diff --git a/workflow/applications/applications.py b/workflow/applications/applications.py
index e517783291..620a79cf48 100644
--- a/workflow/applications/applications.py
+++ b/workflow/applications/applications.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def __init__(self, conf: Configuration) -> None:
         self.do_gempak = _base.get('DO_GEMPAK', False)
         self.do_awips = _base.get('DO_AWIPS', False)
         self.do_wafs = _base.get('WAFSF', False)
-        self.do_vrfy = _base.get('DO_VRFY', True)
         self.do_verfozn = _base.get('DO_VERFOZN', True)
         self.do_verfrad = _base.get('DO_VERFRAD', True)
         self.do_vminmon = _base.get('DO_VMINMON', True)
diff --git a/workflow/applications/gfs_cycled.py b/workflow/applications/gfs_cycled.py
index 3dc199c5ec..e3dc651409 100644
--- a/workflow/applications/gfs_cycled.py
+++ b/workflow/applications/gfs_cycled.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def _get_app_configs(self):
         if self.do_ocean:
             configs += ['ocnpost']
 
-        configs += ['sfcanl', 'analcalc', 'fcst', 'post', 'vrfy', 'arch', 'cleanup']
+        configs += ['sfcanl', 'analcalc', 'fcst', 'post', 'arch', 'cleanup']
 
         if self.do_hybvar:
             if self.do_jediatmens:
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ def get_task_names(self):
         gdas_gfs_common_tasks_after_fcst = ['postanl', 'post']
         # if self.do_ocean:  # TODO: uncomment when ocnpost is fixed in cycled mode
         #    gdas_gfs_common_tasks_after_fcst += ['ocnpost']
-        gdas_gfs_common_tasks_after_fcst += ['vrfy']
 
         gdas_gfs_common_cleanup_tasks = ['arch', 'cleanup']
 
diff --git a/workflow/applications/gfs_forecast_only.py b/workflow/applications/gfs_forecast_only.py
index a130baf6e9..c1141c8eb6 100644
--- a/workflow/applications/gfs_forecast_only.py
+++ b/workflow/applications/gfs_forecast_only.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def _get_app_configs(self):
         configs = ['stage_ic', 'fcst', 'arch', 'cleanup']
 
         if self.do_atm:
-            configs += ['post', 'vrfy']
+            configs += ['post']
 
         if self.do_aero:
             configs += ['aerosol_init']
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ def get_task_names(self):
         if self.do_ocean:
             tasks += ['ocnpost']
 
-        if self.do_atm:
-            tasks += ['vrfy']
-
         if self.do_atm and self.do_tracker:
             tasks += ['tracker']
 
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
index cde0c96771..e8b5ab4611 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
@@ -934,20 +934,6 @@ def genesis_fsu(self):
 
         return task
 
-    def vrfy(self):
-        deps = []
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.cdump}post'}
-        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps)
-
-        cycledef = 'gdas_half,gdas' if self.cdump in ['gdas'] else self.cdump
-
-        resources = self.get_resource('vrfy')
-        task = create_wf_task('vrfy', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies,
-                              cycledef=cycledef)
-
-        return task
-
     def fit2obs(self):
         deps = []
         dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.cdump}post'}
@@ -1022,9 +1008,6 @@ def arch(self):
         if self.cdump in ['gfs'] and self.app_config.do_genesis_fsu:
             dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}genesis_fsu'}
             deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        if self.app_config.do_vrfy:
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}vrfy'}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
         # Post job dependencies
         dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.cdump}post'}
         deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/tasks.py
index fd66ee2031..845fd35937 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/tasks.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Tasks:
                    'aeroanlinit', 'aeroanlrun', 'aeroanlfinal',
                    'preplandobs', 'landanl',
                    'fcst', 'post', 'ocnpost',
-                   'verfozn', 'verfrad', 'vminmon', 'vrfy', 'metp',
+                   'verfozn', 'verfrad', 'vminmon', 'metp',
                    'tracker', 'genesis', 'genesis_fsu',
                    'postsnd', 'awips', 'gempak',
                    'waveawipsbulls', 'waveawipsgridded', 'wavegempak', 'waveinit',