diff --git a/MOM_input b/MOM_input
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@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ! This file was written by the model and records the non-default parameters used at run-time.
 
 ! === module MOM ===
-DIABATIC_FIRST = True           !   [Boolean] default = False
-                                ! If true, apply diabatic and thermodynamic processes, including buoyancy
-                                ! forcing and mass gain or loss, before stepping the dynamics forward.
 USE_REGRIDDING = True           !   [Boolean] default = False
                                 ! If True, use the ALE algorithm (regridding/remapping). If False, use the
                                 ! layered isopycnal algorithm.