diff --git a/met/data/config/EnsembleStatConfig_default b/met/data/config/EnsembleStatConfig_default
index 9687446d3e..81c0c30c77 100644
--- a/met/data/config/EnsembleStatConfig_default
+++ b/met/data/config/EnsembleStatConfig_default
@@ -189,9 +189,8 @@ climo_stdev = {
 // May be set separately in each "obs.field" entry
 //
 climo_cdf = {
-   cdf_bins    = 1;
+   cdf_bins    = 10;
    center_bins = FALSE;
-   write_bins  = TRUE;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/met/scripts/config/EnsembleStatConfig b/met/scripts/config/EnsembleStatConfig
index 878af55ce5..506e5eea3b 100644
--- a/met/scripts/config/EnsembleStatConfig
+++ b/met/scripts/config/EnsembleStatConfig
@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ climo_stdev = {
 // May be set separately in each "obs.field" entry
 //
 climo_cdf = {
-   cdf_bins    = 1;
+   cdf_bins    = 10;
    center_bins = FALSE;
-   write_bins  = TRUE;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/test/config/EnsembleStatConfig_climo b/test/config/EnsembleStatConfig_climo
index 491412e1d4..1b9421f89a 100644
--- a/test/config/EnsembleStatConfig_climo
+++ b/test/config/EnsembleStatConfig_climo
@@ -117,9 +117,8 @@ climo_stdev = {
 // May be set separately in each "obs.field" entry
 //
 climo_cdf = {
-   cdf_bins    = 4;
+   cdf_bins    = 10;
    center_bins = FALSE;
-   write_bins  = TRUE;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////