diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
index 84b1433595..1a27f6810c 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.wave
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 # Parameters that are common to all wave model steps
 
 export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-export USHwave="${HOMEgfs}/ush"
 
 # 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 9733eabc19..70b9c58726 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.prep
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.prep
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export COMINsyn=${COMINsyn:-$(compath.py ${envir}/com/gfs/${gfs_ver})/syndat}
 
 export HOMERELO=$HOMEgfs
 export EXECRELO=${HOMERELO}/exec
-export USHRELO=${HOMERELO}/ush
 
 # Adjust observation error for GFS v16 parallels
 #
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
index 1cb81d1127..7e51ceb168 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.wave
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.wave"
 # Parameters that are common to all wave model steps
 
 export EXECwave="${HOMEgfs}/exec"
-export USHwave="${HOMEgfs}/ush"
 
 # This config contains variables/parameters used in the fcst step
 # Some others are also used across the workflow in wave component scripts