diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/gefs/config.base.emc.dyn
index d6f3069baf..dc5d69c804 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -219,13 +219,7 @@ export gfs_cyc=@gfs_cyc@ # 0: no GFS cycle, 1: 00Z only, 2: 00Z and 12Z only, 4:
 # GFS output and frequency
 export FHMIN_GFS=0
 export FHMIN=${FHMIN_GFS}
-
-export FHMAX_GFS_00=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_06=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_12=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_18=120
-current_fhmax_var=FHMAX_GFS_${cyc}; declare -x FHMAX_GFS=${!current_fhmax_var}
-
+export FHMAX_GFS=120
 export FHOUT_GFS=6 # Must be 6 for S2S until #1629 is addressed; 3 for ops
 export FHMAX_HF_GFS=0
 export FHOUT_HF_GFS=1
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
index 3ac98c3963..4a86264ffc 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -256,13 +256,7 @@ export gfs_cyc=@gfs_cyc@ # 0: no GFS cycle, 1: 00Z only, 2: 00Z and 12Z only, 4:
 
 # GFS output and frequency
 export FHMIN_GFS=0
-
-export FHMAX_GFS_00=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_06=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_12=120
-export FHMAX_GFS_18=120
-current_fhmax_var=FHMAX_GFS_${cyc}; declare -x FHMAX_GFS=${!current_fhmax_var}
-
+export FHMAX_GFS=120
 export FHOUT_GFS=6 # Must be 6 for S2S until #1629 is addressed; 3 for ops
 export FHMAX_HF_GFS=0
 export FHOUT_HF_GFS=1