diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
index 1df8acdd726..fac404ac1f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
           REPOS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           pytest test_gwf_chd01.py --keep temp
-          grep -F "MF6 NETCDF-C VERSION" temp/test_mf6model[chd01]0/mfsim.lst
+          grep -Fx "    NetCDF, network Common Data Form software library" temp/test_mf6model[chd01]0/mfsim.lst
 
       - name: Test programs (parallel)
         working-directory: modflow6/autotest
diff --git a/src/Utilities/Idm/IdmLoad.f90 b/src/Utilities/Idm/IdmLoad.f90
index 5fda597b5c6..63690c9863b 100644
--- a/src/Utilities/Idm/IdmLoad.f90
+++ b/src/Utilities/Idm/IdmLoad.f90
@@ -243,16 +243,8 @@ end subroutine load_models
   !<
   subroutine simnam_load(paramlog)
     use SourceLoadModule, only: load_simnam
-#if defined(__WITH_NETCDF__)
-    use SimVariablesModule, only: iout
-    use netcdf
-#endif
     integer(I4B), intent(inout) :: paramlog
     !
-#if defined(__WITH_NETCDF__)
-    write(iout, '(a)') 'MF6 NETCDF-C VERSION: '//trim(nf90_inq_libvers())
-#endif
-    !
     ! -- load sim nam file
     call load_simnam()
     !