diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gdas_f000_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gdas_f000_gif.sh
index cdf7659155..5d399f9124 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gdas_f000_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gdas_f000_gif.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
   set -x
 
   MAPAREA="normal"
@@ -488,8 +485,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
 fi
 
 
-
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f00_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f00_gif.sh
index 2a7cca5c9f..9eaac7c62e 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f00_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f00_gif.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
   set -x
 
   MAPAREA="normal"
@@ -596,7 +593,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
   ${USHgfs}/make_tif.sh
 fi 
 
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f12_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f12_gif.sh
index 611252a2e2..7005e96844 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f12_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f12_gif.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
   set -x
 
   MAPAREA="normal"
@@ -207,7 +204,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
 
 fi
 
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f24_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f24_gif.sh
index 53670a29bd..d5dc2f6868 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f24_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f24_gif.sh
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-
-
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
-
-
   set -x
 
 
@@ -224,8 +217,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
 
 fi
 
-
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f36_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f36_gif.sh
index e1999090c0..d219fbfc59 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f36_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f36_gif.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-
-
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
-
   set -x
 
 
@@ -223,9 +217,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
 
 fi
 
-
-
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f48_gif.sh b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f48_gif.sh
index 1e0ba532fd..95c4d6b932 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f48_gif.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gempak_gfs_f48_gif.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 #
 #########################################################################
 
-
-
-   msg=" Make GEMPAK GIFS utility"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
-
   set -x
 
 
@@ -223,9 +217,4 @@ if [ $SENDCOM = YES ]; then
 
 fi
 
-
-
-   msg=" GEMPAK_GIF ${fhr} hour completed normally"
-   postmsg "$jlogfile" "$msg"
-
    exit