diff --git a/tests/parm/datm_cdeps_configure.IN b/tests/parm/datm_cdeps_configure.IN
index 8a16417183..267dce2bd1 100644
--- a/tests/parm/datm_cdeps_configure.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/datm_cdeps_configure.IN
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ start_minute:            0
 start_second:            0
 nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 dt_atmos:                @[DT_ATMOS]
-calendar:                'julian'
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 nfhout:                  @[NFHOUT]
 nfhmax_hf:               -1
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure.IN
index 099e4e2d98..32f6cf7ded 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure.IN
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 
 dt_atmos:                @[DT_ATMOS]
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_fhout.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_fhout.IN
index 8fb5493018..8c4de33e45 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_fhout.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_fhout.IN
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ start_second:            0
 nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 
 dt_atmos:                @[DT_ATMOS]
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_hafs.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_hafs.IN
index 4ab33e554e..1a06e96e63 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_hafs.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_hafs.IN
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ start_minute:            0
 start_second:            0
 nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 dt_atmos:                @[DT_ATMOS]
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional.IN
index 3f321bc234..fca4d22831 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional.IN
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 
 dt_atmos:                225
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_3km.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_3km.IN
index d956cf80bb..fe049fd69d 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_3km.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_3km.IN
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 
 dt_atmos:                40
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_stoch.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_stoch.IN
index f1b51342e6..79329b130a 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_stoch.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_regional_stoch.IN
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 fhrot:                   @[FHROT]
 
 dt_atmos:                36
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
@@ -33,6 +32,6 @@ lon1:     -109.97410429
 lat1:     26.31459843
 dx:       3000.0
 dy:       3000.0
-                        
+
 output_fh:               @[OUTPUT_FH]
 nsout:                   -1
diff --git a/tests/parm/model_configure_rrfs_conus13km.IN b/tests/parm/model_configure_rrfs_conus13km.IN
index 800162c727..e757ef18dd 100644
--- a/tests/parm/model_configure_rrfs_conus13km.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/model_configure_rrfs_conus13km.IN
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ start_second:            0
 nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 
 dt_atmos:                @[DT_ATMOS]
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        @[RESTART_INTERVAL]
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ jmo:                     @[JMO]
 # Output frequency in hours until forecast hour "nfhmax_hf".
 #
 # nsout:
-# Output frequency in time steps (positive values override "nfhout" and 
+# Output frequency in time steps (positive values override "nfhout" and
 # "nfhout_hf").
 #
 nfhout:     1
diff --git a/tests/parm/stretched-nest-quilt-model_configure.IN b/tests/parm/stretched-nest-quilt-model_configure.IN
index fb32a88c06..9f1262c4e1 100644
--- a/tests/parm/stretched-nest-quilt-model_configure.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/stretched-nest-quilt-model_configure.IN
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ start_second:            0
 nhours_fcst:             @[FHMAX]
 
 dt_atmos:                450
-calendar:                'julian'
 restart_interval:        0
 output_1st_tstep_rst:    .false.