diff --git a/model/src/CMakeLists.txt b/model/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 209e5b567d..477006749c 100644
--- a/model/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/model/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ add_compile_definitions(W3_IS0)
 add_compile_definitions(W3_REF0)
 add_compile_definitions(ENDIANNESS="big_endian")
 
+set_property(SOURCE w3initmd.F90
+  APPEND
+  PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
+  "__WW3_SWITCHES__=\'\'"
+  )
+
 # Note that w3iogocdmd is a new file for netcdf io
 # Set source files
 set(SRCFILES constants.F90
diff --git a/model/src/w3sic4md.F90 b/model/src/w3sic4md.F90
index 74e7a251c6..632d71fa38 100644
--- a/model/src/w3sic4md.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3sic4md.F90
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ SUBROUTINE W3SIC4 (A, DEPTH, CG, IX, IY, S, D)
 #ifdef W3_T1
       USE W3ARRYMD, ONLY: OUTMAT
 #endif
-#ifdef W3_CESMCOUPLED
-      USE W3IDATMD, ONLY: ICEI
-#endif
 !
       IMPLICIT NONE
 !/
@@ -354,9 +351,6 @@ SUBROUTINE W3SIC4 (A, DEPTH, CG, IX, IY, S, D)
       KARG2    = 0.0
       KARG3    = 0.0
       WN_I     = 0.0
-#ifdef W3_CESMCOUPLED
-      iceconc  = 0.0
-#endif
       ALPHA    = 0.0
       ICECOEF1 = 0.0
       ICECOEF2 = 0.0
@@ -385,9 +379,6 @@ SUBROUTINE W3SIC4 (A, DEPTH, CG, IX, IY, S, D)
       IF (INFLAGS2(-5)) ICECOEF3 = ICEP3(IX,IY)
       IF (INFLAGS2(-4)) ICECOEF4 = ICEP4(IX,IY)
       IF (INFLAGS2(-3)) ICECOEF5 = ICEP5(IX,IY)
-#ifdef W3_CESMCOUPLED
-      IF (INFLAGS2(4))  iceconc  = ICEI(IX,IY)
-#endif
 
 ! Borrow from Smud (error if BT8 or BT9)
 #ifdef W3_BT8