diff --git a/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh b/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
index b9ea5c806..b61921505 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
+++ b/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
@@ -71,27 +71,15 @@ endif
 
 #=======
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ onyx*) then
-if (${ICE_COMMDIR} =~ serial*) then
-cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
-./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
-EOFR
-else
 cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
 aprun -n ${ntasks} -N ${taskpernodelimit} -d ${nthrds} ./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
 EOFR
-endif
 
 #=======
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ gordon* || ${ICE_MACHINE} =~ conrad*) then
-if (${ICE_COMMDIR} =~ serial*) then
-cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
-./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
-EOFR
-else
 cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
 aprun -n ${ntasks} -N ${taskpernodelimit} -d ${nthrds} ./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
 EOFR
-endif
 
 #=======
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ cori*) then