diff --git a/sorc/gdas.cd b/sorc/gdas.cd
index 764f58cebd..304defa374 160000
--- a/sorc/gdas.cd
+++ b/sorc/gdas.cd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 764f58cebdf64f3695d89538994a50183e5884d9
+Subproject commit 304defa3746ce40c484cd2f31bb955a75439b2af
diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_bmat.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_bmat.py
index 893cc62750..57064cc023 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_bmat.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_bmat.py
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ def finalize(self: Task) -> None:
                                 f"{self.task_config.APREFIX}{diff_type}_ocean.nc")
             diffusion_coeff_list.append([src, dest])
 
-        src = os.path.join(self.task_config.DATAstaticb, f"hz_ice.nc")
-        dest = os.path.join(self.task_config.COMOUT_ICE_BMATRIX,
-                            f"{self.task_config.APREFIX}hz_ice.nc")
-        diffusion_coeff_list.append([src, dest])
+        #src = os.path.join(self.task_config.DATAstaticb, f"hz_ice.nc")
+        #dest = os.path.join(self.task_config.COMOUT_ICE_BMATRIX,
+        #                    f"{self.task_config.APREFIX}hz_ice.nc")
+        #diffusion_coeff_list.append([src, dest])
 
         FileHandler({'copy': diffusion_coeff_list}).sync()