diff --git a/sorc/link_fixdirs.sh b/sorc/link_fixdirs.sh
index c0463a0bd..a35c00765 100755
--- a/sorc/link_fixdirs.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_fixdirs.sh
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ machine=${2}
 if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
     set +x
     echo '***ERROR*** must specify two arguements: (1) RUN_ENVIR, (2) machine'
-    echo ' Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | cray | dell | hera  | jet | orion )'
+    echo ' Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | hera  | jet | orion )'
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ $RUN_ENVIR != emc -a $RUN_ENVIR != nco ]; then
     set +x
     echo '***ERROR*** unsupported run environment'
-    echo 'Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | cray | dell | hera | jet | orion )'
+    echo 'Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | hera | jet | orion )'
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ $machine != cray -a $machine != hera -a $machine != dell -a $machine != jet -a $machine != orion -a $machine != wcoss2 ]; then
+if [ $machine != hera -a $machine != jet -a $machine != orion -a $machine != wcoss2 ]; then
     set +x
     echo '***ERROR*** unsupported machine'
-    echo 'Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | cray | dell | hera | jet | orion )'
+    echo 'Syntax: link_fv3gfs.sh ( nco | emc ) ( wcoss2 | hera | jet | orion )'
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -35,18 +35,14 @@ pwd=$(pwd -P)
 #------------------------------
 #--model fix fields
 #------------------------------
-if [ $machine == "cray" ]; then
-    FIX_DIR="/gpfs/hps3/emc/global/noscrub/emc.glopara/git/fv3gfs/fix_nco_gfsv16"
-elif [ $machine = "dell" ]; then
-    FIX_DIR="/gpfs/dell2/emc/modeling/noscrub/emc.glopara/git/fv3gfs/fix_nco_gfsv16"
-elif [ $machine = "hera" ]; then
-    FIX_DIR="/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/fix_nco_gfsv16"
+if [ $machine = "hera" ]; then
+    FIX_DIR="/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/fix_nco_gfsv16.3.0"
 elif [ $machine = "jet" ]; then
     FIX_DIR="/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/glopara/git/fv3gfs/fix_nco_gfsv16"
 elif [ $machine = "wcoss2" ]; then
-    FIX_DIR="/lfs/h2/emc/global/save/emc.global/FIX/fix_nco_gfsv16"
+    FIX_DIR="/lfs/h2/emc/global/save/emc.global/FIX/fix_nco_gfsv16.3.0"
 elif [ $machine = "orion" ]; then
-    FIX_DIR="/work/noaa/global/glopara/fix_nco_gfsv16"
+    FIX_DIR="/work/noaa/global/glopara/fix_nco_gfsv16.3.0"
 fi
 [[ $RUN_ENVIR = nco ]] && FIX_DIR=../../../fix