diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
index ddb1b1ba90..44ed0a0030 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -385,9 +385,6 @@ export INCVARS_EFOLD="5"
 export netcdf_diag=".true."
 export binary_diag=".false."
 
-# Tracker/genesis package location
-export HOMEens_tracker=${BASE_GIT}/TC_tracker/${ens_tracker_ver:-}
-
 # Verification options
 export DO_METP="YES"         # Run METPLUS jobs - set METPLUS settings in config.metp
 export DO_FIT2OBS="YES"      # Run fit to observations package
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy b/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy
index 2a7fd12b6d..718abe3be5 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ########## config.tropcy ##########
 echo "BEGIN: config.tropcy"
 
-export COMINsyn=${COMINsyn:-$(compath.py "${envir}/com/gfs/${gfs_ver}")/syndat}
+# Tracker/genesis package location
+export HOMEens_tracker=${BASE_GIT}/TC_tracker/${ens_tracker_ver}
 
 export SENDCOM="YES" # Needed by tracker scripts still