diff --git a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/README b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/README
index 6e5649619a..75be0c0afa 100644
--- a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/README
+++ b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/README
@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@ Getting the code
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 building the executable
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-> bash
-
-> module load intel
-> module load python
-> module load cmake
-> module use /glade/p/cesmdata/cseg/PROGS/modulefiles/esmfpkgs/intel/19.1.1/
-> module load esmf-8.3.0b13-ncdfio-mpt-O
-> module unload netcdf/4.8.1
-> module load netcdf-mpi/4.8.1
-> module load pnetcdf/1.12.2
-> module load pio/2.5.7
-> module list
 
 > cd tools/mksurfdata_esmf
 > rm -rf bld  # (or the contents of /bld) before rerunning CC=...