diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/ExcessIceStreams/user_nl_clm b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/ExcessIceStreams/user_nl_clm
index aa2c9efa5b..f61ca32a79 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/ExcessIceStreams/user_nl_clm
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/ExcessIceStreams/user_nl_clm
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
  use_excess_ice = .true.
  use_excess_ice_streams = .true.
- excess_ice_coldstart_depth = 0.5
- excess_ice_coldstart_temp = -5.0