diff --git a/workflow/hosts/awspw.yaml b/workflow/hosts/awspw.yaml
index becb38e236..c683010e0e 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/awspw.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/awspw.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 BASE_GIT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/git' #TODO: This does not yet exist.
 DMPDIR: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/dump' # TODO: This does not yet exist.
 PACKAGEROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/nwpara' #TODO: This does not yet exist.
-COMROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com' #TODO: This does not yet exist.
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat' #TODO: This does not yet exist.
+COMINsyn: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat' #TODO: This does not yet exist.
 HOMEDIR: '/contrib/${USER}'
 STMP: '/lustre/${USER}/stmp2/'
 PTMP: '/lustre/${USER}/stmp4/'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/container.yaml b/workflow/hosts/container.yaml
index 879be0bf31..3fd3856679 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/container.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/container.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 BASE_GIT: ''
 DMPDIR: '/home/${USER}'
 PACKAGEROOT: ''
-COMROOT: ''
 COMINsyn: ''
 HOMEDIR: '/home/${USER}'
 STMP: '/home/${USER}'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/hera.yaml b/workflow/hosts/hera.yaml
index e44c0aece0..71d444ed00 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/hera.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/hera.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/${USER}'
 STMP: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/stmp2/${USER}'
 PTMP: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/stmp4/${USER}'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/hercules.yaml b/workflow/hosts/hercules.yaml
index e977091ba6..58a9589f2f 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/hercules.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/hercules.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/work/noaa/rstprod/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/work/noaa/global/${USER}'
 STMP: '/work/noaa/stmp/${USER}'
 PTMP: '/work/noaa/stmp/${USER}'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/jet.yaml b/workflow/hosts/jet.yaml
index 313ce38dc2..00c89b60a1 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/jet.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/jet.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/mnt/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/${USER}'
 STMP: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/${USER}/stmp'
 PTMP: '/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/${USER}/ptmp'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/orion.yaml b/workflow/hosts/orion.yaml
index 459aee7cf6..4c08a878dc 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/orion.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/orion.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/work/noaa/rstprod/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/work/noaa/global/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/work/noaa/global/${USER}'
 STMP: '/work/noaa/stmp/${USER}'
 PTMP: '/work/noaa/stmp/${USER}'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/s4.yaml b/workflow/hosts/s4.yaml
index 01b28c1e6b..52a9f7a365 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/s4.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/s4.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/data/prod/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/data/prod/glopara/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/data/prod/glopara/coupled_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/data/prod/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/data/prod/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/data/prod/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/data/users/${USER}'
 STMP: '/scratch/users/${USER}'
 PTMP: '/scratch/users/${USER}'
diff --git a/workflow/hosts/wcoss2.yaml b/workflow/hosts/wcoss2.yaml
index 04a5949b2e..cfb141061c 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/wcoss2.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/wcoss2.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/lfs/h2/emc/global/save/emc.global/git'
 DMPDIR: '/lfs/h2/emc/dump/noscrub/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/lfs/h2/emc/global/noscrub/emc.global/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '${PACKAGEROOT:-"/lfs/h1/ops/prod/packages"}'
-COMROOT: '${COMROOT:-"/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com"}'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/v16.3/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/gfs/v16.3/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/lfs/h2/emc/global/noscrub/${USER}'
 STMP: '/lfs/h2/emc/stmp/${USER}'
 PTMP: '/lfs/h2/emc/ptmp/${USER}'