diff --git a/ush/rocoto/setup_expt.py b/ush/rocoto/setup_expt.py
index e379305319..82c737803e 100755
--- a/ush/rocoto/setup_expt.py
+++ b/ush/rocoto/setup_expt.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def edit_baseconfig():
       account = 'GFS-DEV'
       queue = 'dev'
       queue_arch = 'dev_transfer'
-      if partition is not None and partition in ['3p5']:
+      if partition in ['3p5']:
         queue = 'dev2'
         queue_arch = 'dev2_transfer'
     elif machine is 'WCOSS_C':
diff --git a/ush/rocoto/setup_expt_fcstonly.py b/ush/rocoto/setup_expt_fcstonly.py
index e5c3b96f2d..a55ab3a1e7 100755
--- a/ush/rocoto/setup_expt_fcstonly.py
+++ b/ush/rocoto/setup_expt_fcstonly.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def edit_baseconfig():
       account = 'GFS-DEV'
       queue = 'dev'
       queue_arch = 'dev_transfer'
-      if partition is not None and partition in ['3p5']:
+      if partition in ['3p5']:
         queue = 'dev2'
         queue_arch = 'dev2_transfer'
     elif machine is 'WCOSS_C':