diff --git a/ush/rocoto/ffGSDnoah.sh b/ush/rocoto/ffGSDnoah.sh
index 1e8d55238f..80af716bbb 100755
--- a/ush/rocoto/ffGSDnoah.sh
+++ b/ush/rocoto/ffGSDnoah.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,3 @@ RESDET=768               ## 96 192 384 768
 sed -i "s/fv3ic.sh/makefv3ic_link.sh/" $EXPDIR/$PSLOT/$PSLOT.xml
 # call jobs/rocoto/arch_gsd.sh for gfsarch task
 sed -i "s/arch.sh/arch_gsd.sh/" $EXPDIR/$PSLOT/$PSLOT.xml
-
-# use config.nsst_gsd values
-cp $GITDIR/parm/config/config.nsst_gsd $EXPDIR/$PSLOT/config.nsst
-
-