diff --git a/config_src/drivers/mct_cap/ocn_comp_mct.F90 b/config_src/drivers/mct_cap/ocn_comp_mct.F90
index 1872fff335..2f7deaa716 100644
--- a/config_src/drivers/mct_cap/ocn_comp_mct.F90
+++ b/config_src/drivers/mct_cap/ocn_comp_mct.F90
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ subroutine ocn_domain_mct( lsize, gsMap_ocn, dom_ocn)
   call mct_gGrid_importRattr(dom_ocn,"lat",data,lsize)
 
   k = 0
-  L2_to_rad2 = grid%US%L_to_m**2 / grid%Rad_Earth**2
+  L2_to_rad2 = 1.0 / grid%Rad_Earth_L**2
   do j = grid%jsc, grid%jec
     do i = grid%isc, grid%iec
       k = k + 1 ! Increment position within gindex
diff --git a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90 b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
index ee498f4184..857505867c 100644
--- a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
+++ b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ subroutine InitializeRealize(gcomp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
            k = k + 1 ! Increment position within gindex
            if (mask(k) /= 0) then
               mesh_areas(k) = dataPtr_mesh_areas(k)
-              model_areas(k) = ocean_grid%US%L_to_m**2 * ocean_grid%AreaT(i,j) / ocean_grid%Rad_Earth**2
+              model_areas(k) = ocean_grid%AreaT(i,j) / ocean_grid%Rad_Earth_L**2
               mod2med_areacor(k) = model_areas(k) / mesh_areas(k)
               med2mod_areacor(k) = mesh_areas(k) / model_areas(k)
            end if