diff --git a/compass/ocean/tests/drying_slope/ramp/__init__.py b/compass/ocean/tests/drying_slope/ramp/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 793d83cfeb..0000000000
--- a/compass/ocean/tests/drying_slope/ramp/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-from compass.ocean.tests.drying_slope.forward import Forward
-from compass.ocean.tests.drying_slope.initial_state import InitialState
-from compass.ocean.tests.drying_slope.viz import Viz
-from compass.testcase import TestCase
-from compass.validate import compare_variables
-
-
-class Ramp(TestCase):
-    """
-    The drying_slope test case with ramped wetting-velocity factor
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    resolution : float
-        The resolution of the test case in km
-
-    coord_type : str
-        The type of vertical coordinate (``sigma``, ``single_layer``, etc.)
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, test_group, resolution, coord_type):
-        """
-        Create the test case
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        test_group : compass.ocean.tests.drying_slope.DryingSlope
-            The test group that this test case belongs to
-
-        resolution : float
-            The resolution of the test case in km
-
-        coord_type : str
-            The type of vertical coordinate (``sigma``, ``single_layer``)
-        """
-        name = 'ramp'
-
-        self.resolution = resolution
-        self.coord_type = coord_type
-        if resolution < 1.:
-            res_name = f'{int(resolution*1e3)}m'
-        else:
-            res_name = f'{int(resolution)}km'
-        subdir = f'{res_name}/{coord_type}/{name}'
-        super().__init__(test_group=test_group, name=name,
-                         subdir=subdir)
-        self.add_step(InitialState(test_case=self, resolution=resolution,
-                                   coord_type=coord_type))
-        if coord_type == 'single_layer':
-            forward_step = Forward(test_case=self, resolution=resolution,
-                                   ntasks=4, openmp_threads=1,
-                                   coord_type=coord_type)
-            damping_coeffs = None
-            forward_step.add_namelist_options(
-                {'config_zero_drying_velocity_ramp': ".true."})
-            self.add_step(forward_step)
-        else:
-            damping_coeffs = [0.0025, 0.01]
-            for damping_coeff in damping_coeffs:
-                forward_step = Forward(test_case=self, resolution=resolution,
-                                       ntasks=4, openmp_threads=1,
-                                       damping_coeff=damping_coeff,
-                                       coord_type=coord_type)
-                forward_step.add_namelist_options(
-                    {'config_zero_drying_velocity_ramp': ".true."})
-                self.add_step(forward_step)
-        self.damping_coeffs = damping_coeffs
-        self.add_step(Viz(test_case=self, damping_coeffs=damping_coeffs))
-
-    def validate(self):
-        """
-        Validate variables against a baseline
-        """
-        damping_coeffs = self.damping_coeffs
-        variables = ['layerThickness', 'normalVelocity']
-        if damping_coeffs is not None:
-            for damping_coeff in damping_coeffs:
-                compare_variables(test_case=self, variables=variables,
-                                  filename1=f'forward_{damping_coeff}/'
-                                            'output.nc')
-        else:
-            compare_variables(test_case=self, variables=variables,
-                              filename1='forward/output.nc')
diff --git a/docs/developers_guide/ocean/api.rst b/docs/developers_guide/ocean/api.rst
index ed22fb2b77..f7e029fb08 100644
--- a/docs/developers_guide/ocean/api.rst
+++ b/docs/developers_guide/ocean/api.rst
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ drying_slope
    loglaw.LogLaw.configure
    loglaw.LogLaw.validate
 
-   ramp.Ramp
-   ramp.Ramp.configure
-   ramp.Ramp.validate
-
    viz.Viz
    viz.Viz.run