diff --git a/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft.json b/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft.json
index 1213f1c8db..8fd1c9a1ce 100644
--- a/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft.json
+++ b/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
                                 "uses_forcing_file": false,
                                 "model_params": {
                                     "soil_moisture_wetting_fronts(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
-                                    "soil_thickness_layered(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
                                     "soil_depth_wetting_fronts(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
                                     "num_wetting_fronts(1,int,1,node)": 1.0,
                                     "Qb_topmodel(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
diff --git a/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft_cfe.json b/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft_cfe.json
index f9b0ce619b..ccca39bd48 100644
--- a/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft_cfe.json
+++ b/data/baseline/conus_bmi_multi_realization_config_w_sloth_noah_pet_smp_sft_cfe.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
                                 "uses_forcing_file": false,
                                 "model_params": {
                                     "soil_moisture_wetting_fronts(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
-                                    "soil_thickness_layered(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
                                     "soil_depth_wetting_fronts(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,
                                     "num_wetting_fronts(1,int,1,node)": 1.0,
                                     "Qb_topmodel(1,double,1,node)": 0.0,