diff --git a/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.hydro.template b/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.hydro.template
index 5ce9ea8073..6fac6f2eb0 100644
--- a/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.hydro.template
+++ b/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.hydro.template
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 <immutable_stream name="ismip6-gis"
                   type="input"
-                  mode="forward;analysis"
                   filename_template="{{ HUMBOLDT_FORCING_FILE }}"
                   input_interval="0001-00-00_00:00:00"
                   reference_time="2000-07-01_00:00:00"
diff --git a/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.template b/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.template
index 267648ed42..94da0da7f1 100644
--- a/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.template
+++ b/compass/landice/tests/humboldt/streams.landice.template
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 <immutable_stream name="ismip6-gis"
                   type="input"
-                  mode="forward;analysis"
                   filename_template="{{ HUMBOLDT_FORCING_FILE }}"
                   input_interval="0001-00-00_00:00:00"
                   reference_time="2000-07-01_00:00:00"