diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
index 9ea4a30199..0cbe20f9c1 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 export wave_sys_ver=v1.0.0
 
 export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-export PARMwave="${HOMEgfs}/parm/wave"
 export USHwave="${HOMEgfs}/ush"
 
 # This config contains variables/parameters used in the fcst step
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.verfozn b/parm/config/gfs/config.verfozn
index 9eea0f25a3..df7d18012d 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.verfozn
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.verfozn
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.verfozn"
 export DO_DATA_RPT=1
 export OZN_AREA="glb"
 export OZNMON_SUFFIX=${NET}
-export PARMmonitor=${PARMgfs}/monitor
-export SATYPE_FILE=${PARMmonitor}/gdas_oznmon_satype.txt
+export SATYPE_FILE=${PARMgfs}/monitor/gdas_oznmon_satype.txt
 
 # Source the parm file
-. "${PARMmonitor}/gdas_oznmon.parm"
+. "${PARMgfs}/monitor/gdas_oznmon.parm"
 
 # Set up validation file
 if [[ ${VALIDATE_DATA} -eq 1 ]]; then
-   export ozn_val_file=${PARMmonitor}/gdas_oznmon_base.tar
+   export ozn_val_file=${PARMgfs}/monitor/gdas_oznmon_base.tar
 fi
 
 echo "END: config.verfozn"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.verfrad b/parm/config/gfs/config.verfrad
index dd65020180..506ce50b4f 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.verfrad
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.verfrad
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.verfrad"
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" verfrad
 
-export PARMmonitor=${PARMgfs}/monitor
-export satype_file=${PARMmonitor}/gdas_radmon_satype.txt
+export satype_file=${PARMgfs}/monitor/gdas_radmon_satype.txt
 
 # Source the parm file
-. "${PARMmonitor}/da_mon.parm"
+. "${PARMgfs}/monitor/da_mon.parm"
 
 # Other variables
 export RAD_AREA="glb"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.vminmon b/parm/config/gfs/config.vminmon
index 8929c36e0e..7c7d362161 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.vminmon
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.vminmon
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.vminmon"
 export MINMON_SUFFIX=${MINMON_SUFFIX:-${NET}}
 export CYCLE_INTERVAL=${assim_freq:-6}
 
-export PARMmonitor=${PARMgfs}/monitor
-export mm_gnormfile=${PARMmonitor}/${RUN}_minmon_gnorm.txt
-export mm_costfile=${PARMmonitor}/${RUN}_minmon_cost.txt
+export mm_gnormfile=${PARMgfs}/monitor/${RUN}_minmon_gnorm.txt
+export mm_costfile=${PARMgfs}/monitor/${RUN}_minmon_cost.txt
 
 echo "END: config.vminmon"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
index d64516208d..4e98e21456 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 export wave_sys_ver=v1.0.0
 
 export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-export PARMwave="${HOMEgfs}/parm/wave"
 export USHwave="${HOMEgfs}/ush"
 
 # This config contains variables/parameters used in the fcst step