diff --git a/polaris/seaice/tasks/single_column/exact_restart/__init__.py b/polaris/seaice/tasks/single_column/exact_restart/__init__.py
index 00fe5113b..e6d823c25 100644
--- a/polaris/seaice/tasks/single_column/exact_restart/__init__.py
+++ b/polaris/seaice/tasks/single_column/exact_restart/__init__.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ def __init__(self, component):
                          'iceEnthalpy',
                          'iceSalinity',
                          'snowEnthalpy',
-                         'iceAge',
-                         'firstYearIceArea',
                          'levelIceArea',
                          'levelIceVolume',
                          'pondArea',