diff --git a/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml b/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
index 03c4a130f..1be4c45d3 100644
--- a/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
@@ -39,53 +39,3 @@ observations:
       units: C
       min: -3.0
       max: 50.0
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-STAR-L3C_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-ABI_G16-ACSPO_V2.70-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: ABI_G16
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-STAR-L3C_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-ABI_G17-ACSPO_V2.71-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: ABI_G17
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-STAR-L3C_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-ABI_G18-ACSPO_V2.71-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: ABI_G18
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-STAR-L3C_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-AHI_H09-ACSPO_V2.70-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: AHI_H09
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: rads_adt_3b_???????.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: ADT
-    name: adt_3b_egm2008
-    provider: RADS
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: rads_adt_c2_???????.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: ADT
-    name: adt_c2_egm2008
-    provider: RADS
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: rads_adt_sa_???????.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: ADT
-    name: adt_sa_egm2008
-    provider: RADS
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-OSPO-L3U_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-AVHRRF_MA-ACSPO_V2.70-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: sst_metopa_l3u_so025
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-OSPO-L3U_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-VIIRS_N20-ACSPO_V2.61-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: sst_viirs_n20_l3u_so025
-    provider: GHRSST
-- obs space:
-    dmpdir regex: ??????????????-OSPO-L3U_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-VIIRS_NPP-ACSPO_V2.61-v02.0-fv01.0.nc
-    dmpdir subdir: sst
-    name: sst_viirs_npp_l3u_so025
-    provider: GHRSST