diff --git a/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml b/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
index 8992a60e..ee25c64d 100644
--- a/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
+++ b/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ Global:
             The molecular value, ~1e-6 m2 s-1, may be used."
         datatype: real
         units: m2 s-1
-        value: 1.0E-04
+        value: 0.0
     MAXVEL:
         description: |
             "[m s-1] default = 3.0E+08
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ Global:
         value:
             $OCN_GRID == "tx0.25v1": 1.5E-05
             $OCN_GRID == "MISOMIP": 5.0E-05
-            else: 2.0E-05
+            else: 0.0
     KDML:
         description: |
             "[m2 s-1]
diff --git a/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json b/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
index 8cf99601..b1c99dbc 100644
--- a/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
+++ b/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
          "description": "\"[m2 s-1]\nThe background kinematic viscosity in the interior.\nThe molecular value, ~1e-6 m2 s-1, may be used.\"\n",
          "datatype": "real",
          "units": "m2 s-1",
-         "value": 0.0001
+         "value": 0.0
       },
       "MAXVEL": {
          "description": "\"[m s-1] default = 3.0E+08\nThe maximum velocity allowed before the velocity\ncomponents are truncated.\"\n",
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@
          "value": {
             "$OCN_GRID == \"tx0.25v1\"": 1.5e-05,
             "$OCN_GRID == \"MISOMIP\"": 5e-05,
-            "else": 2e-05
+            "else": 0.0
          }
       },
       "KDML": {