optin.cplusplus.VirtualCall,-clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker'
 WarningsAsErrors: ''
 HeaderFilterRegex: '^((?!/amrex/Src/|/googletest/).)*$'
 AnalyzeTemporaryDtors: false
diff --git a/unit_tests/wind_energy/actuator/test_disk_uniform_ct.cpp b/unit_tests/wind_energy/actuator/test_disk_uniform_ct.cpp
index 7ae57f4a00..318ebf1563 100644
--- a/unit_tests/wind_energy/actuator/test_disk_uniform_ct.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/wind_energy/actuator/test_disk_uniform_ct.cpp
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ TEST_F(UniformCtTest, yawed_normal_is_opposite_expected_wind_dir)
     const vs::Vector west = vs::Vector::ihat();
 
     std::vector<std::pair<vs::Vector, amrex::Real>> couplets;
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(north, 0.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(south, 180.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(west, 270.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(east, 90.0));
+    couplets.emplace_back(north, 0.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(south, 180.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(west, 270.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(east, 90.0);
 
     amrex::ParmParse pp("Actuator.UniformCtDisk");
     act::utils::ActParser ap("Actuator.UniformCtDisk", "Actuator");
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ TEST_F(UniformCtTest, sample_yawed_normal_is_opposite_expected_wind_dir)
     const vs::Vector west = vs::Vector::ihat();
 
     std::vector<std::pair<vs::Vector, amrex::Real>> couplets;
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(north, 0.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(south, 180.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(west, 270.0));
-    couplets.push_back(std::make_pair(east, 90.0));
+    couplets.emplace_back(north, 0.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(south, 180.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(west, 270.0);
+    couplets.emplace_back(east, 90.0);
 
     amrex::ParmParse pp("Actuator.UniformCtDisk");
     act::utils::ActParser ap("Actuator.UniformCtDisk", "Actuator");