diff --git a/ci/cases/sfs/C96mx100_S2S.yaml b/ci/cases/sfs/C96mx100_S2S.yaml
index 50ca93b954..6bdb9a4887 100644
--- a/ci/cases/sfs/C96mx100_S2S.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/sfs/C96mx100_S2S.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ arguments:
   resensatmos: 96
   resdetocean: 1
   start: 'cold'
-  gfs_cyc: 1
   nens: 10
   comroot: {{ 'RUNTESTS' | getenv }}/COMROOT
   expdir: {{ 'RUNTESTS' | getenv }}/EXPDIR