diff --git a/scripts/fv3.j b/scripts/fv3.j
index f2e0ba6..7ff293b 100755
--- a/scripts/fv3.j
+++ b/scripts/fv3.j
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ endif
 #######################################################################
 
 setenv GEOSDIR @GEOSDIR
-setenv GEOSBIN @GEOSBIN
-setenv GEOSETC @GEOSETC
+setenv GEOSBIN ${GEOSDIR}/bin
+setenv GEOSETC ${GEOSDIR}/etc
 
 set TAG = `cat $GEOSETC/.FV3_VERSION`
 set RUN_CMD = "$GEOSBIN/esma_mpirun -np "
diff --git a/scripts/fv3_setup b/scripts/fv3_setup
index d326044..c8a5f53 100755
--- a/scripts/fv3_setup
+++ b/scripts/fv3_setup
@@ -637,15 +637,8 @@ echo $EXPDIRroot > $HOME/.EXPDIRroot
 #######################################################################
 
 set     GEOSDIR  = $GEOSDEF
-
-#
-# GEOSBIN does point to the bin/ directory in each
-#
 setenv GEOSSRC  ${GEOSDIR}
 setenv GEOSBIN  ${GEOSDIR}/bin
-setenv GEOSETC  ${GEOSDIR}/etc
-
-setenv GEOSUTIL ${GEOSSRC}
 
 #######################################################################
 #                    Check for Group ID Sponsor Code
@@ -831,10 +824,6 @@ s?@BATCH_OUTPUTNAME?$BATCH_OUTPUTNAME?g
 s?@BATCH_JOINOUTERR?$BATCH_JOINOUTERR?g
 s?@SITE?$SITE?g
 s?@GEOSDIR?$GEOSDIR?g
-s?@GEOSSRC?$GEOSSRC?g
-s?@GEOSBIN?$GEOSBIN?g
-s?@GEOSETC?$GEOSETC?g
-s?@GEOSUTIL?$GEOSUTIL?g
 s?@SINGULARITY_BUILD?$SINGULARITY_BUILD?g
 s?@NATIVE_BUILD?$NATIVE_BUILD?g
 s?@SINGULARITY_SANDBOX?$SINGULARITY_SANDBOX?g