diff --git a/docs/source/configure.rst b/docs/source/configure.rst
index 284297459d..4b1409fcdd 100644
--- a/docs/source/configure.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configure.rst
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ The global-workflow configs contain switches that change how the system runs. Ma
 | QUILTING       | Use I/O quilting             | .true.        | NO          | If .true. choose OUTPUT_GRID as cubed_sphere_grid |
 |                |                              |               |             | in netcdf or gaussian_grid                        |
 +----------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| RETRO          | Use retrospective parallel   | NO            | NO          | Default of NO will tell getic job to pull from    |
-|                | for ICs                      |               |             | production tapes.                                 |
-+----------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
 | WAFSF          | Run jobs to produce WAFS     | NO            | YES         | downstream processing, ops only                   |
 |                | products                     |               |             |                                                   |
 +----------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/docs/source/init.rst b/docs/source/init.rst
index 558f2a0fa2..5c9c811052 100644
--- a/docs/source/init.rst
+++ b/docs/source/init.rst
@@ -261,9 +261,7 @@ Coupled initial conditions are currently only generated offline and copied prior
 Forecast-only mode (atm-only)
 -----------------------------
 
-Forecast-only mode in global workflow includes ``getic`` and ``init`` jobs for the gfs suite. The ``getic`` job pulls inputs for ``chgres_cube`` (init job) or warm start ICs into your ``ROTDIR/COMROT``. The ``init`` job then ingests those files to produce initial conditions for your experiment. 
-
-Users on machines without HPSS access (e.g. Orion) need to perform the ``getic`` step manually and stage inputs for the ``init`` job. The table below lists the needed files for ``init`` and where to place them in your ``ROTDIR``.
+The table below lists the needed initial condition files from past GFS versions to be used by the UFS_UTILS gdas_init utility. The utility will pull these files for you. See the next section (Manual Generation) for how to run the UFS_UTILS gdas_init utility and create initial conditions for your experiment.
 
 Note for table: yyyy=year; mm=month; dd=day; hh=cycle
 
diff --git a/env/HERA.env b/env/HERA.env
index d2d4223455..4c11ad3fc3 100755
--- a/env/HERA.env
+++ b/env/HERA.env
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "epos" ]]; then
     [[ ${NTHREADS_EPOS} -gt ${nth_max} ]] && export NTHREADS_EPOS=${nth_max}
     export APRUN_EPOS="${launcher} -n ${npe_epos}"
 
-elif [[ "${step}" = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export APRUN="${launcher} -n ${npe_init}"
-
 elif [[ "${step}" = "postsnd" ]]; then
 
     export CFP_MP="YES"
diff --git a/env/JET.env b/env/JET.env
index 11533cb787..8c296d315a 100755
--- a/env/JET.env
+++ b/env/JET.env
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "epos" ]]; then
     [[ ${NTHREADS_EPOS} -gt ${nth_max} ]] && export NTHREADS_EPOS=${nth_max}
     export APRUN_EPOS="${launcher} -n ${npe_epos}"
 
-elif [[ "${step}" = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export APRUN="${launcher} -n ${npe_init}"
-
 elif [[ "${step}" = "postsnd" ]]; then
 
     export CFP_MP="YES"
diff --git a/env/ORION.env b/env/ORION.env
index 466a115b90..332b1ca42b 100755
--- a/env/ORION.env
+++ b/env/ORION.env
@@ -260,10 +260,6 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "epos" ]]; then
     [[ ${NTHREADS_EPOS} -gt ${nth_max} ]] && export NTHREADS_EPOS=${nth_max}
     export APRUN_EPOS="${launcher} -n ${npe_epos}"
 
-elif [[ "${step}" = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export APRUN="${launcher} -n ${npe_init}"
-
 elif [[ "${step}" = "postsnd" ]]; then
 
     export CFP_MP="YES"
diff --git a/env/S4.env b/env/S4.env
index fef8ac562f..68f4e0c468 100755
--- a/env/S4.env
+++ b/env/S4.env
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "epos" ]]; then
     [[ ${NTHREADS_EPOS} -gt ${nth_max} ]] && export NTHREADS_EPOS=${nth_max}
     export APRUN_EPOS="${launcher} -n ${npe_epos}"
 
-elif [[ "${step}" = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export APRUN="${launcher} -n ${npe_init}"
-
 elif [[ "${step}" = "postsnd" ]]; then
 
     export CFP_MP="YES"
diff --git a/env/WCOSS2.env b/env/WCOSS2.env
index 6d4acf5d19..d69f031016 100755
--- a/env/WCOSS2.env
+++ b/env/WCOSS2.env
@@ -249,10 +249,6 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "epos" ]]; then
     [[ ${NTHREADS_EPOS} -gt ${nth_max} ]] && export NTHREADS_EPOS=${nth_max}
     export APRUN_EPOS="${launcher} -n ${npe_epos} -ppn ${npe_node_epos} --cpu-bind depth --depth ${NTHREADS_EPOS}"
 
-elif [[ "${step}" = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export APRUN="${launcher}"
-
 elif [[ "${step}" = "postsnd" ]]; then
 
     export MPICH_MPIIO_HINTS_DISPLAY=1
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/coupled_ic.sh b/jobs/rocoto/coupled_ic.sh
index bedb7e5272..ca2cfc82af 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/coupled_ic.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/coupled_ic.sh
@@ -44,17 +44,14 @@ error_message(){
     echo "FATAL ERROR: Unable to copy ${1} to ${2} (Error code ${3})"
 }
 
-YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com -rx COM_ATMOS_INPUT COM_ICE_RESTART COM_WAVE_RESTART
-YMD=${gPDY} HH=${gcyc} generate_com -rx COM_OCEAN_RESTART
-
 ###############################################################
 # Start staging
 
 # Stage the FV3 initial conditions to ROTDIR (cold start)
-ATMdir="${COM_ATMOS_INPUT}"
-[[ ! -d "${ATMdir}" ]] && mkdir -p "${ATMdir}"
+YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com -r COM_ATMOS_INPUT
+[[ ! -d "${COM_ATMOS_INPUT}" ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_ATMOS_INPUT}"
 source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_ATMIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/${CDUMP}/${CASE}/INPUT/gfs_ctrl.nc"
-target="${ATMdir}/gfs_ctrl.nc"
+target="${COM_ATMOS_INPUT}/gfs_ctrl.nc"
 ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
 rc=$?
 [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ err=$((err + rc))
 for ftype in gfs_data sfc_data; do
   for tt in $(seq 1 6); do
     source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_ATMIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/${CDUMP}/${CASE}/INPUT/${ftype}.tile${tt}.nc"
-    target="${ATMdir}/${ftype}.tile${tt}.nc"
+    target="${COM_ATMOS_INPUT}/${ftype}.tile${tt}.nc"
     ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
     rc=$?
     [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
@@ -71,52 +68,56 @@ for ftype in gfs_data sfc_data; do
 done
 
 # Stage ocean initial conditions to ROTDIR (warm start)
-OCNdir="${COM_OCEAN_RESTART}"
-[[ ! -d "${OCNdir}" ]] && mkdir -p "${OCNdir}"
-source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_OCNIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ocn/${OCNRES}/MOM.res.nc"
-target="${OCNdir}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.MOM.res.nc"
-${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
-rc=$?
-[[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
-err=$((err + rc))
-case $OCNRES in
-  "025")
-    for nn in $(seq 1 4); do
-      source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_OCNIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ocn/${OCNRES}/MOM.res_${nn}.nc"
-      if [[ -f "${source}" ]]; then
-        target="${OCNdir}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.MOM.res_${nn}.nc"
-        ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
-        rc=$?
-        [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
-        err=$((err + rc))
-      fi
-    done
-  ;;
-  *)
-    echo "FATAL ERROR: Unsupported ocean resolution ${OCNRES}"
-    rc=1
-    err=$((err + rc))
-  ;;
-esac
+if [[ "${DO_OCN:-}" = "YES" ]]; then
+  YMD=${gPDY} HH=${gcyc} generate_com -r COM_OCEAN_RESTART
+  [[ ! -d "${COM_OCEAN_RESTART}" ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_OCEAN_RESTART}"
+  source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_OCNIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ocn/${OCNRES}/MOM.res.nc"
+  target="${COM_OCEAN_RESTART}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.MOM.res.nc"
+  ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
+  rc=$?
+  [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
+  err=$((err + rc))
+  case "${OCNRES}" in
+    "025")
+      for nn in $(seq 1 4); do
+        source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_OCNIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ocn/${OCNRES}/MOM.res_${nn}.nc"
+        if [[ -f "${source}" ]]; then
+          target="${COM_OCEAN_RESTART}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.MOM.res_${nn}.nc"
+          ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
+          rc=$?
+          [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
+          err=$((err + rc))
+        fi
+      done
+    ;;
+    *)
+      echo "FATAL ERROR: Unsupported ocean resolution ${OCNRES}"
+      rc=1
+      err=$((err + rc))
+    ;;
+  esac
+fi
 
 # Stage ice initial conditions to ROTDIR (cold start as these are SIS2 generated)
-ICEdir="${COM_ICE_RESTART}"
-[[ ! -d "${ICEdir}" ]] && mkdir -p "${ICEdir}"
-ICERESdec=$(echo "${ICERES}" | awk '{printf "%0.2f", $1/100}')
-source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_ICEIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ice/${ICERES}/cice5_model_${ICERESdec}.res_${PDY}${cyc}.nc"
-target="${ICEdir}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.cice_model.res.nc"
-${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
-rc=$?
-[[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
-err=$((err + rc))
+if [[ "${DO_ICE:-}" = "YES" ]]; then
+  YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com -r COM_ICE_RESTART
+  [[ ! -d "${COM_ICE_RESTART}" ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_ICE_RESTART}"
+  ICERESdec=$(echo "${ICERES}" | awk '{printf "%0.2f", $1/100}')
+  source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_ICEIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/ice/${ICERES}/cice5_model_${ICERESdec}.res_${PDY}${cyc}.nc"
+  target="${COM_ICE_RESTART}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.cice_model.res.nc"
+  ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
+  rc=$?
+  [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
+  err=$((err + rc))
+fi
 
 # Stage the WW3 initial conditions to ROTDIR (warm start; TODO: these should be placed in $RUN.$gPDY/$gcyc)
-if [[ "${DO_WAVE}" = "YES" ]]; then
-  WAVdir="${COM_WAVE_RESTART}"
-  [[ ! -d "${WAVdir}" ]] && mkdir -p "${WAVdir}"
+if [[ "${DO_WAVE:-}" = "YES" ]]; then
+  YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com -r COM_WAVE_RESTART
+  [[ ! -d "${COM_WAVE_RESTART}" ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_WAVE_RESTART}"
   for grdID in ${waveGRD}; do  # TODO: check if this is a bash array; if so adjust
     source="${BASE_CPLIC}/${CPL_WAVIC}/${PDY}${cyc}/wav/${grdID}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.restart.${grdID}"
-    target="${WAVdir}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.restart.${grdID}"
+    target="${COM_WAVE_RESTART}/${PDY}.${cyc}0000.restart.${grdID}"
     ${NCP} "${source}" "${target}"
     rc=$?
     [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] && error_message "${source}" "${target}" "${rc}"
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/getic.sh b/jobs/rocoto/getic.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f7f03f73ca..0000000000
--- a/jobs/rocoto/getic.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-
-source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/preamble.sh"
-
-###############################################################
-## Abstract:
-## Get GFS intitial conditions
-## RUN_ENVIR : runtime environment (emc | nco)
-## HOMEgfs   : /full/path/to/workflow
-## EXPDIR : /full/path/to/config/files
-## CDATE  : current date (YYYYMMDDHH)
-## CDUMP  : cycle name (gdas / gfs)
-## PDY    : current date (YYYYMMDD)
-## cyc    : current cycle (HH)
-###############################################################
-
-###############################################################
-# Source FV3GFS workflow modules
-. "${HOMEgfs}/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh"
-status=$?
-[[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-###############################################################
-# Source relevant configs
-configs="base getic init"
-for config in ${configs}; do
-    . "${EXPDIR}/config.${config}"
-    status=$?
-    [[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-done
-
-###############################################################
-# Source machine runtime environment
-. ${BASE_ENV}/${machine}.env getic
-status=$?
-[[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-###############################################################
-# Set script and dependency variables
-
-export yy="$(echo ${CDATE} | cut -c1-4)"
-export mm="$(echo ${CDATE} | cut -c5-6)"
-export dd="$(echo ${CDATE} | cut -c7-8)"
-export hh="${cyc:-$(echo ${CDATE} | cut -c9-10)}"
-export GDATE="$(${NDATE} -${assim_freq:-"06"} ${CDATE})"
-export gyy="$(echo ${GDATE} | cut -c1-4)"
-export gmm="$(echo ${GDATE} | cut -c5-6)"
-export gdd="$(echo ${GDATE} | cut -c7-8)"
-export ghh="$(echo ${GDATE} | cut -c9-10)"
-
-export DATA=${DATA:-${DATAROOT}/getic}
-export EXTRACT_DIR=${DATA:-${EXTRACT_DIR}}
-export PRODHPSSDIR=${PRODHPSSDIR:-/NCEPPROD/hpssprod/runhistory}
-export COMPONENT="atmos"
-export gfs_ver=${gfs_ver:-"v16"}
-export OPS_RES=${OPS_RES:-"C768"}
-export GETICSH=${GETICSH:-${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_v16.data.sh}
-
-# Create ROTDIR/EXTRACT_DIR
-if [[ ! -d ${ROTDIR} ]]; then mkdir -p "${ROTDIR}" ; fi
-if [[ ! -d ${EXTRACT_DIR} ]]; then mkdir -p "${EXTRACT_DIR}" ; fi
-cd "${EXTRACT_DIR}"
-
-# Check version, cold/warm start, and resolution
-if [[ ${gfs_ver} = "v16" && ${EXP_WARM_START} = ".true." && ${CASE} = ${OPS_RES} ]]; then # Pull warm start ICs - no chgres
-
-  # Pull RESTART files off HPSS
-  if [[ ${RETRO:-"NO"} = "YES" ]]; then # Retrospective parallel input
-
-    # Pull prior cycle restart files
-    htar -xvf ${HPSSDIR}/${GDATE}/gdas_restartb.tar
-    status=$?
-    [[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-    # Pull current cycle restart files
-    htar -xvf ${HPSSDIR}/${CDATE}/gfs_restarta.tar
-    status=$?
-    [[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-    # Pull IAU increment files
-    htar -xvf ${HPSSDIR}/${CDATE}/gfs_netcdfa.tar
-    status=$?
-    [[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-  else # Opertional input - warm starts
-
-    cd "${ROTDIR}"
-    # Pull CDATE gfs restart tarball
-    htar -xvf ${PRODHPSSDIR}/rh${yy}/${yy}${mm}/${yy}${mm}${dd}/com_gfs_prod_gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}_${hh}.gfs_restart.tar
-    # Pull GDATE gdas restart tarball
-    htar -xvf ${PRODHPSSDIR}/rh${gyy}/${gyy}${gmm}/${gyy}${gmm}${gdd}/com_gfs_prod_gdas.${gyy}${gmm}${gdd}_${ghh}.gdas_restart.tar
-  fi
-
-else # Pull chgres cube inputs for cold start IC generation
-
-  # Run UFS_UTILS GETICSH
-  sh ${GETICSH} ${CDUMP}
-  status=$?
-  [[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
-
-fi
-
-# Move extracted data to ROTDIR
-if [[ -d ${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT} ]]; then
-  rm -rf "${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}"
-fi
-mkdir -p "${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}"
-
-if [ ${gfs_ver} = v16 -a ${RETRO} = "YES" ]; then
-  mv ${EXTRACT_DIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/* ${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}
-else
-  mv ${EXTRACT_DIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/* ${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}
-fi
-
-# Pull pgbanl file for verification/archival - v14+
-if [ ${gfs_ver} = v14 -o ${gfs_ver} = v15 -o ${gfs_ver} = v16 ]; then
-  for grid in 0p25 0p50 1p00
-  do
-    file=gfs.t${hh}z.pgrb2.${grid}.anl
-
-    if [[ ${gfs_ver} = v14 ]]; then # v14 production source
-
-      cd "${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}"
-      export tarball="gpfs_hps_nco_ops_com_gfs_prod_gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}${hh}.pgrb2_${grid}.tar"
-      htar -xvf ${PRODHPSSDIR}/rh${yy}/${yy}${mm}/${yy}${mm}${dd}/${tarball} ./${file}
-
-    elif [[ ${gfs_ver} = v15 ]]; then # v15 production source
-
-      cd "${EXTRACT_DIR}"
-      export tarball="com_gfs_prod_gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}_${hh}.gfs_pgrb2.tar"
-      htar -xvf ${PRODHPSSDIR}/rh${yy}/${yy}${mm}/${yy}${mm}${dd}/${tarball} ./${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${file}
-      mv ${EXTRACT_DIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${file} ${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}/${file}
-
-    elif [[ ${gfs_ver} = v16 ]]; then # v16 - determine RETRO or production source next
-
-      if [[ ${RETRO} = "YES" ]]; then # Retrospective parallel source
-
-        cd ${EXTRACT_DIR}
-        if [[ ${grid} = "0p25" ]]; then # anl file spread across multiple tarballs
-          export tarball="gfsa.tar"
-        elif [ ${grid} = "0p50" -o ${grid} = "1p00" ]; then
-          export tarball="gfsb.tar"
-        fi
-        htar -xvf ${HPSSDIR}/${yy}${mm}${dd}${hh}/${tarball} ./${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${file}
-        mv ${EXTRACT_DIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${file} ${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/${COMPONENT}/${file}
-
-      else # Production source
-
-        cd "${ROTDIR}"
-        export tarball="com_gfs_prod_gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}_${hh}.gfs_pgrb2.tar"
-        htar -xvf ${PRODHPSSDIR}/rh${yy}/${yy}${mm}/${yy}${mm}${dd}/${tarball} ./${CDUMP}.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/${file}
-
-      fi # RETRO vs production
-
-    fi # Version check
-  done # grid loop
-fi # v14-v16 pgrb anl file pull
-
-##########################################
-# Remove the Temporary working directory
-##########################################
-cd "${DATAROOT}"
-[[ ${KEEPDATA} = "NO" ]] && rm -rf "${DATA}"
-
-###############################################################
-# Exit out cleanly
-
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/init.sh b/jobs/rocoto/init.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0432750e72..0000000000
--- a/jobs/rocoto/init.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-
-source "$HOMEgfs/ush/preamble.sh"
-
-###############################################################
-## Abstract:
-## Get GFS intitial conditions
-## RUN_ENVIR : runtime environment (emc | nco)
-## HOMEgfs   : /full/path/to/workflow
-## EXPDIR : /full/path/to/config/files
-## CDATE  : current date (YYYYMMDDHH)
-## CDUMP  : cycle name (gdas / gfs)
-## PDY    : current date (YYYYMMDD)
-## cyc    : current cycle (HH)
-###############################################################
-
-###############################################################
-# Source FV3GFS workflow modules
-. $HOMEgfs/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh
-status=$?
-[[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
-
-###############################################################
-# Source relevant configs
-configs="base getic init"
-for config in $configs; do
-    . $EXPDIR/config.${config}
-    status=$?
-    [[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
-done
-
-###############################################################
-# Source machine runtime environment
-. $BASE_ENV/${machine}.env init
-status=$?
-[[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
-
-###############################################################
-# Set script and dependency variables
-
-export yy=$(echo $CDATE | cut -c1-4)
-export mm=$(echo $CDATE | cut -c5-6)
-export dd=$(echo $CDATE | cut -c7-8)
-export hh=${cyc:-$(echo $CDATE | cut -c9-10)}
-
-export DATA=${DATA:-${DATAROOT}/init}
-export EXTRACT_DIR=${EXTRACT_DIR:-$ROTDIR}
-export WORKDIR=${WORKDIR:-$DATA}
-export OUTDIR=${OUTDIR:-$ROTDIR}
-export COMPONENT="atmos"
-export gfs_ver=${gfs_ver:-"v16"}
-export OPS_RES=${OPS_RES:-"C768"}
-export RUNICSH=${RUNICSH:-${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_v16.chgres.sh}
-
-# Check if init is needed and run if so
-if [[ $gfs_ver = "v16" && $EXP_WARM_START = ".true." && $CASE = $OPS_RES ]]; then
-  echo "Detected v16 $OPS_RES warm starts, will not run init. Exiting..."
-  
-else
-  # Run chgres_cube
-  if [ ! -d $OUTDIR ]; then mkdir -p $OUTDIR ; fi
-  sh ${RUNICSH} ${CDUMP}
-  status=$?
-  [[ $status -ne 0 ]] && exit $status
-fi
-
-##########################################
-# Remove the Temporary working directory
-##########################################
-cd $DATAROOT
-[[ $KEEPDATA = "NO" ]] && rm -rf $DATA
-
-###############################################################
-# Exit out cleanly
-
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/parm/config/config.getic b/parm/config/config.getic
deleted file mode 100644
index 2771c14058..0000000000
--- a/parm/config/config.getic
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-
-########## config.getic ##########
-# Fetching GFS initial conditions specific
-
-echo "BEGIN: config.getic"
-
-# Get task specific resources
-. ${EXPDIR}/config.resources getic
-
-export RETRO="NO" # YES = Pull v16 inputs from retrospective parallels; NO = use operational inputs
-export gfs_ver="v16" # Default = v16
-export OPS_RES=${OPS_RES:-"C768"} # Operational resolution
-
-export UFS_DIR=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/ufs_utils.fd
-export GDASINIT_DIR=${UFS_DIR}/util/gdas_init
-
-export PRODHPSSDIR=/NCEPPROD/hpssprod/runhistory
-export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_v16.data.sh
-
-if [[ ${RETRO:-"NO"} = "YES" ]]; then # Retrospective parallel input
-  export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_v16retro.data.sh
-  if [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2019060106" ]]; then
-    HPSSDIR=/NCEPDEV/emc-global/5year/emc.glopara/WCOSS_D/gfsv16/v16retro0e
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2019090100" ]]; then
-    HPSSDIR=/NCEPDEV/emc-global/5year/emc.glopara/WCOSS_D/gfsv16/v16retro1e
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2019101706" ]]; then
-    HPSSDIR=/NCEPDEV/emc-global/5year/emc.glopara/WCOSS_D/gfsv16/v16retro2e
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2020122200" ]]; then
-    HPSSDIR=/NCEPDEV/emc-global/5year/emc.glopara/WCOSS_D/gfsv16/v16rt2
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -le "2021032506" ]]; then
-    HPSSDIR=/NCEPDEV/emc-global/5year/emc.glopara/WCOSS_D/gfsv16/v16rt2n
-  else
-    set +x
-    echo NO DATA FOR "${PDY}${cyc}"
-    exit 3
-  fi
-elif [[ ${RETRO:-"NO"} = "NO" ]]; then # Operational input
-  # No ENKF data prior to 2012/05/21/00z
-  if [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2012052100" ]]; then
-    set +x
-    echo FATAL ERROR: SCRIPTS DO NOT SUPPORT OLD GFS DATA
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2016051000" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v12
-    export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_pre-v14.data.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2017072000" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v13
-    export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_pre-v14.data.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2019061200" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v14
-    export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_${gfs_ver}.data.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2021032100" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v15
-    export GETICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/get_${gfs_ver}.data.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2021032106" ]]; then
-    # The way the v16 switch over was done, there is no complete
-    # set of v16 or v15 data for 2021032100.  And although
-    # v16 was officially implemented 2021032212, the v16 prod
-    # tarballs were archived starting 2021032106.
-    set +x
-    echo FATAL ERROR: NO V15 OR V16 DATA FOR 2021032100
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo "END: config.getic"
diff --git a/parm/config/config.init b/parm/config/config.init
deleted file mode 100644
index 83f65c48d0..0000000000
--- a/parm/config/config.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-
-########## config.init ##########
-# Prepare initial conditions 
-
-echo "BEGIN: config.init"
-
-# Get task specific resources
-. $EXPDIR/config.resources init
-
-# Get task specific resources
-. $EXPDIR/config.getic
-
-export UFS_DIR=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/ufs_utils.fd
-export GDASINIT_DIR=${UFS_DIR}/util/gdas_init
-
-export CRES_HIRES=$CASE
-export CRES_ENKF=$CASE_ENKF
-export FRAC_ORO="yes"
-
-export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_v16.chgres.sh
-if [ "${RETRO:-"NO"}" = "YES" ] || [ "$CDUMP" = "gdas" ]; then
-  export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
-fi
-
-if [[ ${RETRO:-"NO"} = "NO" ]]; then # Operational input
-  # No ENKF data prior to 2012/05/21/00z
-  if [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2012052100" ]]; then
-    set +x
-    echo FATAL ERROR: SCRIPTS DO NOT SUPPORT OLD GFS DATA
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2016051000" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v12
-    export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2017072000" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v13
-    export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2019061200" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v14
-    export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_${gfs_ver}.chgres.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2021032100" ]]; then
-    export gfs_ver=v15
-    export RUNICSH=${GDASINIT_DIR}/run_${gfs_ver}.chgres.gfs.sh
-  elif [[ "${PDY}${cyc}" -lt "2021032106" ]]; then
-    # The way the v16 switch over was done, there is no complete
-    # set of v16 or v15 data for 2021032100.  And although
-    # v16 was officially implemented 2021032212, the v16 prod
-    # tarballs were archived starting 2021032106.
-    set +x
-    echo FATAL ERROR: NO V15 OR V16 DATA FOR 2021032100
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo "END: config.init"
diff --git a/parm/config/config.landanlprep b/parm/config/config.landanlprep
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/parm/config/config.resources b/parm/config/config.resources
index 3eb9c8535e..35a713e939 100644
--- a/parm/config/config.resources
+++ b/parm/config/config.resources
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input task argument to set resource variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "getic init coupled_ic aerosol_init"
+    echo "coupled_ic aerosol_init"
     echo "atmanlinit atmanlrun atmanlfinal"
     echo "atmensanlinit atmensanlrun atmensanlfinal"
     echo "landanlprep landanlinit landanlrun landanlfinal"
@@ -755,14 +755,6 @@ elif [[ ${step} = "echgres" ]]; then
       export memory_echgres="200GB"
     fi
 
-elif [[ ${step} = "init" ]]; then
-
-    export wtime_init="00:30:00"
-    export npe_init=24
-    export nth_init=1
-    export npe_node_init=6
-    export memory_init="70G"
-
 elif [[ ${step} = "init_chem" ]]; then
 
     export wtime_init_chem="00:30:00"
@@ -777,7 +769,7 @@ elif [[ ${step} = "mom6ic" ]]; then
     export npe_node_mom6ic=24
     export is_exclusive=True
 
-elif [[ ${step} = "arch" || ${step} = "earc" || ${step} = "getic" ]]; then
+elif [[ ${step} = "arch" || ${step} = "earc" ]]; then
 
     eval "export wtime_${step}='06:00:00'"
     eval "export npe_${step}=1"
diff --git a/workflow/applications.py b/workflow/applications.py
index 2f7a16ecab..0cc6831c0c 100644
--- a/workflow/applications.py
+++ b/workflow/applications.py
@@ -240,20 +240,11 @@ def _forecast_only_configs(self):
         Returns the config_files that are involved in the forecast-only app
         """
 
-        configs = ['fcst']
+        configs = ['coupled_ic', 'fcst', 'arch']
 
         if self.do_atm:
             configs += ['post', 'vrfy']
 
-        configs += ['arch']
-
-        if self.model_app in ['S2S', 'S2SW', 'S2SWA', 'NG-GODAS']:
-            configs += ['coupled_ic']
-        else:
-            configs += ['init']
-            if self.do_hpssarch:
-                configs += ['getic']
-
         if self.do_aero:
             configs += ['aerosol_init']
 
@@ -478,14 +469,7 @@ def _get_forecast_only_task_names(self):
         This is the place where that order is set.
         """
 
-        tasks = []
-
-        if self.model_app in ['S2S', 'S2SW', 'S2SWA', 'NG-GODAS']:
-            tasks += ['coupled_ic']
-        else:
-            if self.do_hpssarch:
-                tasks += ['getic']
-            tasks += ['init']
+        tasks = ['coupled_ic']
 
         if self.do_aero:
             tasks += ['aerosol_init']
diff --git a/workflow/ecflow_build.yml b/workflow/ecflow_build.yml
index ff51ef1741..4ca70da9a2 100644
--- a/workflow/ecflow_build.yml
+++ b/workflow/ecflow_build.yml
@@ -19,16 +19,9 @@ suites:
             tasks:
               jgfs_forecast:
                 triggers:
-                - task: jgfs_getic
                 - task: jgfs_atmos_post_f( 2,1 )
                 - task: jgfs_forecast
                   suite: fcstplus
-              jgfs_getic:
-                template: skip
-                events:
-                - test_event
-                edits:
-                  RUN: 'gfs'
             post:
               tasks:
                 jgfs_atmos_post_manager[ 1,2 ]:
@@ -66,5 +59,5 @@ suites:
         tasks:
           jgfs_forecast:
             triggers:
-            - task: jgfs_getic
+              - task: jgfs_getic  # TODO: Not sure about this, leave as is
               suite: fcstonly
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
index 09fcf403fd..d45c13bff7 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 
 class Tasks:
-    SERVICE_TASKS = ['arch', 'earc', 'getic']
-    VALID_TASKS = ['aerosol_init', 'coupled_ic', 'getic', 'init',
+    SERVICE_TASKS = ['arch', 'earc']
+    VALID_TASKS = ['aerosol_init', 'coupled_ic',
                    'prep', 'anal', 'sfcanl', 'analcalc', 'analdiag', 'gldas', 'arch',
                    'atmanlinit', 'atmanlrun', 'atmanlfinal',
                    'ocnanalprep', 'ocnanalbmat', 'ocnanalrun', 'ocnanalchkpt', 'ocnanalpost', 'ocnanalvrfy',
@@ -247,45 +247,6 @@ def coupled_ic(self):
 
         return task
 
-    def getic(self):
-
-        atm_input_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base['COM_ATMOS_INPUT_TMPL'])
-        atm_restart_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base['COM_ATMOS_RESTART_TMPL'])
-
-        deps = []
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': f'{atm_input_path}/sfc_data.tile6.nc'}
-        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': f'{atm_restart_path}/@Y@m@d.@H0000.sfcanl_data.tile6.nc'}
-        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='nor', dep=deps)
-
-        resources = self.get_resource('getic')
-        task = create_wf_task('getic', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies)
-
-        return task
-
-    def init(self):
-
-        atm_anl_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base["COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_TMPL"])
-        atm_restart_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base["COM_ATMOS_RESTART_TMPL"])
-
-        deps = []
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': f'{atm_anl_path}/gfs.t@Hz.atmanl.nc'}
-        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': f'{atm_restart_path}/@Y@m@d.@H0000.sfcanl_data.tile6.nc'}
-        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='or', dep=deps)
-
-        if self.app_config.do_hpssarch:
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}getic'}
-            dependencies.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='and', dep=dependencies)
-
-        resources = self.get_resource('init')
-        task = create_wf_task('init', resources, cdump=self.cdump, envar=self.envars, dependency=dependencies)
-
-        return task
-
     def prep(self):
 
         dump_suffix = self._base["DUMP_SUFFIX"]
@@ -737,29 +698,8 @@ def fcst(self):
     def _fcst_forecast_only(self):
         dependencies = []
 
-        deps = []
-        if self.app_config.do_atm:
-            atm_input_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base["COM_ATMOS_INPUT_TMPL"])
-            atm_restart_path = self._template_to_rocoto_cycstring(self._base["COM_ATMOS_RESTART_TMPL"])
-            data = f'{atm_input_path}/sfc_data.tile6.nc'
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            data = f'{atm_restart_path}/@Y@m@d.@H0000.sfcanl_data.tile6.nc'
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            dependencies.append(rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='or', dep=deps))
-
-        else:  # data-atmosphere
-            data = f'&ICSDIR;/@Y@m@d@H/datm/gefs.@Y@m.nc'  # GEFS forcing
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            data = '&ICSDIR;/@Y@m@d@H/ocn/MOM.res.nc'  # TODO - replace with actual ocean IC
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            data = '&ICSDIR;/@Y@m@d@H/ice/cice5_model.res.nc'  # TODO - replace with actual ice IC
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'data', 'data': data}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-            dependencies.append(rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='and', dep=deps))
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}coupled_ic'}
+        dependencies.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
 
         if self.app_config.do_wave and self.cdump in self.app_config.wave_cdumps:
             wave_job = 'waveprep' if self.app_config.model_app in ['ATMW'] else 'waveinit'
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
index 856cade2b9..99f1eaa83d 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_xml.py
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ def _get_cycledefs_forecast_only(self):
         if sdate <= edate:
             strings.append(f'\t<cycledef group="gfs_seq">{sdate.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")} {edate.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")} {interval}</cycledef>')
 
+        strings.append('')
+        strings.append('')
+
         return '\n'.join(strings)
 
     @staticmethod