diff --git a/components/clm/cimetest/testmods_dirs/clm/edNoFire/user_nl_clm b/components/clm/cimetest/testmods_dirs/clm/edNoFire/user_nl_clm
index 5c15d95828..05070adc21 100644
--- a/components/clm/cimetest/testmods_dirs/clm/edNoFire/user_nl_clm
+++ b/components/clm/cimetest/testmods_dirs/clm/edNoFire/user_nl_clm
@@ -1,13 +1,2 @@
-use_cn            = .false. 
 use_ed_spit_fire  = .false.
-use_vertsoilc     = .false.
-use_century_decomp = .false.
-finidat           = ''
-hist_mfilt        = 365
-hist_nhtfrq       = -24
-hist_empty_htapes = .true.
-hist_fincl1       = 'NPP','GPP','BTRAN','H2OSOI','TLAI','LITTER_IN','LITTER_OUT',
-   'STORVEGC','FIRE_AREA','SCORCH_HEIGHT','FIRE_INTENSITY','FIRE_TFC_ROS','fire_fuel_mef',
-   'fire_fuel_bulkd','fire_fuel_sav','FIRE_NESTEROV_INDEX','PFTbiomass',
-   'PFTleafbiomass','FIRE_ROS','WIND','TFC_ROS','DISPVEGC','AREA_TREES','AREA_PLANT'