diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
index f68d7c88cc..1066627787 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ which prep_step
 which startmsg
 
 # File names
-export pgmout=${pgmout:-${jlogfile}}
 touch "${pgmout}"
 
 # Other variables
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
index ab1058711e..b6fd82dff2 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ fi
 echo " RADMON_NETCDF, netcdf_boolean = ${RADMON_NETCDF}, ${netcdf_boolean}"
 
 # File names
-pgmout=${pgmout:-${jlogfile}}
 touch "${pgmout}"
 
 # Other variables
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
index f1f97c247e..7aec48e2b3 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/preamble.sh"
 ####################################################################
 
 # File names
-pgmout=${pgmout:-${jlogfile}}
 touch "${pgmout}"
 
 # Other variables