diff --git a/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE b/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
index c0cfb8904a..401feba35f 100755
--- a/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
+++ b/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ for grid in "0p25" "0p50" "1p00"; do
        "COMIN_ATMOS_GRIB_${grid}:COM_ATMOS_GRIB_GRID_TMPL"
 done
 
-for grid in "1p00" "5p00"; do
-    YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} GRID=${grid} declare_from_tmpl -rx \
-       "COMIN_OCEAN_NETCDF_${grid}:COM_OCEAN_NETCDF_GRID_TMPL"
-done
 ###############################################################
 # Run archive script
 ###############################################################