diff --git a/sorc/gfs_utils.fd b/sorc/gfs_utils.fd
index 6ddd1460d9..7a84c884d2 160000
--- a/sorc/gfs_utils.fd
+++ b/sorc/gfs_utils.fd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6ddd1460d9f7c292f04573ab2bdc988a05ed618b
+Subproject commit 7a84c884d210960bd9f59e6ae09c2e7f0e1e39b1
diff --git a/sorc/link_workflow.sh b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
index 39e2a7785f..21bc30faa4 100755
--- a/sorc/link_workflow.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ cd "${HOMEgfs}/ush" || exit 8
 for file in emcsfc_ice_blend.sh global_cycle_driver.sh emcsfc_snow.sh global_cycle.sh; do
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/ush/${file}" .
 done
-for file in finddate.sh make_ntc_bull.pl make_NTC_file.pl make_tif.sh month_name.sh ; do
+for file in make_ntc_bull.pl make_NTC_file.pl make_tif.sh month_name.sh ; do
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gfs_utils.fd/ush/${file}" .
 done
 
diff --git a/ush/syndat_getjtbul.sh b/ush/syndat_getjtbul.sh
index c17067ff72..a68187868a 100755
--- a/ush/syndat_getjtbul.sh
+++ b/ush/syndat_getjtbul.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ hour=$(echo $CDATE10 | cut -c9-10)
 echo $PDYm1
 pdym1=$PDYm1
 
-#pdym1=$(sh $utilscript/finddate.sh $pdy d-1)
-
 echo " " >> $pgmout
 echo "Entering sub-shell syndat_getjtbul.sh to recover JTWC Bulletins" \
  >> $pgmout