diff --git a/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml b/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
index 8ed8309aa..be65d14f5 100644
--- a/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ observers:
 - !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/adt_rads_all.yaml
 
 # SST
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_ma_l3u.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_mb_l3u.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_mc_l3u.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_viirs_npp_l3u.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_viirs_n20_l3u.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_abi_g16_l3c.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_abi_g17_l3c.yaml
-- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_ahi_h08_l3c.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_ma_l3u.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_mb_l3u.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_avhrr_mc_l3u.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_viirs_npp_l3u.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_viirs_n20_l3u.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_abi_g16_l3c.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_abi_g17_l3c.yaml
+#- !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/sst_ahi_h08_l3c.yaml
 
 # Ice concentration
 - !INC ${OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_amsr2_north.yaml