diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
index 1a27f6810c..7298b12aec 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 
 # Parameters that are common to all wave model steps
-
-export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-
 # This config contains variables/parameters used in the fcst step
 # Some others are also used across the workflow in wave component scripts
 
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.prep b/parm/config/gfs/config.prep
index 70b9c58726..9b50a3916a 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.prep
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.prep
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export COMINtcvital=${COMINtcvital:-${DMPDIR}/${CDUMP}.${PDY}/${cyc}/atmos}
 export COMINsyn=${COMINsyn:-$(compath.py ${envir}/com/gfs/${gfs_ver})/syndat}
 
 export HOMERELO=$HOMEgfs
-export EXECRELO=${HOMERELO}/exec
 
 # Adjust observation error for GFS v16 parallels
 #
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
index 7e51ceb168..6fbce69996 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 
 # Parameters that are common to all wave model steps
-
-export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-
 # This config contains variables/parameters used in the fcst step
 # Some others are also used across the workflow in wave component scripts