diff --git a/parm/soca/berror/saber_blocks.yaml b/parm/soca/berror/saber_blocks.yaml
index f2200624b..7957d3b50 100644
--- a/parm/soca/berror/saber_blocks.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/berror/saber_blocks.yaml
@@ -59,43 +59,43 @@ components:
 
   weight:
     value: 0.25
-- covariance:
-    covariance model: ensemble
-    members from template:
-      template:
-        read_from_file: 1
-        date: '{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}'
-        basename: ./static_ens/
-        ocn_filename: 'ocn.pert.steric.%mem%.nc'
-        ice_filename: 'ice.%mem%.nc'
-        state variables: [tocn, socn, ssh, uocn, vocn, cicen, hicen, hsnon]
-      pattern: '%mem%'
-      nmembers: ${ENS_SIZE}
-    localization:
-      localization method: SABER
-      saber central block:
-        saber block name: EXPLICIT_DIFFUSION
-        active variables: [tocn, socn, ssh]
-        geometry:
-          mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
-          fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
-        group mapping:
-        - name: ocean
-          variables: [tocn, socn, socn, ssh]
-        - name: ice
-          variables: [cicen]
-        read:
-          groups:
-          - name: ocean
-            horizontal:
-              filename: hz_ocean.nc
-          - name: ice
-            horizontal:
-              filename: hz_ice.nc
-
-  weight:
-    read_from_file: 3
-    basename: ./
-    ocn_filename: 'ocn.ens_weights.incr.{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}.nc'
-    ice_filename: 'ice.ens_weights.incr.{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}.nc'
-    date: '{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}'
+#- covariance:
+#    covariance model: ensemble
+#    members from template:
+#      template:
+#        read_from_file: 1
+#        date: '{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}'
+#        basename: ./static_ens/
+#        ocn_filename: 'ocn.pert.steric.%mem%.nc'
+#        ice_filename: 'ice.%mem%.nc'
+#        state variables: [tocn, socn, ssh, uocn, vocn, cicen, hicen, hsnon]
+#      pattern: '%mem%'
+#      nmembers: ${ENS_SIZE}
+#    localization:
+#      localization method: SABER
+#      saber central block:
+#        saber block name: EXPLICIT_DIFFUSION
+#        active variables: [tocn, socn, ssh]
+#        geometry:
+#          mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+#          fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+#        group mapping:
+#        - name: ocean
+#          variables: [tocn, socn, ssh, uocn, vocn]
+#        - name: ice
+#          variables: [cicen, hicen, hsnon]
+#        read:
+#          groups:
+#          - name: ocean
+#            horizontal:
+#              filename: hz_ocean.nc
+#          - name: ice
+#            horizontal:
+#              filename: hz_ice.nc
+#
+#  weight:
+#    read_from_file: 3
+#    basename: ./
+#    ocn_filename: 'ocn.ens_weights.incr.{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}.nc'
+#    ice_filename: 'ice.ens_weights.incr.{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}.nc'
+#    date: '{{ATM_WINDOW_MIDDLE}}'